# 2018–19 San Juan Knights season

The 2018–19 San Juan Knights season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The Knights finished the season third in the North Division, after a 20–5 campaign. San Juan swept both Navotas and Quezon City in the first two rounds before meeting the Manila Stars in the division finals. The Stars, who also finished 20–5, took the first game of the series. San Juan, however, fought back, and won the next two games, including the deciding game at home to advance to the national finals against the Davao Occidental Tigers. The series went back-and-forth, leading to a deciding game 5 that would be played on opposing grounds. After gaining the lead late in the fourth quarter, San Juan claimed their first MPBL championship.
The team played all of their home games this season at the Filoil Flying V Centre.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Bataan Risers | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Makati Super Crunch | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | San Juan Knights | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Manila Stars | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Bulacan Kuyas | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 9 | Playoffs |
* 1 2 San Juan wins tiebreaker over Manila by head-to-head victory.

### Schedule

2018–19 San Juan Knights season schedule :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
| 1 | June 20 | Pampanga | W 93–70 | Angeles University Foundation | 1–0 |
| 2 | June 30 | Bulacan | W 94–76 | Valenzuela Astrodome | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 11 | Pasay | W 89–66 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 3–0 |
| 4 | July 21 | Caloocan | W 81–77 | Caloocan Sports Complex | 4–0 |
| 5 | August 1 | Laguna | W 81–56 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 5–0 |
| 6 | August 22 | Muntinlupa | L 71–77 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 5–1 |
| 7 | September 5 | Zamboanga | W 80–59 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 6–1 |
| 8 | September 12 | Pasig | W 87–60 | Bataan People's Center | 7–1 |
| 9 | September 25 | Navotas | W 81–74 | Strike Gymnasium | 8–1 |
| 10 | October 9 | Rizal | L 77–85 | Trinity University of Asia | 8–2 |
| 11 | October 13 | Marikina | W 77–65 | Marist School | 9–2 |
| 12 | October 25 | Bacoor City | W 74–63 | Strike Gymnasium | 10–2 |
| 13 | October 30 | Batangas City | L 78–85 | Batangas City Coliseum | 10–3 |
| 14 | November 10 | Cebu City | W 71–62 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 11–3 |
| 15 | November 17 | Imus | W 77–50 | Hoops Dome | 12–3 |
| 16 | November 21 | Manila (OT) | W 84–80 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 13–3 |
| 17 | November 29 | General Santos | W 86–76 | San Andres Sports Complex | 14–3 |
| 18 | December 10 | Bataan | W 67–61 | Bataan People's Center | 15–3 |
| 19 | December 18 | Davao Occidental | L 75–87 | Rizal Memorial Colleges | 15–4 |
| 20 | January 12 | Basilan | W 95–84 | Angeles University Foundation | 16–4 |
| 21 | January 23 | Parañaque | W 87–77 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 17–4 |
| 22 | January 28 | Makati | L 73–78 | Alonte Sports Arena | 17–5 |
| 23 | February 11 | Quezon City | W 68–50 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 18–5 |
| 24 | February 19 | Mandaluyong | W 76–60 | San Andres Sports Complex | 19–5 |
| 25 | February 25 | Valenzuela | W 102–83 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 20–5 |
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## Playoffs
### Schedule

2019 San Juan Knights playoffs schedule :
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series |
| Division quarterfinals | 1 | March 13 | Navotas | W 81–76 | Ynares Sports Arena | 1–0 |
| Division quarterfinals | 2 | March 18 | Navotas | W 75–69 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–0 |
| Division semifinals | 1 | March 26 | Quezon City | W 94–86 | Bataan People's Center | 1–0 |
| Division semifinals | 2 | March 28 | Quezon City | W 106–81 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–0 |
| Division finals | 1 | April 4 | Manila | L 88–91 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 0–1 |
| Division finals | 2 | April 6 | Manila | W 92–90 | San Andres Sports Complex | 1–1 |
| Division finals | 3 | April 8 | Manila | W 85–74 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–1 |
| National finals | 1 | April 11 | Davao Occidental | W 84–74 | Davao City Recreation Center | 1–0 |
| National finals | 2 | April 13 | Davao Occidental | L 60–67 | Rizal Memorial Colleges | 1–1 |
| National finals | 3 | April 16 | Davao Occidental | W 67–62 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–1 |
| National finals | 4 | April 22 | Davao Occidental | L 66–77 | Filoil Flying V Centre | 2–2 |
| National finals | 5 | April 25 | Davao Occidental | W 87–86 | Rizal Memorial Colleges | 3–2 |
| Source: Schedule ||||||||