The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 17th Governors' Cup championship and the 121st overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of the previous year's Governors' Cup finals.[1][2]
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Dates | October 13–27, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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MVP | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | ||||||||||||||
Television | Local: ESPN5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International | ||||||||||||||
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Radio network | Radyo5 (DWFM) | ||||||||||||||
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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel won the series, four games to three, successfully defending the Governors' Cup championship. This is the second Governors' Cup and 10th overall championship of the Ginebra franchise.
Background
editRoad to the finals
editBarangay Ginebra San Miguel | Meralco Bolts | ||
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Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with TNT in 2nd place | Elimination round | Finished 9–2 (.818): 1st place | |
.760 (3rd place) | Tiebreaker* | bye | |
Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. Blackwater in two games (twice-to-beat advantage) | |
Def. TNT, 3–1 | Semifinals | Def. Star, 3–0 |
Head-to-head matchup
editSeries summary
editGame | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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Game 1 | October 13 | Quezon Convention Center | Barangay Ginebra | 102–87 |
Game 2 | October 15 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 86–76 |
Game 3 | October 18 | Meralco | 94–81 | |
Game 4 | October 20 | Meralco | 85–83 | |
Game 5 | October 22 | Philippine Arena | Barangay Ginebra | 85–74 |
Game 6 | October 25 | Meralco | 98–91 | |
Game 7 | October 27 | Barangay Ginebra | 101–96 |
Game 1
editOctober 13
7:00 pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102, Meralco Bolts 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 20–17, 28–36, 25–16 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 32 Rebs: Brownlee 19 Asts: Mercado 8 |
Pts: Durham 27 Rebs: Durham 14 Asts: Durham 8 | |
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0 |
Game 2
editOctober 15
6:30pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 86, Meralco Bolts 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 22–13, 17–25, 29–14 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 19 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee 7 |
Pts: Durham 25 Rebs: Durham 22 Asts: Durham 7 | |
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–0 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,159 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste |
Game 3
editOctober 18
7:00pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81, Meralco Bolts 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–23, 17–20, 17–28 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 15 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: J. Aguilar, Devance 4 |
Pts: Durham 38 Rebs: Durham 20 Asts: Newsome 12 | |
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1 |
Game 4
editOctober 20
7:00pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83, Meralco Bolts 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 23–24, 23–27, 20–17 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 34 Rebs: Brownlee 14 Asts: Brownlee 7 |
Pts: Durham 28 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: Dillinger 5 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,164 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste |
Game 5
editOctober 22
6:30pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85, Meralco Bolts 74 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 21–20, 24–27, 19–12 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 20 Rebs: Slaughter 16 Asts: Brownlee 5 |
Pts: Durham 27 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Amer, Durham 5 | |
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2 |
Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan
Attendance: 36,445 Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya |
Game 6
editOctober 25
7:00pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 20–25, 32–21, 22–23 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 23 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 4 |
Pts: Durham 28 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Newsome 11 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan
Attendance: 53,642 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza |
Game 7
editOctober 27
7:00pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 101, Meralco Bolts 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 25–18, 29–27, 20–32 | ||
Pts: Tenorio 26 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: J. Aguilar, Brownlee 5 |
Pts: Durham 26 Rebs: Durham 24 Asts: Durham 9 | |
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3 |
Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan
Attendance: 54,086 Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta |
Rosters
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- a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.
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Broadcast notes
editThe Governors' Cup finals aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.
Game | ESPN5 | PBA Rush (English) | ||||
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Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | |
Game 1 | Sev Sarmenta | Eric Menk and Eric Reyes | Rizza Diaz | Chuck Araneta | Tony dela Cruz | Mara Aquino |
Game 2 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson and Jason Webb | Sel Guevara | James Velasquez | Jong Uichico | Apple David |
Game 3 | Anthony Suntay | Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao | Selina Dagdag | Carlo Pamintuan | Charles Tiu | Chino Lui Pio |
Game 4 | Charlie Cuna | Eric Menk and Dominic Uy | Sel Guevara | Chiqui Reyes | Ali Peek | Apple David |
Game 5 | Magoo Marjon | Eric Reyes and Quinito Henson | Rizza Diaz | James Velasquez | Tony dela Cruz | Carla Lizardo |
Game 6 | Sev Sarmenta | Dominic Uy and Andy Jao | Rizza Diaz | Carlo Pamintuan | Charles Tiu | Carla Lizardo |
Game 7 | Charlie Cuna | Quinito Henson and Andy Jao | Rizza Diaz | Chuck Araneta | Ali Peek | Carla Lizardo |
- Additional Game 7 crew:
- Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
- Dugout celebration interviewer: Jutt Sulit
References
edit- ^ Amer says finals experience, RDO arrival brighten Meralco chances in rematch vs Ginebra, Jan Ballesteros, spin.ph, October 10, 2017
- ^ Ginebra, Meralco start title showdown, PBA.ph, October 12, 2017