2023 PLG finals

The 2023 PLG finals is the championship series of the P. League+'s (PLG) 2022–23 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The series started on June 3 and ended on June 14.^[1]

2023 P. League+ finals

Team Coach Wins New Taipei Kings Ryan Marchand 2 Taipei Fubon Braves Hsu Chin-Che 4
Dates	June 3–14
MVP	Chris Johnson
← 2022 P. League+ finals

Background

New Taipei Kings

Main article: 2022–23 New Taipei Kings season

Taipei Fubon Braves

Main article: 2022–23 Taipei Fubon Braves season

Road to the finals

Further information: 2022–23 PLG season and 2023 PLG playoffs

Team	GP	W	L	PCT
z – New Taipei Kings	40	27	13	.675
x – Taipei Fubon Braves	40	25	15	.625
x – Taoyuan Pauian Pilots	40	19	21	.475
x – Formosa Taishin Dreamers	40	19	21	.475
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers	40	17	23	.425
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers	40	13	27	.325

Notes

• z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
• x – Clinched playoff spot

Playoff results

New Taipei Kings			Taipei Fubon Braves
Defeated the 4th-seeded Formosa Taishin Dreamers, 3–1	Playoffs		Defeated the 3rd-seeded Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, 3–0

Regular season series

The Kings won the regular season series 5–3.

November 25, 2022

Boxscore

Taipei Fubon Braves 89, New Taipei Kings 104

Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

December 10, 2022

Boxscore

New Taipei Kings 103, Taipei Fubon Braves 99

Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City

December 23, 2022

Boxscore

New Taipei Kings 106, Taipei Fubon Braves 101

Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City

January 1, 2023

Boxscore

Taipei Fubon Braves 83, New Taipei Kings 95

Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

February 4, 2023

Boxscore

New Taipei Kings 109, Taipei Fubon Braves 111

Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City

March 12, 2023

Boxscore

Taipei Fubon Braves 106, New Taipei Kings 95

Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

March 18, 2023

Boxscore

New Taipei Kings 97, Taipei Fubon Braves 90

Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City

April 15, 2023

Boxscore

Taipei Fubon Braves 89, New Taipei Kings 68

Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

Series summary

Game	Date	Away team	Result	Home team
Game 1	Saturday, June 3	Taipei Fubon Braves	72–86 (0–1)	New Taipei Kings
Game 2	Monday, June 5	Taipei Fubon Braves	87–83 (1–1)	New Taipei Kings
Game 3	Thursday, June 8	New Taipei Kings	91–97 (1–2)	Taipei Fubon Braves
Game 4	Saturday, June 10	New Taipei Kings	107–97 (2–2)	Taipei Fubon Braves
Game 5	Monday, June 12	Taipei Fubon Braves	111–105 (3–2)	New Taipei Kings
Game 6	Wednesday, June 14	New Taipei Kings	104–118 (2–4)	Taipei Fubon Braves

Game summaries

Game 1

June 3 5:00pm

Boxscore

Taipei Fubon Braves 72, New Taipei Kings 86
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 21–22, 17–25, 16–18
Pts: Ihor Zaystev 20 Rebs: Mike Singletary 12 Asts: Chang T., Jian, Singletary 3 each		Pts: Yang Chin-Min 24 Rebs: Byron Mullens 20 Asts: J. Lin, Manigault 5 each
Kings leads series, 1–0

Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,540 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Chen Chao-Hung, Yang Shih-Hsien

Game 2

June 5 7:00pm

Boxscore

Taipei Fubon Braves 87, New Taipei Kings 83
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 32–24, 18–10, 21–26
Pts: Ihor Zaytsev 20 Rebs: Johnson, Zaytsev 11 each Asts: Chang Tsung-Hsien 4		Pts: Joseph Lin 20 Rebs: Byron Mullens 12 Asts: Joseph Lin 6
Series tied, 1–1

Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,540 Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Yeh Chun-Hung, Tsung Hsiu-Hui

Game 3

June 8 7:00pm

Boxscore

New Taipei Kings 91, Taipei Fubon Braves 97
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 22–22, 26–28, 23–30
Pts: Joseph Lin 20 Rebs: Byron Mullens 17 Asts: Joseph Lin 5		Pts: Chris Johnson 29 Rebs: Chris Johnson 23 Asts: Chang Tsung-Hsien 3
Braves leads series, 2–1

Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Chang Lu-Yueh, Huang Chen-Feng, Mei Ming-Sheng

Game 4

June 10 5:00pm

Boxscore

New Taipei Kings 107, Taipei Fubon Braves 97
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 24–18, 31–32, 21–29
Pts: Byron Mullens 28 Rebs: Kenny Manigault 18 Asts: Kenny Manigault 10		Pts: Chou Kuei-Yu 19 Rebs: Mike Singletary 13 Asts: Mike Singletary 8
Series tied, 2–2

Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Pang Yun-Han, Hung Yung-Yu, Sung Ming-Lu

Game 5

June 12 7:00pm

Boxscore

Taipei Fubon Braves 111, New Taipei Kings 105
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 29–28, 32–37, 18–18
Pts: Ihor Zaytsev 33 Rebs: Chris Johnson 11 Asts: Lin Chih-Chieh 7		Pts: Byron Mullens 26 Rebs: Byron Mullens 11 Asts: Kenny Manigault 8
Braves leads series, 3–2

Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City Attendance: 6,540 Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Chen Chao-Hung, Yeh Chun-Hung

Game 6

June 14 7:00pm

Boxscore

New Taipei Kings 104, Taipei Fubon Braves 118
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 30–30, 26–35, 23–27
Pts: Joseph Lin 37 Rebs: Byron Mullens 10 Asts: Kenny Manigault 9		Pts: Chris Johnson 27 Rebs: Chris Johnson 9 Asts: Lin Chih-Chieh 7
Braves wins series, 4–2

Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Chang Lu-Yueh, Huang Chen-Feng

Rosters

New Taipei Kings

2022–23 New Taipei Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 1 Joseph Lin 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 33 – (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 Hamilton G 2 Lin Shih-Hsuan 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 76 kg (168 lb) 26 – (1998-12-28)28 December 1998 NTNU F 3 Chen Chun-Nan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 25 – (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 NTSU G 4 Li Wei-Ting 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) 84.3 kg (186 lb) 25 – (1999-10-03)3 October 1999 SHU C 5 Byron Mullens (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 122 kg (269 lb) 36 – (1989-02-14)14 February 1989 Ohio State F 6 Yang Chin-Min (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 41 – (1984-01-22)22 January 1984 Fu Jen G 7 Lin Li-Jen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 35 – (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 MingDao G 9 Lee Kai-Yan 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 32 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 HWU G 10 Chien You-Che 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 Chien Hsin Tech F 13 Yang Hsing-Chih 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1993-11-09)9 November 1993 NTNU F 15 Tseng Yu-Hao 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 25 – (1999-08-04)4 August 1999 NCCU F 17 Su Shih-Hsuan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 NTNU F 19 Lin Chin-Pang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 40 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 NTCPE G 22 Kao Cheng-En 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1999-12-23)23 December 1999 Chien Hsin Tech G 24 Hung Chih-Shan 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 40 – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 NTUT C 25 Omar Niang 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 27 – (1998-05-15)15 May 1998 NCCU C 50 Quincy Davis 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 114 kg (251 lb) 42 – (1983-02-16)16 February 1983 Tulane F 55 Kenny Manigault (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 34 – (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 Pikeville	Head coach Ryan Marchand Assistant coach(es) Mark Coppola Hsu Hao-Cheng Strength & conditioning coach(es) Chang Chung-Hsi Athletic trainer(s) Chiu Po-Kai Wu Chung-Hao Team manager Hung Chih-Hu Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured

