2024 PLG finals

{{use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball final

| year = 2024

| league = P. League+

| image =

| caption =

| team_A = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

| team_A_coach = Iurgi Caminos

| team_A_games = 1

| team_B = New Taipei Kings

| team_B_coach = Ryan Marchand

| team_B_games = 4

| date = June 9–20

| MVP = Lee Kai-Yan

}}

The 2024 PLG finals is the championship series of the P. League+'s (PLG) 2023–24 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The series is scheduled to start on June 9 and end on June 24.{{cite web|title=PLG》季後賽首度改成7戰4勝制 總冠軍賽6月9日登場|url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20240304002179-260403?chdtv|website=China Times Group|date=March 4, 2024|access-date=June 2, 2024}}

Background

=Taoyuan Pauian Pilots=

{{Main|2023–24 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots season}}

=New Taipei Kings=

{{Main|2023–24 New Taipei Kings season}}

=Road to the finals=

{{Further|2023–24 PLG season|2024 PLG playoffs}}

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TeamGPWLPCT
style="background:#cfc"

| z – Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

402614{{Winning percentage|26|14}}
x – Formosa Dreamers402416{{Winning percentage|24|16}}
style="background:#cfc"

| x – New Taipei Kings

402218{{Winning percentage|22|18}}
x – Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers402119{{Winning percentage|21|19}}
Taipei Fubon Braves401822{{Winning percentage|18|22}}
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers40931{{Winning percentage|9|31}}

Notes

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

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|+Playoff results

valign=top

!style="width:45%;"|Taoyuan Pauian Pilots !!colspan="2"|

!style="width:45%;"|New Taipei Kings

align=right|Defeated the 4th-seeded Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, 4–2

!colspan=2|Playoffs

|align=left|Defeated the 2nd-seeded Formosa Dreamers, 4–2

=Regular season series=

The regular season series is tied 4–4.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = November 19, 2023

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/428 Boxscore]

| team1 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score1 = 113

| team2 = New Taipei Kings | score2 = 123

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = November 25, 2023

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/429 Boxscore]

| team1 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score1 = 92

| team2 = New Taipei Kings | score2 = 98

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = December 9, 2023

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/438 Boxscore]

| team1 = New Taipei Kings | score1 = 107

| team2 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score2 = 86

| place = Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = December 17, 2023

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/443 Boxscore]

| team1 = New Taipei Kings | score1 = 90

| team2 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score2 = 100

| place = Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = February 18, 2024

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/480 Boxscore]

| team1 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score1 = 112

| team2 = New Taipei Kings | score2 = 97

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = March 2, 2024

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/486 Boxscore]

| team1 = New Taipei Kings | score1 = 87

| team2 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score2 = 94

| place = Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = April 28, 2024

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/524 Boxscore]

| team1 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score1 = 76

| team2 = New Taipei Kings | score2 = 94

| place = Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #fff

| date = May 15, 2024

| report = [https://pleagueofficial.com/game/537 Boxscore]

| team1 = New Taipei Kings | score1 = 90

| team2 = Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | score2 = 92

| place = Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City

}}

Series summary

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
scope="col"|Game

! scope="col"|Date

! scope="col"|Away team

! scope="col"|Result

! scope="col"|Home team

scope="row"| Game 1

| Sunday, June 9 || New Taipei Kings || 89–82 (1–0) || Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

scope="row"| Game 2

| Wednesday, June 12 || New Taipei Kings || 70–90 (1–1) || Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

scope="row"| Game 3

| Saturday, June 15 || Taoyuan Pauian Pilots || 82–83 (1–2) || New Taipei Kings

scope="row"| Game 4

| Monday, June 17 || Taoyuan Pauian Pilots || 82–90 (1–3) || New Taipei Kings

scope="row"| Game 5

| Thursday, June 20 || New Taipei Kings || 103–97 (OT) (4–1) || Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

Game summaries

=Game 1=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 9 |time=5:00pm |place=Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City

|team1= New Taipei Kings |score1=89

|team2= Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |score2=82

|report=[https://pleagueofficial.com/game/587 Boxscore]

|Q1=31–17 |Q2=23–24 |Q3=30–25 |Q4=5–16

|points1=Lee Kai-Yan 18 |points2=Alec Brown 17

|rebounds1=Wendell Lewis 11 |rebounds2=Brown, Washburn 9 each

|assist1=Jeremy Lin 5 |assist2=Pai Yao-Cheng 7

|attendance=6,470

|referee=Chang Lu-Yueh, Chen Chao-Hung, Yu Hao-Ping

|series=Kings leads series, 1–0

}}

=Game 2=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 12 |time=7:00pm |place=Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City

