2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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DurationMay 19 – August 16, 2019
TV partner(s)Local:
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
ESPN5
5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upTNT KaTropa
| 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | May 19 – August 16, 2019 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: ESPN5 5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | TNT KaTropa |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) |
| Best Import | Terrence Jones (TNT KaTropa) |
| Finals MVP | Terrence Romeo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the second conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".
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
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 72 | 104 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 108 | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NorthPort | 84 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 98 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 7 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Blackwater | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(1) TNT vs. (8) Alaska
TNT, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.
July 21 4:30 pm |
| TNT KaTropa 72, Alaska Aces 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 23–26, 19–36, 12–19 | ||
| Pts: Castro 23 Rebs: Jones, Trollano 6 Asts: Castro 3 |
Pts: Simpson, Teng 15 Rebs: Simpson 19 Asts: Enciso 5 | |
July 24 7:00 pm |
| TNT KaTropa 104, Alaska Aces 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 25–27, 35–27, 25–12 | ||
| Pts: Jones 37 Rebs: Jones 22 Asts: Jones 9 |
Pts: Enciso 24 Rebs: Simpson 16 Asts: Banchero 9 | |
| TNT wins series in two games | ||
(2) NorthPort vs. (7) San Miguel
NorthPort, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, San Miguel, has to win twice.
July 21 6:45 pm |
| NorthPort Batang Pier 84, San Miguel Beermen 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 24–19, 23–26, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: Bolick 20 Rebs: Ibeh 13 Asts: Bolick 6 |
Pts: McCullough 24 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Lassiter, McCullough 4 | |
July 24 4:30 pm |
| NorthPort Batang Pier 88, San Miguel Beermen 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 12–22, 23–29, 26–18 | ||
| Pts: Lanete 22 Rebs: Ibeh 20 Asts: Bolick 7 |
Pts: McCullough 31 Rebs: McCullough 11 Asts: Ross 7 | |
| San Miguel wins series in two games | ||
(3) Blackwater vs. (6) Rain or Shine
This is a best-of-three playoff.
July 20 4:30 pm |
| Blackwater Elite 80, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–28, 22–9, 19–24 | ||
| Pts: Parks 20 Rebs: Smith 19 Asts: Sumang 7 |
Pts: Daquioag 19 Rebs: Montgomery 19 Asts: three players 3 | |
July 23 7:00 pm |
| Blackwater Elite 100, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 14–20, 30–29, 32–32 | ||
| Pts: Smith 31 Rebs: Smith 18 Asts: Maliksi 4 |
Pts: Mocon 25 Rebs: Montgomery 15 Asts: Rosales 5 | |
July 25 7:00 pm |
| Blackwater Elite 83, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 14–15, 24–27, 14–20 | ||
| Pts: Belo, Parks 16 Rebs: Smith 18 Asts: Sumang 5 |
Pts: Nambatac 21 Rebs: Montgomery 23 Asts: Mocon 6 | |
| Rain or Shine wins series, 2–1 | ||
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Magnolia
This is a best-of-three playoff.
July 20 6:45 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 22–21, 18–16, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 20 Rebs: Brownlee 16 Asts: Brownlee 5 |
Pts: Lee 24 Rebs: Christmas 14 Asts: Jalalon 4 | |
Semifinals
Both series are best-of-five playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra
July 26 7:00 pm |
| TNT KaTropa 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 28–26, 19–28, 25–14 | ||
| Pts: Jones, Rosario 24 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Jones 7 |
Pts: Brownlee 23 Rebs: Brownlee 15 Asts: Brownlee 9 | |
July 28 6:15 pm |
| TNT KaTropa 88, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 71 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 30–21, 17–13, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Castro 20 Rebs: Jones 19 Asts: Jones 10 |
Pts: Brownlee 25 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Tenorio 5 | |
July 30 7:00 pm |
| TNT KaTropa 72, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 18–21, 25–15, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Jones 24 Rebs: Jones 18 Asts: Castro 7 |
Pts: Tenorio 16 Rebs: Aguilar, Brownlee 11 Asts: Brownlee 8 | |
August 1 7:00 pm |
| TNT KaTropa 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–32, 26–30, 28–17, 17–13 | ||
| Pts: Jones 24 Rebs: Jones 13 Asts: Jones 10 |
Pts: Aguilar, Brownlee 27 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Brownlee 8 | |
| TNT wins series, 3–1 | ||
(6) Rain or Shine vs. (7) San Miguel Beermen
July 27 6:30 pm |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105, San Miguel Beermen 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 25–27, 31–39, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Montgomery 20 Rebs: Montgomery 17 Asts: Mocon 8 |
