2023 T1 League playoffs#(2) Tainan TSG GhostHawks vs. (3) Kaohsiung Aquas

Five teams will participate in the playoffs. The top three teams, based on winning percentage of regular season, directly qualify for the semifinals. The fourth and fifth seeds play the best-of-three play-in series, which is in a 1-1 format. The fourth seed will be awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semifinals series, which is in a 2-2-1 format. The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series, which is in a 2-2-1-1-1 format.{{cite web |title=章程暨各式規章 RULE BOOK |url=https://assets.t1league.basketball/T1%E8%81%AF%E7%9B%9F%E7%AB%A0%E7%A8%8B%E6%9A%A8%E5%90%84%E5%BC%8F%E8%A6%8F%E7%AB%A0.pdf |publisher=T1 League |accessdate=October 29, 2022 |date=October 28, 2022}} Due to the schedule of the Xinzhuang Gymnasium, the semifinals series between the New Taipei CTBC DEA and the winner of play-in series changed to a 1-1-1-1-1 format.

On March 19, 2023, the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first team to clinch the semifinals series. On April 3, the New Taipei CTBC DEA clinched the regular season title. On April 9, the Taichung Suns became the first team to qualify the play-in series. On April 16, the Kaohsiung Aquas became the final team to secure a direct berth in the semifinals bracket, qualifying as the third seed and relegating the TaiwanBeer HeroBears to the play-in series. On April 27, the Taichung Suns won the play-in series and advanced to the semifinals bracket.

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| RD1=Play-in

| RD2=Semifinals

| RD3=Finals

| team-width=160

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1=TaiwanBeer HeroBears

| RD1-score1=1

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2=Taichung Suns

| RD1-score2=2

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=New Taipei CTBC DEA

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2=Taichung Suns

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Kaohsiung Aquas

| RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=New Taipei CTBC DEA

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| RD3-score2=0

}}

Bold Series winner

Italic Team with home-court advantage

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = April 25, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/207/stats boxscore]

| teamA = TaiwanBeer HeroBears

| teamB = Taichung Suns

| scoreA = 130

| scoreB = 138

| overtime = 2OT

| Q1 = 36–24

| Q2 = 35–27

| Q3 = 18–37

| Q4 = 26–27

| OT = 15–23

| points1 = Qualls 37

| rebounds1 = Thabeet 25

| assist1 = Chiang Yu-An 14

| points2 = Rice 44

| rebounds2 = Rice 12

| assist2 = Rice 11

| place = National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City

| attendance = 847

| referee = Lai Chien-Hao, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong

| TV = Eleven Sports
ELTA TV

| series = Series tied, 1–1 {{cite news |title=萊斯「大三元」助太陽續命 蘇奕晉：壓力丟還給台啤 |url=https://udn.com/news/story/7003/7123026 |accessdate=April 25, 2023 |work=United Daily News |date=April 25, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox

| date = April 27, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/208/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Taichung Suns

| teamB = TaiwanBeer HeroBears

| scoreA = 120

| scoreB = 118

| Q1 = 32–29

| Q2 = 28–26

| Q3 = 29–36

| Q4 = 31–27

| points1 = Rice 46

| rebounds1 = Moultrie 15

| assist1 = Ting Sheng-Ju 8

| points2 = Jones 33

| rebounds2 = Jones 13

| assist2 = Jones, Chiang Yu-An 8

| place = University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium, Taipei City

| attendance = 991

| referee = Ho Chang-Jen, Chan Owe Shiong, Hsieh Shang-Chien

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = Suns wins series, 2–1

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = May 1, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/211/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Taichung Suns

| teamB = New Taipei CTBC DEA

| scoreA = 78

| scoreB = 126

| Q1 = 19–37

| Q2 = 20–31

| Q3 = 16–30

| Q4 = 23–28

| points1 = Rice 13

| rebounds1 = Moultrie 17

| assist1 = Lin Ming-Yi 4

| points2 = King 27

| rebounds2 = Želionis 14

| assist2 = Lin Wei-Han 13

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

| attendance = 3,253

| referee = Yu Jung, Chan Owe Shiong, Glenn Cornelio

| TV = Eleven Sports
ELTA TV

| series = DEA leads series, 1–0 {{cite news |title=特攻主場持續無敵！ 季後賽首戰狂宰太陽48分 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2490224 |accessdate=May 1, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=May 1, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox

| date = May 4, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/213/stats boxscore]

