2018 PBA Governors' Cup
| 2018 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Finals | |
| Champions | Magnolia Hotshots |
| Runners-up | Alaska Aces |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots) |
| Best Import | Mike Harris (Alaska Aces) |
| Finals MVP | Mark Barroca (Magnolia Hotshots) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2018 Honda Click–PBA Governor's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'5".
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- 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, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
- Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 |
Schedule
Source: [citation needed
]= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Results
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 111 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | NLEX | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Magnolia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Magnolia | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Blackwater | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Magnolia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | |||||||||||
| 7 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 85 | ||||||||||||
*Game went into overtime
Quarterfinals
(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) NLEX
ESPN 5 |
November 6
7:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 111, NLEX Road Warriors 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 24–16, 26–26, 35–13 | ||
| 10 | Pts: Fuller 25 Rebs: Fuller 12 Asts: Fuller 4 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, N. Cortez |
(2) Phoenix vs. (7) Meralco
ESPN 5 |
November 7
4:30 pm |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters 74, Meralco Bolts 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 18–18, 20–33, 19–24 | ||
| 3 | Pts: Durham 26 Rebs: Durham 16 Asts: Amer 6 | |
ESPN 5 |
November 9
7:00 pm |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters 103, Meralco Bolts 108 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 23–18, 18–30, 26–24, Overtime: 9–14 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Durham 32 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Durham 9 | |
| Meralco wins series in two games | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, B. Oliva, M. Orioste |
(3) Alaska vs. (6) San Miguel
ESPN 5 |
November 7
7:00 pm |
| Alaska Aces 96, San Miguel Beermen 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–23, 21–7, 32–36 | ||
| : four players 3 | Pts: Murphy 19 Rebs: Standhardinger 11 Asts: Ross 7 | |
| Alaska wins series in one game | ||
(4) Magnolia vs. (5) Blackwater
ESPN 5 |
November 6
4:30 pm |
Blackwater Elite 99
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 23–25, 21–31, 27–21 | ||
| 12 | Pts: 5 | |
| Magnolia wins series in one game | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, M. Montoya, M. Orioste |
Semifinals
(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (4) Magnolia
ESPN 5 |
November 10
6:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 98, Magnolia Hotshots 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–31, 16–32, 21–23, 22–20 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Travis 37 Rebs: Travis 16 Asts: Travis 5 | |
ESPN 5 |
November 12
7:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 97, Magnolia Hotshots 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 28–26, 22–28, 29–26 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Travis 25 Rebs: Travis 12 Asts: Barroca, Travis 7 | |
ESPN 5 |
November 14
7:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 107, Magnolia Hotshots 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 19–36, 37–23, 28–22 | ||
| : four players 5 | Pts: Barroca 19 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Jalalon 8 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, B. Oliva, N. Ranido |
ESPN 5 |
November 16
7:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 108, Magnolia Hotshots 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 26–31, 26–30, 29–31 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Travis 50 Rebs: Travis 13 Asts: Sangalang 6 | |
| Magnolia wins series, 3–1 | ||
(3) Alaska vs. (7) Meralco
ESPN 5 |
November 11
6:30 pm |
| Alaska Aces 92, Meralco Bolts 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 17–22, 22–25, 36–25 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Durham 32 Rebs: Durham 14 Asts: Durham 6 | |
ESPN 5 |
November 13
7:00 pm |
| Alaska Aces 100, Meralco Bolts 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 24–19, 27–20, 26–35 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Durham 24 Rebs: Durham 9 Asts: Durham 12 | |
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza |
ESPN 5 |
November 15
7:00 pm |
| Alaska Aces 104, Meralco Bolts 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–31, 28–21, 29–28 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Durham 37 Rebs: Durham 13 Asts: Durham 8 | |
ESPN 5 |
November 17
6:30 pm |
| Alaska Aces 99, Meralco Bolts 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 26–20, 21–12, 31–32 | ||
| : four players 3 | Pts: Durham 31 Rebs: Durham 14 Asts: Newsome 7 | |
| Alaska wins series, 3–1 | ||
Finals
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces |  Mike Harris[2] |