|team1= New Taipei Kings |score1=70

|team2= Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |score2=90

|report=[https://pleagueofficial.com/game/588 Boxscore]

|Q1=16–14 |Q2=7–27 |Q3=25–27 |Q4=22–22

|points1=Jeremy Lin 20 |points2=Lu Chun-Hsiang 18

|rebounds1=Daye, Manigault 8 each |rebounds2=Alec Brown 15

|assist1=Jeremy Lin 6 |assist2=Chou Yi-Hsiang 4

|attendance=6,470

|referee=Lai Jian-Zhong, Yeh Chun-Hung, Yang Shih-Hsien

|series=Series tied, 1–1

}}

=Game 3=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 15 |time=5:00pm |place=Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

|team1= Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |score1=82

|team2= New Taipei Kings |score2=83

|report=[https://pleagueofficial.com/game/589 Boxscore]

|Q1=23–21 |Q2=24–23 |Q3=26–19 |Q4=9–20

|points1=Alec Brown 22 |points2=Je. Lin, Jo. Lin 15 each

|rebounds1=Jason Washburn 14 |rebounds2=Kenny Manigault 12

|assist1=Chou Yi-Hsiang 5 |assist2=Jeremy Lin 4

|attendance=6,540

|referee=Pang Yun-Han, Mei Ming-Sheng, Wang Li-Chang

|series=King leads series, 2–1

}}

=Game 4=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 17 |time=7:00pm |place=Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei City

|team1= Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |score1=82

|team2= New Taipei Kings |score2=90

|report=[https://pleagueofficial.com/game/590 Boxscore]

|Q1=29–29 |Q2=19–20 |Q3=13–24 |Q4=21–17

|points1=Jason Washburn 19 |points2=Austin Daye 28

|rebounds1=Brown, Meeks, Washburn 7 each |rebounds2=Wendell Lewis 11

|assist1=Meeks, Pai 3 each |assist2=Joseph Lin 11

|attendance=6,540

|referee=Chen Hung-Ming, Hung Yung-Yu, Huang Chen-Feng

|series=Kings leads series, 3–1

}}

=Game 5=

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 20 |time=7:00pm |place=Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City

|team1= New Taipei Kings |score1=103

|team2= Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |score2=97

|report=[https://pleagueofficial.com/game/591 Boxscore]

|Q1=22–22 |Q2=30–19 |Q3=28–26 |Q4=5–18 |OT=18–12

|points1=Lee, Jo. Lin 17 each |points2=Lu Chun-Hsiang 23

|rebounds1=Austin Daye 16 |rebounds2=Treveon Graham 13

|assist1=Joseph Lin 7 |assist2=Pai Yao-Cheng 6

|attendance=6,470

|referee=Chang Lu-Yueh, Chen Chao-Hung, Yeh Chun-Hung

|series=Kings wins series, 4–1

}}

Rosters

=Taoyuan Pauian Pilots=

{{Basketball roster header|dob=y|from=y|team=Taoyuan Pauian Pilots|season=2023–24}}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 0 | nat = TWN | name = Chou Yi-Hsiang | m = 1.91 | kgs = 99 | year = 1991 | month = 2 | date = 4 | school = SLCC | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 1 | nat = SEN | name= Amdy Dieng | year = 1998 | month = 8 | date = 1 | m = 2.07 | kgs = 105 | school = NCCU | inj = | note = FS}}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 2 | nat = TWN | name= Chen Yu-Jui | year = 1995 | month = 12 | date = 22 | m = 1.85 | kgs = 75 | school = NTSU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 5 | nat = USA | name= Kennedy Meeks | year = 1995 | month = 2 | date = 5 | m = 2.08 | kgs = 113 | college = North Carolina | inj = | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 6 | nat = TWN | name= Kuan Ta-You | year = 1997 | month = 9 | date = 15 | m = 1.81 | kgs = 89 | school = NTSU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 7 | nat = TWN | name= Chiao Chu-Yu | year = 2000 | month = 9 | date = 28 | m = 2.00 | kgs = 98 | school = Fu Jen | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 8 | nat = TWN | name= Chen Yu-Han | year = 1993 | month = 12 | date = 14 | m = 1.88 | kgs = 80 | college = I-Shou | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 9 | nat = TWN | name= Lee Hsueh-Lin | year = 1984 | month = 1 | date = 31 | m = 1.76 | kgs = 75 | school = TPEC | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 10 | nat = TWN | name= Lin Tzu-Wei | year = 2000 | month = 5 | date = 12 | m = 1.88 | kgs = 82 | school = NKNU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 12 | nat = TWN | name= Li Chia-Kang | year = 1998 | month = 10 | date = 16 | m = 1.85 | kgs = 85 | school = NTSU | note = | inj = }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 21 | nat = USA | name= Alec Brown | year = 1992 | month = 7 | date = 23 | m = 2.16 | kgs = 107 | college = Green Bay | inj = | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 24 | nat = USA | name= Treveon Graham | year = 1993 | month = 10 | date = 28 | m = 1.98 | kgs = 100 | college = VCU | inj = | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 25 | nat = TWN | name = Lin Cheng | year = 2000 | month = 7 | date = 25 | m = 2.02 | kgs = 102 | school = NTSU | note = | inj = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 27 | nat = TWN | name= Chang Chen-Ya | year = 1999 | month = 10 | date = 13 | m = 1.96 | kgs = 86 | school = NCCU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 30 | nat = TWN | name= Pai Yao-Cheng | year = 1999 | month = 2 | date = 2 | m = 1.84 | kgs = 72 | school = I-Shou | note = | inj = }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 42 | nat = USA | nat2 = BUL | name= Jason Washburn | year = 1990 | month = 6 | date = 5 | m = 2.13 | kgs = 111 | college = Utah | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 69 | nat = TWN | name= Lu Chun-Hsiang | year = 1997 | month = 7 | date = 15 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 82 | college = Fu Jen | inj = | note = }}

