# 2023 MPBL playoffs

The 2023 MPBL playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2023 season, the league's fifth overall, and the fourth under the 16-team format. The postseason tournament began on October 6, three days after the end of the regular season, and ended on December 2, 2023.
For sponsorship reasons, this playoff series is known as the 2023 Nexus88 MPBL Playoffs presented by Xtreme.

## Overview
### Updates to playoff appearances

* The Pampanga Giant Lanterns entered the playoffs for the third consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the league for the first time.
* The Bacoor City Strikers entered the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the South Division for the first time.
* The Batangas City Embassy Chill entered the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, currently the longest playoff streak in the MPBL.
* The GenSan Warriors, San Juan Knights, and Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines entered the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
* Pasig City MCW Sports entered the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
* The Marikina Shoemasters, Muntinlupa Cagers, and Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards entered the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
* The Quezon Huskers entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
* The Iloilo United Royals, Makati OKBet Kings, and Pasay Voyagers entered the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
** Excluding non-playing seasons, Iloilo and Pasay entered the playoffs for the second consecutive playing season.
* The Caloocan Batang Kankaloo and Imus SV Squad entered the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
* The Bacolod City of Smiles, Quezon City Toda Aksyon, Rizal Golden Coolers, Sarangani Marlins, and Valenzuela XUR Homes Realty Inc. missed the playoffs after making the postseason last season.
* The Bataan Risers missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, having made the postseason since 2018.
** Excluding non-playing seasons, the Bicol Volcanoes and Bulacan Kuyas also missed the playoffs for the first time in a playing season. Bicol made the postseason in 2020 while Bulacan made the postseason since 2018.
* The Laguna Krah Asia and Parañaque Patriots missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, currently tied for the longest playoff droughts in the MPBL including non-playing seasons.
** Excluding non-playing seasons, Parañaque missed the playoffs for the third consecutive playing season.

### Notable events

* With the elimination of Bataan, Batangas City is now the only founding team to have never missed the playoffs.
* Quezon is the first team in the professional era to make the playoffs in its inaugural season.
* Both Cavite teams (Bacoor City and Imus) enter the playoffs in the same season for the first time since 2019.

#### First round

* Iloilo became the first 8-seed to lead a playoff series against a 1-seed.
* Game 2 of the Makati–San Juan series was the first playoff game in league history to go into double overtime.
* General Santos's series win against Muntinlupa marked the first time a Soccsksargen-based team has won a playoff series.

#### Division finals

* San Juan became the lowest-seeded team to make the division finals. This was previously held by Manila in 2019 (4th in North).
** San Juan is also the lowest-seeded team to make the penultimate round since Parañaque made the semifinals in 2018 (7th overall).
* Following Nueva Ecija's elimination to San Juan and Zamboanga's elimination to Bacoor City, this marks the first time neither of last season's finalists make the division finals.
* Both teams in the South Division finals are based in the Calabarzon region for the first time. It also the first time that the South Division finals won't feature a Mindanao-based team.
* Pampanga's 2–0 series victory over San Juan marked the first series sweep in the division finals.
** It is also the first such sweep in the penultimate round since Batangas City's sweep against Valenzuela in 2018.
* Bacoor City beating Batangas City in two games marked the first time in league history in which both semifinals and division finals series concluded in two games.

#### MPBL finals

* For the first time since 2018, the MPBL finals featured two Luzon-based teams.
** It was also the second consecutive season in which the finals featured a Central Luzon-based team, but not a Metro Manila-based team.
* Pampanga became the first team in league history to sweep a finals series.
** Pampanga is also the first team to sweep every playoff series in a single season.

## Format

The top eight teams from each division advance to the playoffs. Seeding is based on wins, with tiebreaker rules applied should multiple teams have the same record. The single-elimination bracket consists of four rounds with no reseeding. The first three rounds being best-of-three series and the national finals being a best-of-five series.
During the first two rounds, two games within the same division are played in a gameday, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher-seeded teams of each series. A traditional homecourt format is then used for the last two rounds, with the division finals using a 1–1–1 format and the national finals using a 2–2–1 format. The designated home team may not be able to play within its home locality. Should it occur, the gameday may take place elsewhere.

