2017 PBA Governors' Cup

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on July 19 and ended on October 27, 2017. The tournament allowed teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m).

2017 PBA Governors' Cup
Duration	July 19 – October 27, 2017
TV partner(s)	Local: Sports5 TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International
Finals
Champions	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-up	Meralco Bolts
Awards
Best Player	Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Best Import	Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts)
Finals MVP	LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
PBA Governors' Cup chronology
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Due to the FIBA Asia Cup, the league decided to temporarily shelve signing up Asian imports.^[1]

Format

The tournament format for this conference is as follows:

• 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, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
• Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
  • QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
  • QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
  • QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
  • QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
• Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
  • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
  • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
• Finals (best-of-7 series)
  • Winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Meralco Bolts	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[a]	1
3	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	8	3	.727[a]	1
4	Star Hotshots	7	4	.636[b]	2
5	NLEX Road Warriors	7	4	.636[b]	2	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	7	4	.636[b]	2
7	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	7	4	.636[b]	2
8	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455	4
9	Alaska Aces	3	8	.273[c]	6
10	GlobalPort Batang Pier	3	8	.273[c]	6
11	Phoenix Fuel Masters	2	9	.182	7
12	Kia Picanto	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
Notes:

1. Head-to-head record: Talk 'N Text 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
2. Head to-head quotient: Star 1.04, NLEX 1.01, San Miguel 0.99, Rain or Shine 0.96
3. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 GlobalPort

Schedule

Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Alaska Aces	NLEX	PHX	SH	TNT	BWE	BGSM	SMB	GP	KIA	MER	ROS
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	MER	GP	KIA	NLEX	ALA	PHX	SH	BWE	SMB	ROS	TNT
Blackwater Elite	MER	SH	SMB	PHX	NLEX	ALA	TNT	KIA	BGSM	GP	ROS
GlobalPort Batang Pier	ROS	PHX	BGSM	KIA	SMB	TNT	NLEX	ALA	SH	BWE	MER
Kia Picanto	PHX	NLEX	TNT	BGSM	MER	ROS	GP	BWE	ALA	SMB	SH
Meralco Bolts	BWE	BGSM	ROS	KIA	NLEX	PHX	TNT	SH	ALA	GP	SMB
NLEX Road Warriors	ALA	KIA	ROS	PHX	BGSM	MER	BWE	SMB	GP	TNT	SH
Phoenix Fuel Masters	KIA	ALA	GP	NLEX	BWE	MER	SH	TNT	BGSM	ROS	SMB
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	GP	NLEX	MER	KIA	TNT	SH	SMB	PHX	BGSM	ALA	BWE
San Miguel Beermen	BWE	TNT	SH	GP	NLEX	ALA	ROS	BGSM	KIA	PHX	MER
Star Hotshots	BWE	ALA	SMB	PHX	ROS	BGSM	MER	GP	TNT	KIA	NLEX
TNT KaTropa	KIA	SMB	ALA	ROS	PHX	BWE	GP	MER	NLEX	SH	BGSM

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

Team	ALA	BGSM	BWE	GP	KIA	MER	NLEX	PHX	ROS	SMB	SH	TNT
Alaska		80–94	106–111**	101–88	102–94	78–106	104–112	93–95	82–112	90–79	92–101	106–107
Barangay Ginebra	—		98–81	124–108	120–99	78–93	110–97	105–92	89–82	103–107	105–101*	92–121
Blackwater	—	—		118–107	118–97	78–107	107–106	92–86	98–122	93–118	86–103	96–117
GlobalPort	—	—	—		102–90	93–100	99–109	100–91	96–98	112–115	83–109	119–112
Kia	—	—	—	—		97–112	93–100	105–118	86–94	112–118	81–128	96–106
Meralco	—	—	—	—	—		94–100	107–104	89–73	104–101	96–90	107–113
NLEX	—	—	—	—	—	—		95–91	122–114**	103–100	93–101	107–112
Phoenix	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		111–116	107–109	81–100	103–110
Rain or Shine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		96–103	92–88	105–73
San Miguel	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		98–104	97–91
Star	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		99–104
TNT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (Top 4 twice-to-beat)						Semifinals (Best-of-5)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	1	Meralco	91	104
	8	Blackwater	92	96
							1	Meralco	3
							4	Star	0
	4	Star		89
	5	NLEX		77
												1	Meralco	3
												3	Barangay Ginebra	4
	2	TNT	102	118
	7	Rain or Shine	106	114
							2	TNT	1
							3	Barangay Ginebra	3
	3	Barangay Ginebra		104
	6	San Miguel		84

