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played for the 96th championship contested by the league. This was the first Philippine Cup Finals where no team from the

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in which the Aces won in seven games.

Background

Series summary

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Conference best player Willie Miller knocked in a big triple to make up for two crucial errors down the stretch. TNT had a chance to salvage the game but Renren Ritualo misfired his own three-point try then Harvey Carey missed a tip-in in the last eight seconds.Aces silence Texters, gain 3–2 lead
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Game 6

Game 7

Rosters

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Broadcast notes

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References

External links

PBA official website
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