2018 ABL finals
LeagueABL
Year2018
ChampionSan Miguel Alab Pilipinas
Champion coachJimmy Alapag
Champion games3
RunnerupMono Vampire
Runnerup coachDouglas Marty
Runnerup games2
Dates22 April – 2 May 2018
MvpBobby Ray Parks Jr.

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

Further information: 2017–18 ABL season, 2017–18 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas season and 2017–18 Mono Vampire season
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

Regular-season series
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas won 2–0 in regular season series

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

Series summary

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 122 AprilCity of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose ComplexAlab143–130 (OT)
Game 225 AprilCity of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose ComplexMono103–100
Game 328 AprilStadium 29Alab99–93
Game 430 AprilStadium 29Mono88–83
Game 52 MayCity of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose ComplexAlab102–92

Game summaries

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

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.