| Year: | 2017 |
| Conference: | Governors' Cup |
| Champion: | (3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Champion Coach: | Tim Cone |
| Champion Games: | 4 |
| Runnerup: | (1) Meralco Bolts |
| Runnerup Coach: | Norman Black |
| Runnerup Games: | 3 |
| Date: | October 13–27, 2017 |
| Mvp: | LA Tenorio |
| 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: | S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza |
| Referees 2: | P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste |
| Referees 3: | N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya |
| Referees 4: | P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste |
| Referees 5: | N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya |
| Referees 6: | P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza |
| Referees 7: | N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Prev Conf: | 2017 Commissioner's |
| Next Conf: | 2017–18 Philippine |
The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 17th Governors' Cup championship and the 121st overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of the previous year's Governors' Cup finals.[1] [2]
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel won the series, four games to three, successfully defending the Governors' Cup championship. This is the second Governors' Cup and 10th overall championship of the Ginebra franchise.
See main article: 2017 PBA Governors' Cup.
| Meralco Bolts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with TNT in 2nd place | Elimination round | Finished 9–2 (.818): 1st place | ||
| .760 (3rd place) | Tiebreaker* | bye | ||
| Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. Blackwater in two games (twice-to-beat advantage) | ||
| Def. TNT, 3–1 | Semifinals | Def. Star, 3–0 | ||
| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | October 13 | 102–87 | ||
| Game 2 | October 15 | 86–76 | ||
| Game 3 | October 18 | 94–81 | ||
| Game 4 | October 20 | 85–83 | ||
| Game 5 | October 22 | 85–74 | ||
| Game 6 | October 25 | 98–91 | ||
| Game 7 | October 27 | 101–96 | ||
The Governors' Cup finals 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 TV5 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 | Mara Aquino | ||||||
| Game 2 | Apple David | ||||||
| Game 3 | Chino Lui Pio | ||||||
| Game 4 | Apple David | ||||||
| Game 5 | Carla Lizardo | ||||||
| Game 6 | Carla Lizardo | ||||||
| Game 7 | Carla Lizardo | ||||||