2019 PBA Governors' Cup
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| 2019 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | September 20, 2019 – January 17, 2020 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: ESPN 5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Runners-up | Meralco Bolts |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Christian Standhardinger (NorthPort Batang Pier) |
| Best Import | Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts) |
| Finals MVP | Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons was the third and final conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'5".
Format
[edit ]The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
- 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 (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
[edit ]Team standings
[edit ]| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 10 | Kia Picanto | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 |
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss [1] >
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss [1] >
Notes:
Schedule
[edit ]| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | COL | BGSM | SMB | MER | MAG | ROS | TNT | BWE | NP | PHX | NLEX |
| Barangay Ginebra | ALA | PHX | NLEX | SMB | MAG | ROS | BWE | MER | TNT | COL | NP |
| Blackwater | TNT | NLEX | NP | COL | MAG | MER | ROS | ALA | BGSM | SMB | PHX |
| Columbian | ALA | ROS | NP | TNT | BWE | NLEX | SMB | PHX | MAG | MER | BGSM |
| Magnolia | MER | NP | ROS | ALA | SMB | BWE | BGSM | COL | PHX | NLEX | TNT |
| Meralco | MAG | NLEX | ALA | PHX | TNT | BWE | SMB | BGSM | COL | NP | ROS |
| NLEX | PHX | MER | BWE | SMB | BGSM | COL | TNT | ROS | MAG | NP | ALA |
| NorthPort | ROS | MAG | COL | BWE | TNT | PHX | SMB | ALA | MER | NLEX | BGSM |
| Phoenix | NLEX | SMB | BGSM | TNT | MER | ROS | NP | COL | MAG | ALA | BWE |
| Rain or Shine | NP | COL | TNT | MAG | PHX | ALA | BWE | BGSM | NLEX | SMB | MER |
| San Miguel | PHX | ALA | NLEX | MAG | BGSM | COL | NP | MER | BWE | ROS | TNT |
| TNT KaTropa | BWE | ROS | PHX | COL | NP | MER | ALA | NLEX | BGSM | MAG | SMB |
Results
[edit ]| Teams | ALA | BGSM | BWE | COL | MAG | MER | NLEX | NP | PHX | ROS | SMB | TNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | — | 83–102 | 101–91 | 110–117 | 90–95 | 75–101 | 106–90 | 106–99 | 105–102 | 78–71 | 83–109 | 93–99* |
| Barangay Ginebra | — | 101–93 | 113–90 | 105–83 | 77–101 | 111–113* | 96–98 | 101–103 | 98–89 | 129–124 | 96–93 | |
| Blackwater | — | 90–102 | 95–89 | 97–106 | 109–115 | 107–98 | 117–120* | 82–99 | 96–99* | 107–135 | ||
| Columbian | — | 103–118 | 74–92 | 111–117 | 114–108 | 106–104 | 90–96 | 107–113 | 120–125 | |||
| Magnolia | — | 92–98 | 85–86 | 96–80 | 97–81 | 69–68 | 89–90 | 100–93 | ||||
| Meralco | — | 99–105 | 103–89 | 111–94 | 81–83 | 125–99 | 113–116 | |||||
| NLEX | — | 94–102 | 123–116 | 111–91 | 94–98 | 126–113 | ||||||
| NorthPort | — | 80–70 | 99–94 | 127–119 | 100–103 | |||||||
| Phoenix Pulse | — | 86–84 | 119–130 | 118–123 | ||||||||
| Rain or Shine | — | 91–85 | 91–103 | |||||||||
| San Miguel | — | 109–114 | ||||||||||
| TNT | — |
Source: [citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Bracket
[edit ] (#1 twice-to-beat)
1 NLEX 90 123
8 NorthPort 115 126***
8 NorthPort 1
(#4 twice-to-beat)
4 Barangay Ginebra 3
4 Barangay Ginebra 100
5 San Miguel 97
4 Barangay Ginebra 4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2 Meralco 1
2 Meralco 94
7 Alaska 84
2 Meralco 3
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3 TNT 2
3 TNT 98
6 Magnolia 97
*Game went into overtime
Quarterfinals
[edit ](1) NLEX vs. (8) NorthPort
[edit ]November 25
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 16–27, 24–22, 26–32
November 27
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
NLEX Road Warriors 123, NorthPort Batang Pier 126 (3OT)
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 29–19, 18–27, 25–29, Overtime: 9–9, 8–8, 7–10
Pts: Harris 43
Rebs: Harris 16
Asts: Ravena 6 Pts: Standhardinger 33
Rebs: Standhardinger 23
Asts: Standhardinger 7
Rebs: Harris 16
Asts: Ravena 6 Pts: Standhardinger 33
Rebs: Standhardinger 23
Asts: Standhardinger 7
NorthPort wins series in two games
(2) Meralco vs. (7) Alaska
[edit ]November 24
4:30 pm
4:30 pm
Meralco Bolts 94, Alaska Aces 84
Scoring by quarter: 29–12, 20–21, 24–30, 21–21
