2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals Dates August 4–16, 2019 MVP Terrence Romeo (San Miguel Beermen ) Television Local: ESPN5 5 PBA Rush (HD ) International: AksyonTV International Announcers see Broadcast notes Radio network Radyo5 (DWFM )Announcers see Broadcast notes Game 1: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste Game 2: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla Game 3: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay Game 4: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago Game 5: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro , J. Baldago Game 6: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup , and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 19th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 126th overall championship contested by the league.[ 1]
The Beermen ties the Barangay Ginebra Kings to become the second 7th seed team and the lowest seed to win a PBA championship since Barangay Ginebra did it in the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference .[ 2]
Background
Road to the finals
San Miguel Beermen
TNT KaTropa
Finished 5–6 (.455): Tied with Magnolia and Rain or Shine in 5th place
Elimination round
Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place
Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83 (7th place)
Tiebreaker
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Def. NorthPort in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage)
Quarterfinals
Def. Alaska in two games (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1
Semifinals
Def. Barangay Ginebra , 3–1
Head-to-head matchup
Series summary
Game summaries
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Rosters
Players
Coaches
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
Roster
Players
Coaches
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
Roster
Broadcast notes
The Philippine Cup finals were aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5 's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the finals.
References
External links
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