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2020 PBA Philippine Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 1
(3) TNT Tropang Giga Bong Ravena 0
DatesNovember 29 – present
TelevisionLocal:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Referees
Game 1:R. Yante, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Baldago
PBA Philippine Cup finals chronology
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PBA finals chronology

The 2020 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals is the best-of-7 championship series of the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup, the lone conference of the season. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the TNT Tropang Giga compete for the 42nd Philippine Cup championship and the 128th overall championship contested by the league. For the first time in six seasons and after winning the previous five titles, the San Miguel Beermen will not be defending their Philippine Cup title after being eliminated by the Meralco Bolts in the quarterfinals.[1]

Background

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Before the season started, Ginebra suffered a major blow when Greg Slaughter decided to take a break from basketball, following the expiration of his contract.[2] Ginebra added Arvin Tolentino, Jerrick Balanza, and Kent Salado to the roster after selecting them in the 2019 PBA draft.

Ginebra started the season with four straight wins. However, they suffered from two straight setbacks after losing to Magnolia and Rain or Shine. Ginebra would eventually go 4–1 over their final five games to finish the eliminations round with an 8–3 record. Their record was tied with Phoenix for the best in the league, but Ginebra took the first seed as they defeated Phoenix in the eliminations. They advanced to the quarterfinals, holding a twice-to-beat advantage.

In the quarterfinals, Ginebra faced off against Rain or Shine. They defeated them in one game, 81–73, to advance to the semifinals.[3] In the best-of-5 semifinals, Ginebra faced off against Meralco. This marked the fifth time in the last five years that both teams met in the playoffs. The series went to the distance after the two teams alternated wins in the first four games. In the do-or-die game 5, both teams were tied at 80 with 14.5 seconds left. In the game's final possession, Scottie Thompson drilled the game winning triple with 0.6 seconds left to send Ginebra to the Philippine Cup finals.[4]

TNT Tropang Giga

Before the season started, TNT, NLEX, and Blackwater completed a three-team trade that sent Poy Erram, a former Defensive Player of the Year, to TNT.[5]

TNT started the season strong after pulling off five straight wins. However, TNT struggled over their last six games, going 2-4 to finish the eliminations round with a 7-4 record, tied for the second best in the league. TNT would eventually get the third seed after quotients were applied. As part of the top 4 seeded teams, TNT advanced to the quarterfinals with a twice-to-beat advantage.

In the quarterfinals, TNT faced off against Alaska. They would advance to the semifinals after defeating Alaska in one game, 104-83.[6] In the semifinals, TNT faced Phoenix, who held the second seed. After winning the first game, TNT fell to the brink of elimination after losing two straight games. TNT would eventually bounce back, defeating Phoenix in the final two games to advance to the Philippine Cup finals.[7]

Road to the finals

Main article: 2020 PBA Philippine Cup
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel TNT Tropang Giga
Finished 8–3 (.727) in 1st place with Phoenix Elimination round Finished 7–4 (.636) in 3rd place with San Miguel, Meralco, Alaska and Magnolia
Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix Tiebreaker Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955 (3rd place)
Def. Rain or Shine in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. Alaska in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Meralco, 3–2 Semifinals Def. Phoenix, 3–2

Head-to-head matchup

November 6, 2020
6:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85, TNT Tropang Giga 79
Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 16–21, 28–25, 21–22
Pts: Pringle 28
Rebs: Pringle 12
Asts: Tenorio 9		 Pts: Castro 19
Rebs: Parks 13
Asts: Castro, Rosario 3
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Baldago

Series summary

Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 November 29 AUF Sports and Cultural Center Barangay Ginebra 100–94 (OT)
Game 2 December 2 * *
Game 3 December 4 * *
Game 4 December 6 * *
Game 5* December 9 * *
Game 6* December 11 * *
Game 7* December 13 * *

Game summaries

Game 1

November 29, 2020
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 100, TNT Tropang Giga 94 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 19–14, 25–30, 26–21, Overtime: 8–2
Pts: J. Aguilar 25
Rebs: J. Aguilar 16
Asts: Tenorio 10		 Pts: Parks 20
Rebs: Erram 10
Asts: Castro 5
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles
Referees: R. Yante, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Baldago

Game 2

December 2, 2020
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs. TNT Tropang Giga
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles

Game 3

December 4, 2020
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs. TNT Tropang Giga
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles

Game 4

December 6, 2020
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs. TNT Tropang Giga
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles

Game 5

December 9, 2020
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs. TNT Tropang Giga*
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles

Game 6

December 11, 2020
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs. TNT Tropang Giga*
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles

Game 7

December 13, 2020
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs. TNT Tropang Giga*
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles

Rosters

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2020 PBA Philippine Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
G/F 2 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
G 3 Philippines Salado, Kent (R) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1995–11–10 Arellano
G 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Philippines Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
F 10 Philippines Tolentino, Arvin (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern
G 11 United States Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 12 Philippines Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
F 18 Philippines dela Cruz, Arthur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–05–09 San Beda
F 23 Philippines Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 31 Philippines Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 38 United States Devance, Joe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 47 Philippines Caguioa, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–11–19 Glendale CC (CA)
G 70 Philippines Balanza, Jerrick (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–09–06 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Alfrancis Chua[a]
  • Philippines Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

  • a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.
TNT Tropang Giga 2020 PBA Philippine Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
G 0 United States Enciso, Simon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1991–02–12 Notre Dame de Namur
G 1 Philippines Parks, Bobby Ray Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1993–02–19 National-U
F 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979–03–18 Sonoma State
C 7 Philippines Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 9 Philippines de Leon, Samboy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–03–09 Centro Escolar
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
G 11 United States Chauca, Val (R / IN) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1994–10–11 Adamson
G 12 Philippines Alejandro, Jayjay 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1995–04–13 National-U
F 14 Australia Semerad, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1991–04–25 San Beda
G 15 Philippines Montalbo, Kib (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1995–04–02 De La Salle
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F 18 Philippines Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
F/C 23 Philippines Washington, Jay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd
G 26 Philippines Vosotros, Almond 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–26 De La Salle
F/C 34 Philippines Flores, Lervin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992–09–26 Arellano
F/C – Philippines Javier, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–06 UE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on One Sports and PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

One Sports provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account and Facebook fan page using the TV5 feed.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.

References

  1. ^ Naredo, Camille B (November 15, 2020). "PBA: Meralco ends San Miguel's dynasty, advances to semis". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Lozada, Bong (8 February 2020). "Greg Slaughter takes a break from basketball as Ginebra contract expires". Inquirer. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. ^ Matel, Philip (13 November 2020). "Japeth Aguilar powers Ginebra into Philippine Cup semifinals". ESPN 5. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. ^ Villanueva, Eros (27 November 2020). "Thompson's triple sends Ginebra into Philippine Cup finals". ESPN 5. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (17 February 2020). "Poy Erram headed to KaTropa in TNT-Blackwater-NLEX trade". Spin.ph. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. ^ Matel, Philip (14 November 2020). "TNT knocks out Alaska to book semis ticket". ESPN 5. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. ^ Villanueva, Eros (27 November 2020). "Tropang Giga outplay Fuel Masters, book first finals slot". ESPN 5. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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