# 2020 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2020 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2020 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the only conference or tournament of the 2020 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 42nd PBA Philippine Cup started on March 8 and ended on December 9, 2020. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
Three days later, the PBA board of governors decided to indefinitely postpone the tournament, together with the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup, and the launching of the PBA 3x3 league, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and the enforcement of the various quarantine restrictions throughout the country.
During their meeting on September 17, the PBA Board of Governors decided to resume the tournament and create the "PBA bubble" (similar to the successful NBA bubble) within the Clark area in Pampanga. The games were played at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center while the players stayed at the Quest Hotel inside Clark. On September 24, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) gave the league a provisional approval to have scrimmages and five-on-five games. The 12 PBA teams arrived in Clark by batches on September 28 and 29, 2020.
On October 6, the league published its complete eliminations schedule. The elimination round games of the Philippine Cup resumed in the "PBA bubble" on October 11 and played daily with two games scheduled per day.
The tournament was temporarily postponed between October 30 to November 2 after a Blackwater Elite player and one of the league's referees tested positive for COVID-19.
After new protocols have been added, the games resumed starting November 3. In order for the league to finish the elimination round by November 11, two to four games were scheduled per day. This was the first time that the PBA had a quadruple-header game day and an official game scheduled in the morning.

## Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference. The two of the quarterfinals match-ups were originally be a best-of-three series, and the semifinals be a best-of-seven series but was revised to all quarterfinal match-ups be in a twice-to-beat format, and the semifinals be in a best-of-five series during the planning for the "PBA bubble":
* 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 (top 4 seeds twice-to-beat):
** QF1: #1 vs #8
** QF2: #2 vs #7
** QF3: #3 vs #6
** QF4: #4 vs #5
* Semifinals (best-of-5 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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
* 1 2 3 4 5 Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

### Schedule

| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Alaska | TNT | MER | MAG | BWE | ROS | SMB | TER | PHX | BGSM | NP | NLEX |
| Barangay Ginebra | NLEX | BWE | MER | PHX | MAG | ROS | ALA | NP | TNT | SMB | TER |
| Blackwater | NP | BGSM | NLEX | ALA | TNT | SMB | MER | TER | ROS | PHX | MAG |
| Magnolia | SMB | NLEX | ALA | MER | PHX | BGSM | TNT | TER | ROS | NP | BWE |
| Meralco | PHX | ALA | BGSM | MAG | NLEX | SMB | BWE | ROS | TNT | TER | NP |
| NLEX | BGSM | MAG | BWE | NP | MER | PHX | TNT | ROS | SMB | ALA | TER |
| NorthPort | BWE | PHX | ROS | NLEX | TER | TNT | BGSM | ALA | MAG | SMB | MER |
| Phoenix Super LPG | MER | NP | TNT | BGSM | MAG | NLEX | ALA | TER | SMB | BWE | ROS |
| Rain or Shine | SMB | TER | NP | ALA | BGSM | NLEX | MER | MAG | BWE | TNT | PHX |
| San Miguel | MAG | ROS | TNT | TER | ALA | MER | BWE | PHX | NLEX | BGSM | NP |
| Terrafirma | TNT | ROS | SMB | NP | ALA | PHX | MAG | BWE | MER | BGSM | NLEX |
| TNT | ALA | TER | SMB | PHX | BWE | NLEX | NP | MAG | BGSM | MER | ROS |

### Results

| Teams | ALA | BGSM | BWE | MAG | MER | NLEX | NP | PHX | ROS | SMB | TER | TNT |
| Alaska | — | 81–87 | 120–82 | 87–81 | 81–93 | 122–119* | 102–94 | 105–97 | 89–88 | 88–92 | 99–96 | 95–100 |
| Barangay Ginebra | | — | 103–99 | 92–102 | 105–91 | 102–92 | 112–100 | 86–71 | 82–85* | 66–81 | 102–80 | 85–79 |
| Blackwater | | | — | 80–95 | 85–89 | 98–88 | 96–89 | 95–100 | 71–82 | 88–90* | 101–110 | 96–109 |
| Magnolia | | | | — | 104–109* | 103–100 | 83–76 | 84–91 | 70–62 | 78–94 | 103–89 | 102–92 |
| Meralco | | | | | — | 101–92 | 80–73 | 98–116 | 85–78 | 82–89 | 95–93 | 79–92 |
| NLEX | | | | | | — | 102–88 | 110–114 | 94–74 | 124–90 | 127–101 | 109–98 |
| NorthPort | | | | | | | — | 105–110 | 68–70 | 99–120 | 107–96 | 87–112 |
| Phoenix Super LPG | | | | | | | | — | 90–88 | 110–103 | 116–94 | 91–110 |
| Rain or Shine | | | | | | | | | — | 87–83 | 91–82 | 80–74 |
| San Miguel | | | | | | | | | | — | 105–98 | 88–107 |
| Terrafirma | | | | | | | | | | | — | 101–112 |
| TNT | | | | | | | | | | | | — |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | (#1 twice-to-beat) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 81 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine | 73 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| 4 | San Miguel | 71 | 68 | 5 | Meralco | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 78 | 90 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Meralco | 78 | 90 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | TNT | 1 |
| 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | Phoenix Super LPG | 89 | | | | 3 | TNT | 1 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 88 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 88 | 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 2 | Phoenix Super LPG | 2 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 104 | 3 | TNT | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Alaska | Alaska | 83 | | | | | | |
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## Quarterfinals
### (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) Rain or Shine