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Quarterfinals

(1) Meralco vs. (8) Blackwater

September 26

Box score

Meralco Bolts 91, Blackwater Elite 92
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 23–18, 22–21, 29–29
Pts: Newsome 19 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Durham 7		Pts: Walker 30 Rebs: Walker 18 Asts: Walker 6

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro

September 28

Box score

Meralco Bolts 104, Blackwater Elite 96
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 18–30, 33–25, 31–19
Pts: Amer 31 Rebs: Durham 20 Asts: Durham 9		Pts: Walker 34 Rebs: Walker 16 Asts: Sumang 8
Meralco wins series in two games

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, R. Dacanay, M. Orioste

(2) TNT vs. (7) Rain or Shine

September 27

Box score

TNT KaTropa 102, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 106
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 19–26, 28–32, 27–22
Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Rosario 16 Asts: Castro, Rice Jr. 6		Pts: Bullock 31 Rebs: Bullock 15 Asts: Norwood 6

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza

September 29

Box score

TNT KaTropa 118, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 114
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 32–32, 26–27, 33–28
Pts: Rice Jr. 34 Rebs: Rice Jr. 16 Asts: Castro 12		Pts: Bullock 30 Rebs: Ahanmisi 12 Asts: Ahanmisi 8
TNT wins series in two games

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) San Miguel

September 27

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 104, San Miguel Beermen 84
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 22–9, 29–29, 30–23
Pts: Brownlee 37 Rebs: Thompson 13 Asts: Tenorio 10		Pts: Watson 30 Rebs: Fajardo 22 Asts: Ross 7
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, R. Yante, E. Botecario

(4) Star vs. (5) NLEX

September 26

Box score

Star Hotshots 89, NLEX Road Warriors 77
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 22–23, 16–18, 28–14
Pts: Acox 21 Rebs: Acox 12 Asts: Pingris 5		Pts: Fuller 16 Rebs: Fuller 9 Asts: Fonacier 4
Star wins series in one game

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Dacanay, M. Orioste

Semifinals

(1) Meralco vs. (4) Star

October 1

Box score

Meralco Bolts 72, Star Hotshots 66
Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 25–15, 15–17, 25–13
Pts: Durham 23 Rebs: Durham 23 Asts: Dillinger 5		Pts: Jalalon 15 Rebs: Acox 16 Asts: Jalalon, Pingris 3

Alonte Sports Arena, Biñan, Laguna Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

October 3

Box score

Meralco Bolts 98, Star Hotshots 74
Scoring by quarter: 30–11, 23–21, 25–16, 20–26
Pts: three players 18 each Rebs: Durham 25 Asts: Amer 8		Pts: Barroca 16 Rebs: Acox 12 Asts: Jalalon 3

Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa, Laguna Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, M. Montoya

October 5

Box score

Meralco Bolts 91, Star Hotshots 88 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 24–16, 15–25, 14–15, Overtime: 8–5
Pts: Durham 24 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Durham 6		Pts: Barroca 21 Rebs: Barroca 12 Asts: Barroca 8
Meralco wins series, 3–0

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, R. Yante, J. Narandan

(2) TNT vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra

October 2

Box score

TNT KaTropa 94, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 121
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 26–29, 27–35, 19–26
Pts: Rice Jr. 26 Rebs: Rice Jr. 10 Asts: Castro 7		Pts: Brownlee 21 Rebs: Brownlee, Mariano 8 Asts: Tenorio 7

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, R. Yante, D. Dacanay

October 4

Box score

TNT KaTropa 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 18–33, 27–22, 27–27
Pts: Rice Jr. 21 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Castro 10		Pts: Brownlee 25 Rebs: Brownlee 10 Asts: Tenorio 6

Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas City, Batangas Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza

October 6

Box score

TNT KaTropa 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 106
Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 23–29, 31–25, 23–21
Pts: Rice Jr. 44 Rebs: Rice Jr. 20 Asts: Castro 9		Pts: Devance 20 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Tenorio 8

