# 2023 PLG Finals

The 2023 PLG Finals is the championship series of the P. League+'s (PLG) 2022–23 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The series started on June 3 and ended on June 14.

## Background
### Road to the Finals

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| z – New Taipei Kings | 40 | 27 | 13 | .675 |
| x – Taipei Fubon Braves | 40 | 25 | 15 | .625 |
| x – Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 40 | 19 | 21 | .475 |
| x – Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 40 | 19 | 21 | .475 |
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 40 | 17 | 23 | .425 |
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 40 | 13 | 27 | .325 |
Notes
* z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
* x – Clinched playoff spot
Playoff results :
| New Taipei Kings | | | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| Defeated the 4th-seeded Formosa Taishin Dreamers, 3–1 | Playoffs | Playoffs | Defeated the 3rd-seeded Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, 3–0 |

### Regular season series

The Kings won the regular season series 5–3.
* November 25, 2022
* Boxscore
* Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
* December 10, 2022
* Boxscore
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
* December 23, 2022
* Boxscore
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
* January 1, 2023
* Boxscore
* Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
* February 4, 2023
* Boxscore
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
* March 12, 2023
* Boxscore
* Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
* March 18, 2023
* Boxscore
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
* April 15, 2023
* Boxscore
* Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Away Team | Result | Home Team |
| Game 1 | Saturday, June 3 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 72–86 (0–1) | New Taipei Kings |
| Game 2 | Monday, June 5 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 87–83 (1–1) | New Taipei Kings |
| Game 3 | Thursday, June 8 | New Taipei Kings | 91–97 (1–2) | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| Game 4 | Saturday, June 10 | New Taipei Kings | 107–97 (2–2) | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| Game 5 | Monday, June 12 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 111–105 (3–2) | New Taipei Kings |
| Game 6 | Wednesday, June 14 | New Taipei Kings | 104–118 (2–4) | Taipei Fubon Braves |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* June 3 5:00pm
* Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 72, New Taipei Kings 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 21–22, 17–25, 16–18 |||
| Pts: Ihor Zaystev 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

### Game 2

* June 5 7:00pm
* Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 87, New Taipei Kings 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 32–24, 18–10, 21–26 |||
| 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

### Game 3

* June 8 7:00pm
* Boxscore
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

### Game 4

* June 10 5:00pm
* Boxscore
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

### Game 5

* June 12 7:00pm
* Boxscore
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: 6,540 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Chen Chao-Hung, Yeh Chun-Hung

### Game 6

* June 14 7:00pm
* Boxscore
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

## Player statistics
### New Taipei Kings

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Chen Chun-Nan | 2 | 03:36 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Chien You-Che | 6 | 10:51 | 1.00 | 20.00% | 11.11% | 50.00% | 0.67 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Quincy Davis | 6 | 26:50 | 10.50 | 65.63% | 33.33% | 75.00% | 7.50 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.67 |
| Hung Chih-Shan | 6 | 11:12 | 1.50 | 0.00% | 18.75% | 0.00% | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Lee Kai-Yan | 6 | 26:08 | 7.50 | 31.82% | 26.92% | 76.92% | 1.83 | 1.67 | 2.00 | 0.83 |
| Lin Chin-Pang | 4 | 10:12 | 2.50 | 83.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Joseph Lin | 6 | 37:52 | 18.67 | 46.77% | 40.00% | 80.00% | 3.50 | 4.33 | 0.83 | 0.50 |
| Lin Li-Jen | 2 | 00:31 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Kenny Manigault | 6 | 35:06 | 14.67 | 48.08% | 23.33% | 73.91% | 7.33 | 6.67 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| Byron Mullens | 6 | 36:34 | 20.17 | 62.00% | 42.86% | 88.46% | 13.67 | 1.67 | 0.83 | 0.83 |
| Omar Niang | 2 | 00:31 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Su Shih-Hsuan | 5 | 14:34 | 3.60 | 25.00% | 20.00% | 83.33% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 |
| Yang Chin-Min | 6 | 34:53 | 17.33 | 52.27% | 40.00% | 80.00% | 4.00 | 1.83 | 0.83 | 0.00 |

### Taipei Fubon Braves

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Chang Tsung-Hsien | 6 | 28:34 | 10.83 | 35.19% | 25.00% | 100.00% | 3.50 | 2.83 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| Chen Fan Po-Yen | 1 | 02:26 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chou Kuei-Yu | 6 | 27:53 | 9.50 | 60.00% | 26.32% | 0.00% | 3.17 | 2.00 | 1.67 | 0.00 |
| Steven Guinchard | 5 | 09:31 | 2.60 | 33.33% | 27.27% | 0.00% | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Hsieh Zong-Rong | 1 | 01:21 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hung Kai-Chieh | 6 | 18:35 | 5.83 | 36.36% | 40.00% | 100.00% | 1.67 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.17 |
| Jian Ting-Jhao | 6 | 15:32 | 5.50 | 38.89% | 25.00% | 83.33% | 2.17 | 1.67 | 0.17 | 0.00 |
| Chris Johnson | 4 | 34:02 | 23.25 | 65.12% | 42.11% | 81.25% | 13.50 | 2.00 | 1.75 | 2.00 |
| Lai Ting-En | 6 | 07:46 | 1.33 | 33.33% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 1.50 | 1.17 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Lin Chih-Chieh | 6 | 32:08 | 15.33 | 73.53% | 23.08% | 68.18% | 4.50 | 3.67 | 1.17 | 0.00 |
| Lin Meng-Hsueh | 2 | 03:11 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mike Singletary | 2 | 41:02 | 10.50 | 50.00% | 6.25% | 66.67% | 12.50 | 5.50 | 2.50 | 1.50 |
| Brendon Smart | 1 | 09:20 | 3.00 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | 3.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Tsai Wen-Cheng | 3 | 11:47 | 6.67 | 50.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Tseng Hsiang-Chun | 6 | 15:59 | 4.67 | 52.63% | 33.33% | 71.43% | 3.50 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 1.00 |
| Ihor Zaytsev | 6 | 40:01 | 19.00 | 62.90% | 33.33% | 64.29% | 7.50 | 2.33 | 1.00 | 1.00 |