2023 PLG playoffs
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| 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]
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: (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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