## Division standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GB |
| 1 | Pampanga Giant Lanterns | 28 | 26 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | 28 | 23 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Makati OKBet Kings | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Caloocan Batang Kankaloo | 28 | 20 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Pasig City MCW Sports | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | San Juan Knights | 28 | 19 | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Pasay Voyagers | 28 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | Marikina Shoemasters | 28 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GB |
| 1 | Bacoor City Strikers | 28 | 23 | 5 | — |
| 2 | Batangas City Embassy Chill | 28 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | GenSan Warriors | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | 28 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Quezon Huskers | 28 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Muntinlupa Cagers | 28 | 16 | 12 | 7 |
| 7 | Imus SV Squad | 28 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
| 8 | Iloilo United Royals | 28 | 12 | 16 | 11 |

## Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Teams with homecourt advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics.
| Division quarterfinals (best-of-3) | Division quarterfinals (best-of-3) | Division quarterfinals (best-of-3) | | | Division semifinals (best-of-3) | Division semifinals (best-of-3) | Division semifinals (best-of-3) | Division finals (best-of-3) | Division finals (best-of-3) | Division finals (best-of-3) | | National finals (best-of-5) | National finals (best-of-5) | National finals (best-of-5) |
| N1 | Pampanga | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N8 | Marikina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N8 | Marikina | 0 | | | N1 | Pampanga | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | N4 | Caloocan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Caloocan | 2 | | | N4 | Caloocan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| N5 | Pasig City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N5 | Pasig City | 1 | | | | | | N1 | Pampanga | 2 | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | N1 | Pampanga | 2 | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | North Division | N6 | San Juan | 0 | | | | |
| N2 | Nueva Ecija | 2 | | | | | | | | | N6 | San Juan | 0 | | | | |
| N7 | Pasay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N7 | Pasay | 0 | | | N2 | Nueva Ecija | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | N6 | San Juan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Makati | 0 | | | N6 | San Juan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| N6 | San Juan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N6 | San Juan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | N1 | Pampanga | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | S1 | Bacoor City | 0 |
| S1 | Bacoor City | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S1 | Bacoor City | 0 |
| S8 | Iloilo | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S8 | Iloilo | 1 | | | S1 | Bacoor City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S4 | Zamboanga | 0 | | | | | | | |
| S4 | Zamboanga | 2 | | | S4 | Zamboanga | 0 | | | | | | | |
| S5 | Quezon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S5 | Quezon | 1 | | | | | | S1 | Bacoor City | 2 | | | | |
| South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | S1 | Bacoor City | 2 | | | | |
| South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | South Division | S2 | Batangas City | 0 | | | | |
| S2 | Batangas City | 2 | | | | | | | | | S2 | Batangas City | 0 | | | | |
| S7 | Imus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S7 | Imus | 0 | | | S2 | Batangas City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | S3 | General Santos | 1 | | | | | | | |
| S3 | General Santos | 2 | | | S3 | General Santos | 1 | | | | | | | |
| S6 | Muntinlupa | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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## First round
### North Division
#### (1) Pampanga Giant Lanterns vs. (8) Marikina Shoemasters

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 6 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Marikina Shoemasters | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 11–19, 20–14, 18–28 |||
| Pts: Joe Gomez de Liaño 22 Rebs: Jason Strait, Aldzahar Udjan 9 Asts: Felipe Chavez 6 | Pts: Archie Concepcion 26 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 21 Asts: Justine Baltazar 7 |
| Pampanga leads series, 1–0 |||
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
This game featured the MPBL debut of 9-time PBA champion and Pampanga homegrown Arwind Santos. Santos only scored four points, including the buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of the game.
* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 13 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Marikina Shoemasters |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 18–17, 13–14, 22–15 |||
| Pts: Justine Baltazar 22 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 11 Asts: Archie Concepcion 7 | Pts: Mark Atabay 16 Rebs: Mark Atabay 13 Asts: Deo Timajo 5 |
| Pampanga wins series, 2–0 |||
* Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
May 19 8:00 pm
Boxscore
Marikina Shoemasters
75–83
Pampanga Giant Lanterns
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 9–22, 15–19, 26–16
Pts: Marwin Dionisio 24 Rebs: Jason Opiso 8 Asts: Felipe Chavez 7
Pts: MJ Garcia 17 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 26 Asts: Justine Baltazar 5
Brenz Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga Referees: Jovet Ocfemia, Rodel Brila, Severino Pingol :
This is the first playoff meeting between Pampanga and Marikina.

