2019 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda Click–PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2019 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 41st PBA Philippine Cup began on January 13 and ended on May 15, 2019. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

2019 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationJanuary 13 – May 15, 2019
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upMagnolia Hotshots
Awards
Best PlayerJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:[1]

  • 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, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
    • QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
    • QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
    • QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
  • Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
    • SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
    • SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
    • F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 9 2 .818 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727 1
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 TNT KaTropa 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 1] 2
6 Magnolia Hotshots 6 5 .545 3
7 NorthPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Alaska Aces 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 5
9 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 5
10 Columbian Dyip 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 5
11 Meralco Bolts 3 8 .273 6
12 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98
  2. Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.19, Alaska 1.01, Columbian 0.84; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated NLEX

Schedule
Team ╲ Game1234567891011
AlaskaROSCOLBWEPHXBGSMMAGNLEXTNTMERSMBNP
Barangay GinebraTNTSMBROSCOLBWEALAPHXMAGNLEXMERNP
BlackwaterNPMERROSPHXSMBBGSMALACOLTNTNLEXMAG
ColumbianSMBPHXNPNLEXBGSMALAMERBWEROSMAGTNT
MagnoliaTNTSMBROSMERPHXALACOLBGSMNPBWENLEX
MeralcoPHXBWESMBTNTNLEXCOLMAGNPROSALABGSM
NLEXROSNPTNTCOLMERPHXSMBALABWEBGSMMAG
NorthPortBWENLEXCOLROSPHXMERSMBMAGTNTALABGSM
PhoenixMERTNTCOLBWENLEXROSNPALAMAGBGSMSMB
Rain or ShineNLEXBGSMBWESMBALANPPHXMAGTNTCOLMER
San MiguelCOLBGSMMERTNTROSBWEMAGNLEXNPPHXALA
TNT KaTropaBGSMPHXNLEXSMBMERMAGROSBWEALACOLNP
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Teams ALA BGSM BWE COL MAG MER NLEX NP PHX ROS SMB TNT
Alaska Aces — 104–78 103–101 94–72 86–103 92–77 70–91 84–94 80–94 72–85 96–114 78–92
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel — — 85–67 97–85 97–93* 86–76 105–96 97–100 100–97 80–83 91–99 90–79
Blackwater Elite — — — 106–100 87–97 94–99 101–122 91–117 95–114 111–99 79–93 89–127
Columbian Dyip — — — — 83–109 86–85 97–107 110–100 98–108 85–82 124–118 98–101
Magnolia Hotshots — — — — — 92–86 102–74 103–90 87–89 74–75 92–113 75–80*
Meralco Bolts — — — — — — 83–87 126–123** 92–93* 85–88 93–105 88–77
NLEX Road Warriors — — — — — — — 90–95 82–83 87–96 111–121 80–85
NorthPort Batang Pier — — — — — — — — 96–98 100–107 107–113 109–83
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters — — — — — — — — — 94–98* 96–93 93–84*
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters — — — — — — — — — — 108–98 92–100
San Miguel Beermen — — — — — — — — — — — 93–104
TNT KaTropa — — — — — — — — — — — —
Source: PBA.ph
Colours: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with background in a lighter colour were decided after overtime.

8th seed playoff
ESPN 5
April 5
7:00 pm
Alaska Aces 88, NLEX Road Warriors 80
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 21–8, 29–25, 15–30
Pts: Thoss 21
Rebs: Teng 7
Asts: Enciso 6		 Pts: Ighalo 16
Rebs: Erram 19
Asts: Erram 4
Alaska wins 8th seed
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, J. Borja

Bracket
  Quarterfinals     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#1 twice-to-beat)                        
  1 Phoenix 91    
  8 Alaska 76    
            1 Phoenix 1    
    (Best-of-3)       5 San Miguel 4  
  4 TNT 1  
  5 San Miguel 2    
    5 San Miguel 4
    (#2 twice-to-beat)     6 Magnolia 3
  2 Rain or Shine 91    
  7 NorthPort 85    
            2 Rain or Shine 3
    (Best-of-3)     6 Magnolia 4    
  3 Barangay Ginebra 1  
  6 Magnolia 2    

Quarterfinals

(1) Phoenix vs. (8) Alaska

Phoenix, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.

ESPN 5
April 7
6:45 PM
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 91, Alaska Aces 76
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 29–20, 25–14, 19–27
Pts: Perkins 31
Rebs: Abueva 11
Asts: Wright 6		 Pts: Casio 19
Rebs: Baclao 7
Asts: three players 2
Phoenix wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, M. Orioste, N. Cortez

(2) Rain or Shine vs. (7) NorthPort

Rain or Shine, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, NorthPort, has to win twice.

