1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

The 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars and Alaska Milkmen played for the 67th championship contested by the league.

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
Gordon's Gin Boars Robert Jaworski 4
Alaska Milkmen Tim Cone 2
DatesAugust 26 - September 7, 1997
MVPMarlou Aquino
TelevisionVTV (IBC)
Radio networkDZRH

Gordon's Gin Boars finally ended a six-year title drought, winning their finals series over Alaska Milkmen, 4 games to 2.

Qualification
Gordon's GinAlaska
Finished 6–4 (.600), tied for 1stEliminationsFinished 5–5 (.500), 5th
Finished 11–7 (.611), tied for 1stSemifinalsFinished 11–7 (.611), tied for 1st, and, +12 in overall point differential over San Miguel
Won against San Miguel, 106-100Playoff

Series scoring summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Wins
Gordon's Gin 991028790811054
Alaska 89968610886792
Venue CunetaAranetaCunetaCunetaAranetaCuneta

Games summary

Game 1
August 26
7:30 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 99, Alaska Milkmen 89
Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 24-18, 22-20, 32-25
Pts: Chris King 40
Rebs: Chris King 13
Asts: King 10		 Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 23
Rebs: Kevin Holland 18
Asts: Abarrientos, Hawkins 5
Gordon's Gin leads series, 1-0
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Chris King registered a triple-double of 40 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, as he figured in Gordon's key third quarter assault when they grabbed a 55-52 lead. Alaska had one last chance to stage a reversal late in the game but King took command, giving the Boars a 94-84 bubble with a minute to go.

Game 2
August 29
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 102, Alaska Milkmen 96
Gordon's Gin leads series, 2-0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Chris King, despite suffering a pulled left hamstring, never gave up, he hits the dagger three-pointer from a Marlou Aquino pass with 37.2 seconds left to give the Boars a four-point lead. Doctors later found out that King had a strained ligament and a partial tear on his left hamstring.

Game 3
August 31
6:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 87, Alaska Milkmen 86
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 24-21, 26-17, 25-30
Pts: Pido Jarencio 23
Rebs: Terry Saldaña 12
Asts: Aquino 5		 Pts: Kevin Holland 23
Rebs: Kevin Holland 14
Asts: Abarrientos 10
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-0
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

The Boars pulled through a down-the-wire final minute with import Chris King's inside basket and Pido Jarencio's key triple as the Milkmen succumbed to turnovers and missed attempts in their last possessions. Jarencio waxes hot with seven triples, five in the final half, on a 7-of-8 shooting from the three-point range. Alaska had one last crack to win the game but Dwight Lago's jumper went all air as Gordon's takes a 3-0 lead. [1]

Game 4
September 2
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 90, Alaska Milkmen 108
Scoring by quarter: 20-17, 17-28, 22-35, 31-26
Pts: Noli Locsin 18
Rebs: Chris King, Wilmer Ong 5
Asts: King 6		 Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 24
Rebs: Kevin Holland 10
Asts: Abarrientos 4
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-1
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

Game 5
September 5
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 81, Alaska Milkmen 86
Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 14-26, 29-27, 19-20
Pts: Chris King 19
Rebs: Marlou Aquino 11
Asts: King 10		 Pts: Jojo Lastimosa 16
Rebs: Kevin Holland 15
Asts: Abarrientos 7
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Game 6
September 7
6:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 105, Alaska Milkmen 79
Pts: Chris King 24
Gordon's Gin wins series, 4-2
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City

A decisive 33-5 run in the third quarter as the Boars' avalanche of points blew the game wide open. Gordon's steamrolled to a 30-point lead at 79-49, going into the fourth quarter, while limiting Alaska to an all-time lowest score of five points in a quarter. [2]

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions

Gordon's Gin Boars
Fourth title

Awards

Rosters
Gordon's Gin Boars roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
G 1 David, Bal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) UST
F 6 Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (113 kg) De La Salle
G 7 Jaworski, Robert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UE
F 9 De Joya, Macky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Beda College
G/F 11 Gayoso, Jayvee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ateneo de Manila
G 12 Hizon, Vince 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo de Manila
C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Adamson
G 15 Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) University of Cebu
F 16 Cheng, Benny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mapua
F 17 Saldaña, Antero 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Letran (Jrs)
F/C 18 Ong, Wilmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Saint La Salle
G 25 Jarencio, Pido 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UST
F 44 King, Chris (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wake Forest University
G 52 Jaworski, Jr., Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo de Manila
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Injured
Alaska Milkmen roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 5 Holland, Kevin (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) DePaul University
G/F 6 Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Jose-Recoletos
G 7 Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) University of Cebu
G/F 9 Santos, Rodney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Sebastian
G 10 Fernandez, Boyet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) University of San Agustin
F/C 12 Bachmann, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) De La Salle
G 14 Abarrientos, Johnny 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 15 Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) De La Salle
F 16 Hawkins, Bong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) PHCR
C 17 Ramas, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Mapua
C 29 Otto, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Far Eastern
C 32 Juinio, Poch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) State U
G/F 44 Castelo, Merwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) San Beda College
C 51 Punzalan, Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • Injured

Broadcast notes
GamePlay-by-playAnalyst
Game 1Noli EalaAndy Jao
Game 2Ed PicsonQuinito Henson
Game 3Chino TrinidadAndy Jao
Game 4Noli EalaQuinito Henson
Game 5Chino TrinidadAndy Jao
Game 6Ed PicsonQuinito Henson

References
  1. "Scent of title gets stronger for Gordon's". Manila Standard.
  2. "Gordon's Gin ends 6-year drought". Manila Standard.
  3. "Abarrientos named best player". Manila Standard.
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