2023 PLG playoffs
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | May 19–June 14, 2023 |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Taipei Fubon Braves (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | New Taipei Kings |
The 2023 PLG playoffs is the postseason tournament of the 2022–23 PLG season. The playoffs started on May 19 and ended on June 14.[1][2]
Format
The top four seed qualify the playoffs. All seeds will play the best-of-five playoffs series, which is in a 2-2-1 format. The winners advance and play in the best-of-seven finals series, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The seeding is based on each team's regular season record. Home court advantage goes to the higher seed for both series.[3]
Playoff qualifying
On March 28, 2023, the New Taipei Kings became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[4] On April 30, the New Taipei Kings clinched the regular season title.[5]
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff berth | Best record in PLG | |||
| 1 | New Taipei Kings | 27–13 | March 28[4] | April 30[5] |
| 2 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 25–15 | April 15[6] | — |
| 3 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 19–21 | May 5[7] | — |
| 4 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 19–21 | May 14 | — |
Bracket
| Playoffs | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Kings | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Dreamers | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Kings | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Braves | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Braves | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Pilots | 0 | |||||||
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Playoffs: (1) New Taipei Kings vs. (4) Formosa Taishin Dreamers
May 19 7:00pm |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers 84, New Taipei Kings 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–31, 22–23, 25–36, 22–13 | ||
| Pts: Chris McCullough 17 Rebs: Chris McCullough 22 Asts: Chris McCullough 4 |
Pts: Kenny Manigault 23 Rebs: Kenny Manigault 11 Asts: Joseph Lin 7 | |
| Kings leads series, 1–0 | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 5,538 Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Chang Lu-Yueh, Tsung Hsiu-Hui |
May 21 5:00pm |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers 83, New Taipei Kings 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 23–25, 19–22, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: İlkan Karaman 29 Rebs: İlkan Karaman 9 Asts: Lin Chun-Chi 10 |
Pts: Kenny Manigault 35 Rebs: Kenny Manigault 11 Asts: Kenny Manigault 4 | |
| Kings leads series, 2–0 | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,360 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Yeh Chun-Hung, Yu Hao-Ping |
May 25 7:00pm |
| New Taipei Kings 95, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–39, 29–26, 22–25, 26–25 | ||
| Pts: Yang Chin-Min 24 Rebs: Kenny Manigault 9 Asts: Kenny Manigault 5 |
Pts: İlkan Karaman 30 Rebs: İlkan Karaman 19 Asts: İlkan Karaman 6 | |
| Kings leads series, 2–1 | ||
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Mei Ming-Sheng, Sung Ming-Lu |
May 27 5:00pm |
| New Taipei Kings 108, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 30–27, 12–28, 36–29 | ||
| Pts: Yang Chin-Min 25 Rebs: Byron Mullens 10 Asts: Kenny Manigault 9 |
Pts: İlkan Karaman 31 Rebs: Brandon Gilbeck 12 Asts: Lin Chun-Chi 7 | |
| Kings wins series, 3–1 | ||
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Pang Yun-Han, Hong Yung-Yu, Huang Chen-Feng |
| Kings won 5–3 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playoffs: (2) Taipei Fubon Braves vs. (3) Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
May 20 5:00pm |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 76, Taipei Fubon Braves 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–32, 19–14, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Jeff Ayres 24 Rebs: Jeff Ayres 13 Asts: Pai Yao-Cheng 6 |
Pts: Chang T., Singletary 16 each Rebs: Singletary, Zaytsev 10 each Asts: Ihor Zaytsev 6 | |
| Braves leads series, 1–0 | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 6,825 Referees: Pang Yun-Han, Hong Yung-Yu, Huang Hsiao-Han |
May 22 7:00pm |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 74, Taipei Fubon Braves 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 12–21, 28–19, 11–24 | ||
| Pts: Jeff Ayres 17 Rebs: Jeff Ayres 17 Asts: Li, Pai 5 each |
Pts: Mike Singletary 28 Rebs: Mike Singletary 8 Asts: Ihor Zaytsev 5 | |
| Braves leads series, 2–0 | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 6,168 Referees: Chen Chao-Hung, Huang Chen-Feng, Yang Shih-Hsian |
May 26 7:00pm |
| Taipei Fubon Braves 101, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 26–19, 26–22, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 29 Rebs: Ihor Zaytsev 12 Asts: Ihor Zaytsev 5 |
Pts: Jason Washburn 33 Rebs: Jeff Ayres 9 Asts: Pai Yao-Cheng 10 | |
| Braves wins series, 3–0 | ||
| Braves won 5–3 in the regular-season series |
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PLG finals: (1) New Taipei Kings vs. (2) Taipei Fubon Braves
June 3 5:00pm |
| Taipei Fubon Braves 72, New Taipei Kings 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 21–22, 17–25, 16–18 | ||
| Pts: Ihor Zaytsev 20 Rebs: Mike Singletary 12 Asts: Chang T., Jian, Singletary 3 each |
Pts: Yang Chin-Min 24 Rebs: Byron Mullens 20 Asts: J. Lin, Manigault 5 each | |
| Kings leads series, 1–0 | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,540 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Chen Chao-Hung, Yang Shih-Hsien |
June 5 7:00pm |
| Taipei Fubon Braves 87, New Taipei Kings 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 32–24, 18–10, 20–26 | ||
| Pts: Ihor Zaytsev 20 Rebs: Johnson, Zaytsev 11 each Asts: Chang Tsung-Hsien 4 |
Pts: Joseph Lin 20 Rebs: Byron Mullens 12 Asts: Joseph Lin 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,540 Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Yeh Chun-Hung, Tsung Hsiu-Hui |
June 8 7:00pm |
| New Taipei Kings 91, Taipei Fubon Braves 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 22–22, 26–28, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: Joseph Lin 20 Rebs: Byron Mullens 17 Asts: Joseph Lin 5 |
Pts: Chris Johnson 29 Rebs: Chris Johnson 23 Asts: Chang Tsung-Hsien 3 | |
| Braves leads series, 2–1 | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Chang Lu-Yueh, Huang Chen-Feng, Mei Ming-Sheng |
June 10 5:00pm |
| New Taipei Kings 107, Taipei Fubon Braves 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 24–18, 31–32, 21–29 | ||
| Pts: Byron Mullens 28 Rebs: Kenny Manigault 18 Asts: Kenny Manigault 10 |
Pts: Chou Kuei-Yu 19 Rebs: Mike Singletary 13 Asts: Mike Singletary 8 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Pang Yun-Han, Hung Yung-Yu, Sung Ming-Lu |
June 12 7:00pm |
| Taipei Fubon Braves 111, New Taipei Kings 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 29–28, 32–37, 18–18 | ||
| Pts: Ihor Zaytsev 33 Rebs: Chris Johnson 11 Asts: Lin Chih-Chieh 7 |
Pts: Byron Mullens 26 Rebs: Byron Mullens 11 Asts: Kenny Manigault 8 | |
| Braves leads series, 3–2 | ||
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Chen Chao-Hung, Yeh Chun-Hung |
June 14 7:00pm |
| New Taipei Kings 104, Taipei Fubon Braves 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 30–30, 26–35, 23–27 | ||
| Pts: Joseph Lin 37 Rebs: Byron Mullens 10 Asts: Kenny Manigault 9 |
Pts: Chris Johnson 27 Rebs: Chris Johnson 9 Asts: Lin Chih-Chieh 7 | |
| Braves wins series, 4–2 | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Chang Lu-Yueh, Huang Chen-Feng |
| Kings won 5–3 in the regular-season series |
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