2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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DurationApril 22 – August 8, 2018
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN 5
The 5 Network
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationApril 22 – August 8, 2018
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN 5
The 5 Network
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best PlayerJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Best ImportJustin Brownlee
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Finals MVPScottie Thompson
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2018 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the second conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10". The conference started on April 22 and ended on August 8, 2018.

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

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine113103
8GlobalPort11497
1Rain or Shine1
(Best-of-3)
5Barangay Ginebra3
4Meralco0
5Barangay Ginebra2
5Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
6San Miguel2
2Alaska89
7Magnolia78
2Alaska1
(Best-of-3)
6San Miguel3
3TNT0
6San Miguel2

Quarterfinals

(1) Rain or Shine vs. (8) GlobalPort

July 10
4:30 pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 113, GlobalPort Batang Pier 114
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 34–28, 31–31, 22–31
Pts: Johnson 24
Rebs: Johnson 15
Asts: Ahanmisi 8
Pts: White 28
Rebs: White 16
Asts: Pringle 9
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
July 12
7:00 pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 103, GlobalPort Batang Pier 97
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 22–16, 29–29, 28–30
Pts: Johnson 29
Rebs: Johnson, Norwood 15
Asts: Johnson 6
Pts: Pringle 23
Rebs: White 10
Asts: Pringle 8
Rain or Shine wins series in two games
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Mariano, J. Narandan

(2) Alaska vs. (7) Magnolia

July 10
7:00 pm
Alaska Aces 89, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 78
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 20–22, 32–19, 11–16
Pts: Manuel 22
Rebs: Simpson 15
Asts: Enciso, Simpson 4
Pts: Chism 20
Rebs: Chism 15
Asts: Barroca 5
Alaska wins series in one game
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: S. Perez, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, J. Narandan

(3) TNT vs. (6) San Miguel

July 9
4:30 pm
TNT KaTropa 110, San Miguel Beermen 121
Scoring by quarter: 40–21, 22–27, 26–38, 22–35
Pts: Pogoy, Smith 17
Rebs: Castro, Smith 8
Asts: Castro 9
Pts: Balkman 36
Rebs: Balkman 16
Asts: Cabagnot, Ross 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
July 11
7:00 pm
TNT KaTropa 102, San Miguel Beermen 106
Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 24–28, 21–25, 25–26
Pts: Romeo 28
Rebs: Smith 18
Asts: Castro 9
Pts: Balkman 25
Rebs: Fajardo 12
Asts: Ross 10
San Miguel wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

(4) Meralco vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

July 9
7:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 81, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 25–16, 17–29, 19–21
Pts: Amer 15
Rebs: Onuaku 18
Asts: Newsome 7
Pts: Brownlee 25
Rebs: J. Aguilar 10
Asts: Brownlee 6
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza
July 11
4:30 pm
Meralco Bolts 90, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 104
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 23–32, 14–23, 25–25
Pts: Onuaku 21
Rebs: Onuaku 13
Asts: Amer, Newsome 4
Pts: Brownlee 36
Rebs: Slaughter 10
Asts: Brownlee 9
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, R. Yante, J. Nicandro

Semifinals

(1) Rain or Shine vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

July 15
7:00 pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 89, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102
Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 28–21, 25–24, 19–26
Pts: Johnson 30
Rebs: Johnson 13
Asts: Belga, Tiu 4
Pts: Brownlee 35
Rebs: Brownlee 14
Asts: Brownlee 9
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, J. Nicandro
July 19
7:00 pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 100
Scoring by quarter: 26–36, 31–21, 30–30, 22–13
Pts: Johnson 25
Rebs: Johnson 20
Asts: Johnson 8
Pts: Brownlee 29
Rebs: Brownlee 12
Asts: three players 4 each
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, J. Narandan
July 21
6:30 pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 72, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 75
Scoring by quarter: 10–24, 13–22, 18–15, 31–14
Pts: Johnson 13
Rebs: Johnson 22
Asts: Belga, Johnson 4
Pts: Brownlee 44
Rebs: Brownlee 15
Asts: Thompson 8
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilingen, R. Gruta, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza
July 23
7:00 pm
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 94, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 20–22, 27–26, 27–23
Pts: Johnson 22
Rebs: Johnson 16
Asts: Norwood 6
Pts: Devance, Slaughter 19
Rebs: Brownlee 17
Asts: Brownlee 8
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro

Note: Game 2 of the Rain or Shine – Barangay Ginebra semifinals series was originally scheduled on July 17, 2018, but was postponed due to inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (Henry).[3]

