2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
The 2023–24 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup. It marked the end of the conference's playoffs.
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| Dates | February 2–14, 2024 | ||||||||||||
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| MVP | CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) | ||||||||||||
| Television | Local: RPTV PBA Rush (HD) International: Pilipinas Live Online: Pilipinas Live | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | see Broadcast notes | ||||||||||||
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The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots competed for the 21st Commissioner's Cup championship and the 134th overall championship contested by the league.[1] This was the 1st time that San Miguel and Magnolia competed for the Commissioner's Cup championship and the 10th time that they faced each other in the finals. The last time that these 2 teams met in the finals was during the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup where Beermen defeated the Hotshots in 7 games, 4–3.[2]
Starting from the finals, all PBA games were aired live on RPTV.[3][4] Previously, games are shown on A2Z (which still broadcast games on a delayed basis), with the now defunct CNN Philippines simulcasting weekend games. Starting from Game 6, A2Z also stopped broadcasting PBA games.[5]
San Miguel defeated Magnolia in six games to claim their fifth Commissioner's Cup title in franchise history. CJ Perez was named the finals MVP for the series.
Background
Road to the finals
| San Miguel Beermen | Magnolia Hotshots | |
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| Finished 8–3 (.727) in 2nd place | Elimination round | Finished 9–2 (.818) in 1st place |
| Def. Rain or Shine in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. TNT in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–0 | Semifinals | Def. Phoenix Super LPG, 3–1 |
Series summary
| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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| Game 1 | February 2 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 103–95 |
| Game 2 | February 4 | 109–85 | ||
| Game 3 | February 7 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 88–80 |
| Game 4 | February 9 | 96–85 | ||
| Game 5 | February 11 | San Miguel | 108–98 | |
| Game 6 | February 14 | 104–102 | ||
Game summaries
Game 1
February 2 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 41–20, 24–28, 18–23 | ||
| Pts: Boatwright 28 Rebs: Boatwright 16 Asts: Ross 7 |
Pts: Bey 26 Rebs: Bey 15 Asts: Jalalon 12 | |
| San Miguel leads series, 1–0 | ||
Game 2
February 4 6:15 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 109, Magnolia Hotshots 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 23–16, 25–17, 30–27 | ||
| Pts: Boatwright 34 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Boatwright, Ross 5 |
Pts: Bey 22 Rebs: Bey 16 Asts: Lee 5 | |
| San Miguel leads series, 2–0 | ||
After the game, Magnolia's Calvin Abueva was fined ₱100,000 for doing mocking gestures towards San Miguel's head coach Jorge Gallent during the game.[6]
Game 3
February 7 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 80, Magnolia Hotshots 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 24–18, 19–21, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Boatwright 27 Rebs: Boatwright, Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross, Teng 3 |
Pts: Barroca 20 Rebs: Abueva, Jalalon 7 Asts: Barroca 6 | |
| San Miguel leads series, 2–1 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay |
San Miguel's Jericho Cruz was suspended for the game after accummulating five technical fouls during the conference, with his fifth one getting called during game 2.[7]
Game 4
February 9 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 85, Magnolia Hotshots 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 26–22, 28–23, 12–24 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 18 Rebs: Boatwright 14 Asts: Cruz 7 |
Pts: Bey 26 Rebs: Bey 12 Asts: Barroca 6 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Peter Balao, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza |
Prior to the game, San Miguel's CJ Perez was awarded his first Best Player of the Conference award, while Phoenix Super LPG's Johnathan Williams was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award.[8]
Game 5
February 11 6:15 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 23–23, 28–27, 32–30 | ||
| Pts: Cruz 30 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Perez 5 |
Pts: Bey 34 Rebs: Bey, Sangalang 8 Asts: Barroca 7 | |
| San Miguel leads series, 3–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Joel Baldago, Irewin Traballo |
Game 6
February 14 7:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 104, Magnolia Hotshots 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 24–25, 27–31, 31–20 | ||
| Pts: Perez 28 Rebs: Boatwright 13 Asts: Boatwright 8 |
Pts: Lee 25 Rebs: Abueva, Bey 8 Asts: Jalalon 9 | |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Joel Baldago |
Rosters
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Broadcast notes
The Commissioner's Cup Finals was aired live on RPTV with simulcast on PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live (both in standard and high definition). A2Z provided airing in a delayed timeslot[9] until game 5.[5]
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the Finals.
The Pilipinas Live broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.
| Game | RPTV and A2Z | PBA Rush | Pilipinas Live | ||||||
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| Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside Reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters | Streaming Hosts | Hosts | ||
| Game 1 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy, Luigi Trillo and Ryan Gregorio | Belle Gregorio | Paolo del Rosario | Charles Tiu | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan, Bea Escudero and Atoy Co | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc | |
| Game 2 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao, Yeng Guiao and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Norman Black | Bea Escudero | Belle Gregorio and Brandon Bates | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Chris Gavina | |
| Game 3 | Sev Sarmenta | Andy Jao, Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio | Eileen Shi | Anthony Suntay | Mark Molina | Julia Vargas | Denise Tan | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Jong Uichico | |
| Game 4 | Jutt Sulit | Quinito Henson, Ronnie Magsanoc and Ryan Gregorio | Belle Gregorio | Carlo Pamintuan | Mark Molina and Justin Brownlee | Bea Escudero | Paolo del Rosario and Denise Tan | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva | |
| Game 5 | Charlie Cuna | Andy Jao, Yeng Guiao and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | Paolo del Rosario | Eric Altamirano | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan and Bea Escudero | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Rodney Santos | |
| Game 6 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson, Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio | Belle Gregorio | Carlo Pamintuan | Norman Black | Bea Escudero | Jutt Sulit, Denise Tan and Diego Dario | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva | |
- Additional Game 6 Crew:
- Trophy Presentation: Jutt Sulit and Bea Escudero
- Celebration Interviewer: Belle Gregorio
References
- "Magnolia survives another Phoenix uprising, sets up PBA Finals duel vs. San Miguel". GMA Integrated News Online. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Terrado, Reuben (May 15, 2019). "SMB completes PH Cup five-peat after gripping Game 7 win over Magnolia". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- "PBA finals, games start airing live on RPTV Channel 9". PBA.ph. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Terrado, Reuben (February 1, 2024). "PBA has new home as RPTV starts broadcast of live games". Spin.ph. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- "A2Z ceases PBA broadcasts". Tiebreaker Times. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- Fuentes, Rommel Jr. (February 6, 2024). "Calvin Abueva fined for his PBA Finals Game 2 antics". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- "Automatic one-game suspension keeps SMB's Jericho Cruz out of Game 3". Spin.ph. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- "Perez bags first BPC award, Williams clinches ArenaPlus Best Import honor". PBA.ph. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- Jonas Terrado (February 1, 2024). "PBA games to air on channel 9 starting with San Miguel-Magnolia Finals". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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