2019 ABL finals
LeagueABL
Year2019
ChampionBTN CLS Knights Indonesia
Champion coachBrian Rowsom
Champion games3
RunnerupSingapore Slingers
Runnerup coachNeo Beng Siang
Runnerup games2
Dates3 May – 15 May 2019
MvpMaxie Esho
(CLS Knights Indonesia)

The 2019 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2018–19 ABL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. BTN CLS Knights Indonesia and Singapore Slingers competed for the 9th championship contested by the league.[1] After a decider game 5, CLS Knights Indonesia eventually clinched the club's first franchise championship in its history, and the second ABL Championship that came from Indonesia. Maxie Esho was named as the Finals MVP.[2][3]

Background

Further information: 2018–19 ABL season, 2018–19 CLS Knights Indonesia season and 2018–19 Singapore Slingers
BTN CLS Knights IndonesiaSingapore Slingers
Finished 15–11 (.577) for 4th placeRegular seasonFinished 16–10 (.615) for 3rd place
Def. 5th-seeded Saigon Heat, 2–1QuarterfinalsDef. 6th-seeded Macau Black Bears, 2–1
Def. 8th-seeded Mono Vampire, 2–1SemifinalsDef. 7th-seeded Eastern, 2–0

Head-to-head matchups

Regular-season series
Tied 2–2 in regular season series

This is the first playoff and finals meeting between BTN CLS Knights Indonesia and Singapore Slingers.

Series summary

GameDateVenueHome teamResultAway team
Game 1Monday, 3 MayOCBC ArenaSingapore Slingers67-86 (0-1)BTN CLS Knights Indonesia
Game 2Wednesday, 5 MayOCBC ArenaSingapore Slingers77-57 (1-1)BTN CLS Knights Indonesia
Game 3Saturday, 8 MayGOR Basket KertajayaBTN CLS Knights Indonesia60-63 (1-2)Singapore Slingers
Game 4Tuesday, 11 MayGOR Basket KertajayaBTN CLS Knights Indonesia87-74 (2-2)Singapore Slingers
Game 5Saturday, 15 MayOCBC ArenaSingapore Slingers81-84 (2-3)BTN CLS Knights Indonesia

Game summaries

All times local; UTC+7 for Indonesia, and UTC+8 for Singapore.

References

  1. ^ "Game Preview: Singapore Slingers vs BTN CLS Knights Finals G1". aseanbasketballleague
  2. ^ "Esho Shines In Knights’ Title Run". aseanbasketballleague
  3. ^ "CLS Knights Win First ABL Championship in Game 5 Nail-Biter". aseansports