2018 ABL Finals

2018 ABL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Philippines San Miguel Alab Pilipinas Jimmy Alapag 3
Thailand Mono Vampire Douglas Marty 2
Dates 22 April – 2 May 2018
MVP Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
Television Philippines ABS-CBN Sports and Action
Thailand MONO29
Referees
Game 1: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Chu Wei Chuen (MAS)
Game 2: Harja Jaladri (INA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN)
Game 4: Andy Cheung (HKG), Johan Christiana (INA), Tee Yong Sern (MAS)
Game 5: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Harja Jaladri (INA), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)

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]

Background

Mono VampireSan Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Finished 14–6 (.700) tied for 2nd place with Hong Kong Eastern and San Miguel Alab PilipinasRegular seasonFinished 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, 2–0QuarterfinalsDef. 6th-seeded Saigon Heat, 2–0
Def. top-seeded Chong Son Kung Fu, 2–0SemifinalsDef. 2nd-seeded Hong Kong Eastern, 2–0

Head-to-head matchups

This is the first playoff and finals meeting between Alab Pilipinas and Mono Vampire.

Series summary

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 122 AprilSta. Rosa Multi-Purpose ComplexAlab143–130 (OT)
Game 225 AprilSta. Rosa Multi-Purpose ComplexMono103–100
Game 328 AprilStadium 29Alab99–93
Game 430 AprilStadium 29Mono88–83
Game 52 MaySta. Rosa Multi-Purpose ComplexAlab102–92

Game summaries

  • All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines, and UTC+7 for Thailand

Game 1

22 April
8:00 p.m.
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas Philippines 143–130 (OT) Thailand Mono Vampire
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 Philippines 100–103 Thailand Mono Vampire
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 Thailand 93–99 Philippines San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
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 Thailand 88–83 Philippines San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
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 Philippines 102–92 Thailand Mono Vampire
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)

References

  1. ↑ "Deguara Buzzer-beater Propels Mono Vampire to ABL Finals". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Jacinto, Christian (15 April 2018). "Fiery Alab completes two-game sweep of Hong Kong Eastern, earns trip to ABL Finals". Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  3. ↑ 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.
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