Davao Occidental Tigers–San Juan Knights rivalry
| Teams |
|
|---|---|
| First meeting | December 18, 2018 (MPBL) Davao Occidental 87, San Juan 75 |
| Latest meeting | February 29, 2024 (PSL) Davao Occidental 75, San Juan 73 |
| Next meeting | 2024 (MPBL) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 15 |
| All-time series | 8–7 (Davao Occidental) |
| Longest win streak | Davao Occidental W3 |
| Current win streak | Davao Occidental W1 |
| Postseason history | |
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The rivalry between the
As of February 2024, the two teams have played against each other fifteen times, with the Tigers leading the series 8–7.
History
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
The rivalry began during the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League's 2018–19 season, when both the Davao Occidental Tigers and San Juan Knights joined as expansion teams. Their first regular season match-up came on December 18, 2018, at Rizal Memorial Colleges in Davao City, with the host Tigers winning the game 87–75. Both teams went on to finish the season with identical 20–5 records as they would meet in that season's National Finals. The series went back-and-forth as both teams alternated wins leading to a game 5 at RMC. Heading into the final minute, Davao Occidental was leading by three points, but then Jhonard Clarito scored four consecutive points to give San Juan the lead with only eight seconds left. Emman Calo then attempted a two-point field goal that unfortunately missed, giving San Juan their first MPBL championship.
In the following 2019–20 season, their regular season match-up would come January 18, 2020 at the University of Southeastern Philippines. This time around, it was San Juan who won the game 84–65. Following, a one-year suspension of league play due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two teams would meet in a rematch for the National Finals.[1] In game 4, with Davao Occidental leading 2–1, Mark Yee would make a three-pointer to give Davao Occidental the lead and eventually winning the championship, exacting their revenge against their rivals.[2][3]
Other leagues
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In time for
The Davao Occidental Tigers would join the
Annual finishes
| League | Season | Davao Occidental | San Juan | Series | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | Playoff finish | W | L | PCT | Playoff finish | |||
| MPBL | 2018–19 | 20 | 5 | .800 | Lost National Finals | 20 | 5 | .800 | Won National Finals | 3–3 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 4 | .867 | Won National Finals | 26 | 4 | .867 | Lost National Finals | DVO 3–2 | |
FilBasket
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Subic 2021 | 7 | 3 | .700 | Lost Semifinals | 7 | 3 | .700 | Lost Finals | 1–1 |
| PSL | 2022–23 | 12 | 3 | .800 | Lost Finals | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | Lost Semifinals | SJ 1–0 |
| 2023–24 | 16 | 2 | .889 | TBD | 13 | 5 | .722 | Lost Quarterfinals | DVO 1–0 | |
| MPBL | 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | TBD | ||||||
References
- ^ a b "Davao Occidental advances to MPBL National Finals vs San Juan by default". Inquirer.net. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (March 21, 2021). "'Payback' as Davao Occidental wins MPBL national title, tops San Juan in OT". Inquirer.net. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (March 21, 2021). "Still going strong at 39, Game 4 hero Mark Yee named Finals MVP". Sports Interactive Network. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ "San Juan exacts revenge on Davao Occidental, reaches Filbasket finals vs AICC". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "San Juan Knights, Davao Occidental join Pilipinas Super League". BusinessMirror. December 7, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ "PSL: Davao Occi outlasts San Juan in battle of old rivals". Pinoystep. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.