Taipei Fubon Braves

2022–23 Taipei Fubon Braves roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From G 0 Lai Ting-En 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 29 – (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 Fu Jen F 1 Chen Fan Po-Yen 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 25 – (2000-01-24)24 January 2000 Chien Hsin Tech G 3 Chang Tsung-Hsien 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 36 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 BYU–Hawaii F/C 5 Chris Johnson (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 40 – (1985-07-17)17 July 1985 LSU G 7 Lu Zong-Lin 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 30 – (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 NTUST F 8 Chou Kuei-Yu 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 NTNU F 10 Steven Guinchard 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 EC Georgia G 11 Hung Kai-Chieh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 26 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 NCCU F 12 Lin Chih-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 43 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 Chinese Culture F 13 Lin Meng-Hsueh 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 32 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 NTSU F 14 Tsai Wen-Cheng (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 40 – (1985-05-31)31 May 1985 NCUE C 15 Hsieh Zong-Rong 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 NTUST F 17 Mike Singletary (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 36 – (1988-09-19)19 September 1988 Texas Tech C 21 Tseng Hsiang-Chun 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 26 – (1998-08-08)8 August 1998 Fu Jen F 23 Brendon Smart 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 29 – (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 Chien Hsin Tech G 24 Jian Ting-Jhao 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80.2 kg (177 lb) 27 – (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 Chien Hsin Tech F 29 Chang Keng-Yu 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 29 – (1995-10-16)16 October 1995 NTUS C 32 Ihor Zaytsev (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 36 – (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 Ukraine	Head coach Hsu Chin-Che Assistant coach(es) Wu Yung-Jen Lin Wei-Hao Chiang Chih-Cheng Wei Wei Strength & conditioning coach(es) Jheng Wei-Syuan Athletic trainer(s) Lin Wu-Chang Peng Yu-Ming (assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player Injured

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	2P%	2-point field goal percentage
3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game

New Taipei Kings

Player	GP	MPG	PPG	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Chen Chun-Nan	2	03:36	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50
Chien You-Che	6	10:51	1.00	20.00%	11.11%	50.00%	0.67	0.17	0.33	0.00
Quincy Davis	6	26:50	10.50	65.63%	33.33%	75.00%	7.50	0.33	0.50	0.67
Hung Chih-Shan	6	11:12	1.50	0.00%	18.75%	0.00%	1.00	1.50	0.33	0.00
Lee Kai-Yan	6	26:08	7.50	31.82%	26.92%	76.92%	1.83	1.67	2.00	0.83
Lin Chin-Pang	4	10:12	2.50	83.33%	0.00%	0.00%	0.50	0.00	0.25	0.00
Joseph Lin	6	37:52	18.67	46.77%	40.00%	80.00%	3.50	4.33	0.83	0.50
Lin Li-Jen	2	00:31	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kenny Manigault	6	35:06	14.67	48.08%	23.33%	73.91%	7.33	6.67	2.83	0.17
Byron Mullens	6	36:34	20.17	62.00%	42.86%	88.46%	13.67	1.67	0.83	0.83
Omar Niang	2	00:31	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Su Shih-Hsuan	5	14:34	3.60	25.00%	20.00%	83.33%	3.00	0.00	0.20	0.60
Yang Chin-Min	6	34:53	17.33	52.27%	40.00%	80.00%	4.00	1.83	0.83	0.00

Taipei Fubon Braves

Player	GP	MPG	PPG	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Chang Tsung-Hsien	6	28:34	10.83	35.19%	25.00%	100.00%	3.50	2.83	0.67	0.33
Chen Fan Po-Yen	1	02:26	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Chou Kuei-Yu	6	27:53	9.50	60.00%	26.32%	0.00%	3.17	2.00	1.67	0.00
Steven Guinchard	5	09:31	2.60	33.33%	27.27%	0.00%	1.00	0.40	0.80	0.00
Hsieh Zong-Rong	1	01:21	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hung Kai-Chieh	6	18:35	5.83	36.36%	40.00%	100.00%	1.67	1.00	1.00	0.17
Jian Ting-Jhao	6	15:32	5.50	38.89%	25.00%	83.33%	2.17	1.67	0.17	0.00
Chris Johnson	4	34:02	23.25	65.12%	42.11%	81.25%	13.50	2.00	1.75	2.00
Lai Ting-En	6	07:46	1.33	33.33%	0.00%	100.00%	1.50	1.17	0.33	0.00
Lin Chih-Chieh	6	32:08	15.33	73.53%	23.08%	68.18%	4.50	3.67	1.17	0.00
Lin Meng-Hsueh	2	03:11	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.50	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mike Singletary	2	41:02	10.50	50.00%	6.25%	66.67%	12.50	5.50	2.50	1.50
Brendon Smart	1	09:20	3.00	0.00%	100.00%	0.00%	3.00	0.00	1.00	0.00
Tsai Wen-Cheng	3	11:47	6.67	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	2.00	1.00	0.33	0.00
Tseng Hsiang-Chun	6	15:59	4.67	52.63%	33.33%	71.43%	3.50	0.33	0.17	1.00
Ihor Zaytsev	6	40:01	19.00	62.90%	33.33%	64.29%	7.50	2.33	1.00	1.00