ESPN 5
April 7
4:30 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91, NorthPort Batang Pier 85
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 29–16, 30–29, 18–23
Pts: Daquioag 15
Rebs: Mocon 7
Asts: Belga, Daquioag 4		 Pts: Tautuaa 24
Rebs: Pringle 11
Asts: Pringle 6
Rain or Shine wins series in one game
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: E. Tangkion, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Magnolia

This is a best-of-three playoff.

ESPN 5
April 6
6:45 PM
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 86, Magnolia Hotshots 75
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 27–9, 18–20, 24–28
Pts: Slaughter 15
Rebs: Slaughter 12
Asts: J. Aguilar, Tenorio 7		 Pts: Lee 15
Rebs: Brondial 9
Asts: three players 3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza, J. Baldago
ESPN 5
April 8
4:30 PM
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 77, Magnolia Hotshots 106
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 20–26, 16–30, 23–25
Pts: Mercado 13
Rebs: J. Aguilar 7
Asts: Thompson 4		 Pts: Sangalang 21
Rebs: Sangalang 9
Asts: Jalalon 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, N. Cortes
ESPN 5
April 10
7:00 PM
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 72, Magnolia Hotshots 85
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 14–22, 13–28, 22–15
Pts: Chan 17
Rebs: Thompson 19
Asts: Tenorio, Thompson 7		 Pts: Lee 25
Rebs: Sangalang 10
Asts: Jalalon 6
Magnolia wins series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,147
Referees: S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro

(4) TNT vs. (5) San Miguel

This is a best-of-three playoff.

ESPN 5
April 6
4:30 PM
TNT KaTropa 78, San Miguel Beermen 80
Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 24–26, 19–21, 13–20
Pts: Rosario 23
Rebs: Rosario, Williams 9
Asts: Castro 7		 Pts: three players 15
Rebs: Fajardo, Standhardinger 10
Asts: Ross 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, B. Oliva, J. Narandan, J. Tantay
ESPN 5
April 8
7:00 PM
TNT KaTropa 93, San Miguel Beermen 88
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 34–24, 19–25, 20–20
Pts: Pogoy 20
Rebs: Rosario 12
Asts: Castro 9		 Pts: Fajardo 26
Rebs: Fajardo 19
Asts: Ross 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: R. Yante, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Baldago
ESPN 5
April 10
4:30 PM
TNT KaTropa 86, San Miguel Beermen 96
Scoring by quarter: 10–25, 17–28, 28–24, 31–19
Pts: Pogoy 16
Rebs: Taha 13
Asts: Heruela 4		 Pts: Fajardo 32
Rebs: Fajardo 14
Asts: Lassiter 6
San Miguel wins series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,147
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, M. Orioste, J. Tantay

Semifinals

(1) Phoenix vs. (5) San Miguel
ESPN 5
April 13
6:30 PM
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 88, San Miguel Beermen 100
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 12–28, 20–32, 29–19
Pts: Wright 22
Rebs: Abueva 21
Asts: Abueva 5		 Pts: Cabagnot 26
Rebs: Standhardinger 16
Asts: Cabagnot 7
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, M. Orioste, J. Tantay
ESPN 5
April 15
7:00 PM
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 82, San Miguel Beermen 92
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 25–24, 17–26, 19–29
Pts: Abueva 16
Rebs: Abueva 10
Asts: Abueva 6		 Pts: Lassiter 24
Rebs: Fajardo 18
Asts: Fajardo 4
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya
ESPN 5
April 21
6:30 PM
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 92, San Miguel Beermen 90
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 19–17, 24–30, 28–24
Pts: Abueva, Wright 18
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: Abueva 5		 Pts: Fajardo 22
Rebs: Fajardo 19
Asts: Cabagnot 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, M. Orioste, J. Baldago
ESPN 5
April 23
7:00 PM
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 91, San Miguel Beermen 114
Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 28–32, 15–30, 28–25
Pts: Abueva 19
Rebs: Abueva 15
Asts: four players 3		 Pts: Cabagnot 18
Rebs: Santos 8
Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser, Ross 7
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
ESPN 5
April 25
7:00 PM
Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 94, San Miguel Beermen 105
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 24–29, 31–34, 24–20
Pts: Wright 20
Rebs: Chua 11
Asts: Revilla 6		 Pts: Ross 24
Rebs: Fajardo 16
Asts: Cabagnot 7
San Miguel wins series, 4–1
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, M. Orioste, J. Tantay

