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2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup

2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".[1][2]

Quick Facts Duration, TV partner(s) ...

The tournament had two breaks with no games scheduled for more than seven days: first during the All-Star Week (April 26 to 30) and second during the SEABA Championship (May 12 to 18).

Format

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

  • 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, a playoff game 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-5 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

More information Pos, W ...
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.117, San Miguel 0.990, Star 0.903
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.127, Alaska 1.116, GlobalPort 0.791; eighth seed playoff: GlobalPort 107–106 Alaska
  3. Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 NLEX

Schedule

More information Team ╲ Game, Alaska Aces ...
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

More information Team, ALA ...
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Eighth seed playoff

June 4
GlobalPort Batang Pier 107, Alaska Aces 106
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 32–23, 22–29, 33–28
Pts: Harper 32
Rebs: Harper 17
Asts: Pringle 5		 Pts: Jefferson 32
Rebs: Jefferson 16
Asts: Exciminiano 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, E. Botecario

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra96
8GlobalPort85
1Barangay Ginebra1
(Best-of-3)
4TNT3
4TNT2
5Meralco1
4TNT2
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel115
7Phoenix96
2San Miguel3
(Best-of-3)
3Star1
3Star2
6Rain or Shine0
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Quarterfinals

(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort

June 6
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96, GlobalPort Batang Pier 85
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 20–14, 30–23, 20–29
Pts: Brownlee 39
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: Tenorio 8		 Pts: Harper 29
Rebs: Harper 15
Asts: Pringle 3
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Lasaga

(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Phoenix

June 6
San Miguel Beermen 115, Phoenix Fuel Masters 96
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 29–16, 31–32, 27–27
Pts: Lassiter 26
Rebs: Rhodes 11
Asts: Ross 10		 Pts: McKay 20
Rebs: McKay 13
Asts: Wright 7
San Miguel wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, G. Narandan

(3) Star vs. (6) Rain or Shine

June 5
Star Hotshots 118, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 35–17, 34–24, 23–18
Pts: Ratliffe 29
Rebs: Ratliffe 8
Asts: Lee 10		 Pts: Crews 19
Rebs: Crews 13
Asts: Tolomia 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, R. Yante, E. Botecario
June 7
Star Hotshots 84, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 69
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 17–18, 22–15, 29–17
Pts: Ratliffe 26
Rebs: Ratliffe 24
Asts: Ratliffe 5		 Pts: Crews 12
Rebs: Belga 6
Asts: Ahanmisi 4
Star wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Guevarra, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, J. Narandan

(4) TNT vs. (5) Meralco

June 5
TNT KaTropa 102, Meralco Bolts 84
Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 17–14, 27–32, 33–25
Pts: Castro 25
Rebs: Tautuaa, Williams 8
Asts: Castro 7		 Pts: Newsome 21
Rebs: Stepheson 16
Asts: Newsome, Stepheson 4
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, B. Oliva, J. Nicandro
June 7
TNT KaTropa 100, Meralco Bolts 103 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 13–32, 31–17, 29–30, 19–13, Overtime: 8–11
Pts: Smith 18
Rebs: Smith 18
Asts: Garcia 5		 Pts: Amer 32
Rebs: Stepheson 13
Asts: Dillinger 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Yante, D. Dacanay
June 9
TNT KaTropa 104, Meralco Bolts 96 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 9–24, 28–30, 23–16, Overtime: 15–7
Pts: Castro, Smith 31
Rebs: Smith 27
Asts: Smith 4		 Pts: Amer 25
Rebs: Hodge, Stepheson 12
Asts: Newsome 9
TNT wins series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Flordeliza, M. Orioste

Semifinals

(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) TNT

June 11
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94, TNT KaTropa 100
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 24–22, 29–28, 28–27
Pts: Brownlee 24
Rebs: Brownlee 14
Asts: Brownlee 6		 Pts: Smith 35
Rebs: Smith 13
Asts: Castro 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Orioste
June 13
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 103, TNT KaTropa 107
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 33–34, 26–28, 18–23
Pts: Brownlee, Tenorio 22
Rebs: Brownlee 12
Asts: Thompson 9		 Pts: Smith 16
Rebs: Smith 16
Asts: Castro 8
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, G. Narandan, E. Botecario
June 15
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 125, TNT KaTropa 101
Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 27–19, 35–27, 29–27
Pts: Brownlee 31
Rebs: Brownlee 11
Asts: Mercado 5		 Pts: Garcia 16
Rebs: Smith 7
Asts: Castro, Garcia 3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: E. Tangkion, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, M. Orioste
June 17
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 109, TNT KaTropa 122
Scoring by quarter: 35–29, 28–37, 29–29, 17–27
Pts: Aguilar 31
Rebs: Brownlee 15
Asts: Tenorio 10		 Pts: Castro 38
Rebs: Williams 12
Asts: Castro 11
TNT wins series, 3–1
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Star

June 10
San Miguel Beermen 105, Star Hotshots 109
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 24–22, 26–30, 23–24
Pts: Rhodes 34
Rebs: Rhodes, Ross 10
Asts: Ross 15		 Pts: Maliksi, Ratliffe 26
Rebs: Ratliffe 21
Asts: Lee 8
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro
June 12
San Miguel Beermen 77, Star Hotshots 76
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 19–14, 14–30, 19–16
Pts: Rhodes 21
Rebs: Rhodes 10
Asts: Lassiter, Ross 4		 Pts: Ratliffe 25
Rebs: Ratliffe 35
Asts: Melton, Ratliffe 3
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, R. Yante, R. Dacanay
June 14
San Miguel Beermen 111, Star Hotshots 110
Scoring by quarter: 32–28, 24–24, 29–29, 26–29
Pts: Rhodes 36
Rebs: Fajardo, Ross 8
Asts: Ross 8		 Pts: Ratliffe 44
Rebs: Ratliffe 19
Asts: Ratliffe 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, M. Flordeliza, M. Orioste
June 16
San Miguel Beermen 109, Star Hotshots 102
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 23–22, 31–20, 26–33
Pts: Cabagnot 26
Rebs: Rhodes 10
Asts: Ross 10		 Pts: Ratliffe 36
Rebs: Ratliffe 17
Asts: Barroca 6
San Miguel wins series, 3–1
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga

Finals

Main article: 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
TV5
June 21
7:00pm
TNT KaTropa 104, San Miguel Beermen 102
TV5
June 23
7:00pm
TNT KaTropa 88, San Miguel Beermen 102
TV5
June 25
6:30pm
TNT KaTropa 97, San Miguel Beermen 109
TV5
June 28
7:00pm
TNT KaTropa 102, San Miguel Beermen 97
TV5
June 30
7:00pm
TNT KaTropa 102, San Miguel Beermen 111
TV5
July 2
6:30pm
TNT KaTropa 91, San Miguel Beermen 115
San Miguel wins series, 4–2

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.

More information Team, Name ...

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week

More information Week, Player ...

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