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
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
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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 Miguel Meralco Bolts
Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with TNT in 2nd place Elimination round Finished 9–2 (.818): 1st place
.760 (3rd place) Tiebreaker* bye
Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. Blackwater in two games (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. TNT, 3–1 Semifinals Def. 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

Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 October 13 Quezon Convention Center Barangay Ginebra 102–87
Game 2 October 15 Smart Araneta Coliseum Barangay Ginebra 86–76
Game 3 October 18 Meralco 94–81
Game 4 October 20 Meralco 85–83
Game 5 October 22 Philippine Arena Barangay Ginebra 85–74
Game 6 October 25 Meralco 98–91
Game 7 October 27 Barangay Ginebra 101–96

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

Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
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 6 in (1.98 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 CC (CA)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Alfrancis Chua[a]
  • Philippines Raymond Rodriguez (Assistant)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


  • a Chua also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
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 Christian
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 Saint Francis of Assisi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured 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.

Game ESPN5 PBA Rush (English)
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters
Game 1 Sev Sarmenta Eric Menk and Eric Reyes Rizza Diaz Chuck Araneta Tony dela Cruz Mara Aquino
Game 2 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Jason Webb Sel Guevara James Velasquez Jong Uichico Apple David
Game 3 Anthony Suntay Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao Selina Dagdag Carlo Pamintuan Charles Tiu Chino Lui Pio
Game 4 Charlie Cuna Eric Menk and Dominic Uy Sel Guevara Chiqui Reyes Ali Peek Apple David
Game 5 Magoo Marjon Eric Reyes and Quinito Henson Rizza Diaz James Velasquez Tony dela Cruz Carla Lizardo
Game 6 Sev Sarmenta Dominic Uy and Andy Jao Rizza Diaz Carlo Pamintuan Charles Tiu Carla Lizardo
Game 7 Charlie Cuna Quinito Henson and Andy Jao Rizza Diaz Chuck Araneta Ali Peek Carla Lizardo

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