(2) Rain or Shine vs. (6) Magnolia
ESPN 5
April 12
7:00 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 84, Magnolia Hotshots 77
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 14–21, 28–21, 23–19
Pts: Mocon 15
Rebs: Mocon 10
Asts: Nambatac 4		 Pts: Lee 15
Rebs: Reavis 10
Asts: Lee 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, R. Gruta, J. Borja
ESPN 5
April 14
6:30 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 93, Magnolia Hotshots 80
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 31–23, 23–16, 20–23
Pts: Daquioag 19
Rebs: Mocon 6
Asts: Norwood 5		 Pts: Herndon, Sangalang 13
Rebs: Jalalon 8
Asts: Jalalon 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, J. Baldago
ESPN 5
April 16
7:00 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 74, Magnolia Hotshots 85
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 25–20, 21–22, 11–28
Pts: Mocon 18
Rebs: Mocon, Norwood 9
Asts: Norwood 4		 Pts: Lee, Sangalang 16
Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 11
Asts: Barroca 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza, J. Nicandro
ESPN 5
April 22
7:00 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91, Magnolia Hotshots 94
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 17–28, 27–24, 27–14
Pts: Yap 24
Rebs: Norwood 8
Asts: Belga 3		 Pts: Sangalang 19
Rebs: Reavis 11
Asts: Jalalon 4
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Baldago
ESPN 5
April 24
7:00 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 74, Magnolia Hotshots 82
Scoring by quarter: 10–16, 24–24, 23–18, 17–24
Pts: Norwood 15
Rebs: Belga 10
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Barroca, Jalalon 14
Rebs: Reavis 12
Asts: Barroca, Jalalon 3
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza, M. Orioste
ESPN 5
April 26
7:00 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91, Magnolia Hotshots 81
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 20–18, 21–27, 29–19
Pts: Nambatac, Yap 16
Rebs: Norwood 10
Asts: Ahanmisi, Belga 4		 Pts: Sangalang 19
Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 8
Asts: Jalalon 8
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, J. Narandan
ESPN 5
April 28
6:30 PM
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 60, Magnolia Hotshots 63 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 20–7, 17–16, 11–18, Overtime: 5–8
Pts: Yap 14
Rebs: Ahanmisi, Norwood 7
Asts: Norwood 4		 Pts: Lee, Sangalang 11
Rebs: Reavis 20
Asts: Jalalon 4
Magnolia wins series, 4–3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Orioste

Finals
Main article: 2019 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
ESPN 5
May 15
7:00pm
San Miguel Beermen 72, Magnolia Hotshots 71
San Miguel wins series, 4–3

Awards

Conference

The Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards were handed out prior to Game 4 of the Finals, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum:

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
January 13–20 Sean Anthony (NorthPort Batang Pier) [3]
January 21–27 Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) [4]
January 28–February 3 John Paul Erram (NLEX Road Warriors) [5]
February 4–13 James Yap (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [6]
February 27–March 3 Calvin Abueva (Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters) [7]
March 4–10 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) [8]
March 11–17 Bong Galanza (NLEX Road Warriors) [9]
March 18–24 Ian Sangalang (Magnolia Hotshots) [10]

Rookies of the Month
Month Player Ref.
January CJ Perez (Columbian Dyip) [11]
February Javee Mocon (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [12]

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen21.3
Rebounds per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen13.9
Assists per gameChris RossSan Miguel Beermen6.2
Steals per gameSean AnthonyNorthPort Batang Pier2.7
Blocks per gameJohn Paul ErramNLEX Road Warriors2.7
Turnovers per gameCalvin AbuevaPhoenix Pulse Fuel Masters4.4
Fouls per gameSean AnthonyNorthPort Batang Pier4.0
Minutes per gameStanley PringleNorthPort Batang Pier38.5
FG%Bradwyn GuintoNorthPort Batang Pier67.6%
FT%Matthew WrightPhoenix Pulse Fuel Masters92.4%
3FG%Glenn KhobuntinColumbian Dyip55.0%
Double-doublesJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen20

Individual game highs
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen40
ReboundsJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen31
AssistsChris BancheroAlaska Aces16
StealsSean AnthonyNorthPort Batang Pier7
BlocksJohn Paul Erram (thrice)NLEX Road Warriors5
Raymond AlmazanRain or Shine Elasto Painters
Three point field goalsMarcio Lassiter (twice)San Miguel Beermen7
Roger PogoyTNT KaTropa
Stanley Pringle (twice)NorthPort Batang Pier
Michael DiGregorioBlackwater Elite
Arwind SantosSan Miguel Beermen

Team statistical leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameNorthPort Batang Pier101.3
Rebounds per gamePhoenix Pulse Fuel Masters55.0
Assists per gameNLEX Road Warriors24.7
Steals per gameTNT KaTropa11.0
Blocks per gameNLEX Road Warriors5.9
Turnovers per gameNLEX Road Warriors19.6
FG%NorthPort Batang Pier44.8%
FT%Meralco Bolts73.9%
3FG%NLEX Road Warriors33.9%

References
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  5. "Poy Erram lets his game do the talking". PBA.ph. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
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  8. "Monster effort earns June Mar Fajardo weekly citation". PBA.ph. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  9. "Bong Galanza making the most of his second chance in the PBA". PBA.ph. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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