2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

{{Further information|2022–23 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season#Commissioner's Cup|Bay Area Dragons}}

{{main|2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= October 9, 2022 |time= 6:45 pm |place= PhilSports Arena, Pasig |referee= Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mao Orioste, Kenny Hallig |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |score1= 111

| team2= Bay Area Dragons |score2= 93

|report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2145664 Box score]

|Q1= 26–28

|Q2= 24–20

|Q3= 35–18

|Q4= 26–27

|points1=Brownlee 46

|points2=Nicholson 28

|rebounds1=Brownlee 12

|rebounds2=Nicholson 12

|assist1=Thompson 5

|assist2=Yang 4

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= December 25, 2022 |time= 5:00 pm |place= SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay |attendance= 18,252 |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | score1= 96

| team2= Bay Area Dragons | score2= 81

| report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2223797 Box score]

| Q1 = 22–25

| Q2 = 23–15

| Q3 = 27–24

| Q4 = 24–17

| points2 = Nicholson 27 | points1 = Brownlee 28

| rebounds2 = Nicholson 12 | rebounds1 = Brownlee 13

| assist2 = Lam 6 | assist1 = Brownlee, Thompson 6

| referee = Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Niño Cortez

| series = Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox |date= December 28, 2022 |time= 5:45 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |attendance= 16,044 |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | score1= 82

| team2= Bay Area Dragons | score2= 99

| report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2223798 Box score]

| Q1 = 16–22

| Q2 = 19–30

| Q3 = 25–16

| Q4 = 22–31

| points2 = Nicholson 30 | points1 = Brownlee 32

| rebounds2 = Nicholson 15 | rebounds1 = Brownlee 11

| assist2 = Yang 8 | assist1 = Pinto, Tenorio 4

| referee = Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= January 4, 2023 |time= 5:45 pm |place= SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay |attendance= 15,004 |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | score1= 89

| team2= Bay Area Dragons | score2= 82

| report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2223800 Box score]

| Q1 = 16–16

| Q2 = 19–21

| Q3 = 21–26

| Q4 = 33–19

| points2 = Nicholson 23 | points1 = Brownlee 34

| rebounds2 = Nicholson 24 | rebounds1 = Brownlee 17

| assist2 = Yang 6 | assist1 = Brownlee, Thompson 4

| referee = Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Barcenas

| series = Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox |date= January 6, 2023 |time= 5:45 pm |place= SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay |attendance= 17,236 |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | score1= 86

| team2= Bay Area Dragons | score2= 94

| report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2223802 Box score]

| Q1 = 19–19

| Q2 = 27–19

| Q3 = 15–22

| Q4 = 25–34

| points2 = Lam 30 | points1 = Brownlee 23

| rebounds2 = Lam, Zhu 9 | rebounds1 = Brownlee 13

| assist2 = three players 4 | assist1 = Brownlee 11

| referee = Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Janine Nicandro, Niño Cortez

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

Prior to the game, Barangay Ginebra's Scottie Thompson was awarded his second Best Player of the Conference award, and Barangay Ginebra import and Thompson's teammate Justin Brownlee was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award for the third time.{{Cite web |title=Thompson named Davco-Best Player of the Conference, Brownlee wins coins.ph-Best Import award |url=https://pba.ph/news/thompson-named-davco-best-player-of-the-conference-brownlee-wins-coins-ph-best-import-award |website=www.pba.ph |date=January 6, 2023 |accessdate=January 6, 2023 |archive-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106103627/https://www.pba.ph/news/thompson-named-davco-best-player-of-the-conference-brownlee-wins-coins-ph-best-import-award |url-status=live }}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= January 8, 2023 |time= 5:45 pm |place= SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay |attendance= 21,823 |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | score1= 101

| team2= Bay Area Dragons | score2= 91

| report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2224868 Box score]

| Q1 = 23–24

| Q2 = 31–19

| Q3 = 22–19

| Q4 = 25–29

| points2 = Blankley 29 | points1 = Brownlee 37

| rebounds2 = Liu 11 | rebounds1 = Brownlee, Malonzo 8

| assist2 = Song 5 | assist1 = Thompson 8

| referee = Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla, Jeff Tantay

| series = Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox |date= January 11, 2023 |time= 5:45 pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |attendance = 22,361 |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | score1= 84

| team2= Bay Area Dragons | score2= 87

| report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2226973 Box score]

| Q1 = 20–25

| Q2 = 22–25

| Q3 = 22–16

| Q4 = 20–21

| points2 = Powell 29 | points1 = Brownlee 37

| rebounds2 = Reid 12 | rebounds1 = Brownlee 10

| assist2 = Zhu 10 | assist1 = Brownlee 11

| referee = Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago

| series = Series tied, 3–3

}}

A day before the game, Bay Area's second import Myles Powell was reactivated in lieu of Andrew Nicholson who missed both games 4 and 5 due to an injury sustained during game 3.{{cite web|last=Ramos|first=Gerry|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/myles-powell-reactivated-ginebra-vs-bay-area-game-6-andrew-nicholson-a793-20230110|title=Myles Powell reactivated as Bay Area tries to drag Ginebra to Game Seven|website=spin.ph|date=January 10, 2023|accessdate=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110075558/https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/myles-powell-reactivated-ginebra-vs-bay-area-game-6-andrew-nicholson-a793-20230110|url-status=live}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= January 15, 2023 |time= 5:45 pm |place= Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan |attendance= 54,589 |TV= TV5

| team1= Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | score1= 114

| team2= Bay Area Dragons | score2= 99

| report = [https://pba.ph/recap?match=2228269 Box score]

| Q1 = 27–21

| Q2 = 34–18

| Q3 = 34–35

| Q4 = 19–25

| points2 = Powell 29 | points1 = Brownlee 34

| rebounds2 = Liu 13 | rebounds1 = Malonzo 17

| assist2 = Powell 5 | assist1 = Brownlee 12

| referee = Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan

| series = Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3

}}

The game was initially scheduled on January 13, 2023, but was moved to January 15 due to 'popular demand'.{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/11/23/pba-moves-winner-take-all-game-7-to-jan-15-sunday|title=PBA moves winner-take-all Game 7 to Jan. 15, Sunday|website=ABS-CBNnews.com|date=January 11, 2023|accessdate=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111165503/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/11/23/pba-moves-winner-take-all-game-7-to-jan-15-sunday|url-status=live}}

