2018 MPBL playoffs

2018 MPBL playoffs
MPBL Anta–Rajah Cup Playoffs
Tournament details
Country	Philippines
Dates	March 20 – April 19, 2018
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Batangas City Athletics
Runner-up	Muntinlupa Cagers
Semifinalists	Valenzuela Classic; Parañaque Patriots;
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
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The 2018 MPBL playoffs, also known as the MPBL Anta–Rajah Cup playoffs, was the postseason tournament of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's inaugural 2018 season. This was the league's first postseason tournament, and the only tournament under the eight-team format. It began on March 20, 2018, three days after the regular season, and ended on April 10, 2018 where the Batangas City Athletics beat the Muntinlupa Cagers in the 2018 MPBL finals.^[1]

Overview

The Batangas City Athletics entered the playoffs for the first time in team history and clinched the best record in the league for the first time.
All other qualified teams entered the playoffs for the first time.

Format

The top eight teams overall advanced to the playoffs. Seeding was based on winning percentage, with tiebreaker rules applied should multiple teams have the same record. The single-elimination bracket consists of three rounds with no reseeding. The first two rounds were best-of-three series and the finals was a best-of-five series.

During the first two rounds, two games were played in a gameday, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher-seeded teams of each series. A traditional homecourt format was then used for the national finals using a 2-2-1 format.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Batangas City Athletics	9	8	1	.889	—	Playoffs
2	Bulacan Kuyas	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2
3	Muntinlupa Cagers	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2
4	Valenzuela Classic	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2
5	Quezon City Capitals	9	5	4	.556^[b]	3
6	Navotas Clutch	9	5	4	.556^[b]	3
7	Parañaque Patriots	9	4	5	.444	4
8	Bataan Defenders	9	2	7	.222^[c]	6

Source: Standings
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Bulacan (1.032), Muntinlupa (1.006), Valenzuela (0.965) are ranked by head-to-head point quotient.
^ ^a ^b Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.
^ Bataan wins tiebreaker over Imus by head-to-head victory.

Bracket

Quarterfinals (best-of-3)			Semifinals (best-of-3)			Finals (best-of-5)

1	Batangas City	2

8	Bataan	0
			1	Batangas City	2

			4	Valenzuela	0
4	Valenzuela	2

5	Quezon City	1
						1	Batangas City	3

						3	Muntinlupa	1
2	Bulacan	1

7	Parañaque	2
			7	Parañaque	1

			3	Muntinlupa	2
3	Muntinlupa	2

6	Navotas	0

Bataan Defenders	75–88	Batangas City Tanduay Athletics
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 19–28, 16–23, 26–16
Pts: Gary David 24 Rebs: Arvie Bringas 8 Asts: James Castro 5		Pts: Val Acuña 16 Rebs: Jaymo Eguilos 8 Asts: Lester Alvarez 10

Batangas City Tanduay Athletics	95–82	Bataan Defenders
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 25–19, 26–16, 23–24
Pts: Lester Alvarez 17 Rebs: Jaymo Eguilos 8 Asts: Lester Alvarez 6		Pts: James Castro 21 Rebs: James Castro 7 Asts: James Castro 7
Batangas wins series, 2–0

Parañaque Patriots	73–83	Bulacan Kuyas
Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 22–8, 16–24, 22–24
Pts: Juneric Baloria 16 Rebs: Harold Arboleda 13 Asts: Harold Arboleda 5		Pts: Stephen Siruma 24 Rebs: Jay-R Taganas 16 Asts: Stephen Siruma 8

Bulacan Kuyas	54–81	Parañaque Patriots
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 16–20, 12–23, 15–18
Pts: Jorey Napoles 12 Rebs: Jorey Napoles 7 Asts: Jay-R Taganas 3		Pts: Juneric Baloria 26 Rebs: Harold Arboleda 13 Asts: Mark Montilla 6

Parañaque Patriots	77–70	Bulacan Kuyas
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 16–25, 25–9, 13–20
Pts: Juneric Baloria 16 Rebs: Harold Arboleda 11 Asts: Ryusei Koga and Juneric Baloria 3 each		Pts: Hernal Escosio 13 Rebs: Jorey Napoles 11 Asts: Mark Monte 3
Parañaque wins series, 2–1

Muntinlupa Cagers	83–77	Navotas Clutch
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 20–14, 20–20, 30–21
Pts: Chito Jaime 19 Rebs: Felix Apreku 11 Asts: Allan Mangahas 5		Pts: JP Calvo 12 Rebs: Chester Saldua 13 Asts: JP Calvo 7

Navotas Clutch	69–72	Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 12–21, 20–14, 21–21
Pts: JP Calvo 20 Rebs: Jamil Gabawan 17 Asts: Ron Dennison 4		Pts: Allan Mangahas 23 Rebs: Felix Apreku 14 Asts: Allan Mangahas 6
Muntinlupa wins series, 2–0

