The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament started on December 17, 2017, and ended on April 6, 2018.[1] The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup | |
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Duration | December 17, 2017 – April 6, 2018 |
TV partner(s) | Local: ESPN 5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
Finals | |
Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
Runners-up | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok |
Awards | |
Best Player | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
Finals MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
PBA conference chronology | |
Format
editThe 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, playoff games 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-7 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
editTeam standings
editPos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 |
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:
Schedule
editResults
editEighth seed playoff
editBracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | |||||||||||
(#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 106 | |||||||||||
8 | TNT | 93 | |||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
(best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
(#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
2 | Magnolia | 1 | |||||||||||
2 | Magnolia | 86 | |||||||||||
7 | GlobalPort | 79 | |||||||||||
2 | Magnolia | 4 | |||||||||||
(best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
3 | Alaska | 0 | |||||||||||
6 | NLEX | 2 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit(1) San Miguel vs. (8) TNT
editMarch 6
4:30 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 106, TNT KaTropa 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 21–21, 25–28, 29–21 | ||
Pts: Fajardo 35 Rebs: Fajardo 11 Asts: Ross 7 |
Pts: Castro, Rosario 19 Rebs: Rosario 7 Asts: Castro 8 | |
San Miguel wins series in one game |
(2) Magnolia vs. (7) GlobalPort
editMarch 6
7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 86, GlobalPort Batang Pier 79 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 22–19, 27–14, 25–20 | ||
Pts: Barroca 17 Rebs: Lee 13 Asts: Jalalon 4 |
Pts: Pringle 31 Rebs: Pringle, Taha 10 Asts: Romeo 6 | |
Magnolia wins series in one game |
(3) Alaska vs. (6) NLEX
editMarch 5
4:30 pm |
Alaska Aces 99, NLEX Road Warriors 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–26, 32–24, 27–31 | ||
Pts: Banchero 20 Rebs: Abueva 13 Asts: three players 3 |
Pts: Ravena 25 Rebs: Quiñahan 10 Asts: Ravena 8 |
March 7
7:00 pm |
Alaska Aces 83, NLEX Road Warriors 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 20–25, 28–19, 12–19 | ||
Pts: Abueva 17 Rebs: Abueva 16 Asts: Casio 6 |
Pts: Alas 18 Rebs: Alas 9 Asts: Ravena 7 | |
NLEX wins series, 2–0 |
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine
editMarch 5
7:00 pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 23–20, 24–21, 20–16 | ||
Pts: Tenorio 16 Rebs: Thompson 15 Asts: Thompson 7 |
Pts: Belga 17 Rebs: Norwood, Ponferada 6 Asts: Ahanmisi, Tiu 3 |
March 7
4:30 pm |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 15–27, 34–26, 22–19 | ||
Pts: J. Aguilar 27 Rebs: J. Aguilar 12 Asts: Mercado, Thompson 6 |
Pts: Ahanmisi 18 Rebs: Almazan 13 Asts: Ahanmisi 5 | |
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–0 |
Semifinals
edit(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra
editMarch 9
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 102, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 24–21, 28–22, 24–27 | ||
Pts: Santos 23 Rebs: Santos 9 Asts: Ross 8 |
Pts: three players 17 Rebs: Mariano 9 Asts: Ferrer 5 |
March 11
6:30 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 17–25, 28–18, 25–22, Overtime: 9–7 | ||
Pts: Fajardo 33 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Santos 5 |
Pts: J. Aguilar 28 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Tenorio 7 |
March 13
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 24–26, 26–34, 22–16 | ||
Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 16 Asts: Lassiter 4 |
Pts: J. Aguilar 25 Rebs: J. Aguilar 12 Asts: Thompson 6 |
March 15
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 102, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 26–19, 26–17, 18–23 | ||
Pts: Lassiter 23 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 10 |
Pts: J. Aguilar 31 Rebs: J. Aguilar 13 Asts: Devance, Ferrer 5 |
March 17
6:30 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 100, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 30–21, 28–21, 17–18 | ||
Pts: Fajardo 25 Rebs: Santos 13 Asts: Cabagnot 5 |
Pts: J. Aguilar 34 Rebs: Thompson 15 Asts: Thompson 16 | |
San Miguel wins series, 4–1 |
(2) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX
editMarch 10
6:30 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87, NLEX Road Warriors 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 15–18, 34–28, 26–28 | ||
Pts: Sangalang 21 Rebs: Sangalang 9 Asts: Jalalon 6 |
Pts: Baguio 17 Rebs: Quiñahan 9 Asts: Quiñahan 7 |
March 12
7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99, NLEX Road Warriors 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 21–19, 22–23, 29–22 | ||
Pts: Lee 27 Rebs: Sangalang 8 Asts: Jalalon 10 |
Pts: Mallari, Quiñahan 13 Rebs: Soyud 6 Asts: Ravena 7 |
March 14
7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 106, NLEX Road Warriors 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 29–24, 26–27, 27–21 | ||