#### (2) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (7) Pasay Voyagers

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 9 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Pasay Voyagers | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 23–19, 22–21, 19–24 |||
| Pts: Dhon Reverente 20 Rebs: Dhon Reverente 13 Asts: Elvin Chan, Laurenz Victoria 4 | Pts: Chris Bitoon 18 Rebs: Michael Mabulac 15 Asts: John Raymundo, Chris Bitoon 4 |
| Nueva Ecija leads series, 1–0 |||
* Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija
* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 16 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | Pasay Voyagers |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 23–13, 15–15, 18–22 |||
| Pts: Chris Bitoon 16 Rebs: JR Taganas 8 Asts: Philip Manalang 5 | Pts: Brian Hilario 26 Rebs: Dhon Reverente 12 Asts: Laurenz Victoria 6 |
| Nueva Ecija wins series, 2–0 |||
* Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
September 28 8:00 pm
Boxscore
Pasay Voyagers
79–88
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 18–23, 22–22, 16–26
Pts: Axel Iñigo, AJ Coronel 15 Rebs: Dhon Reverente 9 Asts: Lauenz Victoria 6
Pts: Jonathan Uyloan 18 Rebs: Stephen Siruma 9 Asts: Roi Sumang 6
Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija :
This is the first playoff meeting between Nueva Ecija and Pasay.

#### (3) Makati OKBet Kings vs. (6) San Juan Knights

This series marked the third meeting of coaches Don Dulay (Makati) and Randy Alcantara (San Juan). Both coaches met in back-to-back national finals and split one championship each, with Alcantara winning in 2019 for San Juan, and Dulay winning in 2021 for Davao Occidental.
* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 9 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Makati OKBet Kings | San Juan Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 16–21, 30–34, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Keith Agovida 19 Rebs: Keith Agovida 8 Asts: JC Cullar 6 | Pts: Orlan Wamar 23 Rebs: Kevin Villafranca 7 Asts: Adrian Nocum 6 |
| San Juan leads series, 1–0 |||
* Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 16 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| San Juan Knights | Makati OKBet Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 13–19, 18–28, 17–10, Overtime: 20–17 |||
| Pts: Adrian Nocum 22 Rebs: Zach Huang 12 Asts: Orlan Wamar 7 | Pts: Robby Celiz, Emman Calo 24 Rebs: Billy Ray Robles 12 Asts: Emman Calo 7 |
| San Juan wins series, 2–0 |||
* Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig
The game was the first in MPBL playoffs history to feature more than one overtime period, with both Makati and San Juan causing multiple lead changes and deadlocks throughout the entire game.
During the second overtime period, San Juan went on a 7–1 scoring run culminating in a three-point field goal by Wamar as the Knights led by 5 heading into the final minute. Calo cut the lead to three with two free throws, and then Cullar attempted a three-pointer to potentially cause triple overtime, but the ball went in and out of the rim. San Juan kept the ball in possession for the remaining seconds as the Knights advance to their fourth consecutive division semifinals appearance.
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
May 26 8:00 pm
Boxscore
Makati OKBet Kings
95–84
San Juan Knights
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 19–15, 26–29, 34–17
Pts: JC Cullar 19 Rebs: Robby Celiz 8 Asts: Robby Celiz 6
Pts: Orlan Wamar Jr. 18 Rebs: Adrian Nocum 11 Asts: three players 4
Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan Referees: Jovet Ocfemia, Julius Tiquio, Cornel Tungol :
This is the second playoff meeting between Makati and San Juan, with San Juan winning the previous meeting.
San Juan leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
2021
San Juan Knights 2, Makati Super Crunch 1
2020–21 Northern Division finals :