{{PLG roster footer

| head_coach =

  • {{player||ESP|Iurgi Caminos}}

| asst_coach =

  • {{player||TWN|Huang Chi-Feng}}
  • {{player||TWN|Ma Yi-Hung}}
  • {{player||TWN|Tang Wei-Jie}}
  • {{player||TWN|Yang I-Feng}}

| str_cond =

  • {{player||TWN|Liu Hou-Shao}}
  • {{player||TWN|Liu Nien-Chieh}}

| ath_train =

  • {{player||TWN|Peng Li-Chen}}
  • {{player||TWN|Wu Yun-Kai}}

}}

=New Taipei Kings=

{{Basketball roster header|dob=y|from=y|team=New Taipei Kings|season=2023–24}}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 1 | nat = USA | nat2 = TWN | name = Joseph Lin | dab = basketball | m = 1.82 | kgs = 69 | year=1992 | month=06 | date=21 | college = Hamilton | note = HP }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 2 | nat = TWN | name = Su Pei-Kai | year = 1999 | month = 11 | date = 2 | m = 1.83 | kgs = 84 | college = NTUA | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 3 | nat = TWN | name= Chen Chun-Nan | year = 2000 | month = 4 | date = 20 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 90 | school = NTSU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 4 | nat = TWN | name = Li Wei-Ting | year = 1999 | month = 10 | date = 3 | m = 1.81 | kgs = 84.3 | college = SHU | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 6 | nat = TWN | name = Yang Chin-Min | year = 1984 | month = 1 | date = 22 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 92 | college = Fu Jen | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 7 | nat = USA | nat2 = TWN | name = Jeremy Lin | m = 1.91 | kgs = 91 | year = 1988 | month = 8 | date = 23 | college = Harvard | note = HP }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 9 | nat = TWN | name= Lee Kai-Yan | year = 1993 | month = 5 | date = 6 | m = 1.82 | kgs = 80 | school = HWU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 10 | nat = TWN | name= Chien You-Che | year = 1995 | month = 9 | date = 10 | m = 1.80 | kgs = 80 | college = Chien Hsin Tech | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = C | num = 11 | nat = TWN | name = Wang Po-Chih | year = 1996 | month = 10 | date = 29 | m = 1.95 | kgs = 130 | school = NTSU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 14 | nat = USA | name = Tony Mitchell | year = 1992 | month = 4 | date = 7 | m = 2.01 | kgs = 107 | college = North Texas | note = I | dab = basketball, born 1992 | inj = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 17 | nat = TWN | name= Su Shih-Hsuan | year = 1996 | month = 4 | date = 9 | m = 1.97 | kgs = 95 | school = NTNU | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 19 | nat = TWN | name= Lin Chin-Pang | year = 1985 | month = 6 | date = 15 | m = 1.90 | kgs = 90 | school = NTCPE | note = C | inj = }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 24 | nat = TWN | name = Hung Chih-Shan | year = 1985 | month = 7 | date = 5 | m = 1.76 | kgs = 80 | school = NTUT | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 25 | nat = USA | name = Austin Daye | year = 1988 | month = 6 | date = 5 | m = 2.07 | kgs = 91 | college = Gonzaga | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 35 | nat = USA | name = Wendell Lewis | year = 1989 | month = 9 | date = 21 | m = 2.08 | kgs = 118 | college = Alabama State | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 49 | nat = TWN | name = Chai Chen-Hao | year = 1993 | month = 7 | date = 25 | m = 1.94 | kgs = 95 | school = UKN | inj = | note = }}

