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.
Quick Facts Duration, TV partner(s) ...
| 2019 PBA Philippine Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | January 13 – May 15, 2019 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: ESPN5 5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | Magnolia Hotshots |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Finals MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
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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
Team standings
More information Pos, W ...
| 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 |
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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:
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]
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Schedule
More information Team ╲ Game, Alaska ...
| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ROS | COL | BWE | PHX | BGSM | MAG | NLEX | TNT | MER | SMB | NP |
| Barangay Ginebra | TNT | SMB | ROS | COL | BWE | ALA | PHX | MAG | NLEX | MER | NP |
| Blackwater | NP | MER | ROS | PHX | SMB | BGSM | ALA | COL | TNT | NLEX | MAG |
| Columbian | SMB | PHX | NP | NLEX | BGSM | ALA | MER | BWE | ROS | MAG | TNT |
| Magnolia | TNT | SMB | ROS | MER | PHX | ALA | COL | BGSM | NP | BWE | NLEX |
| Meralco | PHX | BWE | SMB | TNT | NLEX | COL | MAG | NP | ROS | ALA | BGSM |
| NLEX | ROS | NP | TNT | COL | MER | PHX | SMB | ALA | BWE | BGSM | MAG |
| NorthPort | BWE | NLEX | COL | ROS | PHX | MER | SMB | MAG | TNT | ALA | BGSM |
| Phoenix | MER | TNT | COL | BWE | NLEX | ROS | NP | ALA | MAG | BGSM | SMB |
| Rain or Shine | NLEX | BGSM | BWE | SMB | ALA | NP | PHX | MAG | TNT | COL | MER |
| San Miguel | COL | BGSM | MER | TNT | ROS | BWE | MAG | NLEX | NP | PHX | ALA |
| TNT KaTropa | BGSM | PHX | NLEX | SMB | MER | MAG | ROS | BWE | ALA | COL | NP |
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Results
More information Teams, ALA ...
| Teams | ALA | BGSM | BWE | COL | MAG | MER | NLEX | NP | PHX | ROS | SMB | TNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | — | 104–78 | 103–101 | 94–72 | 86–103 | 92–77 | 70–91 | 84–94 | 80–94 | 72–85 | 96–114 | 78–92 |
| Barangay Ginebra | — | — | 85–67 | 97–85 | 97–93* | 86–76 | 105–96 | 97–100 | 100–97 | 80–83 | 91–99 | 90–79 |
| Blackwater | — | — | — | 106–100 | 87–97 | 94–99 | 101–122 | 91–117 | 95–114 | 111–99 | 79–93 | 89–127 |
| Columbian | — | — | — | — | 83–109 | 86–85 | 97–107 | 110–100 | 98–108 | 85–82 | 124–118 | 98–101 |
| Magnolia | — | — | — | — | — | 92–86 | 102–74 | 103–90 | 87–89 | 74–75 | 92–113 | 75–80* |
| Meralco | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83–87 | 126–123** | 92–93* | 85–88 | 93–105 | 88–77 |
| NLEX | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90–95 | 82–83 | 87–96 | 111–121 | 80–85 |
| NorthPort | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96–98 | 100–107 | 107–113 | 109–83 |
| Phoenix Pulse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94–98* | 96–93 | 93–84* |
| Rain or Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108–98 | 92–100 |
| San Miguel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93–104 |
| TNT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Source: PBA.ph
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
| 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 | |||||||||||
(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.
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 | ||
(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.
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Magnolia
This is a best-of-three playoff.
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 | |
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 | |
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.
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 | |
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 | |
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 |
(1) Phoenix vs. (5) San Miguel
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
(2) Rain or Shine vs. (6) Magnolia
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Main article: 2019 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
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
More information Week, Player ...
| 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] |
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Rookies of the Month
More information Month, Player ...
| Month | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| January | CJ Perez (Columbian Dyip) | [11] |
| February | Javee Mocon (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [12] |
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Individual statistical leaders
More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 21.3 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 13.9 |
| Assists per game | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 6.2 |
| Steals per game | Sean Anthony | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | John Paul Erram | NLEX Road Warriors | 2.7 |
| Turnovers per game | Calvin Abueva | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 4.4 |
| Fouls per game | Sean Anthony | NorthPort Batang Pier | 4.0 |
| Minutes per game | Stanley Pringle | NorthPort Batang Pier | 38.5 |
| FG% | Bradwyn Guinto | NorthPort Batang Pier | 67.6% |
| FT% | Matthew Wright | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 92.4% |
| 3FG% | Glenn Khobuntin | Columbian Dyip | 55.0% |
| Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 20 |
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Individual game highs
More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 40 |
| Rebounds | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 31 |
| Assists | Chris Banchero | Alaska Aces | 16 |
| Steals | Sean Anthony | NorthPort Batang Pier | 7 |
| Blocks | John Paul Erram (thrice) | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 |
| Raymond Almazan | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | ||
| Three point field goals | Marcio Lassiter (twice) | San Miguel Beermen | 7 |
| Roger Pogoy | TNT KaTropa | ||
| Stanley Pringle (twice) | NorthPort Batang Pier | ||
| Michael DiGregorio | Blackwater Elite | ||
| Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen |
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Team statistical leaders
More information Category, Team ...
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | NorthPort Batang Pier | 101.3 |
| Rebounds per game | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 55.0 |
| Assists per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 24.7 |
| Steals per game | TNT KaTropa | 11.0 |
| Blocks per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 5.9 |
| Turnovers per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 19.6 |
| FG% | NorthPort Batang Pier | 44.8% |
| FT% | Meralco Bolts | 73.9% |
| 3FG% | NLEX Road Warriors | 33.9% |
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