2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals explained

Year:2017–18
Conference:Philippine Cup
Champion:(1) San Miguel Beermen
Champion Coach:Leo Austria
Champion Games:4
Runnerup:(2) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok
Runnerup Coach:Chito Victolero
Runnerup Games:1
Date:March 23 – April 6, 2018
Mvp:June Mar Fajardo
Television:Local:
ESPN5
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcers:see Broadcast notes
Radio Network:Radyo5 (DWFM)
Radio Announcers:see Broadcast notes
Referees 1:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya
Referees 2:N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
Referees 3:P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion
Referees 4:J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza
Referees 5:N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
Prev Year:2016–17
Next Year:2019
Prev Conf:2017 Governors'

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 Pambansang Manok 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

See main article: 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup.

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 SemifinalsDef. NLEX, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

Series summary

Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 Friday, March 23 105–103
Game 2 Sunday, March 25 92–77
Game 3 Sunday, April 1 111–87
Game 4 Wednesday, April 4 84–80
Game 5 Friday, April 6 108–99 (2OT)

Game summaries

Game 5

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)
Analyst(s) Analyst(s) Courtside reporters
Game 1 Rizza Diaz
Game 2 Rizza Diaz
Game 3 Apple David
Game 4 Carla Lizardo
Game 5 Chino Lui Pio

External links