Congratulations to Satria Muda Britama! With their 67-50 over the CLS Knights SMB grabbed the inaugural NBL Championship. It is interesting to think back to October when the team started the year out 0-2 and people were asking if they had stretched themselves too thin playing in two leagues. What a difference five months can make! No one player stood out in the victory, instead seven players ended up putting points on the board. Amin Prihatono led the way with 16 points while Sitepu and Sondakh also reached double figures with 13 and 12 respectively. Continuing the trend of great attendance we have seen all year, 5500 fans packed the DBL Arena in Surabaya creating an atmosphere Perbasi Chairman Anggito Abinmanyu described as "incredible." Mainbasket blogger Rosyidan also reported that the TV viewer numbers were high as well.

In the night's earlier game PJE came away with a come-from-behind victory over Dell ASPAC 62-61. While probably not the result PJE was hoping for a week ago, they should still be proud of beating an extremely competitive ASPAC squad. In the end the top four teams played in the semi-finals, a result the league must be happy about.

Overall, from a fan's point of view, the NBL's first season was a resounding success. From what I could see from my vantage point a few thousand miles away, the fan and business support of the league was phenomenal. While I have been critical of the rotating venue setup in other leagues, it seems to have worked well for the NBL. I hope in the future they can find a way to spread out the paly a little more than they did this season, and maybe now that they have seen the successful attendance numbers they will do that.

I am excited to watch and listen to see how the league will grow and develop in the off-season.