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| 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Duration | May 19 – August 16, 2019 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: ESPN5 5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | TNT KaTropa |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) |
| Best Import | Terrence Jones (TNT KaTropa) |
| Finals MVP | Terrence Romeo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the second conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".
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
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]
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Blackwater 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.012, Meralco 1.011, Phoenix 0.977; 8th-seed playoff: Alaska defeated Meralco
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 NLEX
Schedule
Source: [citation needed]
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Results
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) TNT vs. (8) Alaska
TNT, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.
(2) NorthPort vs. (7) San Miguel
NorthPort, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, San Miguel, has to win twice.
(3) Blackwater vs. (6) Rain or Shine
This is a best-of-three playoff.
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Magnolia
This is a best-of-three playoff.
Semifinals
Both series are best-of-five playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra
(6) Rain or Shine vs. (7) San Miguel Beermen
Finals
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.
Awards
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:
- Best Player of the Conference: Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa)
- Best Import of the Conference: Terrence Jones (TNT KaTropa)
- Finals MVP: Terrence Romeo (San Miguel Beermen)
Players of the Week
Rookies of the Month
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
Import players
Individual game highs
Local players
Import players
Team statistical leaders
References
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- ^ Leongson, Randolph (June 14, 2019). "Alaska brings in new import Nino Johnson despite winning record with Daniels". Spin.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (June 28, 2019). "Alaska makes another import switch, brings back Diamon Simpson". Spin.ph.
- ^ Dy, Richard (March 4, 2019). "Brownlee signs with Al Riyadi, returns to Ginebra in May". ESPN5.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 18, 2019). "Blackwater taps former Meralco import Alex Stepheson for Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph.
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- ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 10, 2019). "Magnolia taps former Columbian import John Fields". Spin.ph.
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- ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 16, 2019). "Magnolia taps new import Rakeem Christmas for James Farr in bid to arrest skid". Spin.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (May 3, 2019). "Meralco taps ex-NBA player Gani Lawal as Commissioner's Cup import". Spin.ph.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 18, 2019). "Gani Lawal reactivated in Taylor place for Meralco game vs NLEX". Spin.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (June 12, 2019). "Meralco set to field new import Jimmie Taylor in place of Gani Lawal". Spin.ph.
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- ^ Terrado, Reuben (May 24, 2019). "First-choice NLEX import Tony Mitchell all set to suit up vs NorthPort". Spin.ph.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (June 25, 2019). "Olu Ashaolu replaces Tony Mitchell as NLEX import for remainder of conference". Spin.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (May 2, 2019). "NorthPort beefs up frontline by tapping bruiser Prince Ibeh as import". Spin.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (April 12, 2019). "Phoenix taps former Alaska import Rob Dozier for Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 4, 2019). "Phoenix set to bring in Richard Howell to replace injured Rob Dozier". Spin.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph B. (May 1, 2019). "Denzel Bowles is coming back – not with Magnolia but as Rain or Shine import". Spin.ph.
- ^ "Rain or Shine brings in Carl Montgomery as replacement import for injured Denzel Bowles". PBA.ph. July 8, 2019.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (April 24, 2019). "Charles Rhodes set for return as San Miguel taps services of Best Import anew". Spin.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 2, 2019). "SMB replaces import Charles Rhodes with ex-NBA player Chris McCullough". Spin.ph.
- ^ "TNT Katropa taps former NBA player Terrence Jones for Commissioner's Cup". Spin.ph. May 5, 2019.
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- ^ "Robert Bolick: NorthPort's rising star". PBA.ph. June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "Matthew Wright gives Phoenix a huge lift". PBA.ph. July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Jayson Castro: Just like old times". PBA.ph. July 11, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ "Jun Mar Fajardo earns Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Chris Banchero is hands down choice for Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. July 23, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Troy Rosario: More than just a towering presence for TnT". PBA.ph. July 31, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Ray Parks Jr. named PBAPC Rookie of the Month". PBA.ph. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "NorthPort's Robert Bolick unanimous choice for PBAPC Rookie of the Month honor". PBA.ph. July 17, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Javee Mocon earns third Rookie of the Month honor". PBA.ph. August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
External links
- Official website