2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

{{Infobox PBA conference finals

| image= 200px

| year = 2019

| conference = Commissioner's Cup

| champion= (7) San Miguel Beermen

| champion_coach = Leo Austria

| champion_games = 4

| runnerup = (1) TNT KaTropa

| runnerup_coach = Bong Ravena

| runnerup_games = 2

| date= August 4–16, 2019

| MVP = Terrence Romeo
{{small|(San Miguel Beermen)}}

| television = Local:
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International

| announcers = see Broadcast notes

| radio_network = Radyo5 (DWFM)

| radio_announcers = see Broadcast notes

| referees_1 = N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

| referees_2 = N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla

| referees_3 = J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay

| referees_4 = N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

| referees_5 = N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

| referees_6 = P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla

| prev_year = 2018

| next_year = 2022–23

| prev_conf = 2019 Philippine

| next_conf = 2019 Governors'

}}

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 19th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 126th overall championship contested by the league.{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/amp/sports/08/04/19/pba-clash-of-league-titans-as-san-miguel-and-tnt-duel-for-title|title=PBA: Clash of league titans, as San Miguel and TNT duel for title|website=news.abs-cbn.com|date=August 4, 2019|access-date=December 21, 2022}}

The Beermen ties the Barangay Ginebra Kings to become the second 7th seed team and the lowest seed to win a PBA championship since Barangay Ginebra did it in the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/704823/pba-san-miguel-beer-claims-commissioner-s-cup-title/story/|title=PBA: San Miguel Beer claims Commissioner's Cup title|website=GMANetwork.com|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=December 21, 2022}}

Background

{{Further information|2019 San Miguel Beermen season#Commissioner's Cup|2019 TNT KaTropa season#Commissioner's Cup}}

=Road to the finals=

colspan=2 width=45%\| San Miguel Beermen	colspan=2 width=45%\| TNT KaTropa
class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
Finished 5–6 (.455): Tied with Magnolia and Rain or Shine in 5th place	colspan=2\|Elimination round	Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place
Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83 (7th place)	colspan=2\| Tiebreaker	{{n/a}}
Def. NorthPort in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage)	colspan=2\|Quarterfinals	Def. Alaska in two games (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1	colspan=2\|Semifinals	Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1

=Head-to-head matchup=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= June 8 |time= 6:45 pm |place= Ynares Center, Antipolo|referee= N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Orioste, N. Cortez |attendance= |TV= ESPN5

| team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1= 97

| team2= TNT KaTropa |score2= 110

|report = [https://www.pba.ph/recap?match=1165498 Box score]

|Q1= 20–35

|Q2= 21–22

|Q3= 23–30

|Q4= 33–23

|points1= Pessumal 24

|points2= Jones 30

|rebounds1= Fajardo 13

|rebounds2= Jones 18

|assist1= Ross 8

|assist2= Castro 15

}}

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
class="wikitable"
Game 1	August 4	rowspan=6\|Smart Araneta Coliseum	TNT	109–96
Game 2	August 7	San Miguel	127–125 (2OT)
Game 3	August 9	TNT	115–105
Game 4	August 11	San Miguel	106–101
Game 5	August 14	San Miguel	99–94
Game 6	August 16	San Miguel	102–90

Game summaries

=Game 1=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= August 4 |time= 6:30 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City|referee= N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste |attendance= |TV= ESPN5

|team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1= 96

|team2= TNT KaTropa |score2= 109

|report = [https://www.pba.ph/recap?match=1311326 Box score]

|Q1= 19–35

|Q2= 23–25

|Q3= 30–27

|Q4= 24–22

|points1= McCullough 33

|points2= Jones 41

|rebounds1= McCullough 15

|rebounds2= Jones 12

|assist1= Ross 7

|assist2= Jones 8

|series= TNT leads series, 1–0

}}

=Game 2=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= August 7 |time= 7:00 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla |attendance= |TV= ESPN5 |overtime=2OT

|team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1= 127

|team2= TNT KaTropa |score2= 125

|report = [https://www.pba.ph/recap?match=1311327 Box score]