Quezon City Capitals	89–96	Valenzuela Classic
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 19–24, 26–29, 17–29
Pts: James Collado 19 Rebs: Gian Abrigo 13 Asts: Hesed Gabo 9		Pts: Rocky Acidre 21 Rebs: Henryford Ruaya 7 Asts: Rocky Acidre 5

Valenzuela Classic	68–76	Quezon City Capitals
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–21, 14–19, 22–22
Pts: Henryford Ruaya 17 Rebs: Jeff Javillonar 10 Asts: RJ Argamino 4		Pts: Hesed Gabo 17 Rebs: James Collado 10 Asts: Gian Abrigo 3

Quezon City Capitals	72–74	Valenzuela Classic
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 15–18, 20–18, 11–15
Pts: PeeJay Barua 23 Rebs: James Collado 8 Asts: Hesed Gabo 7		Pts: Paolo Hubalde 21 Rebs: Henryford Ruaya 10 Asts: Paolo Hubalde 6
Valenzuela wins series, 2–1

Batangas City Tanduay Athletics	80–75	Valenzuela Classic
Scoring by quarter: 30–8, 10–27, 17–16, 23–24
Pts: Paul Varilla 17 Rebs: John Quinto 7 Asts: Lester Alvarez 6		Pts: Adrian Celada 23 Rebs: Adrian Celada 10 Asts: Adrian Celada 5

Valenzuela Classic	64–89	Batangas City Tanduay Athletics
Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 21–16, 18–28, 10–21
Pts: Paolo Hubalde 12 Rebs: Mark Andaya 11 Asts: RJ Argamino 5		Pts: Val Acuña 16 Rebs: Dennice Villamor 10 Asts: Bernabe Teodoro 3
Batangas wins series, 2–0

Parañaque Patriots	84–59	Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 23–16, 12–18, 22–13
Pts: Ryusei Koga 24 Rebs: Harold Arboleda 9 Asts: Ryusei Koga 8		Pts: Dave Moralde 16 Rebs: Felix Apreku 11 Asts: Al Vergara 3

Muntinlupa Cagers	66–56	Parañaque Patriots
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 16–21, 11–6, 20–16
Pts: Chito Jaime 26 Rebs: Felix Apreku 14 Asts: Allan Mangahas 7		Pts: Juneric Baloria 17 Rebs: Harold Arboleda 14 Asts: Ryusei Koga 4

Parañaque Patriots	70–81	Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 16–17, 11–26, 19–24
Pts: Harold Arboleda 18 Rebs: Harold Arboleda 14 Asts: Harold Arboleda 7		Pts: Chito Jaime 22 Rebs: Felix Apreku 16 Asts: Allan Mangahas 5
Muntinlupa wins series, 2–1

Batangas City Athletics	70–64	Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 10–16, 22–14, 22–20
Pts: Bernabe Teodoro 20 Rebs: Mark Olayon 9 Asts: Bernabe Teodoro 4		Pts: Dave Moralde 12 Rebs: Felix Apreku 9 Asts: Allan Mangahas 4
Batangas leads series, 1–0

Batangas City Athletics	78–74	Muntinlupa Cagers
Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 25–10, 22–22, 18–28
Pts: Jaymo Eguilos 16 Rebs: John Quinto 9 Asts: Lester Alvarez 7		Pts: Chito Jaime 18 Rebs: Felix Apreku 10 Asts: Allan Mangahas 4
Batangas leads series, 2–0

Muntinlupa Cagers	82–77	Batangas City Athletics
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 17–22, 20–15, 18–26
Pts: Allan Mangahas 23 Rebs: Felix Apreku 13 Asts: Allan Mangahas 8		Pts: John Quinto 14 Rebs: Jaymo Eguilos 12 Asts: Mark Olayon 5
Batangas leads series, 2–1

Muntinlupa Cagers	66–68	Batangas City Athletics
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 16–27, 19–11, 11–14
Pts: Pari Llagas 19 Rebs: Pari Llagas 14 Asts: Allan Mangahas 3		Pts: Moncrief Rogado 14 Rebs: Paul Varilla 9 Asts: Mark Olayon, Bernabe Teodoro 4 each
Batangas wins series, 3–1

2018 MPBL playoffs

Overview

Format

Standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Batangas City Athletics vs. (8) Bataan Defenders

(2) Bulacan Kuyas vs. (7) Parañaque Patriots

(3) Muntinlupa Cagers vs. (6) Navotas Clutch

(4) Valenzuela Classic vs. (5) Quezon City Capitals

Semifinals

(1) Batangas City Athletics vs. (4) Valenzuela Classic

(3) Muntinlupa Cagers vs. (7) Parañaque Patriots

MPBL finals: (1) Batangas City Athletics vs. (3) Muntinlupa Cagers

Media

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