# 2018–19 Muntinlupa Cagers season

The 2018–19 Muntinlupa Cagers season was the second season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
Muntinlupa started the season strong by winning eight straight games, but would only win six out of the sixteen remaining games. Still, by finishing 15–10, the Cagers managed to clinch the third seed in the South Division, the same seed they claimed in their previous campaign. In the playoffs, they met the Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines in the Division Quarterfinals. The Cagers would win game 1, but would lose the next two games, cutting their playoff run short in an upset.
All of the team's home games were played at Muntinlupa Sports Complex.

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Davao Occidental Tigers | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Batangas City Athletics | 25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Muntinlupa Cagers | 25 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 4 | GenSan Warriors | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Bacoor City Strikers | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 7 | Playoffs |
* 1 2 Batangas City wins tiebreaker over Muntinlupa by head-to-head victory.

### Schedule

2018–19 Muntinlupa Cagers season schedule :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Record |
| 1 | June 12 | Mandaluyong | W 86–74 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | 1–0 |
| 2 | June 21 | Marikina | W 85–76 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 2–0 |
| 3 | July 4 | Zamboanga | W 85–69 | Marist School | 3–0 |
| 4 | August 9 | Rizal | W 84–80 | Imus City Sports Complex | 4–0 |
| 5 | August 22 | San Juan | W 77–71 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 5–0 |
| 6 | September 4 | Bacoor City | W 97–83 | Imus City Sports Complex | 6–0 |
| 7 | September 13 | Parañaque | W 77–76 | Imus City Sports Complex | 7–0 |
| 8 | September 27 | Basilan | W 99–75 | Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium | 8–0 |
| 9 | October 10 | Manila | L 86–100 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 8–1 |
| 10 | October 18 | Batangas City | L 71–82 | Lagao Gymnasium | 8–2 |
| 11 | November 5 | General Santos | W 61–60 | Caloocan Sports Complex | 9–2 |
| 12 | November 19 | Makati | L 50–52 | Marist School | 9–3 |
| 13 | November 28 | Quezon City | L 97–100 (OT) | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 9–4 |
| 14 | December 1 | Laguna | L 94–95 | Alonte Sports Arena | 9–5 |
| 15 | December 6 | Imus | W 80–74 | Imus City Sports Complex | 10–5 |
| 16 | January 3 | Pasay | W 80–67 | Alonte Sports Arena | 11–5 |
| 17 | January 9 | Valenzuela | W 90–86 | Valenzuela Astrodome | 12–5 |
| 18 | January 19 | Cebu City | L 73–80 | Marist School | 12–6 |
| 19 | January 26 | Pampanga | L 80–87 | Angeles University Foundation | 12–7 |
| 20 | February 4 | Bataan | L 63–67 | Bataan People's Center | 12–8 |
| 21 | February 7 | Pasig | W 98–92 (OT) | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 13–8 |
| 22 | February 16 | Caloocan | L 72–79 | Strike Gymnasium | 13–9 |
| 23 | February 21 | Bulacan | W 86–66 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 14–9 |
| 24 | March 6 | Davao Occidental | L 82–88 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 14–10 |
| 25 | March 9 | Navotas | W 101–95 | Navotas Sports Complex | 15–10 |
| Source: Schedule |||||||

#### Notes

* ↑ Originally played on July 29, the game was suspended at 98–95 due to a broken rim. Play continued on March 9 and concluded with a score of 101–95.

## Playoffs
### Schedule

2019 Muntinlupa Cagers playoffs schedule :
| Round | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Series |
| Division Quarterfinals | 1 | March 19 | Zamboanga | W 89–78 | Batangas City Coliseum | 1–0 |
| Division Quarterfinals | 2 | March 21 | Zamboanga | L 73–84 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex | 1–1 |
| Division Quarterfinals | 3 | March 25 | Zamboanga | L 83–87 | Batangas City Coliseum | 1–2 |
| Source: Schedule ||||||||