* TV5
* November 13 6:45 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 20–15, 19–18, 22–18 |||
| Pts: J. Aguilar 23 Rebs: J. Aguilar 11 Asts: Tenorio 8 | Pts: Borboran 13 Rebs: Belga 8 Asts: Nambatac 5 |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game |||
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

### (2) Phoenix Super LPG vs. (7) Magnolia

* One Sports
* November 14 6:45 pm
* Box score
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 89, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 13–18, 29–24, 23–25 |||
| Pts: Wright 32 Rebs: Abueva 8 Asts: Wright 9 | Pts: Lee 17 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Lee 6 |
| Phoenix Super LPG wins series in one game |||
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: J. Mariano, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

### (3) TNT vs. (6) Alaska

* One Sports
* November 14 4:00 pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 104, Alaska Aces 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 23–28, 33–15, 20–17 |||
| Pts: Pogoy 34 Rebs: Erram 11 Asts: Castro, Parks 5 | Pts: Teng 13 Rebs: Manuel, Teng 7 Asts: Teng 6 |
| TNT wins series in one game |||
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Yante, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro

### (4) San Miguel vs. (5) Meralco

* TV5
* November 13 4:00 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 71, Meralco Bolts 78 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 20–19, 20–19, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Tautuaa 14 Rebs: Tautuaa 11 Asts: Ross 7 | Pts: Hugnatan 16 Rebs: Quinto 13 Asts: Newsome 9 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Yante, J. Narandan, J. Tantay
* TV5
* November 15 6:45 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 68, Meralco Bolts 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 20–22, 19–32, 18–15 |||
| Pts: Lassiter, Tautuaa 20 Rebs: Tautuaa 11 Asts: Ross 6 | Pts: Amer, Hodge 14 Rebs: Hugnatan 8 Asts: Newsome 5 |
| Meralco wins series in two games |||
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

## Semifinals
### (1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Meralco

* TV5
* November 18 6:30 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96, Meralco Bolts 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 27–19, 23–18, 25–25 |||
| Pts: Pringle 19 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Thompson 8 | Pts: Maliksi 24 Rebs: Hugnatan 5 Asts: Newsome 4 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, M. Orioste
* TV5
* November 20 3:45 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 77, Meralco Bolts 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 23–19, 11–23, 16–30 |||
| Pts: J. Aguilar 17 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Thompson 5 | Pts: Newsome 16 Rebs: Almazan, Hodge 11 Asts: Newsome 6 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, J. Baldago
* TV5
* November 22 6:30 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 18–22, 19–18, 27–32 |||
| Pts: Pringle 24 Rebs: J. Aguilar 13 Asts: Pringle 6 | Pts: Maliksi 23 Rebs: Almazan 9 Asts: Hodge, Newsome 6 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, J. Narandan, J. Nicandro
* TV5
* November 25 3:45 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 80, Meralco Bolts 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 10–18, 33–16, 16–23 |||
| Pts: Pringle 18 Rebs: J. Aguilar 12 Asts: Pringle 6 | Pts: Hugnatan 19 Rebs: Newsome 11 Asts: Newsome 5 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Baldago
* TV5
* November 27 6:30 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83, Meralco Bolts 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 16–17, 22–28, 28–21 |||
| Pts: Pringle 22 Rebs: Thompson 12 Asts: Thompson 7 | Pts: Newsome 15 Rebs: Hodge 7 Asts: Newsome 6 |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–2 |||
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: J. Mariano, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

