2019 ABL Finals

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. Maxie Esho was named as the Finals MVP.[2][3]

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

Background
Further information: 2018–19 ABL season, 2018–19 CLS Knights Indonesia season, and 2018–19 Singapore Slingers
BTN CLS Knights IndonesiaSingapore Slingers
Finished 15–11 (.577) for 4th placeRegular seasonFinished 16–10 (.615) for 3rd place
Def. 5th-seeded Saigon Heat, 2–1QuarterfinalsDef. 6th-seeded Macau Black Bears, 2–1
Def. 8th-seeded Mono Vampire, 2–1SemifinalsDef. 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
GameDateVenueHome teamResultAway team
Game 1Monday, 3 MayOCBC ArenaSingapore Slingers67-86 (0-1)BTN CLS Knights Indonesia
Game 2Wednesday, 5 MayOCBC ArenaSingapore Slingers77-57 (1-1)BTN CLS Knights Indonesia
Game 3Saturday, 8 MayGOR Basket KertajayaBTN CLS Knights Indonesia60-63 (1-2)Singapore Slingers
Game 4Tuesday, 11 MayGOR Basket KertajayaBTN CLS Knights Indonesia87-74 (2-2)Singapore Slingers
Game 5Saturday, 15 MayOCBC ArenaSingapore Slingers81-84 (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: Esho 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: Esho, 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: Esho 19
Rebs: Esho 13
Asts: Herring 7		 Box score Pts: Fields, Young 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: Esho 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 Singapore Lim, Jun Yuan 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 Tay, Ding Loon 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
G 11 Singapore Liew, Larry 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
SG 12 United States Young, Jerran (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 Lim, Kelvin 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 Low, Russel 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
F/C 55 Singapore Raj, V Lavin 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.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 Jawato, Brandon 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 Wisnu, Ngurah 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
G/F 9 Indonesia Kurniawan, Sandy 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 67 kg (148 lb)
PT/F 10 Indonesia Utomo, Rachmad Febri 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PG 11 Indonesia Hidayat, Arif 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 Panagan, Jan Misael 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb)
C 16 Indonesia Nugroho, Firman Dwi 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
G/F 17 Indonesia Baskoro, Katon Adjie 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PF/C 18 United States Esho, Maxie (WI) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb)
C 24 Indonesia Saroni, Moh 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
PG 27 Indonesia Ardiansyah, Bima Riski 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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