The 2019
Philippine Basketball Association
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(PBA)
Philippine Cup, also known as the 2019
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Click–PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the
2019 PBA season
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of the
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). The 41st
PBA Philippine Cup began on January 13 and ended on May 15, 2019. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
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, playoff games 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-7 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) Phoenix vs. (8) Alaska
Phoenix, with the
twice-to-beat advantage
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, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.
(2) Rain or Shine vs. (7) NorthPort
Rain or Shine, 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 k ...
, only has to win once, while its opponent, NorthPort, has to win twice.
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Magnolia
This is a
best-of-three playoff.
(4) TNT vs. (5) San Miguel
This is a
best-of-three playoff.
Semifinals
(1) Phoenix vs. (5) San Miguel
(2) Rain or Shine vs. (6) Magnolia
Finals
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
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:
*
Best Player of the Conference::
June Mar Fajardo
June Mar Sotto Fajardo (; born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also known by his nickname "The Kraken” for his extraordinary siz ...
*
Finals MVP:
June Mar Fajardo
June Mar Sotto Fajardo (; born November 17, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He is also known by his nickname "The Kraken” for his extraordinary siz ...
Players of the Week
Rookies of the Month
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Individual game highs
Team statistical leaders
References
External links
Official website
{{PBA
Philippine Cup
PBA Philippine Cup