| teamA = New Taipei CTBC DEA

| teamB = Taichung Suns

| scoreA = 110

| scoreB = 83

| Q1 = 37–14

| Q2 = 28–33

| Q3 = 21–17

| Q4 = 24–19

| points1 = King 18

| rebounds1 = Krajina 8

| assist1 = Hsieh Ya-Hsuan, Lin Ping-Sheng 6

| points2 = Rice 21

| rebounds2 = Moultrie, Benson 10

| assist2 = Ting Sheng-Ju 11

| place = National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium, Taichung City

| attendance = 1,333

| referee = Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong, Chen Chien-Lin

| TV = Eleven Sports
ELTA TV

| series = DEA leads series, 2–0 {{cite news |title=火力全開！狂勝太陽27分　特攻季後賽2連勝聽牌 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2492703 |accessdate=May 4, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=May 4, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = May 7, 2023

| time = 14:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/215/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Taichung Suns

| teamB = New Taipei CTBC DEA

| scoreA = 86

| scoreB = 130

| Q1 = 28–25

| Q2 = 25–30

| Q3 = 17–36

| Q4 = 16–39

| points1 = Rice 20

| rebounds1 = Benson 12

| assist1 = Ting Sheng-Ju 8

| points2 = Bachir 27

| rebounds2 = Krajina, King 12

| assist2 = Lin Wei-Han 5

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

| attendance = 3,345

| referee = Lin Chien-Hung, Glenn Cornelio, Lan Wei-Hsiung

| TV = Eleven Sports
ELTA TV

| series = DEA wins series, 3–0 {{cite news |title=又把對手打爆！特攻狂勝44分 橫掃太陽挺進總冠軍戰 |url=https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/4293866 |accessdate=May 7, 2023 |work=Liberty Times Net |date=May 7, 2023}}

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, and the first since the Taichung Wagor Suns renamed to the Taichung Suns in 2022, with the Suns winning the first meeting.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = April 28, 2023

| time = 18:30 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/209/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Kaohsiung Aquas

| teamB = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| scoreA = 103

| scoreB = 117

| Q1 = 28–26

| Q2 = 20–26

| Q3 = 22–35

| Q4 = 33–30

| points1 = Hu Long-Mao 27

| rebounds1 = Bohannon 10

| assist1 = Brickman, Alexander 7

| points2 = Upshaw 28

| rebounds2 = Upshaw 11

| assist2 = Li Han-Sheng 8

| place = Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City

| attendance = 1,004

| referee = Lan Wei-Hsiung, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = GhostHawks leads series, 1–0 {{cite news |title=「拉拉山」合轟62分　獵鷹退海神奪隊史季後賽首勝 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2488735 |accessdate=April 28, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=April 28, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox

| date = April 30, 2023

| time = 14:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/210/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Kaohsiung Aquas

| teamB = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| scoreA = 124

| scoreB = 103

| Q1 = 31–28

| Q2 = 39–22

| Q3 = 21–34

| Q4 = 33–19

| points1 = Brickman 34

| rebounds1 = Bohannon 17

| assist1 = Brickman 12

| points2 = Ku Mao Wei-Chia 24

| rebounds2 = Deguara, Bhullar 11

| assist2 = Li Han-Sheng, Ku Mao Wei-Chia 4

| place = Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City

| attendance = 1,507

| referee = Ho Chang-Jen, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = Series tied, 1–1 {{cite news |title=海神124:103戰勝獵鷹！系列賽1-1平手 布銳克曼回神狂砍34分 |url=https://www.nownews.com/news/6125771 |accessdate=April 30, 2023 |work=NOWnews |date=April 30, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = May 3, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/212/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| teamB = Kaohsiung Aquas

| scoreA = 97

| scoreB = 88

| Q1 = 35–20

| Q2 = 17–22

| Q3 = 18–28

| Q4 = 27–18

| points1 = Deguara 28

| rebounds1 = Deguara 17

| assist1 = Ku Mao Wei-Chia 6

| points2 = Brickman 24

| rebounds2 = Bohannon 14

| assist2 = Brickman 8

| place = Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City

| attendance = 4,838

| referee = Lin Chien-Hung, Glenn Cornelio, Chan Owe Shiong

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = GhostHawks leads series, 2–1 {{cite news |title=末節進攻大當機！海神88:97錯失好局　獵鷹客場取得聽牌 |url=https://www.nownews.com/news/6129090 |accessdate=May 3, 2023 |work=NOWnews |date=May 3, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox

| date = May 5, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/214/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| teamB = Kaohsiung Aquas

