2019 ABL Finals

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2019 ABL Finals
TeamCoachWins
Indonesia BTN CLS Knights Indonesia Brian Rowsom 3
Singapore Singapore Slingers Neo Beng Siang 2
Dates3 May – 15 May 2019
MVP
(CLS Knights Indonesia)
ABL Finals
2020 >

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. BTN CLS Knights Indonesia and Singapore Slingers competed for the 9th championship contested by the league.[1] 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. was named as the Finals MVP.[2][3]

Background[]

Further information: 2018–19 ABL season, , and
BTN CLS Knights Indonesia Singapore Slingers
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[]

This is the first playoff and finals meeting between BTN CLS Knights Indonesia and Singapore Slingers.

Series summary[]

Game Date Venue Home Team Result Away Team
Game 1 Monday, 3 May OCBC Arena Singapore Slingers 67-86 (0-1) BTN CLS Knights Indonesia
Game 2 Wednesday, 5 May OCBC Arena Singapore Slingers 77-57 (1-1) BTN CLS Knights Indonesia
Game 3 Saturday, 8 May GOR Basket Kertajaya BTN CLS Knights Indonesia 60-63 (1-2) Singapore Slingers
Game 4 Tuesday, 11 May GOR Basket Kertajaya BTN CLS Knights Indonesia 87-74 (2-2) Singapore Slingers
Game 5 Saturday, 15 May OCBC Arena Singapore Slingers 81-84 (2-3) BTN CLS Knights Indonesia

Game summaries[]

All times local; UTC+7 for Indonesia, and UTC+8 for Singapore.

Game 1[]

3 May Singapore Slingers Singapore 67–86
(Series: 0–1) 		Indonesia BTN CLS Knights Indonesia OCBC Arena, Singapore
8:00 p.m. Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 21–18, 13–25, 17–23
Pts: Alexander, Fields 19
Rebs: Fields 13
Asts: Alexander 7 		Box score Pts: 24
Rebs: Watkins 12
Asts: Herring 6 		Attendance: 3000
Referees: Yong Sern Tee (MAS), Michael Tolentino (PHI), Yuji Higashi (JPN)

Game 2[]

5 May 2019 Singapore Slingers Singapore 77–57
(Series: 1–1) 		Indonesia BTN CLS Knights Indonesia OCBC Arena, Singapore
4:00 p.m. Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 19–21, 17–16, 20–11
Pts: Alexander 16
Rebs: Fields 12
Asts: Alexander 9 		Box score Pts: Herring 18
Rebs: , Watkins 7
Asts: Herring 5 		Attendance: 3000
Referees: Owe Shiong Chan (MAS), Michael Tolentino (PHI), Ceciline Michael Vino (IND)

Game 3[]

8 May 2019 BTN CLS Knights Indonesia Indonesia 60–63
(Series: 2–1) 		Singapore Singapore Slingers GOR Basket Kertajaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
7:00 p.m. Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 10–12, 20–19, 13–16
Pts: 19
Rebs: 13
Asts: Herring 7 		Box score Pts: Fields, 16
Rebs: Fields 14
Asts: Alexander 8 		Referees: Ricor Buaron (PHI), Wei Chuen Chuo (MAS), Nattapong JONTAPA (THA)

Game 4[]

11 May 2019 BTN CLS Knights Indonesia Indonesia 87–74
(Series: 2–2) 		Singapore Singapore Slingers GOR Basket Kertajaya, Surabaya, Indonesia
7:30 p.m. Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 25–16, 24–20, 17–20
Pts: Watkins 28
Rebs: Watkins 16
Asts: Herring 6 		Box score Pts: Alexander 25
Rebs: Fields 10
Asts: Alexander 5 		Referees: Gi Rok Shin (KOR), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA), Reynante HUFANA (PHI)

Game 5[]

15 May 2019 Singapore Slingers Singapore 81–84
(Series: 2–3) 		Indonesia BTN CLS Knights Indonesia OCBC Arena, Singapore
8:00 p.m. Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 17–17, 21–18, 16–26
Pts: Alexander 23
Rebs: Alexander 12
Asts: Alexander 10 		Box score Pts: 25
Rebs: Watkins 11
Asts: Herring 7 		Attendance: 3,800
Referees: Kwok Shun Andy Cheung (HKG), Lu Yueh Chang (TPE), Wei Chuen Chuo (MAS)

Rosters[]

Singapore Slingers[]

Singapore Slingers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
PG 1 Singapore 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
SG 2 Singapore Oh, Desmond 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
F/C 5 United States Fields, John (WI) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G/F 6 Singapore 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 11 Singapore 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
SG 12 United States  (WI) 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 15 United States Alexander, Xavier (WI) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb)
G/F 17 Singapore Han Bin, Ng 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb)
F 22 Singapore 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
F 23 Singapore Goh, Delvin 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
F 32 Singapore 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F/C 55 Singapore 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 116 kg (256 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Australia Michael Johnson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Injured Injured

BTN CLS Knights Indonesia[]

BTN CLS Knights Indonesia roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G/F 1 United States Herring Jr., Doug (WI) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 91 kg (201 lb)
G/F 3 United States Indonesia 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 98 kg (216 lb)
PG 5 Singapore Indonesia Wong, Wei Long 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
CG 8 Indonesia 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
G/F 9 Indonesia 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 67 kg (148 lb)
PT/F 10 Indonesia 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PG 11 Indonesia 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 70 kg (154 lb)
C 13 United States Watkins, Darryl (WI) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 117 kg (258 lb)
PG 15 Indonesia 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
C 16 Indonesia 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G/F 17 Indonesia 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PF/C 18 United States  (WI) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 24 Indonesia 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
PG 27 Indonesia 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Indonesia Koko Nugroho
  • Indonesia Ricky Tauri
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • Injured Injured

References[]

  1. ^ "Game Preview: Singapore Slingers vs BTN CLS Knights Finals G1". aseanbasketballleague.
  2. ^ "Esho Shines In Knights' Title Run". aseanbasketballleague.
  3. ^ "CLS Knights Win First ABL Championship in Game 5 Nail-Biter". aseansports.

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