The 2024 MPBL playoffs was the postseason tournament of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2024 season, the league's sixth overall, and the fifth under the 16-team format. The postseason tournament began on October 5, four days after the conclusion of the regular season, and ended on December 7, 2024. For sponsorship reasons, this year's playoffs is also known as the 2024 MPBL Playoffs presented by Xtreme and MPBL Partylist.
The top eight teams from each division advance to the playoffs. Seeding is based on wins, with tiebreaker rules applied should multiple teams have the same record. The single-elimination bracket consists of four rounds with no reseeding. The first three rounds being best-of-three series and the national finals being a best-of-five series.
During the first two rounds, two games within the same division are played in a gameday, with homecourt advantage alternating between the higher-seeded teams of each series. A traditional homecourt format is then used for the last two rounds, with the division finals using a 1âÂÂ1âÂÂ1 format and the national finals using a 2âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 format. The designated home team may not be able to play within its home locality. Should it occur, the gameday may take place elsewhere.
North Division
South Division
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Teams in italics have homecourt advantage for the series. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its division, while the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
After a close first quarter, San Juan were able to outscore Rizal by nine to lead by ten points going to the second half. San Juan didn't back down since then, leading by as much as 22 points and eventually winning the game.
Michael Calisaan led all scorers with 16 out of 47 points coming off San Juan's bench. Dexter Maiquez and Reynel Hugnatan also scored double-digits for San Juan. Alwyn Alday and Marco Balagtas led Rizal's scoring with 13 points each, with the latter also recording a double-double with 10 rebounds.
The end of the third quarter saw the game being separated by one point. After Valandre Chauca tied the game at 63, San Juan went on an eight-point scoring run as the Knights won by 12 points and advance to the division semifinals.
Michael Calisaan went 9-for-10 from the field to lead all scorers with 22 points alongside eight rebounds and two steals. Nikko Panganiban and Orlan Wamar Jr. also scored double digits while Agem Miranda led the assists department with 9. For Rizal, Val Chauca, Alwyn Alday, and Riego Gamalinda recorded double-digit scoring in the losing effort, with Alonzo also recording nine rebounds.
This is the first playoff meeting between San Juan and Rizal.
This is the first playoff meeting Pampanga and Abra.
This is the second playoff meeting Nueva Ecija and Pasay with Nueva Ecija winning the previous meeting.
Caloocan held a 20-point lead during the second quarter, but as the game went on, Manila began catching up, decreasing the Batang Kankaloo's lead to just one point. The latter part of the fourth quarter saw multiple ejections, including the leading scorers for both teams in Jeramer Cabanag and Greg Slaughter.
In the final moments, as Caloocan led by three, Jorey Napoles got fouled as Joco Tayongtong made one of two free throws to make it a two-possession game with 4.7 seconds remaining. Joshua Torralba hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to end the game as Caloocan won game 1 by one point.
As Slaughter recorded two unsportsmanlike fouls in game 1, he will be suspended for game 2. Manila attempted to file an appeal but was rejected by the league.
This is the first playoff meeting Manila and Caloocan.
This is the first playoff meeting between Negros and Quezon.
This is the second playoff meeting Batangas City and Davao Occidental with Davao Occidental winning the previous meeting.
Biñan led by as much as 12 points during the game and were leading by four points with 1:35 remaining. However, South Cotabato would go on a 7âÂÂ0 run to take the lead and eventually win the game.
This is the first playoff meeting Biñan and South Cotabato.
This is the first playoff meeting Zamboanga and Parañaque.
This is the first playoff meeting between San Juan and Caloocan.
This is the second playoff meeting between Pampanga and Nueva Ecija with Nueva Ecija winning the previous meeting.
This is the first playoff meeting between Quezon and Parañaque.
This is the second playoff meeting between Batangas City and South Cotabato with Batangas City winning the previous meeting.
This is the third playoff meeting between San Juan and Pampanga with Pampanga winning the previous meeting.
This is the first playoff meeting between Quezon and Batangas City.
This is the first championship meeting between Pampanga and Quezon.