The 2022 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was a best-of-7 championship series of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT Tropang Giga competed for the 44th Philippine Cup championship and the 131st overall championship contested by the league.
A rematch of the 2019 Commissioner's Cup finals, where the 7-seeded Beermen upset the top-seeded TNT Tropang Giga (then known as TNT KaTropa), San Miguel defeated TNT in seven hard-fought games to win their 28th title in franchise history. Having previously defeated the Magnolia Hotshots last year, TNT entered the series as the defending Philippine Cup champions. June Mar Fajardo was named the finals MVP for this series.
Background
Road to the finals
San Miguel Beermen TNT Tropang Giga Finished 9–2 (.818) in 1st place Elimination round Finished 8–3 (.727) in 2nd place with Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra Tiebreaker Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90 (2nd place) Def. Blackwater in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. Converge in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) Def. Meralco, 4–3 Semifinals Def. Magnolia, 4–2
Head-to-head matchup
Series summary Game Date Venue Winner Result Game 1 August 21 Smart Araneta Coliseum TNT 86–84 Game 2 August 24 San Miguel 109–100 Game 3 August 26 SM Mall of Asia Arena 108–100 Game 4 August 28 Smart Araneta Coliseum TNT 100–87 Game 5 August 31 102–93 Game 6 September 2 San Miguel 114–96 Game 7 September 4 119–97
Game summaries
Game 1
Jayson Castro hits a jumper with no time left to win the game 86–84. The shot was counted by officials and TNT took a 1–0 series lead.
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4 Prior to the game, San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo was awarded his ninth Best Player of the Conference award, extending his record for most BPC awards in a career.
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
The TNT entered the game without Chot Reyes, who was out due to health and safety protocols. Starting center Poy Erram was ejected with 55 seconds left in the second quarter after hitting Mo Tautuaa's head during a foul.
After trailing 84–89 by the end of the 3rd quarter, San Miguel used a 17–0 run at the start of the 4th quarter to clinch their 28th title overall, and 9th title under coach Leo Austria. This fourth quarter rally is led by CJ Perez's 25 points in the game. San Miguel won their 6th Philippine Cup title in the past 8 years. They previously have won five straight Philippine Cup titles from 2015 to 2019.
Rosters
Broadcast notes The Philippine Cup finals was aired on TV5 & One Sports with simulcast on PBA Rush SMART Sports Facebook Livestream & Smart GigaPlay App (both in standard and high definition).
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the finals.
The SMART Sports broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the finals.
Game TV5 & One Sports SMART Sports, Facebook Livestream Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reportersGame 1 Charlie Cuna Joaquin Henson and Norman Black Denise Tan Jinno Rufino Eric Altamirano Denise TanGame 2 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao and Topex Robinson Apple David Jutt Sulit Borgie Hermida Apple DavidGame 3 Magoo Marjon Joaquin Henson and Ronnie Magsanoc Denise Tan Andre Co Mark Molina Denise TanGame 4 Jutt Sulit Dominic Uy and Kevin Alas Apple David Mikee Reyes Dylan Ababou Apple DavidGame 5 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao and Topex Robinson Bea Escudero Chiqui Reyes Jolly Escobar Bea EscuderoGame 6 Charlie Cuna Dominic Uy and Norman Black Apple David Carlo Pamintuan Allan Gregorio Apple DavidGame 7 Magoo Marjon Joaquin Henson and Tim Cone Denise Tan Mikee Reyes Mark Molina Denise Tan Additional Game 7 crew: Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit & Bea Escudero Celebration interviewer: Denise Tan
Notes
References
External links PBA official website