2000 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2000 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 2000 PBA season. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 2000. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. [1]

2000 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationSeptember 30 - December 20, 2000
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upPurefoods TJ Hotdogs
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. [2]
  • The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
    • QF1: #1 vs. #8
    • QF2: #2 vs. #7
    • QF3: #3 vs. #6
    • QF4: #4 vs. #5
  • Best-of-five semifinals:
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
  • Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
  • Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Imports

The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.

TeamNameGP
Alaska Milkmen Sean Chambers11
Barangay Ginebra Kings Roy Hammonds3
Bryan Green8
Batang Red Bull Thunder Raymond Tutt15
Mobiline Phone Pals Todd Bernard16
Pop Cola Panthers Sean Green7
Cedric McCullough*1
Bryatt Vann1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Derrick Brown20
San Miguel Beermen Lamont Strothers20
Shell Velocity John Morton6
James Brewer3
Sta. Lucia Realtors Joe Temple6
Isaac Fontaine4
Tanduay Rhum Masters Maurice Bell11

(*) Played only in Pop Cola's 4th game vs Mobiline before Sean Green was recalled back and replaced anew by Bryatt Vann in their last game in the eliminations.

Elimination round

Team standings

Qualified for quarterfinals with
the twice to beat advantage
Qualified for quarterfinals with
the twice to win disadvantage
#TeamsWLPCTGB
1 Mobiline Phone Pals72.778--
2 Batang Red Bull Thunder72.778--
3 Tanduay Rhum Masters63.6771
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs54.5562
5 Alaska Milkmen54.5562
6 San Miguel Beermen45.4443
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors45.4443
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings45.4443
9 Pop Cola 800s27.2225
10 Shell Turbo Chargers18.1116

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
    #1 twice-to-beat                        
  1 Mobiline 81 100  
  8 Brgy. Ginebra 84 86  
            1 Mobiline 1    
    #4 twice-to-beat       4 Purefoods 3  
  4 Purefoods 80 88
  5 Alaska 91 69  
    4 Purefoods 1
    #2 twice-to-beat     6 San Miguel 4
  2 Red Bull 91    
  7 Sta. Lucia 87    
            2 Red Bull 1
    #3 twice-to-beat     6 San Miguel 3     Third-place playoff
  3 Tanduay 89 83   1 Mobiline 89
  6 San Miguel 100 90     2 Red Bull 98

Quarterfinals

November 22
Mobiline Phone Pals 81, Barangay Ginebra Kings 84
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
November 22
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80, Alaska Aces 91
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
November 24
Batang Red Bull Thunder 91, Sta. Lucia Realtors 87
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
November 24
Tanduay Rhum Masters 89, San Miguel Beermen 100
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
November 26
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88, Alaska Aces 69
Ynares Center, Antipolo City
November 26
Mobiline Phone Pals 100, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86
Ynares Center, Antipolo City
November 29
Tanduay Rhum Masters 83, San Miguel Beermen 90
Philsports Arena, Pasig City

Best-of-five semifinals

Purefoods vs Mobiline

December 1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 69
Ynares Center, Antipolo City
December 3
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 92, Mobiline Phone Pals 102
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 6
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 110, Mobiline Phone Pals 97
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 8
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 100, Mobiline Phone Pals 90
Purefoods wins series, 3-1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

San Miguel vs Red Bull

December 1
San Miguel Beermen 100, Batang Red Bull Thunder 97
Ynares Center, Antipolo City
December 3
San Miguel Beermen 82, Batang Red Bull Thunder 68
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 6
San Miguel Beermen 84, Batang Red Bull Thunder 98
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 8
San Miguel Beermen 93, Batang Red Bull Thunder 87
San Miguel wins series, 3-1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Playoff for third place

December 10
Batang Red Bull Thunder 98, Mobiline Phone Pals 89
Red Bull clinch third place
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

December 10
San Miguel Beermen 85, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 79
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 13
San Miguel Beermen 79, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 76
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
December 15
San Miguel Beermen 105, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 101 (2OT)
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
December 17
San Miguel Beermen 95, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 107
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
December 20
San Miguel Beermen 96, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 88
San Miguel wins series, 4-1
Philsports Arena, Pasig City

References

  1. "Carillo fever reaches PBA". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Tanduay eyes Final 4". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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