| Year: | 2019 |
| Conference: | Governors' Cup |
| Champion Games: | 4 |
| Runnerup Games: | 1 |
| Date: | January 7–17, 2020 |
| Mvp: | Japeth Aguilar |
| Radio Network: | Radyo5 (DWFM) |
| Referees 1: | N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay |
| Referees 2: | J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo |
| Referees 3: | P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago |
| Referees 4: | N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza |
| Referees 5: | P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago |
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 19th Governors' Cup championship and the 127th overall championship contested by the league.[1]
This was third time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of four seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the two previous championships against Meralco in 2016 and 2017.
Due to the adjustments done in the season calendar to give way for the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Philippines' hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the finals series started on January 7, 2020.[2]
See main article: 2019 PBA Governors' Cup.
| Meralco Bolts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finished 7–4 (.636) in 4th place | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727) in 1st place with NLEX and TNT | ||
| Tiebreaker | Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958 (2nd place) | |||
| Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. Alaska in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | ||
| Def. NorthPort, 3–1 | Semifinals | Def. TNT, 3–2 | ||
| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | January 7 | 91–87 | ||
| Game 2 | January 10 | 104–102 | ||
| Game 3 | January 12 | Barangay Ginebra | 92–84 | |
| Game 4 | January 15 | 94–72 | ||
| Game 5 | January 17 | 105–93 | ||
The Philippine Cup finals were aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via the PBA's official Facebook 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 | Bea Escudero | ||||||
| Game 2 | Bea Escudero | ||||||
| Game 3 | Bea Escudero | ||||||
| Game 4 | Bea Escudero | ||||||
| Game 5 | Bea Escudero | ||||||