2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 19th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 126th overall championship contested by the league.[1]
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Dates | August 4–16, 2019 | ||||||||||||
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MVP | Terrence Romeo (San Miguel Beermen) | ||||||||||||
Television | Local: ESPN5 5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International | ||||||||||||
Announcers | see Broadcast notes | ||||||||||||
Radio network | Radyo5 (DWFM) | ||||||||||||
Announcers | see Broadcast notes | ||||||||||||
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The Beermen ties the Barangay Ginebra Kings to become the second 7th seed team and the lowest seed to win a PBA championship since Barangay Ginebra did it in the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference.[2]
Background
editRoad to the finals
editSan Miguel Beermen | TNT KaTropa | ||
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Finished 5–6 (.455): Tied with Magnolia and Rain or Shine in 5th place | Elimination round | Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place | |
Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83 (7th place) | Tiebreaker | — | |
Def. NorthPort in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. Alaska in two games (twice-to-beat advantage) | |
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1 | Semifinals | Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1 |
Head-to-head matchup
editSeries summary
editGame | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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Game 1 | August 4 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 109–96 |
Game 2 | August 7 | San Miguel | 127–125 (2OT) | |
Game 3 | August 9 | TNT | 115–105 | |
Game 4 | August 11 | San Miguel | 106–101 | |
Game 5 | August 14 | San Miguel | 99–94 | |
Game 6 | August 16 | San Miguel | 102–90 |
Game summaries
editGame 1
editAugust 4
6:30 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 96, TNT KaTropa 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–35, 23–25, 30–27, 24–22 | ||
Pts: McCullough 33 Rebs: McCullough 15 Asts: Ross 7 |
Pts: Jones 41 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Jones 8 | |
TNT leads series, 1–0 |
Game 2
editAugust 7
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 127, TNT KaTropa 125 (2OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 27–20, 25–32, 22–29, Overtime: 8–8, 13–11 | ||
Pts: McCullough 32 Rebs: McCullough 22 Asts: Cabagnot, McCullough 7 |
Pts: Rosario 34 Rebs: Jones 13 Asts: Castro 12 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Game 3
editAugust 9
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 105, TNT KaTropa 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–18, 17–37, 28–31, 27–29 | ||
Pts: Fajardo, McCullough 27 Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13 Asts: Romeo, Ross 5 |
Pts: Jones 37 Rebs: Jones 18 Asts: Jones 9 | |
TNT leads series, 2–1 |
Game 4
editAugust 11
6:35 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 106, TNT KaTropa 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 20–30, 31–17, 24–32 | ||
Pts: McCullough 27 Rebs: McCullough 22 Asts: Ross 8 |
Pts: Jones 32 Rebs: Jones 16 Asts: Castro 8 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 13,578 Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago |
Game 5
editAugust 14
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 99, TNT KaTropa 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 23–21, 24–31, 30 –14 | ||
Pts: McCullough 35 Rebs: McCullough 22 Asts: Romeo 5 |
Pts: Jones 35 Rebs: Jones 17 Asts: Jones 8 | |
San Miguel leads series, 3–2 |
Game 6
editAugust 16
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–16, 29–28, 28–27 | ||
Pts: McCullough 35 Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13 Asts: Romeo, Ross 7 |
Pts: Jones 41 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Castro 6 | |
San Miguel wins series, 4–2 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,447 Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla |
Rosters
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Broadcast notes
editThe Philippine Cup finals were aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the finals.
- Additional Game 6 crew:
- Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
- Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario
References
edit- ^ "PBA: Clash of league titans, as San Miguel and TNT duel for title". news.abs-cbn.com. August 4, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "PBA: San Miguel Beer claims Commissioner's Cup title". GMANetwork.com. August 16, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2022.