2018 Quezon City Capitals season

2018 Quezon City Capitals season
2018 Quezon City Capitals season
Head coach	Vis Valencia
Results
Record	5–4 (.556)
Place	Overall: 5th
Playoff finish	Quarterfinals ; (lost vs. Valenzuela, 1–2)
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The 2018 Quezon City Capitals season was the inaugural season of the franchise in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).^[1] The team concluded their season in the Quarterfinals, losing to the Valenzuela Classic in three games.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
3	Muntinlupa Cagers	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2	Playoffs
4	Valenzuela Classic	9	6	3	.667^[a]	2
5	Quezon City Capitals	9	5	4	.556^[b]	3
6	Navotas Clutch	9	5	4	.556^[b]	3
7	Parañaque Patriots	9	4	5	.444	4

Source: Standings
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2a) If two teams are tied, head-to-head match-up; 2b) If three or more teams are tied, head-to-head point quotient; 3) overall point quotient; 4) coin toss.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Bulacan (1.032), Muntinlupa (1.006), Valenzuela (0.965) are ranked by head-to-head point quotient.
^ ^a ^b Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.

Schedule

2018 Quezon City Capitals season schedule
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Record	Recap
1	January 30	Bataan	W 87–69	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	1–0	Recap
2	February 6	Imus	W 84–75	JCSGO Christian Academy	2–0	Recap
3	February 10	Navotas	W 87–78	Imus City Sports Complex	3–0	Recap
4	February 15	Parañaque	W 64–54	Olivarez College	4–0	Recap
5	February 20	Muntinlupa	L 87–103	Muntinlupa Sports Complex	4–1	Recap
6	February 24	Bulacan	L 81–95	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	4–2	Recap
7	March 1	Caloocan	W 90–89	JCSGO Christian Academy	5–2	Recap
8	March 8	Batangas City	L 68–77	Caloocan Sports Complex	5–3	Recap
9	March 15	Valenzuela	L 79–84	Valenzuela Astrodome	5–4	Recap
Source: Schedule

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals (best-of-3)			Semifinals (best-of-3)			Finals (best-of-5)

1	Batangas City	2

8	Bataan	0
			1	Batangas City	2

			4	Valenzuela	0
4	Valenzuela	2

5	Quezon City	1
						1	Batangas City	3

						3	Muntinlupa	1
2	Bulacan	1

7	Parañaque	2
			7	Parañaque	1

			3	Muntinlupa	2
3	Muntinlupa	2

6	Navotas	0

Schedule

2018 Quezon City Capitals playoffs schedule
Round	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Location	Series	Recap
Quarterfinals	1	March 20	Valenzuela	L 89–96	Batangas City Coliseum	0–1	Recap
	2	March 24	Valenzuela	W 76–68	Valenzuela Astrodome	1–1	Recap
	3	April 3	Valenzuela	L 72–74	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium	1–2	Recap
Source: Schedule

References

^ Leongson, Randolph (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

[table_hth_BUL0.10912636020646-2] Bulacan (1.032), Muntinlupa (1.006), Valenzuela (0.965) are ranked by head-to-head point quotient.

[table_hth_QC0.10912636020646-3] Quezon City wins tiebreaker over Navotas by head-to-head victory.

[1] Leongson, Randolph (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika basketball league tips off Thursday with 10 teams at Big Dome". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

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