2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(6) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 2
DatesJuly 27 – August 8, 2018
MVPScottie Thompson
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
TelevisionLocal:
ESPN5
The 5 Network
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, J. Narandan
Game 2:P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Montoya
Game 3:N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan
Game 4:N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, J. Mariano, J. Narandan
Game 5:P. Balao, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Narandan
Game 6:N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, R. Yante
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The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 18th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 123rd overall championship contested by the league.

This was the sixth finals match-up between the two teams, with the Beermen winning four of the first five series. They last met during the 2016–17 Philippine Cup finals which the Beermen won, 4–1. Barangay Ginebra's sole series win came during the 2007 Philippine Cup finals.[1]

The series highlighted the match-up between former PBA Best Player of the Conference (2017 Governors') and 4-time All-Star Greg Slaughter and 4-time MVP June Mar Fajardo, arguably two of the best centers in recent PBA history,[2][3] who last faced each other in a finals series during their college days in CESAFI in 2009, which Slaughter's University of Visayas won.[4][5] The series also featured the match-up between the PBA Best Import of the Conference award front-runners Justin Brownlee and Renaldo Balkman,[6] who won a title as teammates with the San Miguel Alab Pilipinas of the ABL three months back.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Coach Tim Cone believes Ginebra has the best match-up to San Miguel".
  2. ^ "Slaughter, Fajardo finally play with a title at stake".
  3. ^ "'Gregzilla' thrilled to face 'The Kraken' in title series".
  4. ^ "Nine years after Cesafi face-off, Slaughter, Fajardo finally meet in PBA finals".
  5. ^ Corp., ABS-CBN. "PBA: Showdown with June Mar not personal says Slaughter". ABS-CBN SPORTS.
  6. ^ "PBA Best Import race down to Brownlee and Balkman".
  7. ^ "'Brothers for life' Brownlee, Balkman duke it out in PBA Finals".
  8. ^ "Bros turn foes as Balkman, Brownlee face off in PBA Finals".