### (2) Phoenix Super LPG vs. (3) TNT

* TV5
* November 18 3:45 pm
* Box score
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 92, TNT Tropang Giga 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 13–20, 24–31, 31–28 |||
| Pts: Jazul 21 Rebs: Chua 13 Asts: Heruela 5 | Pts: Castro 20 Rebs: Erram 14 Asts: Castro 6 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
* TV5
* November 20 6:30 pm
* Box score
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 110, TNT Tropang Giga 103 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 32–18, 26–35, 24–23 |||
| Pts: Perkins 21 Rebs: Abueva 15 Asts: Abueva 4 | Pts: Parks 41 Rebs: Rosario 14 Asts: Pogoy 4 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, J. Narandan, J. Nicandro
* TV5
* November 22 3:45 pm
* Box score
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 92, TNT Tropang Giga 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 27–23, 24–22, 19–20 |||
| Pts: Wright 25 Rebs: Abueva 14 Asts: Abueva 6 | Pts: Parks 19 Rebs: Erram, Parks 13 Asts: Parks 6 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Baldago
* TV5
* November 25 6:30 pm
* Box score
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 101, TNT Tropang Giga 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 26–27, 30–21, 33–33 |||
| Pts: Wright 34 Rebs: Abueva 13 Asts: Wright 9 | Pts: Parks 36 Rebs: Rosario 7 Asts: Castro 5 |
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Orioste, J. Narandan
* TV5
* November 27 3:45 pm
* Box score
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 81, TNT Tropang Giga 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 14–15, 19–22, 28–29 |||
| Pts: Abueva 23 Rebs: Abueva 13 Asts: Abueva 6 | Pts: Parks 26 Rebs: Parks 10 Asts: Castro, Parks 6 |
| TNT wins series, 3–2 |||
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City Referees: R. Yante, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Baldago

## Finals

* TV5
* November 29 6:00 pm
* Box score
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
* TV5
* December 2 6:00 pm
* Box score
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
* TV5
* December 4 6:00 pm
* Box score
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
* TV5
* December 6 6:00 pm
* Box score
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
* TV5
* December 9 6:00 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82, TNT Tropang Giga 78 :
* Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1 ||
* AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City

## Awards
### Players of the Week

| Week | Player |
| October 11–18 | Roger Pogoy (TNT Tropang Giga) |
| October 19–25 | Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts) |
| October 26 – November 1 | Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) Beau Belga (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| November 3–8 | Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok) |
| November 9–15 | Matthew Wright (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) |
| November 16–22 | Calvin Abueva (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) |

### Rookies of the Week

| Week | Player |
| October 11–18 | Adrian Wong (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| October 19–25 | Barkley Eboña (Alaska Aces) |
| October 26 – November 1 | Mike Ayonayon (NLEX Road Warriors) |
| November 3–8 | Aaron Black (Meralco Bolts) |
| November 9–15 | Aaron Black (Meralco Bolts) |
| November 16–22 | Arvin Tolentino (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |

## Statistics
### Individual statistical leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | CJ Perez | Terrafirma Dyip | 24.4 |
| Rebounds per game | Christian Standhardinger | NorthPort Batang Pier | 12.0 |
| Assists per game | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5.8 |
| Steals per game | Mark Barroca | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Justin Chua | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 1.6 |
| Turnovers per game | Calvin Abueva | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3.8 |
| Fouls per game | Jason Perkins | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4.1 |
| Minutes per game | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | TNT Tropang Giga | 39.7 |
| FG% | Raul Soyud | NLEX Road Warriors | 73.8% |
| FT% | Marcio Lassiter | San Miguel Beermen | 92.6% |
| 3FG% | Aris Dionisio | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 50.0% |
| Double-doubles | John Paul Erram | TNT Tropang Giga | 11 |
| Triple-doubles | Sean Anthony | NorthPort Batang Pier | 1 |
| Triple-doubles | Calvin Abueva | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 1 |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points | Roger Pogoy | TNT Tropang Giga | 45 |
| Rebounds | Justin Chua | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 17 |
| Rebounds | Christian Standhardinger | NorthPort Batang Pier | 17 |
| Rebounds | Jervy Cruz | NorthPort Batang Pier | 17 |
| Assists | Jayson Castro | TNT Tropang Giga | 11 |
| Steals | Gabe Norwood | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 |
| Steals | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 6 |
| Steals | Roger Pogoy | TNT Tropang Giga | 6 |
| Blocks | Justin Chua | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 5 |
| Three point field goals | Roger Pogoy | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 |
| Three point field goals | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | TNT Tropang Giga | 10 |

### Team statistical leaders

| Category | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 105.2 |
| Rebounds per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 46.5 |
| Assists per game | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 23.4 |
| Steals per game | TNT Tropang Giga | 9.1 |
| Blocks per game | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4.6 |
| Turnovers per game | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 17.4 |
| FG% | NLEX Road Warriors | 45.3% |
| FT% | NLEX Road Warriors | 75.3% |
| 3FG% | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 35.4% |

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Final result |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 22 | 16 | 6 | Champions |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 22 | 12 | 10 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 17 | 11 | 6 | Semifinalist |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 18 | 11 | 7 | Semifinalist |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 7 | 6 | Quarterfinalist |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 7 | 5 | Quarterfinalist |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 12 | 7 | 5 | Quarterfinalist |
| 8 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 12 | 6 | 6 | Quarterfinalist |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 11 | 5 | 6 | Elimination round |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 11 | 2 | 9 | Elimination round |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 11 | 1 | 10 | Elimination round |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 11 | 1 | 10 | Elimination round |