The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda Click–PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2019 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 41st PBA Philippine Cup began on January 13 and ended on May 15, 2019. 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) Phoenix vs. (8) Alaska Phoenix, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.
(2) Rain or Shine vs. (7) NorthPort Rain or Shine, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, NorthPort, has to win twice.
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Magnolia This is a best-of-three playoff.
(4) TNT vs. (5) San Miguel This is a best-of-three playoff.
Semifinals
(1) Phoenix vs. (5) San Miguel
(2) Rain or Shine vs. (6) Magnolia
Finals
Awards
Conference The Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards were handed out prior to Game 4 of the Finals, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum: Best Player of the Conference:: June Mar Fajardo Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. January 13–20 Sean Anthony January 21–27 Jayson Castro January 28 – February 3 John Paul Erram February 4–13 James Yap February 27 – March 3 Calvin Abueva March 4–10 June Mar Fajardo March 11–17 Bong Galanza March 18–24 Ian Sangalang
Rookies of the Month
MonthPlayerRef. January CJ Perez February Javee Mocon
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 21.3 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 13.9 Assists per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 6.2 Steals per game Sean Anthony NorthPort Batang Pier 2.7 Blocks per game John Paul Erram NLEX Road Warriors 2.7 Turnovers per game Calvin Abueva Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4.4 Fouls per game Sean Anthony NorthPort Batang Pier 4.0 Minutes per game Stanley Pringle NorthPort Batang Pier 38.5 FG% Bradwyn Guinto NorthPort Batang Pier 67.6% FT% Matthew Wright Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 92.4% 3FG% Glenn Khobuntin Columbian Dyip 55.0% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 20
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 40 Rebounds June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 31 Assists Chris Banchero Alaska Aces 16 Steals Sean Anthony NorthPort Batang Pier 7Blocks John Paul Erram (thrice) NLEX Road Warriors 5 Raymond Almazan Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersThree point field goals Marcio Lassiter (twice) San Miguel Beermen 7 Roger Pogoy TNT KaTropa Stanley Pringle (twice) NorthPort Batang Pier Michael DiGregorio Blackwater Elite Arwind Santos San Miguel Beermen
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game NorthPort Batang Pier 101.3 Rebounds per game Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 55.0 Assists per game NLEX Road Warriors 24.7 Steals per game TNT KaTropa 11.0 Blocks per game NLEX Road Warriors 5.9 Turnovers per game NLEX Road Warriors 19.6 FG% NorthPort Batang Pier 44.8% FT% Meralco Bolts 73.9% 3FG% NLEX Road Warriors 33.9%
References
External links Official website