#### (4) Caloocan Batang Kankaloo vs. (5) Pasig City MCW Sports

* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 6 06:00pm
* Boxscore
| Caloocan Batang Kankaloo | Pasig City MCW Sports |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 7–17, 23–14, 21–21 |||
| Pts: Reil Cervantes 16 Rebs: Gabby Espinas 12 Asts: Joco Tayongtong 5 | Pts: Robbie Manalang 17 Rebs: Pierce Chan 9 Asts: Ryan Costelo 5 |
| Caloocan leads series, 1–0 |||
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
With the game tied at 69–69, Gabby Espinas hit the mid-range jumper on Jason Ballesteros to give Caloocan the lead with 0.7 seconds left on the clock. Following two timeouts from Pasig City, Kenny Rocacurva gave the inbound pass to Ryan Costelo, who failed to score a potential game-tying field goal.
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 13 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Pasig City MCW Sports | Caloocan Batang Kankaloo |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11–18, 19–16, 19–16 |||
| Pts: Robbie Manalang 23 Rebs: Jason Ballesteros 10 Asts: Ryan Costelo 3 | Pts: Paul Sanga 12 Rebs: Rey Cervantes, Gabby Espinas 7 Asts: Alejandro Iñigo 4 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 20 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Caloocan Batang Kankaloo | Pasig City MCW Sports |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 10–17, 20–14, 21–13 |||
| Pts: Gabby Espinas 15 Rebs: Gabby Espinas, Paul Sanga 7 Asts: Irven Palencia 5 | Pts: Robbie Manalang, Rey Peralta 10 Rebs: Jason Ballesteros 17 Asts: three players 3 |
| Caloocan wins series, 2–1 |||
* Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
May 10 8:00 pm
Boxscore
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
74–82
Pasig City MCW Sports
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 17–23, 21–27, 23–14
Pts: Jeramer Cabanag 16 Rebs: Ronnie Matias 11 Asts: Irven Palencia 7
Pts: Kenny Rocacurva 18 Rebs: Jason Ballesteros 13 Asts: Ryan Costelo 9
Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig Referees: Severino Pingol, Allan Manzano, Bayani Francisco :
This is the first playoff meeting between Caloocan and Pasig.

### South Division
#### (1) Bacoor City Strikers vs. (8) Iloilo United Royals

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 7 08:00pm
* Boxscore
| Iloilo United Royals | Bacoor City Strikers |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 18–26, 32–9, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Lorenzo Navarro 16 Rebs: Omar Larupay, Joshua Flores 10 Asts: Lorenzo Navarro 14 | Pts: Jhan Nermal, James Kwekuteye 23 Rebs: Mark Yee 14 Asts: Yvan Ludovice 4 |
| Iloilo leads series, 1–0 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
At the end of the first half, Bacoor City had a 20-point lead on Iloilo. In the third quarter, Iloilo took the lead as the United Royals scored 32 points over Bacoor City's 9. With the game tied at 86–86, and with just under three seconds on the game clock, CJ Catapusan scored a three-point field goal to give Iloilo the lead with .17 seconds remaining. Bacoor City had no timeouts left as Chito Jaime attempted a half-court shot that hit the right side of the backboard, giving Iloilo the upset victory.
* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 14 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Bacoor City Strikers | Iloilo United Royals |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 25–16, 22–10, 25–15 |||
| Pts: Chito Jaime 16 Rebs: Jhaymo Eguilos 10 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 9 | Pts: CJ Catapusan 11 Rebs: CJ Catapusan, Omar Larupay 6 Asts: Lorenzo Navarro 7 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum, Zamboanga City
* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 21 8:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Iloilo United Royals | Bacoor City Strikers |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 17–19, 15–17, 17–14 |||
| Pts: Joshua Flores 15 Rebs: CJ Catapusan 9 Asts: Lorenzo Navarro 8 | Pts: James Kwekuteye 15 Rebs: Jhaymo Eguilos, Jhan Nermal 12 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 6 |
| Bacoor City wins series, 2–1 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
June 13 8:00 pm
Boxscore
Iloilo United Royals
69–74 (OT)
Bacoor City Strikers
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 14–9, 22–20, 14–24, Overtime: 4–9
Pts: Tony Ynot 16 Rebs: CJ Catapusan 13 Asts: CJ Catapusan 5
Pts: Jhan Nermal 24 Rebs: Jhan Nermal, Mark Yee 14 Asts: Joel Lee Yu 5
Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite Referees: Edmar Avis, Rodel Brila, Bayani Francisco :
This is the first playoff meeting between Bacoor City and Iloilo.