|Q1= 32–25

|Q2= 27–20

|Q3= 25–32

|Q4= 22–29

|OT= 8–8, 13–11

|points1= McCullough 32

|points2= Rosario 34

|rebounds1= McCullough 22

|rebounds2= Jones 13

|assist1= Cabagnot, McCullough 7

|assist2= Castro 12

|series= Series tied, 1–1

}}

=Game 3=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= August 9 |time= 7:00 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay |attendance= |TV= ESPN5

|team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1= 105

|team2= TNT KaTropa |score2= 115

|report = [https://www.pba.ph/recap?match=1311328 Box score]

|Q1= 33–18

|Q2= 17–37

|Q3= 28–31

|Q4= 27–29

|points1= Fajardo, McCullough 27

|points2= Jones 37

|rebounds1= Fajardo, McCullough 13

|rebounds2= Jones 18

|assist1= Romeo, Ross 5

|assist2= Jones 9

|series= TNT leads series, 2–1

}}

=Game 4=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= August 11 |time= 6:35 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago |attendance=13,578 |TV= ESPN5

|team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1= 106

|team2= TNT KaTropa |score2= 101

|report = [https://www.pba.ph/recap?match=1311329 Box score]

|Q1= 31–22

|Q2= 20–30

|Q3= 31–17

|Q4= 24–32

|points1= McCullough 27

|points2= Jones 32

|rebounds1= McCullough 22

|rebounds2= Jones 16

|assist1= Ross 8

|assist2= Castro 8

|series= Series tied, 2–2

}}

=Game 5=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= August 14 |time= 7:00 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago |attendance= |TV= ESPN5

|team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1= 99

|team2= TNT KaTropa |score2= 94

|report = [https://www.pba.ph/recap?match=1313219 Box score]

|Q1= 22–28

|Q2= 23–21

|Q3= 24–31

|Q4=30 –14

|points1= McCullough 35

|points2= Jones 35

|rebounds1= McCullough 22

|rebounds2= Jones 17

|assist1= Romeo 5

|assist2= Jones 8

|series= San Miguel leads series, 3–2

}}

=Game 6=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= August 16 |time= 7:00 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla |attendance=12,447 |TV= ESPN5

|team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1= 102

|team2= TNT KaTropa |score2= 90

|report = [https://www.pba.ph/recap?match=1315988 Box score]

|Q1= 26–19

|Q2= 19–16

|Q3= 29–28

|Q4= 28–27

|points1= McCullough 35

|points2= Jones 41

|rebounds1= Fajardo, McCullough 13

|rebounds2= Jones 12

|assist1= Romeo, Ross 7

|assist2= Castro 6

|series= San Miguel wins series, 4–2

}}

Rosters

{{PBA roster header|team=San Miguel Beermen

}}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Chris | last = McCullough | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1995–02–05 | college = Syracuse | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Billy | last = Mamaril | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1980–06–25 | college = Bakersfield | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Von | last = Pessumal | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1993–02–12 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Alex | last = Cabagnot | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1982–12–08 | college = Hilo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Chris | last = Ross | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1985–03–09 | college = Marshall | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Terrence | last = Romeo | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 178 | DOB = 1992–03–16 | college = Far Eastern | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Paul | last = Zamar | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 179 | DOB = 1987–10–20 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Marcio | last = Lassiter | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1987–05–16 | college = Fullerton | nat = USA | inj = yes }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = June Mar | last = Fajardo | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 268 | DOB = 1989–11–17 | college = UC | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Louie | last = Vigil | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = | DOB = 1991–09–26 | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Matt | last = Ganuelas-Rosser | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 186 | DOB = 1990–06–13 | college = Cal Poly Pomona | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 26 | first = Chico | last = Lanete | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1979–08–01 | college = Lyceum | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 29 | first = Arwind | last = Santos | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1981–06–10 | college = FEU | nat = PHI | note = C }}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Kelly | last = Nabong | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 227 | DOB = 1988–11–17 | college = SRJC | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 34 | first = Christian | last = Standhardinger | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1989–07–04 | college = Hawaii | nat = GER }}

