2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

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]

2017 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(1) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 3
DatesOctober 13 – 27, 2017
MVPLA Tenorio
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee 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

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
Further information: 2016–17 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Governors' Cup, and 2016–17 Meralco Bolts season § Governors' Cup

Road to the finals
Main article: 2017 PBA Governors' Cup
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
ESPN5
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
ESPN5
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
ESPN5
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
ESPN5
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
ESPN5
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
ESPN5
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
ESPN5
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 Taha, Paolo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–12–05 St. Benilde
G 3 Mercado, Sol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–05–06 Biola
G 5 Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
G 13 Helterbrand, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1976–10–14 Kentucky State
F 14 Ferrer, Kevin (R) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1993–03–26 UST
F 18 Jamito, Jammer (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
C 20 Slaughter, Greg 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1988–05–19 Ateneo
F/C 23 Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 27 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–09–09 UST
F 31 Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 32 Brownlee, Justin (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 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 Faundo, Bryan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1984–02–18 Letran
G 1 Atkins, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–07–19 De La Salle
F 5 Durham, Allen (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1988–07–09 Grace Bible
G 6 Tolomia, Mike (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1993–01–06 Far Eastern
F 7 Hodge, Cliff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
G 8 Yeo, Joseph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–09–07 De La Salle
G 9 Amer, Baser 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1992–09–29 San Beda
G/F 11 Newsome, Chris (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–06–25 Ateneo
G 13 Lanete, Garvo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1989–02–13 San Beda
G/F 15 Sedurifa, Joseph 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1990–09–04 Centro Escolar
G 17 Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G/F 20 Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 21 Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
F/C 23 Nabong, Kelly (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1988–11–17 SRJC
F 25 Bono, Ken 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1984–07–19 Adamson
F 33 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
  • 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:
    • Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
    • Dugout celebration interviewer: Jutt Sulit

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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