#### (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill vs. (7) Imus SV Squad

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 10 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Imus SV Squad | Batangas City Embassy Chill |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 20–23, 15–16, 28–18 |||
| Pts: Carlo Lastimosa 18 Rebs: Marc Pingris 10 Asts: six players 2 | Pts: Juneric Baloria 17 Rebs: John Ambulodto 10 Asts: Jeckster Apinan 5 |
| Batangas City leads series, 1–0 |||
* Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
Marc Pingris made his return to Imus after only playing for the team in five games during the regular season.
* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 17 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Batangas City Embassy Chill | Imus SV Squad |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 15–18, 15–11, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Cedrick Ablaza 13 Rebs: Juneric Baloria 9 Asts: Juneric Baloria, Cedrick Ablaza 6 | Pts: Carlo Lastimosa 11 Rebs: Marc Pingris 10 Asts: Jayjay Helterbrand 6 |
| Batangas City wins series, 2–0 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
May 9 8:00 pm
Boxscore
Imus SV Squad
71–70
Batangas City Embassy Chill
Scoring by quarter: 19–6, 21–16, 34–23, 17–25
Pts: Jimboy Estrada 27 Rebs: Jaymar Gimpayan 12 Asts: Marc Pingris 5
Pts: Juneric Baloria 21 Rebs: four players 5 Asts: MJ dela Virgen 6
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City Referees: Romel Alcoran, Severino Pingol, Allan Manzano :
This is the second playoff meeting between Batangas City and Imus, with Batangas City winning the previous meeting.
Batangas City leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
2019
Batangas City Athletics 2, Imus Bandera 1
2019 Southern Division First Round :

#### (3) GenSan Warriors vs. (6) Muntinlupa Cagers

* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 10 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| GenSan Warriors | Muntinlupa Cagers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–13, 18–19, 16–25 |||
| Pts: Jervy Cruz 16 Rebs: John Wilson 12 Asts: John Wilson 7 | Pts: Dave Moralde 12 Rebs: Dave Moralde, Ian Melencio 10 Asts: Dave Moralde, Ian Melencio 4 |
| General Santos leads series, 1–0 |||
* Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 17 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Muntinlupa Cagers | GenSan Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 31–20, 28–22, 13–28 |||
| Pts: Dave Moralde 18 Rebs: Ian Melencio 14 Asts: Ian Melencio 8 | Pts: Mark Cruz 19 Rebs: Felix Apreku, Larry Rodriguez 6 Asts: Nico Elorde 6 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
* TBA
* October 24 07:00 pm
* Boxscore
| GenSan Warriors | Muntinlupa Cagers |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 18–15, 22–19, 19–25 |||
| Pts: John Wilson 22 Rebs: Hafer Mondragon 8 Asts: three players 5 | Pts: John Amores 17 Rebs: JP Sarao 14 Asts: Ian Melencio 7 |
| General Santos wins series, 2–1 |||
* Paco Arena, Manila
Head-to-head matchup :
Media Pilipinas TV
June 10 6:00 pm
Boxscore
GenSan Warriors
60–67
'Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–16, 12–14, 13–18
Pts: Jervy Cruz 11 Rebs: Kyt Jimenez 7 Asts: Mark Cruz 6
Pts: Manuel Masqueda 13 Rebs: John Amores 9 Asts: three players 3
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City Referees: Edmar Avis, Julius Tiquio, Severino Pingol :
This is the first playoff meeting between General Santos and Muntinlupa.

#### (4) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines vs. (5) Quezon Huskers

* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 7 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Quezon Huskers | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 15–22, 18–20, 17–18 |||
| Pts: Christopher Lagrama 16 Rebs: RJ Minerva 13 Asts: Thomas Torres 4 | Pts: Jaycee Marcelino 20 Rebs: Jaycee Marcelino 10 Asts: Jaycee Marcelino 7 |
| Zamboanga leads series, 1–0 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 14 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | Quezon Huskers |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 15–5, 10–12, 15–23 |||
| Pts: Jaycee Marcelino 19 Rebs: Jaycee Marcelino 8 Asts: Jaycee Marcelino 3 | Pts: Alex Tamsi 13 Rebs: Rodel Guevarra 9 Asts: Christopher Lagrama 5 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Mayor Vitaliano D. Agan Coliseum, Zamboanga City
* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 21 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Quezon Huskers | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 21–28, 22–25, 17–14 |||
| Pts: Mon Abundo, Rodel Gravera 14 Rebs: Rodel Gravera 11 Asts: Mon Abundo 7 | Pts: Judel Fuentes 19 Rebs: Joseph Gabayni 7 Asts: Jaycee Marcelino 13 |
| Zamboanga wins series, 2–1 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
August 14 8:00 pm
Boxscore
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
66–70
Quezon Huskers
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 10–15, 14–20, 25–19
Pts: Jaycee Marcelino 22 Rebs: Jayvee Marcelino 7 Asts: Judel Fuentes 4
Pts: Al Francis Tamsi 19 Rebs: Jason Opiso 7 Asts: John Karlo Casino 6
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena, Quezon Referees: John Louie Saripe, Ryan Bernardo, Jayson Vipiloso :
This is the first playoff meeting between Zamboanga and Quezon.

