2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(1) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 3
Dates October 13 – 27, 2017
MVP LA Tenorio
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Television Local:
ESPN5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcers see Broadcast notes
Radio network Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcers see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
Game 2: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste
Game 3: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya
Game 4: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste
Game 5: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya
Game 6: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
Game 7: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta

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]

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

Road to the finals

Barangay Ginebra San MiguelMeralco Bolts
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with TNT in 2nd placeElimination roundFinished 9–2 (.818): 1st place
.760 (3rd place)Tiebreaker*bye
Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Blackwater in two games (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. TNT, 3–1SemifinalsDef. Star, 3–0

Head-to-head matchup

July 23
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 78, Meralco Bolts 93
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 13–22, 12–29, 21–21
Pts: Tenorio 16
Rebs: Slaughter 14
Asts: Aguilar 5		 Pts: Durham 30
Rebs: Durham 24
Asts: Durham 9
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, B. Oliva, E. Botecario

Series summary

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1October 13Quezon Convention CenterBarangay Ginebra102–87
Game 2October 15Smart Araneta ColiseumBarangay Ginebra86–76
Game 3October 18Meralco94–81
Game 4October 20Meralco85–83
Game 5October 22Philippine ArenaBarangay Ginebra85–74
Game 6October 25Meralco98–91
Game 7October 27Barangay Ginebra101–96

Game 1

October 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
Quezon Convention Center, Lucena, Quezon
Referees: S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

Game 2

October 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

October 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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya

Game 4

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2017 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 0 Philippines Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde
G 3 United States Mercado, Sol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola
G 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Philippines Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
G 13 Philippines Helterbrand, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–10–14 Kentucky State
F 14 Philippines Ferrer, Kevin (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST
F 18 Philippines Jamito, Jammer (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
C 20 United States Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo
F/C 23 Philippines Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 27 Philippines Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST
F 31 Philippines Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 32 United States Brownlee, Justin (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 Philippines Caguioa, Mark (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

  • a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.
Meralco Bolts 2017 PBA Governors' Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
F/C 0 Philippines Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 1 Philippines Atkins, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–19 De La Salle
F 5 United States Durham, Allen (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988–07–09 Grace Bible
G 6 Philippines Tolomia, Mike (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
G 8 Philippines Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–09–07 De La Salle
G 9 Philippines Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 13 Philippines Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda
G/F 15 Philippines Sedurifa, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G/F 20 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F/C 23 United States Nabong, Kelly (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F 25 Philippines Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson
F 33 Philippines de Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–12–08 St. Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Paolo Trillo


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes

The 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.

GameESPN5PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reporters
Game 1Sev SarmentaEric Menk and Eric ReyesRizza DiazChuck AranetaTony dela CruzMara Aquino
Game 2Magoo MarjonQuinito Henson and Jason WebbSel GuevaraJames VelasquezJong UichicoApple David
Game 3Anthony SuntayAndy Jao and Yeng GuiaoSelina DagdagCarlo PamintuanCharles TiuChino Lui Pio
Game 4Charlie CunaEric Menk and Dominic UySel GuevaraChiqui ReyesAli PeekApple David
Game 5Magoo MarjonEric Reyes and Quinito HensonRizza DiazJames VelasquezTony dela CruzCarla Lizardo
Game 6Sev SarmentaDominic Uy and Andy JaoRizza DiazCarlo PamintuanCharles TiuCarla Lizardo
Game 7Charlie CunaQuinito Henson and Andy JaoRizza DiazChuck AranetaAli PeekCarla Lizardo
  • Additional Game 7 crew:

References

  1. ↑ Amer says finals experience, RDO arrival brighten Meralco chances in rematch vs Ginebra, Jan Ballesteros, spin.ph, October 10, 2017
  2. ↑ Ginebra, Meralco start title showdown, PBA.ph, October 12, 2017
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