# 2018 ABL finals

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The **[2018](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_ABL_season) [ASEAN Basketball League (ABL)](/source/ASEAN_Basketball_League) finals** was the best-of-5 championship series of the [2017–18 ABL season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_ABL_season) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. [Mono Vampire](/source/Mono_Vampire)[1] and [San Miguel Alab Pilipinas](/source/San_Miguel_Alab_Pilipinas)[2] competed for the 8th championship contested by the league.

After a decider game 5, [San Miguel Alab Pilipinas](/source/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](/source/Philippines). [Bobby Ray Parks Jr.](/source/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](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_ABL_season), [2017–18 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_San_Miguel_Alab_Pilipinas_season) and [2017–18 Mono Vampire season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Mono_Vampire_season)

Mono Vampire San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 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

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

Game Date Venue Winner Result Game 1 22 April City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex Alab 143–130 (OT) Game 2 25 April City of Santa 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 City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex Alab 102–92

## Game summaries

- All times local; [UTC+8](/source/UTC%2B8) for the Philippines, and [UTC+7](/source/UTC%2B7) for Thailand

## References

1. ["Deguara Buzzer-beater Propels Mono Vampire to ABL Finals"](http://aseanbasketballleague.com/deguara-buzzer-beater-propels-mono-vampire-to-abl-finals/). *ASEAN Basketball League*. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

1. Jacinto, Christian (15 April 2018). ["Fiery Alab completes two-game sweep of Hong Kong Eastern, earns trip to ABL Finals"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/abl/news/alab-pilipinas-hong-kong-eastern-game-two-result-abl-playoffs-semifinals). Retrieved 16 April 2018.

1. Terrado, Reuben (2 May 2018). ["Alab Pilipinas brings back ABL title to PH shores after emphatic Game 5 win over Mono Vampire"](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/abl/news/alab-brings-back-abl-title-to-ph-shores-after-emphatic-game-5-win-over-mono-vampire). Retrieved 6 May 2018.

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