2018 ABL Finals
The 2018 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2017–18 ABL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. Mono Vampire[1] and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas[2] competed for the 8th championship contested by the league.
After a decider Game 5, San Miguel Alab Pilipinas eventually clinched the club's first franchise championship in its history, and the third ABL Championship that came from the Philippines. Bobby Ray Parks Jr. was named as the Finals MVP after averaging 23 points per game in the finals series.[3]
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| Dates | 22 April – 2 May 2018 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | |||||||||
Background
| Mono Vampire | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | ||
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| Finished 14–6 (.700) tied for 2nd place with Hong Kong Eastern and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Regular season | Finished 14–6 (.700) tied for 2nd place with Hong Kong Eastern and Mono Vampire | |
| 1–3 win-loss record among tied teams (4th place) | Tiebreaker* | 2–2 win-loss record among tied teams (3rd place) | |
| Def. 5th-seeded Singapore Slingers, 2–0 | Quarterfinals | Def. 6th-seeded Saigon Heat, 2–0 | |
| Def. top-seeded Chong Son Kung Fu, 2–0 | Semifinals | Def. 2nd-seeded Hong Kong Eastern, 2–0 | |
Head-to-head matchups
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas won 2–0 in regular season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is the first playoff and finals meeting between Alab Pilipinas and Mono Vampire.
Series summary
| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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| Game 1 | 22 April | Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | Alab | 143–130 (OT) |
| Game 2 | 25 April | Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | Mono | 103–100 |
| Game 3 | 28 April | Stadium 29 | Alab | 99–93 |
| Game 4 | 30 April | Stadium 29 | Mono | 88–83 |
| Game 5 | 2 May | Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | Alab | 102–92 |
Game summaries
Game 1
22 April 8:00 p.m. |
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas  |
143–130 (OT) |  |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 33–26, 28–29, 34–34, Overtime: 22–9 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 46 Rebs: Balkman 15 Asts: Brownlee 9 |
Pts: Singletary 42 Rebs: Deguara 11 Asts: Brickman 14 | |
| Alab leads series, 1–0 | ||
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Chu Wei Chuen (MAS) |
Game 2
25 April 8:00 p.m. |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
100–103 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–28, 28–26, 27–25 | ||
| Pts: Balkman 37 Rebs: Balkman 12 Asts: Balkman, Brownlee 6 |
Pts: Deguara 30 Rebs: Deguara 20 Asts: Brickman 11 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN) |
Game 3
28 April 3:30 p.m. |
| Mono Vampire |
93–99 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–26, 17–27, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Singletary 29 Rebs: Deguara 14 Asts: Brickman 12 |
Pts: Parks 30 Rebs: Balkman 16 Asts: Balkman, Brownlee 7 | |
| Alab leads series, 2–1 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi |
Game 4
30 April 3:30 p.m. |
| Mono Vampire |
88–83 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–24, 24–27, 19–14 | ||
| Pts: Deguara, Singletary 20 Rebs: Deguara 13 Asts: Brickman 10 |
Pts: Parks 21 Rebs: Balkman, Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee 6 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Stadium 29, Nonthaburi Referees: Andy Cheung (HKG), Johan Christiana (INA), Tee Yong Sern (MAS) |
Game 5
2 May 8:00 p.m. |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
102–92 | |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 27–31, 28–16, 20–31 | ||
| Pts: Balkman 32 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Brownlee 9 |
Pts: Singletary 32 Rebs: Deguara 18 Asts: Brickman 6 | |
| Alab wins series, 3–2 | ||
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa Attendance: 5,898 Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Harja Jaladri (INA), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA) |
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References
- "Deguara Buzzer-beater Propels Mono Vampire to ABL Finals". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Jacinto, Christian (15 April 2018). "Fiery Alab completes two-game sweep of Hong Kong Eastern, earns trip to ABL Finals". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- Terrado, Reuben (2 May 2018). "Alab Pilipinas brings back ABL title to PH shores after emphatic Game 5 win over Mono Vampire". Retrieved 6 May 2018.
External links
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