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, S. Pineda, M. Orioste

October 8

Box score

TNT KaTropa 105, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 115
Scoring by quarter: 41–32, 25–20, 20–28, 19–35
Pts: Rosario 28 Rebs: Rosario 10 Asts: Castro 9		Pts: Brownlee 46 Rebs: Brownlee 10 Asts: Tenorio 7
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Gruta, M. Montoya

Finals

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ESPN5

October 13 7:00 pm

Box score

Meralco Bolts 87, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102

Quezon Convention Center, Lucena, Quezon

ESPN5

October 15 6:30pm

Box score

Meralco Bolts 76, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 86

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ESPN5

October 18 7:00pm

Box score

Meralco Bolts 94, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ESPN5

October 20 7:00pm

Box score

Meralco Bolts 85, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

ESPN5

October 22 6:30pm

Box score

Meralco Bolts 74, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan

ESPN5

October 25 7:00pm

Box score

Meralco Bolts 98, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan

ESPN5

October 27 7:00pm

Box score

Meralco Bolts 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 101

Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.

Team	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
Alaska Aces	LaDontae Henton[2]	July 19 (vs. NLEX)	September 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	3–8
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	Justin Brownlee[3]	July 23 (vs. Meralco)	October 27 (vs. Meralco)	16–7
Blackwater Elite	Trevis Simpson[4]	July 21 (vs. Meralco)	July 29 (vs. San Miguel)	0–3
	Henry Walker[5]	August 6 (vs. Phoenix)	September 28 (vs. Meralco)	6–4
GlobalPort Batang Pier	Jabril Trawick[2]	July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine)	July 21 (vs. Rain or Shine)	0–1
	Murphy Holloway[6]	July 26 (vs. Phoenix)	September 17 (vs. Blackwater)	3–6
	No Import	September 22 (vs. Meralco)		0–1
Kia Picanto	Markeith Cummings[7]	July 19 (vs. Phoenix)	August 20 (vs. GlobalPort)	0–7
	Geron Johnson[8]	September 1 (vs. Blackwater)	September 22 (vs. Star)	0–4
Meralco Bolts	Allen Durham[2]	July 21 (vs. Blackwater)	October 27 (vs. Baarangay Ginebra)	16–7
NLEX Road Warriors	Aaron Fuller[9]	July 19 (vs. Alaska)	September 26 (vs. Star)	7–5
Phoenix Fuel Masters	Eugene Phelps[2]	July 19 (vs. Kia)	August 6 (vs. Blackwater)	2–3
	Brandon Brown[10]	August 18 (vs. Meralco)	September 20 (vs. San Miguel)	0–6
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	J.D. Weatherspoon[2]	July 21 (vs. GlobalPort)	July 29 (vs. Meralco)	1–2
	J'Nathan Bullock[11]	August 13 (vs. Kia)	September 29 (vs. TNT)	7–3
San Miguel Beermen	Wendell McKines[12]	July 29 (vs. Blackwater)	August 27 (vs. NLEX)	3–2
	Terik Bridgeman[13]	September 2 (vs. Alaska)	September 6 (vs. Rain or Shine)	1–1
	Terrence Watson[14]	September 10 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	September 27 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	3–2
Star Hotshots	Cinmeon Bowers[15]	July 23 (vs. Blackwater)	July 23 (vs. Blackwater)	1–0
	Malcolm Hill[16]	July 28 (vs. Alaska)	September 15 (vs. GlobalPort)	4–3
	Kristófer Acox[17]	September 17 (vs. TNT)	October 5 (vs. Meralco)	3–4
TNT KaTropa	Michael Craig[18]	July 28 (vs. Kia)	August 4 (vs. Alaska)	2–1
	Glen Rice Jr.[19]	August 20 (vs. Rain or Shine)	October 8 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	8–6

Awards

Conference

• Best Player of the Conference: Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
• Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts)

Players of the Week

Week	Player	Ref.
July 19–23	Kevin Alas (NLEX Road Warriors)	[20]
July 24–30	LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)	[21]
July 31 – August 6	Joe Devance (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)	[22]
August 13–20	Chris Tiu (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)	[23]
August 21–27	Larry Fonacier (NLEX Road Warriors)	[24]
August 28 – September 3	Juami Tiongson (NLEX Road Warriors)	[25]
September 4–10	Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen)	[26]
September 18–24	Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts)	[27]
September 25 – October 1	Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts)	[28]
October 2–8	Jared Dillinger (Meralco Bolts)	[29]