## Division semifinals
### North Division
#### (1) Pampanga Giant Lanterns vs. (4) Caloocan Batang Kankaloo

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 27 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Caloocan Batang Kankaloo | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–24, 15–19, 15–22, 22–9 |||
| Pts: Paul Sanga 17 Rebs: Ronnie Matias 6 Asts: Irven Palencia, Alejandro Iñigo 6 | Pts: Justine Baltazar 17 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 14 Asts: MJ Garcia, John Lloyd Clemente 4 |
| Pampanga wins series, 1–0 |||
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* Media Pilipinas TV
* November 3 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Caloocan Batang Kankaloo |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 24–18, 24–26, 27–13 |||
| Pts: Encho Serrano 22 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 20 Asts: Justine Baltazar 7 | Pts: Reil Cervantes 16 Rebs: Ronnie Matias 10 Asts: Reil Cervantes, Irven Palencia 6 |
| Pampanga wins series, 2–0 |||
* Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija
Head-to-head matchup :
Media Pilipinas TV
May 15 06:00 pm
Boxscore
Caloocan Batang Kankaloo
68–76
Pampanga Giant Lanterns
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 12–18, 20–19, 20–13
Pts: Reil Cervantes 16 Rebs: Gabby Espinas 11 Asts: Reil Cervantes, Jeramer Cabanag 3
Pts: Justine Baltazar 25 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 21 Asts: MJ Garcia 4
Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite :
This is the first playoff meeting between Pampanga and Caloocan.

#### (2) Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards vs. (6) San Juan Knights

* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 27 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards | San Juan Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 28–18, 11–21, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Byron Villarias, Chris Bitoon 14 Rebs: Will McAloney, Michael Mabulac 8 Asts: Michael Juico 7 | Pts: Orlan Wamar 19 Rebs: Michael Calisaan, Nikko Panganiban 9 Asts: Orlan Wamar 7 |
| San Juan leads series, 1–0 |||
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 3 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| San Juan Knights | Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 21–17, 23–21, 18–17 |||
| Pts: Michael Calisaan 30 Rebs: Michael Calisaan 18 Asts: Orlan Wamar, Nikko Panganiban 6 | Pts: Will McAloney 21 Rebs: Michael Mabulac 9 Asts: three players 4 |
| San Juan wins series, 2–0 |||
* Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
September 21 08:00 pm
Boxscore
San Juan Knights
97–99 (OT)
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 18–24, 32–26, 18–22, Overtime: 8–10
Pts: Orlan Wamar 19 Rebs: Adrian Nocum 9 Asts: Orlan Wamar 5
Pts: Will McAloney 20 Rebs: Will McAloney 14 Asts: three players 5
Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija :
This is the second playoff meeting between Nueva Ecija and San Juan, with Nueva Ecija winning the previous meeting.
Nueva Ecija leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
2022
Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards 2, San Juan Knights 1
2022 Northern Division finals :

### South Division
#### (1) Bacoor City Strikers vs. (4) Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* October 28 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines | Bacoor City Strikers |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 10–12, 10–18, 19–15 |||
| Pts: Jaycee Marcelino 18 Rebs: King Caralipio 10 Asts: Jaycee Marcelino 4 | Pts: Jhan Nermal 20 Rebs: Jhaymo Eguilos 10 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 8 |
| Bacoor City leads series, 1–0 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
* Media Pilipinas TV
* November 4 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Bacoor City Strikers | Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 19–12, 19–15, 23–29 |||
| Pts: Jhan Nermal 25 Rebs: Mark Yee 8 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 8 | Pts: Jayvee Marcelino 16 Rebs: Jayvee Marcelino 11 Asts: Jaycee Marcelino 6 |
| Bacoor City wins series, 2–0 |||
* Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
September 27 08:00 pm
Boxscore
Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines
92–81
Bacoor City Strikers
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 28–14, 16–31, 28–17
Pts: Judel Fuentes 18 Rebs: Jaycee Marcelino 10 Asts: Jaycee Marcelino 6
Pts: Chito Jaime 20 Rebs: James Kwekuteye 8 Asts: Joel Lee Yu 6
Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite :
This is the first playoff meeting between Bacoor City and Zamboanga.