| scoreA = 98

| scoreB = 99

| Q1 = 36–19

| Q2 = 27–26

| Q3 = 17–30

| Q4 = 18–24

| points1 = Upshaw 27

| rebounds1 = Upshaw 17

| assist1 = Hu Kai-Hsiang 7

| points2 = Yu Huan-Ya 22

| rebounds2 = Bohannon 10

| assist2 = Brickman 11

| place = Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung City

| attendance = 6,166

| referee = Glenn Cornelio, Lan Wei-Hsiung, Lai Chien-Hao

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = Series tied, 2–2 {{cite news |title=海神99:98逆轉獵鷹！于煥亞6三分、砍22分 兩隊G5一戰定生死 |url=https://www.nownews.com/news/6131203 |accessdate=May 5, 2023 |work=NOWnews |date=May 5, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = May 8, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/216/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Kaohsiung Aquas

| teamB = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| scoreA = 99

| scoreB = 105

| Q1 = 28–18

| Q2 = 19–24

| Q3 = 26–39

| Q4 = 26–24

| points1 = Bohannon 23

| rebounds1 = Hu Long-Mao 10

| assist1 = Brickman 9

| points2 = Upshaw 27

| rebounds2 = Bhullar 21

| assist2 = Ku Mao Wei-Chia 8

| place = Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City

| attendance = 2,064

| referee = Wu Chien-Wu, Glenn Cornelio, Su Yu-Yen

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = GhostHawks wins series, 3–2

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

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{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = May 13, 2023

| time = 14:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/219/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| teamB = New Taipei CTBC DEA

| scoreA = 110

| scoreB = 117

| Q1 = 25–30

| Q2 = 25–30

| Q3 = 28–29

| Q4 = 32–28

| points1 = Upshaw 23

| rebounds1 = Upshaw 17

| assist1 = Ku Mao Wei-Chia 9

| points2 = Krajina 25

| rebounds2 = Krajina 14

| assist2 = Lin Wei-Han 12

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

| attendance = 4,059

| referee = Yu Jung, Glenn Cornelio, Hsieh Shang-Chien

| TV = Eleven Sports
ELTA TV

| series = DEA leads series, 1–0 {{cite news |title=林韋翰準大三元領軍　特攻奪T1年度冠軍賽G1勝利 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2498434 |accessdate=May 13, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=May 13, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox

| date = May 15, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/220/stats boxscore]

| teamA = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| teamB = New Taipei CTBC DEA

| scoreA = 98

| scoreB = 108

| Q1 = 28–23

| Q2 = 30–34

| Q3 = 27–23

| Q4 = 13–28

| points1 = Bhullar 22

| rebounds1 = Bhullar 18

| assist1 = Hu Kai-Hsiang 5

| points2 = Krajina 24

| rebounds2 = King 12

| assist2 = Lin Wei-Han 11

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

| attendance = 3,622

| referee = Lin Chien-Hung, Lan Wei-Hsiung, Lai Chien-Hao

| TV = Eleven Sports
ELTA TV

| series = DEA leads series, 2–0 {{cite news |title=金恩末節大演爆扣秀　特攻強勢收冠軍賽2連勝 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2499664 |accessdate=May 15, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=May 15, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee

| date = May 19, 2023

| time = 19:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/221/stats boxscore]

| teamA = New Taipei CTBC DEA

| teamB = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| scoreA = 112

| scoreB = 96

| Q1 = 38–29

| Q2 = 28–23

| Q3 = 29–18

| Q4 = 17–26

| points1 = King 26

| rebounds1 = Želionis 13

| assist1 = Lin Wei-Han 7

| points2 = Upshaw, Weathers 18

| rebounds2 = Weathers 14

| assist2 = Upshaw 5

| place = Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City

| attendance = 2,065

| referee = Yu Jung, Chan Owe Shiong, Chen Chien-Lin

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = DEA leads series, 3–0 {{cite news |title=特攻T1總冠軍賽3連勝聽牌！　林韋翰20分7助攻打爆獵鷹 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2502870 |accessdate=May 19, 2023 |work=ETtoday |date=May 19, 2023}}

}}

{{Basketballbox

| date = May 21, 2023

| time = 14:00 (UTC+8)

| report = [https://t1league.basketball/schedule/222/stats boxscore]

| teamA = New Taipei CTBC DEA

| teamB = Tainan TSG GhostHawks

| scoreA = 120

| scoreB = 93

| Q1 = 31–26

| Q2 = 29–32

| Q3 = 36–15

| Q4 = 24–20

| points1 = Želionis 35

| rebounds1 = Želionis 9

| assist1 = Lin Wei-Han 12

| points2 = Upshaw 20

| rebounds2 = Bhullar 14

| assist2 = Ku Mao Wei-Chia 9

| place = Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium, Tainan City

| attendance = 2,065

| referee = Chan Owe Shiong, Lin Chien-Hung, Joenard Garcia

| TV = VL Sports
ELTA TV

| series = DEA wins series, 4–0

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

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