The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament started on December 17, 2017, and ended on April 6, 2018. PBA gives ways to Gilas games, sets 2017 opener on Dec. 17, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 6, 2017 The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference: 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, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed. Quarterfinals: QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat) QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series) QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series) Semifinals (best-of-7 series): SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner Finals (best-of-7 series) F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Elimination round Team standings
Schedule
Results
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals (1) San Miguel vs. (8) TNT
(2) Magnolia vs. (7) GlobalPort
(3) Alaska vs. (6) NLEX
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine
Semifinals (1) San Miguel vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra
(2) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX
Finals
Awards Conference Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. December 17–24 Kiefer Ravena December 25 – January 7 Greg Slaughter January 8–14 Paul Lee January 15–21 Roger Pogoy January 22–28 Willy Wilson January 29 – February 4 Vic Manuel February 5–11 Kiefer Ravena February 12–18 Garvo Lanete February 19–24 JVee Casio February 25 – March 4 Jericho Cruz March 6–11 Marcio Lassiter March 12–18 June Mar Fajardo
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 23.8 Rebounds per game John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 13.8 Assists per game Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6.2 Steals per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 2.2 Blocks per game John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 3.0 Turnovers per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 4.2Fouls per game Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts 3.7 Calvin Abueva Alaska Aces Minutes per game Arwind Santos San Miguel Beermen 39.7 FG% Matt Ganuelas-Rosser San Miguel Beermen 62.1% FT% Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts 91.3%3FG% Michael DiGregorio Blackwater Elite 48.1% Gelo Alolino Phoenix Fuel Masters Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 16Triple-doubles JVee Casio Alaska Aces 1 Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 42Rebounds John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 21 June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen Assists Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 16 Steals Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 8 Blocks John Paul Erram Blackwater Elite 7Three point field goals Paul Lee (twice) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 6 Sean Anthony GlobalPort Batang Pier Troy Rosario TNT KaTropa KG Canaleta Meralco Bolts Ronald Tubid Kia Picanto Arwind Santos San Miguel Beermen
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game San Miguel Beermen 98.9 Rebounds per game GlobalPort Batang Pier 56.8 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 24.7 Steals per game Phoenix Fuel Masters 10.4 Blocks per game San Miguel Beermen 6.5 Turnovers per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 19.7 FG% San Miguel Beermen 44.4% FT% Meralco Bolts 76.4% 3FG% Meralco Bolts 34.8%
References
External links PBA Official Website