#### (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill vs. (3) GenSan Warriors

* Media Pilipinas TV
* October 28 06:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Batangas City Embassy Chill | GenSan Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 22–15, 20–18, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Levi Hernandez 21 Rebs: Jeckster Apinan 9 Asts: Cedric Ablaza 6 | Pts: Mark Cruz 18 Rebs: Mark Cruz 6 Asts: Nico Elorde 4 |
| Batangas City leads series, 1–0 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 4 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| GenSan Warriors | Batangas City Embassy Chill |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 16–12, 14–24, 15–11 |||
| Pts: Lorenzo Joson 14 Rebs: John Wilson 10 Asts: three players 3 | Pts: Levi Hernandez 13 Rebs: Jeckster Apinan 11 Asts: Jeckster Apinan, MJ dela Virgen 4 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 7 08:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Batangas City Embassy Chill | GenSan Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–11, 10–17, 18–18, 17–16 |||
| Pts: Levi Hernandez 14 Rebs: Dawn Ochea 10 Asts: MJ dela Virgen 5 | Pts: Michole Sorela 15 Rebs: five players 4 Asts: Mark Cruz 6 |
| Batangas City wins series, 2–1 |||
* Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
Despite Batangas City leading by 11 points early on, the game came down to the wire as General Santos caught up throughout the rest of the game. With under half a minute remaining, General Santos was trailing by two. Cruz first missed a layup but got back the ball and gave it to Sorela. Sorela attempted a corner three-pointer but was deflected by Importante and later became a shot clock violation against General Santos. After two made free throws from Ablaza, Joson missed his three pointer resulting in Batangas City winning the game and the series, thus making back-to-back division finals appearances.
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
September 28 06:00 pm
Boxscore
Batangas City Embassy Chill
75–58
GenSan Warriors
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 12–16, 18–20, 30–9
Pts: Juneric Baloria 15 Rebs: Jeckster Apinan 15 Asts: Jeckster Apinan 6
Pts: John Wilson 15 Rebs: Mark Cruz 10 Asts: Nico Elorde 5
Nueva Ecija Coliseum, Palayan, Nueva Ecija :
This is the first playoff meeting between Batangas City and General Santos.

## Division finals
### North Division finals
#### (1) Pampanga Giant Lanterns vs. (6) San Juan Knights

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 11 07:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Pampanga Giant Lanterns | San Juan Knights |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 19–17, 18–21, 25–24 |||
| Pts: Justine Baltazar 23 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 20 Asts: Encho Serrano 6 | Pts: Marwin Taywan 20 Rebs: Michael Calisaan 12 Asts: Orlan Wamar 7 |
| Pampanga leads series, 1–0 |||
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 14 08:30 pm
* Boxscore
| San Juan Knights | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 14–26, 27–19, 6–25 |||
| Pts: Marwin Taywan 18 Rebs: Adrian Nocum 10 Asts: Adrian Nocum 4 | Pts: Encho Serrano, MJ Garcia 16 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 19 Asts: Justine Baltazar, Encho Serrano 7 |
| Pampanga wins series, 2–0 |||
* Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
This was San Juan's first playoff home game of the entire season, due to the Knights being the 6th-seeded team. During the first three quarters, San Juan have shown dominance for the majority of the game, leading by as much as 19 points and entering the fourth quarter with a 13-point lead.
Pampanga, however, didn't stand back, as they would start the quarter with a 16–1 scoring run to take the lead with just over three minutes left, with eight of those points coming from Encho Serrano. Although Taywan scored a layup to tie the game, Pampanga then went on a 9–3 scoring run to finish the game. Encho Serrano won Player of the Game honors as the Giant Lanterns remain undefeated in the playoffs and went on to advance to their very first MPBL finals appearance.
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
September 30 06:00 pm
Boxscore
Pampanga Giant Lanterns
89–73
San Juan Knights
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 20–14, 19–16, 20–18
Pts: John Lloyd Clemente 15 Rebs: Allen Liwag, Louie Sangalang 10 Asts: Encho Serrano, MJ Garcia 5
Pts: AC Soberano 17 Rebs: Kenneth Villapando 6 Asts: Nikko Panganiban, Renzo Subido 5
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena City :
This is the second playoff meeting between Pampanga and San Juan, with San Juan winning the previous meeting.
San Juan leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
2020
San Juan Knights 2, Pampanga Giant Lanterns 0
2020 Northern Division semifinals :

