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 and San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 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.
Background
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 for the Philippines, and UTC+7 for Thailand Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
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