Meralco wins series in one game
(3) TNT vs. (6) Magnolia
[edit ]November 25
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 26–28, 18–26, 32–17
TNT wins series in one game
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) San Miguel
[edit ]November 24
6:45 pm
6:45 pm
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 31–35, 24–25, 22–14
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game
Semifinals
[edit ](2) Meralco vs. (3) TNT
[edit ]December 15
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Meralco Bolts 94, TNT KaTropa 103
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 16–25, 20–30, 33–26
Pts: Durham 32
Rebs: Durham 21
Asts: Durham, Jackson 3 Pts: McDaniels 38
Rebs: McDaniels 14
Asts: Castro 7
Rebs: Durham 21
Asts: Durham, Jackson 3 Pts: McDaniels 38
Rebs: McDaniels 14
Asts: Castro 7
December 17
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 114, TNT KaTropa 94
Scoring by quarter: 35–16, 28–13, 26–37, 25–28
Pts: Durham 44
Rebs: Durham 19
Asts: Durham 11 Pts: McDaniels 51
Rebs: McDaniels 9
Asts: McDaniels, Parks 3
Rebs: Durham 19
Asts: Durham 11 Pts: McDaniels 51
Rebs: McDaniels 9
Asts: McDaniels, Parks 3
December 19
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 97, TNT KaTropa 101
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 22–19, 20–35, 26–24
December 23
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 89, TNT KaTropa 78
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 15–19, 29–19, 23–17
Pts: Durham 28
Rebs: Durham 10
Asts: Durham 8 Pts: McDaniels 30
Rebs: McDaniels 13
Asts: Castro, Parks 4
Rebs: Durham 10
Asts: Durham 8 Pts: McDaniels 30
Rebs: McDaniels 13
Asts: Castro, Parks 4
Meralco wins series, 3–2
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) NorthPort
[edit ]December 14
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 17–31, 29–27, 22–46
Pts: Brownlee 24
Rebs: Brownlee 19
Asts: Brownlee 6 Pts: Qualls 38
Rebs: Qualls, Standhardinger 15
Asts: Standhardinger 6
Rebs: Brownlee 19
Asts: Brownlee 6 Pts: Qualls 38
Rebs: Qualls, Standhardinger 15
Asts: Standhardinger 6
December 16
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 31–26, 32–26, 19–18
December 18
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Scoring by quarter: 36–31, 28–17, 36–24, 32–33
December 20
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 24–18, 30–36, 34–32
Pts: Brownlee 36
Rebs: Brownlee 19
Asts: Brownlee 8 Pts: Standhardinger 32
Rebs: Standhardinger 15
Asts: Qualls, Standhardinger 7
Rebs: Brownlee 19
Asts: Brownlee 8 Pts: Standhardinger 32
Rebs: Standhardinger 15
Asts: Qualls, Standhardinger 7
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1
Finals
[edit ]Main article: 2019 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102
January 12, 2020
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
January 17, 2020
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1
Imports
[edit ]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 | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces | United States Justin Watts [2] | September 20 (vs. Columbian) | September 22 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–2 |
| No import | September 29 (vs. San Miguel) | 0–1 | ||
| United States Franko House [3] | October 4 (vs. Meralco) | November 24 (vs. Meralco) | 5–4 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | United States Justin Brownlee [4] | September 22 (vs. Alaska) | January 17 (vs. Meralco) | 15–6 |
| Blackwater Elite | United States Marqus Blakely [5] [6] | September 25 (vs. TNT) | November 15 (vs. Phoenix) | 2–8 |
| United States Aaron Fuller [7] [6] | October 11 (vs. Columbian) | 0–1 | ||
| Columbian Dyip | United States Khapri Alston [4] | September 20 (vs. Alaska) | November 15 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 4–7 |
| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | North Macedonia Romeo Travis [4] | September 21 (vs. Meralco) | November 25 (vs. TNT) | 6–5 |
| No import | October 16 (vs. Blackwater) | 0–1 | ||
| Meralco Bolts | United States Allen Durham [4] | September 21 (vs. Magnolia) | January 17 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 13–9 |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Nigeria Olu Ashaolu [4] | September 21 (vs. Phoenix) | October 5 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 4–1 |
| United States Manny Harris [8] | October 16 (vs. Columbian) | November 27 (vs. NorthPort) | 4–4 | |
| NorthPort Batang Pier | United States Mychal Ammons [9] | September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | October 12 (vs. Phoenix) | 2–4 |
| United States Michael Qualls [10] | October 23 (vs. San Miguel) | December 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 6–5 | |
| Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | United States Eugene Phelps [4] | September 21 (vs. NLEX) | October 12 (vs. NorthPort) | 2–5 |
| United States Alonzo Gee [11] | October 25 (vs. Columbian) | November 15 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–3 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | United States Joel Wright [12] | September 20 (vs. NorthPort) | September 28 (vs. TNT) | 1–2 |
| United States Kayel Locke [13] | October 4 (vs. Magnolia) | October 13 (vs. Alaska) | 0–3 | |
| United States Kwame Alexander [14] | October 23 (vs. Blackwater) | October 26 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–1 | |
| United States Richard Ross [15] | October 30 (vs. NLEX) | November 17 (vs. Meralco) | 2–1 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | United States Dez Wells [4] | September 25 (vs. Phoenix) | October 27 (vs. Meralco) | 5–3 |
| No import | November 6 (vs. Blackwater) | 1–0 | ||
| United States John Holland [16] | November 9 (vs. Rain or Shine) | November 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–3 | |
| TNT KaTropa | United States K. J. McDaniels [4] | September 25 (vs. Blackwater) | December 23 (vs. Meralco) | 11–6 |
Awards
[edit ]Conference
[edit ]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: Christian Standhardinger (NorthPort Batang Pier)
- Best Import of the Conference: Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts)
- Finals MVP: Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Players of the Week
[edit ]| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| September 20–22 | Raymond Almazan (Meralco Bolts) | [17] |
| September 23–29 | Kiefer Ravena (NLEX Road Warriors) | [18] |
| September 30 – October 6 | Baser Amer (Meralco Bolts) | [19] |
| October 7–13 | Troy Rosario (TNT KaTropa) Jeron Teng (Alaska Aces) |
[20] |
| October 14–20 | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) Raymond Almazan (Meralco Bolts) |
[21] |
| October 21–27 | Christian Standhardinger (NorthPort Batang Pier) | [22] |
| October 28 – November 3 | Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) | [23] |
| November 4–10 | Anjo Caram (Meralco Bolts) | [24] |
Statistics
[edit ]Individual statistical leaders
[edit ]Local players
[edit ]| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 23.2 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 14.0 |
| Assists per game | Kiefer Ravena | NLEX Road Warriors | 7.8 |
| Steals per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | John Paul Erram | NLEX Road Warriors | 2.2 |
| Turnovers per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 4.1 |
| Fouls per game | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4.1 |
| Minutes per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 39.9 |
| FG% | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 59.2% |
| FT% | LA Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 95.5% |
| 3FG% | Von Pessumal | San Miguel Beermen | 45.0% |
| Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 12 |
| Triple-doubles | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 1 |
Import players
[edit ]| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 37.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Khapri Alston | Columbian Dyip | 18.2 |
| Assists per game | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6.8 |
| Steals per game | Marqus Blakely | Blackwater Elite | 3.5 |
| Blocks per game | K. J. McDaniels | TNT KaTropa | 3.4 |
| Turnovers per game | K. J. McDaniels | TNT KaTropa | 4.6 |
| Fouls per game | Franko House | Alaska Aces | 4.9 |
| Minutes per game | Michael Qualls | NorthPort Batang Pier | 46.2 |
| FG% | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 54.7% |
| FT% | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 85.1% |
| 3FG% | Marqus Blakely | Blackwater Elite | 40.0% |
| Double-doubles | Allen Durham | Meralco Bolts | 22 |
| Triple-doubles | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 |
Individual game highs
[edit ]Local players
