The 2020 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2020 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the only conference or tournament of the 2020 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 42nd PBA Philippine Cup started on March 8 and ended on December 9, 2020. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. PBA kicks off 45th season with game pitting SMB vs Magnolia, PBA.ph, February 2, 2020
Three days later, the PBA board of governors decided to indefinitely postpone the tournament, together with the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup, and the launching of the PBA 3x3 league, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and the enforcement of the various quarantine restrictions throughout the country.PBA Board of Governors cancel games as corona virus continues to spread, PBA.ph, March 11, 2020
During their meeting on September 17, the PBA Board of Governors decided to resume the tournament and create the "PBA bubble" (similar to the successful NBA bubble) within the Clark area in Pampanga. The games were played at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center while the players stayed at the Quest Hotel inside Clark.PBA to hold 'bubble season' at Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, September 17, 2020 On September 24, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) gave the league a provisional approval to have scrimmages and five-on-five games.IATF provisional clearance paves way for PBA scrimmages, games in Clark bubble, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, September 24, 2020 The 12 PBA teams arrived in Clark by batches on September 28 and 29, 2020.
On October 6, the league published its complete eliminations schedule. The elimination round games of the Philippine Cup resumed in the "PBA bubble" on October 11 and played daily with two games scheduled per day.Ginebra-Magnolia Philippine Cup bubble battle set Oct. 25, Reuben Terrado, spin.ph, October 6, 2020
The tournament was temporarily postponed between October 30 to November 2 after a Blackwater Elite player and one of the league's referees tested positive for COVID-19.
After new protocols have been added, the games resumed starting November 3. In order for the league to finish the elimination round by November 11, two to four games were scheduled per day. This was the first time that the PBA had a quadruple-header game day and an official game scheduled in the morning.
Format The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference. Two of the quarterfinals match-ups were originally be a best-of-three series, and the semifinals be a best-of-seven series but was revised to all quarterfinal match-ups be in a twice-to-beat format, and the semifinals be in a best-of-five series during the planning for the "PBA bubble": 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 (top 4 seeds twice-to-beat): QF1: #1 vs #8 QF2: #2 vs #7 QF3: #3 vs #6 QF4: #4 vs #5 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
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) Rain or Shine
(2) Phoenix Super LPG vs. (7) Magnolia
(3) TNT vs. (6) Alaska
(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Meralco
Semifinals
(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Meralco
(2) Phoenix Super LPG vs. (3) TNT
Finals
Awards Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. October 11–18 Roger Pogoy October 19–25 Chris Newsome October 26 – November 1 Vic Manuel Beau Belga November 3–8 Paul Lee November 9–15 Matthew Wright November 16–22 Calvin Abueva
Rookies of the Week WeekPlayerRef. October 11–18 Adrian Wong October 19–25 Barkley Eboña October 26 – November 1 Mike Ayonayon November 3–8Aaron Black November 9–15 November 16–22 Arvin Tolentino
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game CJ Perez Terrafirma Dyip 24.4 Rebounds per game Christian Standhardinger NorthPort Batang Pier 12.0 Assists per game Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5.8 Steals per game Mark Barroca Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 2.3 Blocks per game Justin Chua Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 1.6 Turnovers per game Calvin Abueva Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3.8 Fouls per game Jason Perkins Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4.1 Minutes per game Bobby Ray Parks Jr. TNT Tropang Giga 39.7 FG% Raul Soyud NLEX Road Warriors 73.8% FT% Marcio Lassiter San Miguel Beermen 92.6% 3FG% Aris Dionisio Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 50.0% Double-doubles John Paul Erram TNT Tropang Giga 11Triple-doubles Sean Anthony NorthPort Batang Pier 1 Calvin Abueva Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Roger Pogoy TNT Tropang Giga 45Rebounds Justin Chua Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 17 Christian Standhardinger NorthPort Batang Pier Jervy Cruz Assists Jayson Castro TNT Tropang Giga 11Steals Gabe Norwood Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts Roger Pogoy TNT Tropang Giga Blocks Justin Chua Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 5Three point field goals Roger Pogoy TNT Tropang Giga 10 Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game NLEX Road Warriors 105.2 Rebounds per game NLEX Road Warriors 46.5 Assists per game Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 23.4 Steals per game TNT Tropang Giga 9.1 Blocks per game Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4.6 Turnovers per game Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 17.4 FG% NLEX Road Warriors 45.3% FT% NLEX Road Warriors 75.3% 3FG% Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 35.4%
Final ranking
See also COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports
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