The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".
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, a playoff game 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-5 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) TNT vs. (8) Alaska TNT, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.
(2) NorthPort vs. (7) San Miguel NorthPort, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, San Miguel, has to win twice.
(3) Blackwater vs. (6) Rain or Shine This is a best-of-three playoff.
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Magnolia This is a best-of-three playoff.
Semifinals Both series are best-of-five playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra
(6) Rain or Shine vs. (7) San Miguel Beermen
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 RecordAlaska Aces Chris Daniels May 19 June 21 4–3 Nino Johnson June 15 0–1 Diamon Simpson June 30 July 24 2–4 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Justin Brownlee May 24 August 1 10–7Blackwater Elite Alex Stepheson May 19 June 8 5–1 No import June 14 , June 22 0–2 Staphon Blair July 5 July 14 2–1 Greg Smith July 20 July 25 1–2Columbian Dyip Kyle Barone May 19 June 1 1–3 Lester Prosper June 16 July 14 2–5Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok John Fields June 5 0–1 James Farr June 12 July 10 5–4 Rakeem Christmas July 17 July 23 0–3Meralco Bolts Gani Lawal May 19 June 19 3–4 Jimmie Taylor June 15 0–1 Delroy James June 29 July 19 1–3NLEX Road Warriors Curtis Washington May 22 0–1 No import May 25 0–1 Tony Mitchell May 29 June 23 1–5 Olu Ashaolu June 28 July 12 2–1 NorthPort Batang Pier Prince Ibeh May 22 July 24 9–4Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters Robert Dozier May 31 June 2 1–1 Richard Howell June 7 July 12 3–6Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Denzel Bowles May 31 July 6 4–5 Carl Montgomery July 10 August 2 4–5San Miguel Beermen Charles Rhodes June 5 June 30 2–5 Chris McCullough July 5 August 16 12–4 TNT KaTropa Terrence Jones May 22 August 16 16–7
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: Jayson Castro Best Import of the Conference: Terrence Jones Finals MVP: Terrence Romeo
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. May 19–26 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. May 27 – June 2 CJ Perez June 3–9 Rey Nambatac June 10–16 Roger Pogoy June 17–23 Robert Bolick June 24–30 Matthew Wright July 1–7 Jayson Castro July 8–14 June Mar Fajardo July 15–21 Chris Banchero July 22–28 Troy Rosario
Rookies of the Month MonthPlayerRef. May Bobby Ray Parks Jr. June Robert Bolick July Javee Mocon
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 22.7 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 10.4Assists per game Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 6.2 Rashawn McCarthy Columbian Dyip Steals per game Sean Anthony NorthPort Batang Pier 2.3 Blocks per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 1.5 Turnovers per game Matthew Wright Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 4.3 Fouls per game Jackson Corpuz Columbian Dyip 4.8 Minutes per game CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 39.8 FG% Jackson Corpuz Columbian Dyip 58.2% FT% Marcio Lassiter San Miguel Beermen 100.0% 3FG% Paul Lee Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 43.5% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 13Triple-doubles Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 1 Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen
Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Lester Prosper Columbian Dyip 32.3 Rebounds per game Alex Stepheson Blackwater Elite 22.0 Assists per game Terrence Jones TNT KaTropa 7.3 Steals per game Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2.7 Blocks per game Prince Ibeh NorthPort Batang Pier 4.0 Turnovers per game Terrence Jones TNT KaTropa 5.3 Fouls per game Prince Ibeh NorthPort Batang Pier 3.9 Minutes per game Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 45.2 FG% Prince Ibeh NorthPort Batang Pier 62.5% FT% Lester Prosper Columbian Dyip 80.0% 3FG% Kyle Barone Columbian Dyip 44.0% Double-doubles Terrence Jones TNT KaTropa 22 Triple-doubles Terrence Jones TNT KaTropa 5
Individual game highs
Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points CJ Perez Columbian Dyip 39 Rebounds June Mar Fajardo (twice) San Miguel Beermen 19 Assists Jayson Castro TNT KaTropa 15Steals Sean Anthony NorthPort Batang Pier 5 Roger Pogoy TNT KaTropa Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen Blocks nine players (16 occasions) 3Three point field goals Roger Pogoy TNT KaTropa 10 Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen
Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points Chris McCullough San Miguel Beermen 51 Rebounds Alex Stepheson Blackwater Elite 31 Assists Terrence Jones TNT KaTropa 16 Steals Richard Howell Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 7Blocks Alex Stepheson Blackwater Elite 7 Terrence Jones TNT KaTropa Prince Ibeh (twice) NorthPort Batang Pier Three point field goals Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game Columbian Dyip 106.9 Rebounds per game NorthPort Batang Pier 52.0 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 25.5 Steals per game NorthPort Batang Pier 8.8 Blocks per game San Miguel Beermen 5.7 Turnovers per game NLEX Road Warriors 19.5 FG% Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 45.7% FT% Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters 74.4% 3FG% San Miguel Beermen 34.7%
References
External links Official website