[edit ]| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | Blackwater Elite | 39 |
| Rebounds | Raymond Almazan | Meralco Bolts | 24 |
| Assists | Kiefer Ravena | NLEX Road Warriors | 17 |
| Steals | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 7 |
| Blocks | Ian Sangalang | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 |
| Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||
| Three point field goals | Rashawn McCarthy | Columbian Dyip | 7 |
| Troy Rosario | TNT KaTropa |
Import players
[edit ]| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 56 |
| Rebounds | Allen Durham | Meralco Bolts | 27 |
| Assists | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 14 |
| Steals | Manny Harris | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 |
| Blocks | Marqus Blakely | Blackwater Elite | 8 |
| Three point field goals | Manny Harris | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 |
| K. J. McDaniels (twice) | TNT KaTropa | ||
| Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
Team statistical leaders
[edit ]| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 106.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Columbian Dyip | 48.9 |
| Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 26.6 |
| Steals per game | Columbian Dyip | 9.7 |
| Blocks per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5.1 |
| Turnovers per game | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 16.8 |
| FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 48.0% |
| FT% | NLEX Road Warriors | 79.6% |
| 3FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 36.5% |
References
[edit ]- ^ "All about the PBA quotient". INQUIRER.net. 2012年12月10日. Retrieved 2025年02月01日.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (September 10, 2019). "Alaska taps journeyman Justin Watts as import for PBA Governors Cup". SPIN.ph.
- ^ "Two-sport athlete Franko House takes over from Justin Watts as Alaska import". SPIN.ph.
- ^ a b c d e f g h The Governors' Cup imports for each PBA team, Richard Dy, ESPN5, August 12, 2019
- ^ Giongco, Mark (September 24, 2019). "Marqus Blakely stays on as Blackwater for PBA Governors' Cu".
- ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (October 17, 2019). "Blackwater to go with Marqus Blakely as import for rest of conference". spin.ph. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 10, 2019). "Blackwater activates Aaron Fuller, but Marqus Blakely staying on". spin.ph. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 13, 2019). "Despite strong start, NLEX replaces Ashaolu with NBA veteran Manny Harris". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (August 25, 2019). "NorthPort bringing in former TnT import Mychal Ammons for Governors Cup". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 21, 2019). "NorthPort brings in new import Michael Qualls to replace Mychal Ammons". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 19, 2019). "Phoenix brings in former NBA player Alonzo Gee to replace Eugene Phelps". SPIN.ph.
- ^ Leongson, Randolph (August 24, 2019). "Rain or Shine taps former Star reinforcement Joel Wright as import for Governors' Cup". SPIN.ph.
- ^ "Rain or Shine brings in new import Kayel Locke after Joel Wright exit". SPIN.ph.
- ^ "Rain or Shine brings in Kwame Alexander in bid to save flat-lining PBA bid". SPIN.ph.
- ^ "Get to know new Rain or Shine import Richard Ross". SPIN.ph.
- ^ "San Miguel considering John Holland as Dez Wells replacement". SPIN.ph.
- ^ "Raymond Almazan named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Kiefer Ravena makes sure everyone knows he's back". PBA.ph. October 2, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "Baser Amer steps up when the going gets tough". PBA.ph. October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Rosario, Teng named PBA Press Corps-Cignal Co-Player of the Week". PBA.ph. October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ "June Mar Fajardo, Raymund Almazan dominate". PBA.ph. October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "Christian Standhardinger runaway choice for Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ "PBAPC named Vic Manuel Player of the Week". PBA.ph. November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Anjo Caram is week's best performer". PBA.ph. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.