2019 ABL finals
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| Dates | 3 May – 15 May 2019 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Maxie Esho (CLS Knights Indonesia) | |||||||||
The 2019 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2018–19 ABL season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. CLS Knights Indonesia and Singapore Slingers competed for the 9th championship contested by the league.
After a decider Game 5, CLS Knights Indonesia eventually clinched the club's first franchise championship in its history, and the second ABL Championship that came from Indonesia. Maxie Esho was named as the Finals MVP.
Background
| CLS Knights Indonesia | Singapore Slingers | ||
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| Finished 15–11 (.577) for 4th place | Regular season | Finished 16–10 (.615) for 3rd place | |
| Def. 5th-seeded Saigon Heat, 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Def. 6th-seeded Macau Black Bears, 2–1 | |
| Def. 8th-seeded Mono Vampire, 2–1 | Semifinals | Def. 7th-seeded Eastern, 2–0 | |
Head-to-head matchups
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This is the first playoff and finals meeting between CLS Knights Indonesia and Singapore Slingers.
Series summary
| Game | Date | Venue | Home Team | Result | Away Team |
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| Game 1 | Monday, 3 May | OCBC Arena | Slingers | 67-86 (0-1) | CLS |
| Game 2 | Wednesday, 5 May | OCBC Arena | Slingers | 77-57 (1-1) | CLS |
| Game 3 | Saturday, 8 May | GOR Basket Kertajaya | CLS | 60-63 (1-2) | Slingers |
| Game 4 | Tuesday, 11 May | GOR Basket Kertajaya | CLS | 87-74 (2-2) | Slingers |
| Game 5 | Saturday, 15 May | OCBC Arena | Slingers | 81-84 (2-3) | CLS |
Game summaries
Game 1
3 May
8:00 p.m. |
Singapore Slingers  |
67–86 |  CLS Knights Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 21–18, 13–25, 17–23 | ||
| Pts: Alexander, Fields 19 Rebs: Fields 13 Asts: Alexander 7 |
Pts: Esho 24 Rebs: Watkins 12 Asts: Herring 6 | |
| CLS leads series, 0–1 | ||
OCBC Arena, Singapore
Attendance: 3000 Referees: Yong Sern Tee (MAS), Michael Tolentino (PHI), Yuji Higashi (JPN) |
Game 2
5 May
4:00 p.m. |
| Singapore Slingers |
77–57 | CLS Knights Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 19–21, 17–16, 20–11 | ||
| Pts: Alexander 16 Rebs: Fields 12 Asts: Alexander 9 |
Pts: Herring 18 Rebs: Esho, Watkins 7 Asts: Herring 5 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
OCBC Arena, Singapore
Attendance: 3000 Referees: Owe Shiong Chan (MAS), Michael Tolentino (PHI), Ceciline Michael Vino (IND) |
Game 3
8 May
7:00 p.m. |
| CLS Knights Indonesia |
60–63 | Singapore Slingers |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 10–12, 20–19, 13–16 | ||
| Pts: Esho 19 Rebs: Esho 13 Asts: Herring 7 |
Pts: Fields, Young 16 Rebs: Fields 14 Asts: Alexander 8 | |
| Slingers leads series 2-1 | ||
GOR Basket Kertajaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Wei Chuen Chuo (MAS), Nattapong JONTAPA (THA) |
Game 4
11 May
7:30 p.m. |
| CLS Knights Indonesia |
87–74 | Singapore Slingers |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 25–16, 24–20, 17–20 | ||
| Pts: Watkins 28 Rebs: Watkins 16 Asts: Herring 6 |
Pts: Alexander 25 Rebs: Fields 10 Asts: Alexander 5 | |
| Series tied 2-2 | ||
GOR Basket Kertajaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
Referees: Gi Rok Shin (KOR), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA), Reynante HUFANA (PHI) |
Game 5
15 May
8:00 p.m. |
| Singapore Slingers |
81–84 | CLS Knights Indonesia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 17–17, 21–18, 16–26 | ||
| Pts: Alexander 23 Rebs: Alexander 12 Asts: Alexander 10 |
Pts: Esho 25 Rebs: Watkins 11 Asts: Herring 7 | |
| CLS wins series, 2–3 | ||
OCBC Arena, Singapore
Attendance: 3800 Referees: Kwok Shun Andy Cheung (HKG), Lu Yueh Chang (TPE), Wei Chuen Chuo (MAS) |