Pts: Jalalon 25 Rebs: Reavis 10 Asts: Lee 6 |
Pts: Ravena 20 Rebs: Alas 9 Asts: Quiñahan, Ravena 5 |
March 16
7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 79, NLEX Road Warriors 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 19–16, 20–28, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Sangalang 15 Rebs: Sangalang 14 Asts: Barroca 7 |
Pts: Ravena 20 Rebs: Alas, Miranda 6 Asts: Alas, Ravena 5 |
March 18
6:30 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87, NLEX Road Warriors 78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 17–16, 22–22, 28–20 | ||
Pts: Barroca 18 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Sangalang 6 |
Pts: Ravena 21 Rebs: Mallari, Soyud 9 Asts: Baguio 7 |
Finals
editApril 6
7:00 pm |
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99 (2OT) | ||
San Miguel wins series, 4–1 |
Awards
editConference
edit- Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
- Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Players of the Week
editWeek | Player | Ref. |
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December 17–24 | Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors) | [3] |
December 25 – January 7 | Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [4] |
January 8–14 | Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok) | [5] |
January 15–21 | Roger Pogoy (TNT KaTropa) | [6] |
January 22–28 | Willy Wilson (Phoenix Fuel Masters) | [7] |
January 29 – February 4 | Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) | [8] |
February 5–11 | Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors) | [9] |
February 12–18 | Garvo Lanete (Meralco Bolts) | [10] |
February 19–24 | JVee Casio (Alaska Aces) | [11] |
February 25 – March 4 | Jericho Cruz (TNT KaTropa) | [12] |
March 6–11 | Marcio Lassiter (San Miguel Beermen) | [13] |
March 12–18 | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) | [14] |
Statistics
editIndividual statistical leaders
editCategory | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 23.8 |
Rebounds per game | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 13.8 |
Assists per game | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6.2 |
Steals per game | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 2.2 |
Blocks per game | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 3.0 |
Turnovers per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 4.2 |
Fouls per game | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 3.7 |
Calvin Abueva | Alaska Aces | ||
Minutes per game | Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen | 39.7 |
FG% | Matt Ganuelas-Rosser | San Miguel Beermen | 62.1% |
FT% | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 91.3% |
3FG% | Michael DiGregorio | Blackwater Elite | 48.1% |
Gelo Alolino | Phoenix Fuel Masters | ||
Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 16 |
Triple-doubles | JVee Casio | Alaska Aces | 1 |
Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||
Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen |
Individual game highs
editCategory | Player | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|
Points | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 42 |
Rebounds | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 21 |
June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | ||
Assists | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 |
Steals | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 8 |
Blocks | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 7 |
Three point field goals | Paul Lee (twice) | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 |
Sean Anthony | GlobalPort Batang Pier | ||
Troy Rosario | TNT KaTropa | ||
KG Canaleta | Meralco Bolts | ||
Ronald Tubid | Kia Picanto | ||
Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen |
Team statistical leaders
editCategory | Team | Statistic |
---|---|---|
Points per game | San Miguel Beermen | 98.9 |
Rebounds per game | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 56.8 |
Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 24.7 |
Steals per game | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 10.4 |
Blocks per game | San Miguel Beermen | 6.5 |
Turnovers per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 19.7 |
FG% | San Miguel Beermen | 44.4% |
FT% | Meralco Bolts | 76.4% |
3FG% | Meralco Bolts | 34.8% |
References
edit- ^ PBA gives ways to Gilas games, sets 2017 opener on Dec. 17, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 6, 2017
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
- ^ "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
- ^ "Gregzilla gets PBAPC nod for Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Explosive start earns Paul Lee first Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "Roger Pogoy thrives off the bench". PBA.ph. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ "Willie Wilson goes 'perfect' against former team Ginebra". PBA.ph. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Vic Manuel earns Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ^ "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- ^ "Casio sparkles in absence of other key Aces". PBA.ph. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ "Jericho Cruz shows why TNT KaTropa traded for him". PBA.ph. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "'Super Mario' steps up at the right time". PBA.ph. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "June Mar Fajardo stands tall against Ginebra in Final Four". PBA.ph. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.