### South Division finals
#### (1) Bacoor City Strikers vs. (2) Batangas City Embassy Chill

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 13 07:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Bacoor City Strikers | Batangas City Embassy Chill |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 24–11, 17–11, 21–25 |||
| Pts: James Kwekuteye 25 Rebs: Mark Yee 10 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 5 | Pts: Jeckster Apinan 15 Rebs: Jeckster Apinan 13 Asts: MJ dela Virgen 7 |
| Bacoor City leads series, 1–0 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 17 07:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Batangas City Embassy Chill | Bacoor City Strikers |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 7–15, 23–17, 5–14 |||
| Pts: Jeckster Apinan 11 Rebs: Cedric Ablaza 10 Asts: CJ Isit 6 | Pts: Jhaymo Eguilos 9 Rebs: Mark Yee, James Kwekuteye 9 Asts: Yvan Ludovice, Aaron Jeruta 3 |
| Bacoor City wins series, 2–0 |||
* Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
August 12 08:00 pm
Boxscore
Batangas City Embassy Chill
64–71
Bacoor City Strikers
Scoring by quarter: 6–25, 27–13, 8–19, 23–14
Pts: Rhaffy Octobre 18 Rebs: Juneric Baloria 10 Asts: three players 3
Pts: Michael Cañete 15 Rebs: Jhan Nermal 12 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 3
Strike Gymnasium , Bacoor, Cavite :
This is the second playoff meeting between Bacoor City and Batangas City, with Batangas City winning the previous meeting.
Batangas City leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
2022
Batangas City Embassy Chill 2, Bacoor City Strikers 1
2022 Southern Division First Round :

## MPBL finals: (N1) Pampanga Giant Lanterns vs. (S1) Bacoor City Strikers

* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 25 07:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Bacoor City Strikers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–7, 17–21, 15–9, 18–21 |||
| Pts: Kurt Reyson 21 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 16 Asts: Justine Baltazar 6 | Pts: Jhaymo Eguilos, Jhan Nermal 16 Rebs: Mark Yee 8 Asts: three players 2 |
| Pampanga leads series, 1–0 |||
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* November 28 07:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Pampanga Giant Lanterns | Bacoor City Strikers |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 19–17, 17–20, 18–16 |||
| Pts: Justine Baltazar, Archie Concepcion 13 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 12 Asts: Justine Baltazar 6 | Pts: James Kwekuteye 16 Rebs: Jhaymo Eguilos 9 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 4 |
| Pampanga leads series, 2–0 |||
* Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center, San Fernando, Pampanga
* One PH Media Pilipinas TV
* December 2 07:00 pm
* Boxscore
| Bacoor City Strikers | Pampanga Giant Lanterns |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 11–11, 22–17, 24–34 |||
| Pts: Jhan Nermal 20 Rebs: Mark Yee 10 Asts: Yvan Ludovice, Michael Cañete 4 | Pts: Encho Serrano 24 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 19 Asts: three players 5 |
| Pampanga wins series, 3–0 |||
* Strike Gymnasium, Bacoor, Cavite
Head-to-head matchup :
One PH Media Pilipinas TV
July 22 06:00 pm
Boxscore
Pampanga Giant Lanterns
78–70
Bacoor City Strikers
Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 20–26, 15–16, 19–16
Pts: Encho Serrano 18 Rebs: Justine Baltazar 18 Asts: John Bryle Bahio 5
Pts: Jhan Nermal 19 Rebs: Jhan Nermal 9 Asts: Aaron Jeruta 4
Laguna Sports Complex, Santa Cruz, Laguna :
This is the first playoff meeting between Pampanga and Bacoor City.