2021 P. League+ playoffs
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 23 – May 15, 2021 |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Taipei Fubon Braves (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Formosa Taishin Dreamers |
The 2021 P. League+ playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2020–21 P. League+ season. The playoffs began on April 23 and was early ended on May 15 due to the Taiwanese pandemic restrictions after Game 4 of the 2021 P. League+ finals.[1][2] The Taipei Fubon Braves, leading 3–1 in the finals, was declared the champion after the remaining finals games were cancelled.[3]
Format
[edit]The top three seed qualify the playoffs. The second and third seeds play the best-of-five playoffs series, which is in a 2-2-1 format. The winner advances and plays the top seed in the best-of-seven finals series, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The seeding is based on each team's regular season record. Home court advantage goes to the higher seed for both series.[1][2]
Playoff qualifying
[edit]| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |
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| Playoff berth | Best record in PLG | |||
| 1 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 19–5 | February 27 | March 21 |
| 2 | Taoyuan Pilots | 10–14 | April 3 | — |
| 3 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 10–14 | March 27 | — |
Bracket
[edit]| Playoffs | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Braves | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Pilots | 2 | 3 | Dreamers | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Dreamers | 3 | |||||||
Bold: series winner
Italic: team with home-court advantage
Playoffs: (2) Taoyuan Pilots vs. (3) Formosa Taishin Dreamers
[edit]April 23
7:00pm |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers 102, Taoyuan Pilots 63 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–11, 18–15, 20–14, 35–23 | ||
| Pts: Stephan Hicks 27 Rebs: Stephan Hicks 19 Asts: Lee Te-Wei 5 |
Pts: Jordan Chatman 13 Rebs: Lin Yao-Tsung 9 Asts: Kuan Ta-You 5 | |
| Dreamers leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 25
5:00pm |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers 86, Taoyuan Pilots 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 25–24, 24–16, 14–30 | ||
| Pts: Stephan Hicks 21 Rebs: Stephan Hicks 18 Asts: Anthony Tucker 6 |
Pts: Jordan Chatman 21 Rebs: Quincy Davis 16 Asts: Chatman, Davis 5 each | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
Attendance: 4,758 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Huang Chen-Feng, Lin Ying-Feng |
April 28
7:00pm |
| Taoyuan Pilots 82, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 20–24, 9–19, 30–12 | ||
| Pts: Jordan Chatman 23 Rebs: Quincy Davis 12 Asts: Chatman, Lin Y. 5 each |
Pts: Stephan Hicks 21 Rebs: Stephan Hicks 19 Asts: Yang C., Young 5 each | |
| Pilots leads series, 2–1 | ||
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
Attendance: 3,612 Referees: Hung Yung-Yu, Yeh Chun-Hung, Luo Kuo-Hsien |
April 30
7:00pm |
| Taoyuan Pilots 74, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 7–33, 17–19, 22–34, 28–17 | ||
| Pts: Jordan Chatman 26 Rebs: Lin Yao-Tsung 9 Asts: Kuan Ta-You 4 |
Pts: Stephan Hicks 39 Rebs: Stephan Hicks 17 Asts: Lin, Young 8 each | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
Attendance: 4,015 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Huang Chen-Feng, Chen Chao-Ying |
May 2
5:00pm |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers 93, Taoyuan Pilots 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–26, 14–20, 25–14, 21–31 | ||
| Pts: Jerran Young 42 Rebs: Jerran Young 11 Asts: Hicks, Lee, Lin 5 each |
Pts: Jordan Chatman 21 Rebs: Quincy Davis 10 Asts: Lin Yao-Tsung 9 | |
| Dreamers wins series, 3–2 | ||
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
Attendance: 3,003 Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Hung Yung-Yu, Huang Chen-Feng |
| Pilots won 5–3 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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P. League+ finals: (1) Taipei Fubon Braves vs. (3) Formosa Taishin Dreamers
[edit]May 7
7:00pm |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers 114, Taipei Fubon Braves 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–28, 27–25, 25–30, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: Stephan Hicks 42 Rebs: Stephan Hicks 17 Asts: Yang Chin-Min 10 |
Pts: Singletary, Zaytsev 23 each Rebs: Ihor Zaytsev 15 Asts: Lin C., Singletary 8 each | |
| Dreamers leads series, 1–0 | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Yang He-Ping, Chen Chao-Ying |
May 9
5:00pm |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers 82, Taipei Fubon Braves 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 21–28, 22–29, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Stephan Hicks 19 Rebs: Anthony Tucker 13 Asts: Anthony Tucker 10 |
Pts: Mike Singletary 29 Rebs: Mike Singletary 12 Asts: Mike Singletary 8 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Huang Chen-Feng, Lin Ying-Feng |
May 13
7:00pm |
| Taipei Fubon Braves 114, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 110 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 28–32, 35–31, 14–23, Overtime: 13–9 | ||
| Pts: Chang Tsung-Hsien 25 Rebs: Mike Singletary 16 Asts: Mike Singletary 12 |
Pts: Stephan Hicks 31 Rebs: Stephan Hicks 18 Asts: Lee Te-Wei 6 | |
| Braves leads series, 2–1 | ||
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
Attendance: 0 Referees: Hung Yung-Yu, Wang Li-Chang, Yu Hao-Ping |
May 15
7:00pm |
| Taipei Fubon Braves 115, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 27–15, 31–20, 24–32 | ||
| Pts: Ihor Zaytsev 25 Rebs: Ihor Zaytsev 17 Asts: J. Lin, Singletary 9 each |
Pts: Stephan Hicks 33 Rebs: Stephan Hicks 17 Asts: Kenneth Chien 8 | |
| Braves leads series, 3–1 | ||
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
Attendance: 0 Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Yeh Chun-Hung, Luo Kuo-Hsien |
| Braves won 6–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "2020–21 Playoffs Schedule". P. LEAGUE+. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "2020–21 Finals Schedule". P. LEAGUE+. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "疫情影響復賽機會低 聯盟裁定臺北富邦勇士為2020-21賽季總冠軍". P. LEAGUE+. May 18, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.