The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...

and the

Meralco Bolts The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team began in 2010 after the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) acquired the PBA franchise of the Sta. Lucia Realtors. The team is one of three ...

competed for the 19th Governors' Cup championship and the 127th overall championship contested by the league. This was third time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of four seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the two previous championships against Meralco in 2016 and 2017. Due to the adjustments done in the season calendar to give way for the preparations of the

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for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Philippines' hosting of the

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, the finals series started on January 7, 2020.PBA breaks tradition with Tuesday start for Ginebra-Meralco Finals
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Background

Road to the finals

Head-to-head matchup

Series summary

Game summaries

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Rosters

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Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on

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(both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage. ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via the PBA's official

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Denise Tan Denise may refer to: * Denise (given name), people with the given name ''Denise'' * Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer * "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows * Denise, Mato Grosso, a municipalit ...

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Alex Compton Alexander M. Compton (born March 16, 1974) is a Filipino-born American retired basketball player and coach. He also served as the head coach of the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association. Early life and college career Born in Mak ...

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Ali Peek Albert Henry "Ali" Peek (born February 13, 1975) is a Filipino-American retired professional basketball player who played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). During his playing days, he played mostly at the center position, although he ...

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, , Carlo Pamintuan , , Andy Jao , , Bea Escudero *Additional Game 5 crew: **Trophy presentation: James Velazquez ** Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario

References

External links

PBA official website
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