The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 41st Philippine Cup championship and the 125th overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of the previous year's finals where San Miguel beat Magnolia in 5 games.
Background
Road to the finals
San Miguel Beermen Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok Finished 7–4 (.636): Tied with Barangay Ginebra and TNT in 3rd place Elimination round Finished 6–5 (.545) in 6th place Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98 (5th place) Tiebreaker Def. TNT, 2–1 (best-of-three) Quarterfinals Def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three) Def. Phoenix Pulse, 4–1 Semifinals Def. Rain or Shine, 4–3
Head-to-head matchup
Series summary Game Date Venue Winner Result Game 1 May 1 Smart Araneta Coliseum Magnolia 99–94 Game 2 May 3 San Miguel 108–101 Game 3 May 5 Magnolia 86–82 Game 4 May 8 San Miguel 114–98 Game 5 May 10 Magnolia 88–86 Game 6 May 12 San Miguel 98–86 Game 7 May 15 San Miguel 72–71
Game summaries Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
In Game 5, Mark Barroca hits the game-winning buzzer beater.
Streaking incident A man dressed in a Spider-Man costume was brought to jail after streaking during the fourth quarter. The man identified as Paolo Felizarta stormed the court holding a placard with "Vote! Love!" written on it with three minutes left in the game and accidentally hit San Miguel star center June Mar Fajardo on his right jaw. Fajardo fell down on the floor in pain as Felizarta was apprehended by security personnel at the venue. Felizarta was brought and detained at the Station 7 of the Quezon City Police District. There were two other men who were caught in the scene, namely Rayahn Paredes and Flenn John Lola. Lola was assumed to be Felizarta's accomplice while Paredes, who was sitting on the stands behind the basket, was caught punching Lola as he was ushered out of the court. Police said Lola and Paredes settled their dispute at a nearby barangay hall.
Game 6
Game 7
Rosters
Broadcast notes The Philippine Cup finals were aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.
Game ESPN5 PBA Rush (English)Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reportersGame 1 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio Apple David Carlo Pamintuan Tim Cone Game 2 Charlie Cuna Dominic Uy and Tim Cone Denise Tan Ali Peek Rizza DiazGame 3 Sev Sarmenta Juan Banal and Tim Cone Carla Lizardo Carlo Pamintuan Norman Black Game 4 Chuck Araneta Quinito Henson and Norman Black Rizza Diaz Paolo del Rosario Richard del Rosario Bea EscuderoGame 5 Magoo Marjon Richard del Rosario and Ryan Gregorio Paolo del Rosario Dominic Uy Rizza Diaz Game 6 Charlie Cuna Andy Jao and Tim Cone Selena Dagdag Carlo Pamintuan Norman Black Rizza DiazGame 7 Sev Sarmenta Dominic Uy and Richard del Rosario Apple David Carlo Pamintuan Tim Cone Rizza Diaz Additional Game 7 crew: Trophy Presentation: James Velasquez Dugout Celebration Interviewer: Lyn Olivario
References
External links PBA official website