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Dates | December 2–12, 2022 | |||||||||
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MVP | Byron Villarias | |||||||||
Northern finals | Nueva Ecija def. San Juan, 2–1 | |||||||||
Southern finals | Zamboanga def. Batangas City, 2–1 | |||||||||
The 2022 MPBL finals was the championship series of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's (MPBL) 2022 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-five playoff, the North Division champion Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards defeated the South Division champion Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines, as they won the league's fourth championship.[1] Byron Villarias named as the season's Finals MVP.[2]
First-seeded Nueva Ecija (21–0) held homecourt advantage for the series, having a better record than Zamboanga (18–3). This marks the first finals appearance for both teams.
This was the first finals series in which neither team is based in Metro Manila.