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1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

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The 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars and Alaska Milkmen played for the 67th championship contested by the league.

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Gordon's Gin Boars finally ended a six-year title drought, winning their finals series over Alaska Milkmen, 4 games to 2.

Qualification

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Series scoring summary

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Games summary

Game 1

August 26
7:30 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 99, Alaska Milkmen 89
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 24–18, 22–20, 32–25
Pts: Chris King 40
Rebs: Chris King 13
Asts: King 10
Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 23
Rebs: Kevin Holland 18
Asts: Abarrientos, Hawkins 5
Gordon's Gin leads series, 1–0

Chris King registered a triple-double of 40 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, as he figured in Gordon's key third quarter assault when they grabbed a 55–52 lead. Alaska had one last chance to stage a reversal late in the game but King took command, giving the Boars a 94–84 bubble with a minute to go.

Game 2

August 29
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 102, Alaska Milkmen 96
Gordon's Gin leads series, 2–0

Chris King, despite suffering a pulled left hamstring, never gave up, he hits the dagger three-pointer from a Marlou Aquino pass with 37.2 seconds left to give the Boars a four-point lead. Doctors later found out that King had a strained ligament and a partial tear on his left hamstring.

Game 3

August 31
6:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 87, Alaska Milkmen 86
Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 24–21, 26–17, 25–30
Pts: Pido Jarencio 23
Rebs: Terry Saldaña 12
Asts: Aquino 5
Pts: Kevin Holland 23
Rebs: Kevin Holland 14
Asts: Abarrientos 10
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3–0

The Boars pulled through a down-the-wire final minute with import Chris King's inside basket and Pido Jarencio's key triple as the Milkmen succumbed to turnovers and missed attempts in their last possessions. Jarencio waxes hot with seven triples, five in the final half, on a 7-of-8 shooting from the three-point range. Alaska had one last crack to win the game but Dwight Lago's jumper went all air as Gordon's takes a 3–0 lead.[1]

Game 4

September 2
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 90, Alaska Milkmen 108
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 17–28, 22–35, 31–26
Pts: Noli Locsin 18
Rebs: Chris King, Wilmer Ong 5
Asts: King 6
Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 24
Rebs: Kevin Holland 10
Asts: Abarrientos 4
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3–1

Game 5

September 5
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 81, Alaska Milkmen 86
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 14–26, 29–27, 19–20
Pts: Chris King 19
Rebs: Marlou Aquino 11
Asts: King 10
Pts: Jojo Lastimosa 16
Rebs: Kevin Holland 15
Asts: Abarrientos 7
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3–2

Game 6

September 7
6:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 105, Alaska Milkmen 79
Pts: Chris King 24
Gordon's Gin wins series, 4–2

A decisive 33–5 run in the third quarter as the Boars' avalanche of points blew the game wide open. Gordon's steamrolled to a 30-point lead at 79–49, going into the fourth quarter, while limiting Alaska to an all-time lowest score of five points in a quarter.[2]

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions

Gordon's Gin Boars
Fourth title

Awards

Rosters

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Broadcast notes

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References

  1. "Scent of title gets stronger for Gordon's". Manila Standard.

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