On January 12, long-time Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee became a naturalized Filipino citizen.{{cite news |last1=Magallon |first1=Reynald |title=Justin Brownlee now a Filipino |url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/12/justin-brownlee-now-a-filipino/ |access-date=January 15, 2023 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=January 12, 2023 |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115021816/https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/12/justin-brownlee-now-a-filipino/ |url-status=live }}

The game set the highest attendance ever in a PBA finals game with 54,589.{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Gerry |title=Game 7 of Ginebra-Bay Area finals breaks PBA all-time attendance record |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/ginebra-bay-area-game-7-shatters-pba-all-time-record-crowd-a793-20230115 |access-date=January 15, 2023 |website=Spin.ph |date=January 15, 2023 |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115170656/https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/ginebra-bay-area-game-7-shatters-pba-all-time-record-crowd-a793-20230115 |url-status=live }}

{{PBA roster header|team=Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

}}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Jeremiah | last = Gray | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1996–08–16 | college = Dominican University of California | nat = USA | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Jared | last = Dillinger | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1984–01–06 | college = Hawaii | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Jamie | last = Malonzo | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1996–07–31 | college = DLSU | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = LA | last = Tenorio | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | lbs = 151 | DOB = 1984–07–09 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI | note = C }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Scottie | last = Thompson | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 |DOB = 1993–07–12 | college = Perpetual | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Stanley | last = Pringle | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1987–03–05 | college = Penn State | nat = USA | }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = John | last = Pinto | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1990–10–15 | college = Arellano | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 19 | first = Von | last = Pessumal | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1993–02–12 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Raymond | last = Aguilar | pos = CF | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1985–07–27 | college = National-U | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Jayson | last = David | pos = GF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 191 |DOB = 1996–11–08 | college = Lyceum | nat = PHI | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Japeth | last = Aguilar | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 235 |DOB = 1987–01–25 | college = Western Kentucky | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 27 | first = Sidney | last = Onwubere | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = | DOB = 1993–08–01 | college = EAC | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Aljon | last = Mariano | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1992–08–03 | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Justin | last = Brownlee | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 220 | college = St. John's | DOB = 1988–04–23 | nat = USA | note = I }}

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

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach =

• {{player||USA|Tim Cone}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Richard del Rosario}} (1st assistant)
• {{player||PHI|Olsen Racela}}
• {{player||PHI|Freddie Abuda}}
• {{player||USA|Kirk Collier}}
• {{player||PHI|Patrick Partosa}}

|team_man =

• {{player||PHI|Alfrancis Chua}}{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
• {{player||PHI|Raymond Rodriguez}} (assistant)

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

}}

• {{note label|Note1|a|a}} Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

{{PBA roster header|team=Bay Area Dragons

}}

{{player2 | num = 0 | first = Scotty | last = Ewing | pos = G | ft = 5 | in = 9 | DOB = 1991–04–10 | nat = HKG }}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Glen | last = Yang | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1996–08–30 | nat = HKG }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | name = Si Kun | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | DOB = 1995–02–27 | nat = CHN }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | name = Zhu Songwei | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 226 | DOB = 1996–11–09 | nat = CHN }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | name = Ju Mingxin | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1993–03–10 | nat = CHN }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Hayden | last = Blankley | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | DOB = 2000–07–04 | nat = AUS }}

{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Myles | last = Powell | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1997–07–07 | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Warren | last = Liang | pos = G/F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 198 | DOB = 1993–09–19 | nat = CAN }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | name = Song Jianhua | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 204 | DOB = 1991–01–20 | nat = CHN }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | name = Liu Chuanxing | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 5 | lbs = 287 | DOB = 1999–07–30 | nat = CHN }}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Kobey | last = Lam | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 2000–03–02 | pos = G/F | nat = CAN }}

{{player2 | num = 25 | name = Zheng Qilong | ft = 6 | in = 8 | pos = F | DOB = 1996–04–10 | nat = CHN }}

{{player2 | num = 31 | name = Zhang Zhiyuan | dab = basketball | ft = 6 | in = 10 | pos = C | DOB = 1999–05–08 | nat = CHN }}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Duncan | last = Reid | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1989–09–28 | pos = F/C | nat = HKG }}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first = Andrew | last = Nicholson | dab = basketball | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 250 | pos = F/C | DOB = 1989–12–08 | nat = CAN | note = I }}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach =

• {{player||AUS|Brian Goorjian}}

| asst_coach =

• {{player||PHI|Pocholo Villanueva}}
• {{player||USA|Bill Tomlinson}}

|team_man =

• {{player||PHI|Maya Montecillo}}

}}

The Commissioner Cup Finals was aired on TV5 & One Sports with simulcast on PBA Rush, SMART Sports on Facebook, SMART GigaPlay App, and Radyo5 92.3 News FM (both in standard and high definition).

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the Finals.

The SMART Sports Facebook broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.

• Additional Game 7 crew:
• Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit
• Celebration interviewer: Bea Escudero and Belle Gregorio

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