2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
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Dates | March 23 - April 6, 2018 | ||||||||||
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MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) | ||||||||||
Television | Local: ESPN5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International | ||||||||||
Announcers | see Broadcast notes | ||||||||||
Radio network | Radyo5 (DWFM) | ||||||||||
Announcers | see Broadcast notes | ||||||||||
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The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots competed for the 40th Philippine Cup championship and the 122nd overall championship contested by the league. San Miguel won the series in 5 games to be the first team in history to win four straight Philippine Cup titles.
Background[]
Road to the finals[]
San Miguel Beermen | Magnolia Hotshots | ||
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Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Magnolia in 1st place | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with San Miguel in 1st place | |
1.02 (1st place) | Tiebreaker* | 0.99 (2nd place) | |
Def. TNT in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. GlobalPort in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | |
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–1 | Semifinals | Def. NLEX, 4–2 |
Head-to-head matchup[]
February 4
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San Miguel Beermen 77, Magnolia Hotshots 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 13–24, 18–16, 25–16 | ||
Pts: Fajardo 19 Rebs: Fajardo 21 Asts: Lassiter 5 |
Pts: Barroca 21 Rebs: Pingris 14 Asts: three players 4 |
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, M. Orioste, N. Ranido |
Series summary[]
Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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Game 1 | Friday, March 23 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 105–103 |
Game 2 | Sunday, March 25 | Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 92–77 |
Game 3 | Sunday, April 1 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 111–87 |
Game 4 | Wednesday, April 4 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 84–80 |
Game 5 | Friday, April 6 | Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 108–99 (2OT) |
Game summaries[]
Game 1[]
March 23
7:00pm |
San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–25, 30–22, 26–28, 14–30 | ||
Pts: Fajardo 31 Rebs: Fajardo 18 Asts: Cabagnot 9 |
Pts: Sangalang 29 Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 9 Asts: Barroca, Lee 5 | |
Magnolia leads series, 1–0 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya |
Game 2[]
March 25
6:30pm |
San Miguel Beermen 92, Magnolia Hotshots 77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 29–18, 27–22, 17–20 | ||
Pts: Santos 24 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross 10 |
Pts: Barroca 18 Rebs: dela Rosa, Reavis 6 Asts: three players 3 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza |
Game 3[]
April 1
6:30pm |
San Miguel Beermen 111, Magnolia Hotshots 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 21–27, 25–19, 36–19 | ||
Pts: Lassiter 24 Rebs: Fajardo 17 Asts: Cabagnot 8 |
Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Reavis 14 Asts: Lee 7 | |
San Miguel leads series, 2–1 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion |
Game 4[]
April 4
7:00pm |
San Miguel Beermen 84, Magnolia Hotshots 80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 31–26, 24–18, 15–16 | ||
Pts: Cabagnot 27 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross 7 |
Pts: Sangalang 22 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Lee 6 | |
San Miguel leads series, 3–1 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza |
Game 5[]
April 6
7:00pm |
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots 99 (2OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–32, 23–21, 26–12, Overtime: 8–8, 14–5 | ||
Pts: Fajardo 42 Rebs: Fajardo 20 Asts: Ross 11 |
Pts: Lee 21 Rebs: Reavis 12 Asts: Barroca 8 | |
San Miguel wins series, 4–1 |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,054 Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan |
Rosters[]
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Broadcast notes[]
The Philippine Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the 5 Network feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.
Game | ESPN5 | PBA Rush (English) | ||||
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Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | |
Game 1 | Magoo Marjon | and Ryan Gregorio | Eric Reyes | |||
Game 2 | Norman Black and Quinito Henson | Ali Peek | ||||
Game 3 | Alex Compton and Ryan Gregorio | |||||
Game 4 | Magoo Marjon | and Tim Cone | Jong Uichico | |||
Game 5 | and Quinito Henson | Tony dela Cruz |
- Additional Game 5 crew:
- Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
- Dugout celebration interviewer:
References[]
External links[]
- PBA Philippine Cup Finals
- 2017–18 PBA season
- Magnolia Hotshots games
- San Miguel Beermen games
- March 2018 sports events in the Philippines
- April 2018 sports events in the Philippines