2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals
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Dates | March 23 – April 6, 2018 | ||||||||||
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Announcers | see Broadcast notes | ||||||||||
Radio network | Radyo5 (DWFM) | ||||||||||
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The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots competed for the 40th Philippine Cup championship and the 122nd overall championship contested by the league. San Miguel won the series in 5 games to be the first team in history to win four straight Philippine Cup titles.
Background
Road to the finals
San Miguel Beermen | Magnolia Hotshots | ||
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Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Magnolia in 1st place | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with San Miguel in 1st place | |
1.02 (1st place) | Tiebreaker* | 0.99 (2nd place) | |
Def. TNT in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) |
Quarterfinals | Def. GlobalPort in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
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Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–1 | Semifinals | Def. NLEX, 4–2 |
Head-to-head matchup
February 4
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San Miguel Beermen 77, Magnolia Hotshots 76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 13–24, 18–16, 25–16 | ||
5 | Pts: Barroca 21 Rebs: Pingris 14 Asts: three players 4 |
Series summary
Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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Game 1 | Friday, March 23 | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
Magnolia | 105–103 |
Game 2 | Sunday, March 25 | Mall of Asia Arena |
San Miguel | 92–77 |
Game 3 | Sunday, April 1 | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
San Miguel | 111–87 |
Game 4 | Wednesday, April 4 | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
San Miguel | 84–80 |
Game 5 | Friday, April 6 | Mall of Asia Arena |
San Miguel | 108–99 (2OT) |
Game summaries
Game 1
March 23
7:00pm |
San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–25, 30–22, 26–28, 14–30 | ||
9 | Pts: Sangalang 29 Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 9 Asts: Barroca, Lee 5 | |
Magnolia leads series, 1–0 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya |
Game 2
March 25
6:30pm |
San Miguel Beermen 92, Magnolia Hotshots 77 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 29–18, 27–22, 17–20 | ||
10 | Pts: Barroca 18 Rebs: dela Rosa, Reavis 6 Asts: three players 3 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza |
Game 3
April 1
6:30pm |
San Miguel Beermen 111, Magnolia Hotshots 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 21–27, 25–19, 36–19 | ||
8 | Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Reavis 14 Asts: Lee 7 | |
San Miguel leads series, 2–1 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion |
Game 4
April 4
7:00pm |
San Miguel Beermen 84, Magnolia Hotshots 80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 31–26, 24–18, 15–16 | ||
7 | Pts: Sangalang 22 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Lee 6 | |
San Miguel leads series, 3–1 |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza |
Game 5
April 6
7:00pm |
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots 99 (2OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–32, 23–21, 26–12, Overtime: 8–8, 14–5 | ||
11 | Pts: Lee 21 Rebs: Reavis 12 Asts: Barroca 8 | |
San Miguel wins series, 4–1 |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 10,054 Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan |
Rosters
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Broadcast notes
The Philippine Cup finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on
TV5's radio arm, Radyo5
provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 also provided online
livestreaming via their official YouTube
account using the 5 Network feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.
Game | ESPN5 | PBA Rush (English) | ||||
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Play-by-play |
Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters |
Play-by-play |
Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters
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Game 1 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | James Velasquez | Eric Reyes | Rizza Diaz |
Game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Quinito Henson |
Selina Dagdag | Carlo Pamintuan | Ali Peek | Rizza Diaz |
Game 3 | Charlie Cuna | Alex Compton and Ryan Gregorio | Carla Lizardo | Chiqui Reyes | Charles Tiu | Apple David |
Game 4 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao and Tim Cone | Rizza Diaz | Jutt Sulit | Jong Uichico | Carla Lizardo |
Game 5 | Sev Sarmenta | Quinito Henson |
Selina Dagdag | James Velasquez | Tony dela Cruz | Chino Lui Pio |
- Additional Game 5 crew:
- Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
- Dugout celebration interviewer: Apple David