August 24 (vs. Meralco) | December 19 (vs. Magnolia) | 14–8 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Justin Brownlee[3] |
August 31 (vs. Columbian) | November 16 (vs. Magnolia) | 11–5 |
Blackwater Elite |
Henry Walker[4] |
August 24 (vs. TNT) | November 6 (vs. Magnolia) | 7–5 |
Columbian Dyip |
Akeem Wright[3] |
August 17 (vs. Meralco) | October 27 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–10 |
| Magnolia Hotshots |  Romeo Travis[5] |
August 22 (vs. NLEX) | December 19 (vs. Alaska) | 16–6 |
| Meralco Bolts | Allen Durham[2] |
August 17 (vs. Columbian) | November 17 (vs. Alaska) | 8–9 |
| NLEX Road Warriors |  Olu Ashaolu[6] |
August 17 (vs. TNT) | August 22 (vs. Magnolia) | 2–1 |
| Aaron Fuller[7] |
August 29 (vs. Columbian) | November 6 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 3–6 | |
| NorthPort Batang Pier | Rashad Woods[8] |
August 19 (vs. NLEX) | October 28 (vs. Alaska) | 2–9 |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Eugene Phelps[9] |
August 22 (vs. Columbian) | November 9 (vs. Meralco) | 8–5 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | J'Nathan Bullock[10] |
September 22 (vs. TNT) | September 26 (vs. Magnolia) | 0–2 |
| Terrence Watson[11] |
October 3 (vs. Alaska) | October 27 (vs. San Miguel) | 2–6 | |
| No import | November 3 (vs. NLEX) | 1–0 | ||
| San Miguel Beermen | Arizona Reid[12] |
September 1 (vs. NLEX) | September 23 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–2 |
| Kevin Murphy[13] |
September 30 (vs. Magnolia) | November 7 (vs. Alaska) | 4–4 | |
TNT KaTropa |
Mike Glover[14] |
August 17 (vs. NLEX) | August 17 (vs. NLEX) | 0–1 |
| No import | August 19 (vs. Meralco) | 1–0 | ||
| Stacy Davis[15] |
August 24 (vs. Blackwater) | September 2 (vs. Columbian) | 1–3 | |
| Marqus Blakely[16] |
September 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) | November 4 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–3 | |
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots)
- Best Import of the Conference: Mike Harris (Alaska Aces)
- Finals MVP: Mark Barroca (Magnolia Hotshots)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| August 17–19 | Mark Tallo (NLEX Road Warriors )
|
[17] |
| August 20–26 | Simon Enciso (Alaska Aces) | [18] |
| August 27 – September 2 | Christian Standhardinger (San Miguel Beermen) | [19] |
| September 17–23 | Blackwater Elite )
|
[20] |
| September 24–30 | Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots) | [21] |
| October 1–7 | Blackwater Elite )
|
[22] |
| October 8–14 | Jio Jalalon (Magnolia Hotshots) | [23] |
| October 15–21 | Chris Banchero (Alaska Aces) | [24] |
| October 22–28 | Christian Standhardinger (San Miguel Beermen) | [25] |
| October 29 – November 4 | Chris Tiu (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [26] |
| November 5–11 | Baser Amer (Meralco Bolts) | [27] |
References
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
- ^ a b Ramos, Gerry (August 13, 2018). "Alaska taps NBA veteran Mike Harris to complete cast of PBA imports". SPIN.ph.
- ^ a b Ramos, Gerry (July 20, 2018). "Columbian Dyip import Akeem Wright is in town". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 21, 2018). "Blackwater bringing back Henry Walker for Jarrid Famous as Elite prime up for season-ending conference". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (July 20, 2018). "Ex-Alaska import Romeo Travis returns, this time with Magnolia". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (June 27, 2018). "Ousted NLEX set to field Governors' Cup import Olu Ashaolu". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 22, 2018). "Fuller in as Olu undergoes rehab in rare import set-up for NLEX". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (August 4, 2018). "Globalport brings in Rashad Woods as import for Governors' Cup". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (May 19, 2018). "Phoenix activates Eugene Phelps in place of injured James White for game against Ginebra". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 6, 2018). "J'Nathan Bullock back for another tour of duty with RoS". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 2, 2018). "Rain or Shine looking to turn things around with new import Terrence Watson". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (July 15, 2018). "AZ Reid set for return as San Miguel's Governors' Cup import". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 26, 2018). "San Miguel parting ways with AZ Reid as Kevin Murphy comes in". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (August 10, 2018). "Former GlobalPort import Mike Glover set to suit up for TNT". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 22, 2018). "TnT taps former Pepperdine standout Stacy Davis as new import". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Sacamos, Karlo (September 10, 2018). "TnT hoping third time's the charm with Marqus Blakely acquisition". SPIN.ph.
- ^ "Mark Tallo earns Player of the Week citation".
- ^ "Simon Enciso steps up at the right time".
- ^ "Standhardinger named PBAPC Player of the week".
- ^ "John Pinto named Cignal-PBAPC Player of the week".
- ^ "Paul Lee takes charge for Magnolia".
- ^ "Paul Zamar shows 'em what he's got".
- ^ "Magnolia's Jio Jalalon soars".
- ^ "Chris Banchero stands tall for Alaska as playoff race intensifies".
- ^ "Standhardinger continues to shine as SMB seals playoffs spot".
- ^ "Chris Tiu saves best for last".
- ^ "Baser Amer comes of age".