(2) Alaska vs. (6) San Miguel

July 14
6:40 pm
Alaska Aces 79, San Miguel Beermen 92
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 17–27, 24–23, 14–17
Pts: Simpson 31
Rebs: Simpson 24
Asts: Casio 5
Pts: Fajardo 17
Rebs: Balkman 11
Asts: Cabagnot 5
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, R. Yante, P. Balao
July 16
7:00 pm
Alaska Aces 94, San Miguel Beermen 105
Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 23–23, 22–38, 20–26
Pts: Enciso, Simpson 19
Rebs: Simpson 15
Asts: Enciso 6
Pts: Balkman 31
Rebs: Fajardo 18
Asts: Cabagnot 8
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, J. Narandan
July 20
7:00 pm
Alaska Aces 125, San Miguel Beermen 104
Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 37–30, 30–22, 31–27
Pts: Manuel 24
Rebs: Simpson 13
Asts: Enciso 8
Pts: Balkman 28
Rebs: Fajardo 15
Asts: Cabagnot 7
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro
July 22
6:30 pm
Alaska Aces 99, San Miguel Beermen 104
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 21–23, 25–33, 30–28
Pts: Simpson 24
Rebs: Simpson 21
Asts: Enciso 7
Pts: Fajardo 26
Rebs: Balkman 16
Asts: Cabagnot 9
San Miguel wins series, 3–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, R. Yante

Note: Game 3 of the Alaska – San Miguel semifinals series was originally scheduled on July 18, 2018, but was postponed due to inclement weather brought by Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (Henry).[4]

Finals

August 8
7:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 93, San Miguel Beermen 77
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–2

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.

TeamNameDebutedLast gameRecord
Alaska AcesUnited States Antonio Campbell[5]April 27 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)7–3
United States Diamon Simpson[6]July 6 (vs. Phoenix)July 22 (vs. San Miguel)3–3
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelUnited States Charles García[7]April 29 (vs. Rain or Shine)May 20 (vs. Phoenix)1–3
United States Justin Brownlee[8]June 1 (vs. Meralco)August 8 (vs. San Miguel)14–5
Blackwater EliteUnited States Jarrid Famous[9]April 22 (vs. Columbian)May 18 (vs. TNT)0–6
United States Henry Walker[10]May 30 (vs. NLEX)July 4 (vs. San Miguel)1–4
Columbian DyipUnited States C. J. Aiken[9]April 22 (vs. Blackwater)April 28 (vs. NLEX)2–1
United States John Fields[11]May 4 (vs. Alaska)June 22 (vs. GlobalPort)2–6
GlobalPort Batang PierUnited States Malcolm White[5]April 22 (vs. TNT)July 12 (vs. Rain or Shine)6–7
Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang ManokUnited States Vernon Macklin[12]May 6 (vs. Phoenix)May 18 (vs. Meralco)3–1
United States Curtis Kelly[13]June 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 6 (vs. Blackwater)0–2
United States Justin Jackson[14]June 10 (vs. Alaska)June 17 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)1–2
United States Wayne Chism[15]July 4 (vs. NLEX)July 10 (vs. Alaska)2–1
Meralco BoltsUnited States Arinze Onuaku[16]April 25 (vs. Columbian)July 11 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)7–6
NLEX Road WarriorsJamaica Adrian Forbes[17]April 28 (vs. Columbian)April 28 (vs. Columbian)0–1
United States Arnett Moultrie[18]May 2 (vs. Rain or Shine)June 23 (vs. San Miguel)2–7
Nigeria Olu Ashaolu[19]July 4 (vs. Magnolia)July 4 (vs. Magnolia)0–1
Phoenix Fuel MastersUnited States James White[20]April 25 (vs. Blackwater)May 11 (vs. NLEX)2–2
United States Eugene Phelps[21]May 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)July 6 (vs. Alaska)2–5
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersUnited States Reggie Johnson[22]April 27 (vs. Alaska)July 23 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)11–6
San Miguel BeermenUnited States Troy Gillenwater[23]May 9 (vs. Meralco)May 13 (vs. Rain or Shine)0–2
Puerto Rico Renaldo Balkman[24]May 19 (vs. Alaska)August 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)13–8
TNT KaTropaUnited States Jeremy Tyler[25]April 22 (vs. GlobalPort)May 13 (vs. Alaska)3–1
No importMay 18 (vs. Blackwater)1–0
United States Joshua Smith[26]June 1 (vs. Columbian)July 11 (vs. San Miguel)4–4

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