{{player2 | num = 71 | first = Ronald | last = Tubid | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1981–10–15 | college = UE | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 95 | first = Yancy | last = de Ocampo | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 245 | DOB = 1980–03–11 | college = SFACS | nat = PHI | note = IN }}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach ={{player||PHI|Leo Austria}}

| asst_coach =

{{player||PHI|Peter Martin}} (1st assistant)
{{player||PHI|Ato Agustin}}
{{player||USA|Jimmy Alapag}}
{{player||PHI|Jorge Gallent}}
{{player||PHI|Dayong Mendoza}}
{{player||PHI|Biboy Ravanes}}
{{player||PHI|Boyzie Zamar}}

| team_man =

{{player||PHI|Gee Abanilla}}
{{player||PHI|Daniel Henares}} (assistant)

|roster_url = https://pba.ph/teams/san-miguel-beermen

}}

{{PBA roster header|team=TNT KaTropa

}}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Brian | last = Heruela | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1989–04–13 | college = UC | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Terrence | last = Jones | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 255 | DOB = 1992–01–09 | college = Kentucky | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Harvey | last = Carey | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 210 | college = Sonoma State | DOB = 1979–03–18 | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Frank | last = Golla | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 290 | DOB = 1990–01–17 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Don | last = Trollano | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 182 |DOB = 1992–01–07 | college = Adamson | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Ryan | last = Reyes | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | college = Cal State Fullerton | DOB = 1983–08–10 | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Marion | last = Magat | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1989–10–22 | college = NU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Anthony | last = Semerad | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1991–04–25 | college = San Beda | nat = AUS }}

{{player2 | num = 14 | first = David | last = Semerad | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1991–04–25 | college = San Beda | nat = AUS }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Roger | last = Pogoy | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1992–06–16 | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Jayson | last = Castro | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 185 | college = Philippine Christian | DOB = 1986–06–30 | nat = PHI | note = C }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Troy | last = Rosario | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 198 | DOB = 1992–01–20 | college = National-U | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Ken | last = Bono | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 280 | DOB = 1984–06–19 | college = Adamson | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Kelly | last = Williams | pos = F/C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 215 | college = Oakland | DOB = 1982–02–07 | nat = USA | note = IN }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Jay | last = Washington | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1981–10–10 | college = Eckerd | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 40 | first = John Karlo | last = Casiño | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 10 | lbs = 170 | DOB = | college = CEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 99 | first = Yousef | last = Taha | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 240 | DOB = 1988–07–08 | college = Mapúa | nat = PLE }}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach =

{{player||PHI|Bong Ravena}}

| asst_coach =

{{player||PHI|Sandy Arespacochaga}} (1st assistant)
{{player||PHI|Yurri Escueta}}
{{player||USA|Alton Lister}}
{{player||PHI|Joshua Reyes}}
{{player||NZL|Mark Dickel}} (consultant)

|team_man =

{{player||PHI|Gabby Cui}}
{{player||PHI|Miguel Fernandez}} (assistant)

| roster_url = https://pba.ph/teams/tnt-katropa

}}

Broadcast notes

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 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the finals.

rowspan=2\|Game	colspan=3\|ESPN5	colspan=3\|PBA Rush (English)
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Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters
Game 1	Sev Sarmenta	Dominic Uy	Carla Lizardo	Carlo Pamintuan	Andy Jao	Bea Escudero
Game 2	Chuck Araneta	Quinito Henson	Denise Tan	Carlo Pamintuan	Alex Compton	Bea Escudero
Game 3	Charlie Cuna	Andy Jao	Apple David	Chiqui Reyes	Richard del Rosario	Bea Escudero
Game 4	Magoo Marjon	Quinito Henson	Rizza Diaz	Carlo Pamintuan	Dominic Uy	Bea Escudero
Game 5	Sev Sarmenta	Ryan Gregorio	Selina Dagdag	Paolo del Rosario	Norman Black	Bea Escudero
Game 6	Charlie Cuna	Dominic Uy	Carla Lizardo	Carlo Pamintuan	Ryan Gregorio	Bea Escudero

Additional Game 6 crew:
Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario

References

External links

[http://www.pba.ph PBA official website]

2019

Category:2019 PBA season

Category:TNT Tropang 5G games

Category:San Miguel Beermen games

PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals