# 2018 ABL playoffs

The 2018 ABL playoffs is the postseason tournament concluding the 2017–18 season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The top two teams that had the best regular-season records qualified directly to the semifinals, while the third to sixth best teams faced each other in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals and the semifinals are a best-of-three series, while the finals is a best-of-five series. The higher-seed team holds the home court advantage, hosting games 1 and 3 in the semifinals, and games 1, 2 and 5 in the finals.

## Qualified teams

* Hong Kong Eastern
* Chong Son Kung Fu
* San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
* Mono Vampire
* Singapore Slingers
* Saigon Heat

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | 1 Chong Son Kung Fu | 0 |
| | | 4 Mono Vampire | 2 |
| 4 Mono Vampire | 2 | 4 Mono Vampire | 2 |
| 5 Singapore Slingers | 0 | | | | |
| 5 Singapore Slingers | 0 | | | 4 Mono Vampire | 2 |
| | | | | 3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 3 |
| | | 2 Hong Kong Eastern | 0 | | |
| | | 3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 2 |
| 3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 2 | 3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 2 |
| 6 Saigon Heat | 0 | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Alab vs. Saigon

* All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines and UTC+7 for Vietnam.
* 1 April 8:00 p.m.
* Box score
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Saigon Heat |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 27–23, 33–25, 20–28 |||
| Pts: Parks 24 Rebs: Balkman 20 Asts: Brownlee 8 | Pts: Esho 42 Rebs: Esho 11 Asts: Williams 5 |
| Alab leads series, 1–0 |||
* Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Suebpong Wichaipin (THA), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN)
* 7 April 7:00 p.m.
* Box score
| Saigon Heat | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 15–18, 17–27, 26–23 |||
| Pts: Scott 22 Rebs: Morgan 7 Asts: Morgan 5 | Pts: Balkman, Domingo 21 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Javelona 4 |
| Alab wins series, 2–0 |||
* CIS Arena, Ho Chi Minh City Referees: Goh Poh Seng (SIN), Johan Christiana (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA)

### Mono vs. Singapore

* All times local; UTC+8 for Singapore, and UTC+7 for Thailand
* 6 April 3:30 p.m.
* Box score
| Mono Vampire | Singapore Slingers |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–24, 18–13, 23–21 |||
| Pts: Deguara 21 Rebs: Singletary 9 Asts: Brickman 12 | Pts: Charles 26 Rebs: Charles 23 Asts: Alexander 8 |
| Mono leads series, 1–0 |||
* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Ho Chang-jen (TPE), Reynante Hufana (PHI)
* 8 April 4:00 p.m.
* Box score
| Singapore Slingers | Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 16–21, 27–21, 21–27 |||
| Pts: Alexander 25 Rebs: Alexander, Goh 8 Asts: Alexander 7 | Pts: Singletary 29 Rebs: Deguara 17 Asts: Brickman 7 |
| Mono wins series, 2–0 |||
* OCBC Arena, Kallang Referees: Michael Tolentino (PHI), Tee Yong Sern (MAS), Chu Wei Chuen (MAS)

## Semifinals
### Chong Son vs. Mono

* All times local; UTC+8 for China, and UTC+7 for Thailand
* 11 April 7:30 p.m.
* Box score
| Chong Son Kung Fu | Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 18–37, 21–25, 28–22 |||
| Pts: McKinney 32 Rebs: Tucker 13 Asts: Tucker 7 | Pts: Singletary 29 Rebs: Deguara 13 Asts: Brickman 15 |
| Mono leads series, 1–0 |||
* Nanhai Gymnasium, Foshan Referees: Andy Cheung (HKG), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Allan Cheong (SIN)
* 18 April 1:00 p.m.
* Box score
| Mono Vampire | Chong Son Kung Fu |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 18–19, 9–25, 30–20 |||
| Pts: Brickman, Singletary 23 Rebs: Deguara 19 Asts: Brickman 9 | Pts: Howard 25 Rebs: Howard 15 Asts: Tucker 6 |
| Mono wins series, 2–0 |||
* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi Referees: Johan Christiana (INA), Leong Chuen Wing (SIN), Lim Wee Chun (MAS)

### Eastern vs. Alab

* All times local, at UTC+8.
* 11 April 8:00 p.m.
* Box score
| Hong Kong Eastern | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 18–36, 19–25, 32–23 |||
| Pts: Lamb 32 Rebs: Standhardinger 15 Asts: Elliott 10 | Pts: Balkman 46 Rebs: Balkman 14 Asts: Brownlee 9 |
| Alab leads series, 1–0 |||
* Southorn Stadium, Wan Chai Referees: Budi Marfan (INA), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA)
* 15 April 8:00 p.m.
* Box score
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Hong Kong Eastern |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 21–16, 23–17, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 22 Rebs: Parks 13 Asts: Parks 5 | Pts: Elliott 25 Rebs: Moss 16 Asts: Elliott, Lee 3 |
| Alab wins series, 2–0 |||
* City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa Referees: Goh Poh Seng (SIN), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Haryanto Sutario (INA)

## Finals

* All times local; UTC+8 for the Philippines, and UTC+7 for Thailand
* 22 April 8:00 p.m.
* Box score
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 143–130 (OT) | Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 33–26, 28–29, 34–34, Overtime: 22–9 |||
| Alab leads series, 1–0 |||
* City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
* 25 April 8:00 p.m.
* Box score
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 100–103 | Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–28, 28–26, 27–25 |||
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
* 28 April 3:30 p.m.
* Box score
| Mono Vampire | 93–99 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 30–26, 17–27, 26–24 |||
| Alab leads series, 2–1 |||
* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 30 April 3:30 p.m.
* Box score
| Mono Vampire | 88–83 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 22–24, 24–27, 19–14 |||
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Stadium 29, Nonthaburi
* 2 May 8:00 p.m.
* Box score
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | 102–92 | Mono Vampire |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 27–31, 28–16, 20–31 |||
| Alab wins series, 3–2 |||
* City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa