2017 PBA Governors' Cup | |
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Duration | July 19 – October 27, 2017 |
TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
Finals | |
Champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
Runners-up | Meralco Bolts |
Awards | |
Best Player | Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
Best Import | Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts) |
Finals MVP | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
PBA conference chronology | |
The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on July 19 and ended on October 27, 2017. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).
Due to the FIBA Asia Cup, the league decided to temporarily shelve signing up Asian imports.[1]
Format
[edit]The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
- Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
- Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
[edit]Team standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Meralco Bolts | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
4 | Star Hotshots | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | |
5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
6 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | |
7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7 | 4 | .636[b] | 2 | |
8 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
9 | Alaska Aces | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
12 | Kia Picanto | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
Notes:
Schedule
[edit]Results
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
1 | Meralco | 91 | 104 | |||||||||||
8 | Blackwater | 92 | 96 | |||||||||||
1 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
(#4 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Star | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Star | 89 | ||||||||||||
5 | NLEX | 77 | ||||||||||||
1 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | TNT | 102 | 118 | |||||||||||
7 | Rain or Shine | 106 | 114 | |||||||||||
2 | TNT | 1 | ||||||||||||
(#3 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Barangay Ginebra | 104 | ||||||||||||
6 | San Miguel | 84 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit](1) Meralco vs. (8) Blackwater
[edit]September 26
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Meralco Bolts 91, Blackwater Elite 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 23–18, 22–21, 29–29 | ||
Pts: Newsome 19 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Durham 7 |
Pts: Walker 30 Rebs: Walker 18 Asts: Walker 6 |
September 28
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Meralco Bolts 104, Blackwater Elite 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 18–30, 33–25, 31–19 | ||
Pts: Amer 31 Rebs: Durham 20 Asts: Durham 9 |
Pts: Walker 34 Rebs: Walker 16 Asts: Sumang 8 | |
Meralco wins series in two games |
(2) TNT vs. (7) Rain or Shine
[edit]September 27
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TNT KaTropa 102, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 19–26, 28–32, 27–22 | ||
Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Rosario 16 Asts: Castro, Rice Jr. 6 |
Pts: Bullock 31 Rebs: Bullock 15 Asts: Norwood 6 |
September 29
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TNT KaTropa 118, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 32–32, 26–27, 33–28 | ||
Pts: Rice Jr. 34 Rebs: Rice Jr. 16 Asts: Castro 12 |
Pts: Bullock 30 Rebs: Ahanmisi 12 Asts: Ahanmisi 8 | |
TNT wins series in two games |
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) San Miguel
[edit]September 27
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Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 104, San Miguel Beermen 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 22–9, 29–29, 30–23 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 37 Rebs: Thompson 13 Asts: Tenorio 10 |
Pts: Watson 30 Rebs: Fajardo 22 Asts: Ross 7 | |
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game |
(4) Star vs. (5) NLEX
[edit]September 26
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Star Hotshots 89, NLEX Road Warriors 77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 22–23, 16–18, 28–14 | ||
Pts: Acox 21 Rebs: Acox 12 Asts: Pingris 5 |
Pts: Fuller 16 Rebs: Fuller 9 Asts: Fonacier 4 | |
Star wins series in one game |
Semifinals
[edit](1) Meralco vs. (4) Star
[edit]October 1
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Meralco Bolts 72, Star Hotshots 66 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 25–15, 15–17, 25–13 | ||
Pts: Durham 23 Rebs: Durham 23 Asts: Dillinger 5 |
Pts: Jalalon 15 Rebs: Acox 16 Asts: Jalalon, Pingris 3 |
October 3
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Meralco Bolts 98, Star Hotshots 74 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–11, 23–21, 25–16, 20–26 | ||
Pts: three players 18 each Rebs: Durham 25 Asts: Amer 8 |
Pts: Barroca 16 Rebs: Acox 12 Asts: Jalalon 3 |
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa, Laguna
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya |
October 5
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Meralco Bolts 91, Star Hotshots 88 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 24–16, 15–25, 14–15, Overtime: 8–5 | ||
Pts: Durham 24 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Durham 6 |
Pts: Barroca 21 Rebs: Barroca 12 Asts: Barroca 8 | |
Meralco wins series, 3–0 |
(2) TNT vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
[edit]October 2
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TNT KaTropa 94, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 26–29, 27–35, 19–26 | ||
Pts: Rice Jr. 26 Rebs: Rice Jr. 10 Asts: Castro 7 |
Pts: Brownlee 21 Rebs: Brownlee, Mariano 8 Asts: Tenorio 7 |
October 4
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TNT KaTropa 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 18–33, 27–22, 27–27 | ||
Pts: Rice Jr. 21 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Castro 10 |
Pts: Brownlee 25 Rebs: Brownlee 10 Asts: Tenorio 6 |
Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City, Batangas
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza |
October 6
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TNT KaTropa 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 23–29, 31–25, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Rice Jr. 44 Rebs: Rice Jr. 20 Asts: Castro 9 |
Pts: Devance 20 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Tenorio 8 |
October 8
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TNT KaTropa 105, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 41–32, 25–20, 20–28, 19–35 | ||
Pts: Rosario 28 Rebs: Rosario 10 Asts: Castro 9 |
Pts: Brownlee 46 Rebs: Brownlee 10 Asts: Tenorio 7 | |
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1 |
Finals
[edit]October 27
7:00pm |
Meralco Bolts 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 101 | ||
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3 |
Imports
[edit]The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
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Alaska Aces | LaDontae Henton[2] | July 19 (vs. NLEX) | September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–8 |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Justin Brownlee[3] | July 23 (vs. Meralco) | October 27 (vs. Meralco) | 16–7 |
Blackwater Elite | Trevis Simpson[4] | July 21 (vs. Meralco) | July 29 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–3 |
Henry Walker[5] | August 6 (vs. Phoenix) | September 28 (vs. Meralco) | 6–4 | |
GlobalPort Batang Pier | Jabril Trawick[2] | July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 0–1 |
Murphy Holloway[6] | July 26 (vs. Phoenix) | September 17 (vs. Blackwater) | 3–6 | |
No Import | September 22 (vs. Meralco) | 0–1 | ||
Kia Picanto | Markeith Cummings[7] | July 19 (vs. Phoenix) | August 20 (vs. GlobalPort) | 0–7 |
Geron Johnson[8] | September 1 (vs. Blackwater) | September 22 (vs. Star) | 0–4 | |
Meralco Bolts | Allen Durham[2] | July 21 (vs. Blackwater) | October 27 (vs. Baarangay Ginebra) | 16–7 |
NLEX Road Warriors | Aaron Fuller[9] | July 19 (vs. Alaska) | September 26 (vs. Star) | 7–5 |
Phoenix Fuel Masters | Eugene Phelps[2] | July 19 (vs. Kia) | August 6 (vs. Blackwater) | 2–3 |
Brandon Brown[10] | August 18 (vs. Meralco) | September 20 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–6 | |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | J.D. Weatherspoon[2] | July 21 (vs. GlobalPort) | July 29 (vs. Meralco) | 1–2 |
J'Nathan Bullock[11] | August 13 (vs. Kia) | September 29 (vs. TNT) | 7–3 | |
San Miguel Beermen | Wendell McKines[12] | July 29 (vs. Blackwater) | August 27 (vs. NLEX) | 3–2 |
Terik Bridgeman[13] | September 2 (vs. Alaska) | September 6 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–1 | |
Terrence Watson[14] | September 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | September 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 3–2 | |
Star Hotshots | Cinmeon Bowers[15] | July 23 (vs. Blackwater) | July 23 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–0 |
Malcolm Hill[16] | July 28 (vs. Alaska) | September 15 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4–3 | |
Kristófer Acox[17] | September 17 (vs. TNT) | October 5 (vs. Meralco) | 3–4 | |
TNT KaTropa | Michael Craig[18] | July 28 (vs. Kia) | August 4 (vs. Alaska) | 2–1 |
Glen Rice Jr.[19] | August 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | October 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 8–6 |
Awards
[edit]Conference
[edit]- Best Player of the Conference: Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts)
Players of the Week
[edit]Week | Player | Ref. |
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July 19–23 | Kevin Alas (NLEX Road Warriors) | [20] |
July 24–30 | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [21] |
July 31 – August 6 | Joe Devance (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [22] |
August 13–20 | Chris Tiu (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [23] |
August 21–27 | Larry Fonacier (NLEX Road Warriors) | [24] |
August 28 – September 3 | Juami Tiongson (NLEX Road Warriors) | [25] |
September 4–10 | Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) | [26] |
September 18–24 | Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts) | [27] |
September 25 – October 1 | Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) | [28] |
October 2–8 | Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts) | [29] |
References
[edit]- ^ PBA schedule conflict with Fiba Asia Cup prompts league to shelve hiring of Asian imports, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, July 7, 2017
- ^ a b c d e Ramos, Gerry (June 21, 2017). "Allen Durham back for unfinished business with Meralco after finals loss to Ginebra". spin.ph. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
Brownlee and Durham are among the veteran imports making a comeback here along with Alaska's LaDontae Henton and Eugene Phelps of Phoenix. Meanwhile, Rain or Shine will have for its import JD Weatherspoon, who is flying over this Sunday. The 24-year-old Weatherspoon saw action with Baerum Basket in the BLNO in Norway. He also played in the Korisliliga in Finland. Also tapping new faces for the next conference are Blackwater (Trevis Simpson), TnT Katropa (Michael Craig), Jabril Trawick (Globalport), and Aaron Fuller (NLEX).
- ^ Beltran, Nelson (March 1, 2017). "Ginebra to stick with Brownlee for PBA Commissioner's, Governors Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ Galvez, Waylon (June 22, 2017). "PBA: Blackwater taps 'Vince Carter' of Europe". sports.mb.com.ph. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 31, 2017). "Blackwater taps Henry Walker in place of injured Trevis Simpson in bid to stop skid". spin.ph. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 22, 2017). "Murphy Holloway set for debut as Globalport drops ineffective Jabril Trawick". spin.ph. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (July 15, 2017). "Kia taps former GlobalPort import Markeith Cummings as replacement for overheight Chane Behanan". spin.ph. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 31, 2017). "KIA brings in Geron Marquis Johnson in last-ditch bid to salvage winless campaign". spin.ph. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (May 19, 2017). "NLEX bringing in import Aaron Fuller early to begin buildup for Governors Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (August 18, 2017). "Phoenix needs more time as it chooses between Brandon Brown and Eugene Phelps". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (August 7, 2017). "Rain or Shine taps J'Nathan Bullock to replace import J.D. Weatherspoon". spin.ph. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (June 18, 2017). "Wendell McKines back to play for San Miguel in PBA Governors' Cup". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 31, 2017). "San Miguel taps Terik Bridgeman to replace Wendell McKines to boost grand slam bid". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 6, 2017). "San Miguel replaces import anew as Terrence Watson takes over Terik Bridgeman". Spin.ph. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
- ^ "Victolero hopes Cinmeon Bowers is perfect fit for Star". PBA.ph. June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (July 24, 2017). "Star makes immediate import change in Malcolm Hill to replace Cinmeon Bowers". spin.ph. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (September 17, 2017). "Kristofer Acox makes debut as Star seeks to clinch playoff berth in Antipolo match against TNT Katropa". spin.ph. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 18, 2017). "TNT brings in import for Governors' Cup, but Joshua Smith status still undertain for finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
Michael Craig is set to arrive in the country on Tuesday to give himself time to get accustomed to the Texters' style of play before the season's final conference set to get going on July 19.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 10, 2017). "TNT takes a look at Glen Rice Jr as possible import replacement for Michael Craig". spin.ph. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Alas named Player of the Week". pba.ph. July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ "Tenorio beats elite field for Player of the Week citation". pba.ph. July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ "Devance named Player of the Week". pba.ph. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "Chris Tiu steps up at the right time". pba.ph. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "The reason Yeng Guiao traded for Larry Fonacier". pba.ph. August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "Juami Tiongson seizes the moment". pba.ph. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "San Miguel can count on Ross when it matters most". pba.ph. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ "Newsome is in playoff mode". pba.ph. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "JD takes the lead role for the Bolts in the playoffs". pba.ph. October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
- ^ "JD's wish comes true". pba.ph. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.