Pts: McCullough 32 Rebs: McCullough 14 Asts: Cabagnot 7 | |
July 29 7:00 pm |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 105, San Miguel Beermen 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–13, 18–36, 21–40, 32–28 | ||
| Pts: Montgomery 24 Rebs: Montgomery 15 Asts: Montgomery 6 |
Pts: Ross 34 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Ross 8 | |
July 31 7:00 pm |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 112, San Miguel Beermen 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 24–38, 32–26, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Montgomery 25 Rebs: Montgomery 15 Asts: Belga 6 |
Pts: McCullough 51 Rebs: McCullough 14 Asts: Ross 7 | |
August 2 7:00 pm |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 95, San Miguel Beermen 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 18–9, 31–31, 26–20 | ||
| Pts: Montgomery 18 Rebs: Montgomery 17 Asts: Montgomery 7 |
Pts: McCullough 35 Rebs: McCullough 18 Asts: Ross 8 | |
| San Miguel wins series, 3–1 | ||
Finals
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.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces |  Chris Daniels[3][4] | May 19 (vs. Columbian) | June 21 (vs. San Miguel) | 4–3 |
| Nino Johnson[5] | June 15 (vs. Phoenix) | 0–1 | ||
| Diamon Simpson[6] | June 30 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | July 24 (vs. TNT) | 2–4 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Justin Brownlee[7] | May 24 (vs. Blackwater) | August 1 (vs. TNT) | 10–7 |
| Blackwater Elite | Alex Stepheson[8] | May 19 (vs. Meralco) | June 8 (vs.NLEX) | 5–1 |
| No import | June 14 (vs. San Miguel), June 22 (vs. NorthPort) | 0–2 | ||
| Staphon Blair[9] | July 5 (vs. Magnolia) | July 14 (vs. Alaska) | 2–1 | |
| Greg Smith[10] | July 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 25 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–2 | |
| Columbian Dyip | Kyle Barone[11] | May 19 (vs. Alaska) | June 1 (vs. NLEX) | 1–3 |
 Lester Prosper[12] | June 16 (vs. Magnolia) | July 14 (vs. Barangay Ginbera) | 2–5 | |
| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | John Fields[13] | June 5 (vs. Alaska) | 0–1 | |
| James Farr[14] | June 12 (vs. NorthPort) | July 10 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 5–4 | |
| Rakeem Christmas[15] | July 17 (vs. TNT) | July 23 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–3 | |
| Meralco Bolts |  Gani Lawal[16][17] | May 19 (vs. Blackwater) | June 19 (vs. NLEX) | 3–4 |
| Jimmie Taylor[18] | June 15 (vs.TNT) | 0–1 | ||
| Delroy James[19] | June 29 (vs. Magnolia) | July 19 (vs. Alaska) | 1–3 | |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Curtis Washington[20] | May 22 (vs. TNT) | 0–1 | |
| No import | May 25 (vs. NorthPort) | 0–1 | ||
| Tony Mitchell[21] | May 29 (vs. Alaska) | June 23 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–5 | |
| Olu Ashaolu[22] | June 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) | July 12 (vs. Phoenix) | 2–1 | |
| NorthPort Batang Pier |  Prince Ibeh[23] | May 22 (vs. Alaska) | July 24 (vs. San Miguel) | 9–4 |
| Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | Robert Dozier[24] | May 31 (vs. Blackwater) | June 2 (vs. TNT) | 1–1 |
 Richard Howell[25] | June 7 (vs. Meralco) | July 12 (vs. NLEX) | 3–6 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Denzel Bowles[26] | May 31 (vs. Meralco) | July 6 (vs. Alaska) | 4–5 |
| Carl Montgomery[27] | July 10 (vs. Magnolia) | August 2 (vs. San Miguel) | 4–5 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Charles Rhodes[28] | June 5 (vs. NorthPort) | June 30 (vs. Columbian) | 2–5 |
| Chris McCullough[29] | July 5 (vs. NLEX) | August 16 (vs. TNT) | 12–4 | |
| TNT KaTropa | Terrence Jones[30] | May 22 (vs. NLEX) | August 16 (vs. San Miguel) | 16–7 |
Awards
Conference
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: Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa)
- Best Import of the Conference: Terrence Jones (TNT KaTropa)
- Finals MVP: Terrence Romeo (San Miguel Beermen)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| May 19–26 | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Blackwater Elite) | [31] |
| May 27 – June 2 | CJ Perez (Columbian Dyip) | [32] |
| June 3–9 | Rey Nambatac (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [33] |
| June 10–16 | Roger Pogoy (TNT KaTropa) | [34] |
| June 17–23 | Robert Bolick (NorthPort Batang Pier) | [35] |
| June 24–30 | Matthew Wright (Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters) | [36] |
| July 1–7 | Jayson Castro (TNT KaTropa) | [37] |
| July 8–14 | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) | [38] |
| July 15–21 | Chris Banchero (Alaska Aces) | [39] |
| July 22–28 | Troy Rosario (TNT KaTropa) | [40] |
Rookies of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| May | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Blackwater Elite) | [41] |
| June | Robert Bolick (NorthPort Batang Pier) | [42] |
| July | Javee Mocon (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [43] |