The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2012–13 PBA season. The tournament started on September 30, 2012, and concluded on January 16, 2013. The tournament does not allow teams to ...

, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters The TNT (cellular service), TNT Tropang Giga is a professional basketball team currently owned by Smart Communications, a subsidiary of the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), playing in the Philippine Basketball Associat ...

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Rain or Shine Elasto Painters The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters are a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association owned by Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. It debuted in the league in the 2006–07 PBA season after acquiring the franchise righ ...

competed for the 107th championship contested by the league. Talk 'N Text defeated Rain or Shine by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup. The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the

Jun Bernardino Trophy The Jun Bernardino Trophy is a trophy awarded to the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) team that wins the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Previously known as the "Perpetual Trophy", it was created in 2006 and renamed in March 2007 in honor of ...

, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006–07 season.All-Filipino hat-trick in the bag as Talk 'N Text completes Finals sweep
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Background

Road to the finals

Head-to-head matchup

The lone conference head-to-head matchup of the two teams was won by Talk 'N Text.

Series summary

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Rosters

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References

External links

PBA official website
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