{{player3 | pos = F | num = 55 | nat = USA | name = Kenny Manigault | year = 1991 | month = 5 | date = 22 | m = 1.96 | kgs = 93 | college = Pikeville | inj = | note = I }}

{{player3 | pos = G | num = 72 | nat = TWN | name= Lin Li-Jen | year = 1990 | month = 6 | date = 16 | m = 1.83 | kgs = 85 | school = MingDao | inj = | note = }}

{{PLG roster footer

| head_coach =

  • {{player||USA|Ryan Marchand}}

| asst_coach =

  • {{player||USA|Mark Coppola}}
  • {{player||TWN|Lin Cheng-Yu}}

| str_cond =

  • {{player||TWN|Chang Chung-Hsi}}
  • {{player||TWN|Liu Cheng-Yu}}

| ath_train =

  • {{player||TWN|Chiu Po-Kai}}
  • {{player||TWN|Wu Chung-Hao}}

| team_man=

  • {{player||TWN|Hung Chih-Hu}}

}}

Player statistics

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colspan="6" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;" | Legend
style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |   GP

| Games played

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  MPG 

| Minutes per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  2P% 

| style="padding-right: 8px" | 2-point field goal percentage

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  3P% 

| style="padding-right: 8px" | 3-point field goal percentage

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  FT% 

| Free throw percentage

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  RPG 

| Rebounds per game

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  APG 

| Assists per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  SPG 

| Steals per game

| style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" |  BPG 

| Blocks per game

style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" |  PPG 

| Points per game

;Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

class="wikitable"
PlayerGPMPGPPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPG
Alec Brown530:4714.2064.29%53.85%66.67%10.201.400.601.00
Chang Chen-Ya512:471.0050.00%0.00%75.00%0.400.400.400.00
Chen Yu-Jui403:300.250.00%0.00%50.00%0.501.000.250.00
Chou Yi-Hsiang528:507.2019.05%26.09%100.00%3.403.000.400.20
Treveon Graham139:5317.0057.14%28.57%50.00%13.003.002.000.00
Kuan Ta-You405:291.0040.00%0.00%0.00%0.000.750.250.00
Lee Hsueh-Lin307:020.6733.33%0.00%0.00%1.001.330.000.00
Li Chia-Kang526:2710.4037.93%30.43%69.23%4.602.001.400.00
Lin Cheng210:061.500.00%100.00%0.00%2.000.500.000.00
Lin Tzu-Wei102:192.00100.00%0.00%0.00%0.000.000.000.00
Lu Chun-Hsiang535:3913.6038.30%31.82%73.33%3.002.400.800.00
Kennedy Meeks428:569.7540.63%20.00%76.92%8.751.500.500.75
Pai Yao-Cheng527:5611.0034.09%38.46%66.67%4.604.400.800.20
Jason Washburn535:2815.6053.19%0.00%80.00%10.000.801.000.40

;New Taipei Kings

class="wikitable"
PlayerGPMPGPPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPG
Chen Chun-Nan102:190.000.00%0.00%0.00%0.000.000.000.00
Chien You-Che407:082.250.00%60.00%0.00%0.750.250.250.00
Austin Daye534:0913.2043.33%31.25%90.91%9.803.400.801.40
Hung Chih-Shan409:243.000.00%57.14%0.00%0.001.000.000.00
style="background:#FDE910;"

|Lee Kai-Yan

537:3014.2045.71%44.44%60.00%4.401.401.200.20
Wendell Lewis531:4411.4068.42%0.00%33.33%8.400.401.000.80
Li Wei-Ting102:193.000.00%100.00%0.00%0.000.000.000.00
Lin Chin-Pang309:210.6733.33%0.00%0.00%1.000.670.000.00
Jeremy Lin435:2317.0046.15%14.81%95.24%6.254.252.251.50
Joseph Lin530:099.2031.58%34.48%80.00%1.205.001.600.60
Kenny Manigault326:0712.0034.78%45.45%83.33%8.332.002.000.00
Tony Mitchell213:092.5025.00%0.00%100.00%5.501.500.001.50
Su Shih-Hsuan512:403.2040.00%37.50%100.00%4.800.200.600.40
Wang Po-Chih102:190.000.00%0.00%0.00%1.000.000.000.00
Yang Chin-Min529:168.8030.77%33.33%58.33%4.001.200.600.20

References