# 2023 PLG playoffs

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.

## Format

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.

## Playoff qualifying

On March 28, 2023, the New Taipei Kings became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. On April 30, the New Taipei Kings clinched the regular season title.
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | Clinched |
| Seed | Team | Record | Playoff berth | Best record in PLG |
| 1 | New Taipei Kings | 27–13 | March 28 | April 30 |
| 2 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 25–15 | April 15 | — |
| 3 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 19–21 | May 5 | — |
| 4 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 19–21 | May 14 | — |

## Bracket

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Kings | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Dreamers | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Dreamers | 1 | 1 | Kings | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Braves | 4 |
| 2 | Braves | 3 | 2 | Braves | 4 |
| 3 | Pilots | 0 | | | |
Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage

## Playoffs: (1) New Taipei Kings vs. (4) Formosa Taishin Dreamers

* May 19 7:00pm
* boxscore
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
* boxscore
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
* boxscore
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
* boxscore
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 :
November 19, 2022
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 101, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 89
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
November 27, 2022
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 102, New Taipei Kings 82
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
December 25, 2022
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 99, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 90
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
January 29, 2023
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 90, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 73
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
March 7, 2023
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 105, New Taipei Kings 111
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
March 11, 2023
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 89, New Taipei Kings 117
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
March 24, 2023
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 79, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 92
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
May 6, 2023
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 110, New Taipei Kings 105
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City :

## Playoffs: (2) Taipei Fubon Braves vs. (3) Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

* May 20 5:00pm
* boxscore
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 76, Taipei Fubon Braves 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 14–32, 19–14, 22–25 |||
| Pts: Jeff Ayres 24 Rebs: Jeff Ayres 13 Asts: Pai Yao-Cheng 6 | Pts: Chang T., Singletary 16 each Rebs: Singletary, Zaytsev 10 each Asts: Ihor Zaytsev 6 |
| Braves leads series, 1–0 |||
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 6,825 Referees: Pang Yun-Han, Hong Yung-Yu, Huang Hsiao-Han
* May 22 7:00pm
* boxscore
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 74, Taipei Fubon Braves 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 12–21, 28–19, 11–24 |||
| Pts: Jeff Ayres 17 Rebs: Jeff Ayres 17 Asts: Li, Pai 5 each | Pts: Mike Singletary 28 Rebs: Mike Singletary 8 Asts: Ihor Zaytsev 5 |
| Braves leads series, 2–0 |||
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 6,168 Referees: Chen Chao-Hung, Huang Chen-Feng, Yang Shih-Hsian
* May 26 7:00pm
* boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 101, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 26–19, 26–22, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 29 Rebs: Ihor Zaytsev 12 Asts: Ihor Zaytsev 5 | Pts: Jason Washburn 33 Rebs: Jeff Ayres 9 Asts: Pai Yao-Cheng 10 |
| Braves wins series, 3–0 |||
* Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City Attendance: 5,155 Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Yeh Chun-Hung, Tsung Hsiu-Hui
Braves won 5–3 in the regular-season series :
December 25, 2022
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 85, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 90
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
January 28, 2023
Boxscore
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 74, Taipei Fubon Braves 86
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
February 11, 2023
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 80, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 78
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
February 19, 2023
Boxscore
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 84, Taipei Fubon Braves 86
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
February 26, 2023
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 80, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 83
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
April 4, 2023
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 77, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 74
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
April 23, 2023
Boxscore
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 95, Taipei Fubon Braves 86
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
May 7, 2023
Boxscore
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 93, Taipei Fubon Braves 97
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City :

## PLG finals: (1) New Taipei Kings vs. (2) Taipei Fubon Braves

* 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 Zaytsev 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
* June 5 7:00pm
* boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 87, New Taipei Kings 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 32–24, 18–10, 20–26 |||
| 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
* 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
* 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
* 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: 7,000 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Chen Chao-Hung, Yeh Chun-Hung
* 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
Kings won 5–3 in the regular-season series :
November 25, 2022
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 89, New Taipei Kings 104
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
December 10, 2022
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 103, Taipei Fubon Braves 99
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
December 23, 2022
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 106, Taipei Fubon Braves 101
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
January 1, 2023
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 83, New Taipei Kings 95
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
February 4, 2023
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 109, Taipei Fubon Braves 111
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
March 12, 2023
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 106, New Taipei Kings 95
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City
March 18, 2023
Boxscore
New Taipei Kings 97, Taipei Fubon Braves 90
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
April 15, 2023
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 89, New Taipei Kings 68
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City :