The
2019
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Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
(PBA)
Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons,
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".
Format
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
Team standings
Schedule
Results
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) TNT vs. (8) Alaska
TNT, with the
twice-to-beat advantage
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.
(2) NorthPort vs. (7) San Miguel
NorthPort, with the
twice-to-beat advantage
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
, only has to win once, while its opponent, San Miguel, has to win twice.
(3) Blackwater vs. (6) Rain or Shine
This is a
best-of-three playoff
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
.
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Magnolia
This is a
best-of-three playoff
There are a number of formats used in various levels of competition in sports and games to determine an overall champion. Some of the most common are the ''single elimination'', the ''best-of-'' series, the ''total points series'' more commonly kn ...
.
Semifinals
Both series are
best-of-five playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra
(6) Rain or Shine vs. (7) San Miguel Beermen
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.
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
The Araneta Coliseum, also currently known by naming rights sponsorship as Smart Araneta Coliseum, is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena that is part of the Araneta City in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines. Nicknamed as "the Big Dom ...
:
*
Best Player of the Conference:
Jayson Castro
Jayson Castro William (born June 30, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). His moniker is "The Blur" for his speed.
He played for the Philippine Christian Un ...
*
Best Import of the Conference:
Terrence Jones
Terrence Alexander Jones (born January 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung Steelers of the Taiwanese P. League+. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, Kentucky Wildcats.
Hi ...
*
Finals MVP:
Terrence Romeo
Terrence Bill Vitanzos Romeo (born March 16, 1992) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He plays both the point guard and shooting guard positions.
He played ...
Players of the Week
Rookies of the Month
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
Import players
Individual game highs
Local players
Import players
Team statistical leaders
References
External links
Official website
{{PBA Commissioner's Cup
Commissioner's Cup
PBA Commissioner's Cup