2021 P. League+ playoffs

Taiwanese basketball tournament

2021 P. League+ playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 23 – May 15, 2021
Season2020–21
Teams3
Final positions
ChampionsTaipei Fubon Braves (1st title)
Runner-upFormosa Taishin Dreamers
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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

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

Seed Team Record Clinched
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

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

April 23
7:00pm
Boxscore
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
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
Attendance: 2,977
Referees: Hsieh Wen-Wei, Wang Li-Chang, Yu Hao-Ping
April 25
5:00pm
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Regular-season series
Pilots won 5–3 in the regular-season series
December 20, 2020
Boxscore
Taoyuan Pilots 103, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 83
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
January 3, 2021
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 100, Taoyuan Pilots 104
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
January 17, 2021
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 86, Taoyuan Pilots 90
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
January 23, 2021
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 84, Taoyuan Pilots 89
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
February 21, 2021
Boxscore
Formosa Taishin Dreamers 102, Taoyuan Pilots 99
Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City
February 28, 2021
Boxscore
Taoyuan Pilots 90, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 98
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
April 3, 2021
Boxscore
Taoyuan Pilots 106, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 95
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County

P. League+ Finals: (1) Taipei Fubon Braves vs. (3) Formosa Taishin Dreamers

May 7
7:00pm
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
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
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 114, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 110 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 28–32, 35–31, 14–23Overtime: 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
Boxscore
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
Regular-season series
Braves won 6–2 in the regular-season series
December 19, 2020
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 89, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 86
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
January 31, 2021
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 111, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 84
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
February 6, 2021
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 91, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 100
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County
February 27, 2021
Boxscore
Taipei Fubon Braves 89, Formosa Taishin Dreamers 101
Changhua County Stadium, Changhua County

References

  1. ^ a b "2020–21 Playoffs Schedule". P. LEAGUE+. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2020–21 Finals Schedule". P. LEAGUE+. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "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.