The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Alaska Aces competed for the 16th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 117th overall championship contested by the league.
This was the first championship series that does not involve any team owned by the San Miguel Corporation or the MVP Group of Companies since the 2000 All-Filipino Cup finals, when the Alaska Milkmen won the championship series against the Purefoods TJ Hotdogs. Purefoods was still then owned by the Ayala Corporation when the finals series was held.Independent teams Rain or Shine, Alaska expect great finals series: ‘It's good for the league’ , Rey Joble, interaksyon.com, May 4, 2016 This was also the first championship series since the 2004 Fiesta Conference when both the top two teams at the end of the eliminations did not advance to the finals.
Background
Road to the finals
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Alaska Aces Finished 7–4 (.636): Tied with Alaska and Barangay Ginebra at 3rd place Elimination round Finished 7–4 (.636): Tied with Rain or Shine and Barangay Ginebra at 3rd place 0–2 (5th place) Tiebreaker* 2–0 (3rd place) def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–0 Quarterfinals def. TNT, 2–1 def. San Miguel, 3–1 Semifinals def. Meralco, 3–2
Head-to-head matchup
Series summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Wins Rain or Shine 105 105 112 99 78 109 4 Alaska Aces 97 103 108 111 86 92 2Venue Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta *overtime
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Rosters
also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.
also serves as Alaska's board governor.
Broadcast notes The Commissioner's Cup finals will be aired on TV5 with simulcast on Hyper (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 will provide the radio play-by-play coverage. Fox Sports Asia airs the games as well on a delayed basis.
Sports5 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The Hyper/Cignal TV broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the finals.
Game Sports5 Cignal TV/Hyper (English)Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s) Game 1 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao and Tab Baldwin Rizza Diaz James Velasquez Vince HizonGame 2 Charlie Cuna Ryan Gregorio and Tab Baldwin Carla Lizardo Sev Sarmenta Charles Tiu Game 3 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Tab Baldwin Apple David Aaron Atayde Ali PeekGame 4 Charlie Cuna Andy Jao and Norman Black Sel Guevara Magoo Marjon Don AlladoGame 5 Sev Sarmenta Ryan Gregorio and Dominic Uy Erika Padilla Magoo Marjon Ali PeekGame 6 Charlie Cuna Quinito Henson and Ryan Gregorio Rizza Diaz Sev Sarmenta Don Allado Additional Game 6 crew: Trophy presentation: James Velazquez Dugout celebration interviewer: Apple David
References
External links PBA official website