# 2022 PBA Philippine Cup finals

The 2022 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was a best-of-7 championship series of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT Tropang Giga competed for the 44th Philippine Cup championship and the 131st overall championship contested by the league.
A rematch of the 2019 Commissioner's Cup finals, where the 7-seeded Beermen upset the top-seeded TNT Tropang Giga (then known as TNT KaTropa), San Miguel defeated TNT in seven hard-fought games to win their 28th title in franchise history. Having previously defeated the Magnolia Hotshots last year, TNT entered the series as the defending Philippine Cup champions. June Mar Fajardo was named the finals MVP for this series.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| San Miguel Beermen | | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Finished 9–2 (.818) in 1st place | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727) in 2nd place with Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra |
| — | Tiebreaker | Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.12, Magnolia 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.90 (2nd place) |
| Def. Blackwater in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. Converge in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. Meralco, 4–3 | Semifinals | Def. Magnolia, 4–2 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* One Sports
* July 7 7:15 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 115, TNT Tropang Giga 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 27–25, 30–24, 32–28 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 30 Rebs: Brondial 18 Asts: Perez 10 | Pts: K. Williams 20 Rebs: K. Williams 10 Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 4 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Dacx Dacanay, Janine Nicandro

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | August 21 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 86–84 |
| Game 2 | August 24 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 109–100 |
| Game 3 | August 26 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 108–100 |
| Game 4 | August 28 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 100–87 |
| Game 5 | August 31 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 102–93 |
| Game 6 | September 2 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 114–96 |
| Game 7 | September 4 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 119–97 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* One Sports
* August 21 6:00 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 84, TNT Tropang Giga 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 28–21, 15–33, 20–16 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 24 Rebs: Fajardo 16 Asts: Enciso 4 | Pts: Pogoy 26 Rebs: K. Williams 9 Asts: Rosario, K. Williams 3 |
| TNT leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 8,548 Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago
Jayson Castro hits a jumper with no time left to win the game 86–84. The shot was counted by officials and TNT took a 1–0 series lead.

### Game 2

* One Sports
* August 24 5:45 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 109, TNT Tropang Giga 100 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 21–23, 31–28, 27–21 |||
| Pts: Perez 23 Rebs: Fajardo 8 Asts: Ross 10 | Pts: Pogoy 28 Rebs: K. Williams 9 Asts: Erram 5 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Bing Oliva, Dacx Dacanay

### Game 3

* One Sports
* August 26 5:45 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 108, TNT Tropang Giga 100 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 22–27, 25–30, 20–18, Overtime: 14–6 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 27 Rebs: Fajardo 27 Asts: Ross 5 | Pts: Pogoy 25 Rebs: Erram 15 Asts: M. Williams 5 |
| San Miguel leads series, 2–1 |||
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago

### Game 4

Prior to the game, San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo was awarded his ninth Best Player of the Conference award, extending his record for most BPC awards in a career.
* One Sports
* August 28 6:03 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 87, TNT Tropang Giga 100 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 27–25, 27–29, 24–28 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 20 Rebs: Fajardo 19 Asts: Enciso, Perez 4 | Pts: Castro 26 Rebs: Erram 8 Asts: M. Williams 6 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 10,569 Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay

### Game 5

* One Sports
* August 31 5:45 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 93, TNT Tropang Giga 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 22–29, 25–31, 18–18 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 20 Rebs: Fajardo 16 Asts: Perez 7 | Pts: M. Williams 23 Rebs: K. Williams 9 Asts: M. Williams 5 |
| TNT leads series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla

### Game 6

* One Sports
* September 2 5:45 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 114, TNT Tropang Giga 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 40–24, 23–26, 29–18, 22–28 |||
| Pts: Lassiter 22 Rebs: Fajardo 12 Asts: Fajardo 5 | Pts: Pogoy 31 Rebs: Erram 8 Asts: Montalbo 5 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago

### Game 7

* One Sports
* September 4 6:00 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 119, TNT Tropang Giga 97 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–31, 37–24, 18–34, 35–8 |||
| Pts: Perez 25 Rebs: Fajardo 18 Asts: Perez 7 | Pts: Castro 32 Rebs: Castro 10 Asts: Castro 8 |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–3 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 15,195 Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro, Albert Nubla
The TNT entered the game without Chot Reyes, who was out due to health and safety protocols. Starting center Poy Erram was ejected with 55 seconds left in the second quarter after hitting Mo Tautuaa's head during a foul.
After trailing 84–89 by the end of the 3rd quarter, San Miguel used a 17–0 run at the start of the 4th quarter to clinch their 28th title overall, and 9th title under coach Leo Austria. This fourth quarter rally is led by CJ Perez's 25 points in the game. San Miguel won their 6th Philippine Cup title in the past 8 years. They previously have won five straight Philippine Cup titles from 2015 to 2019.

## Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup finals was aired on TV5 & One Sports with simulcast on PBA Rush SMART Sports Facebook Livestream & Smart GigaPlay App (both in standard and high definition).
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the finals.
The SMART Sports broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the finals.
| Game | TV5 & One Sports | TV5 & One Sports | TV5 & One Sports | SMART Sports, Facebook Livestream | SMART Sports, Facebook Livestream | SMART Sports, Facebook Livestream |
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters |
| Game 1 | Charlie Cuna | Joaquin Henson and Norman Black | Denise Tan | Jinno Rufino | Eric Altamirano | Denise Tan |
| Game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Andy Jao and Topex Robinson | Apple David | Jutt Sulit | Borgie Hermida | Apple David |
| Game 3 | Magoo Marjon | Joaquin Henson and Ronnie Magsanoc | Denise Tan | Andre Co | Mark Molina | Denise Tan |
| Game 4 | Jutt Sulit | Dominic Uy and Kevin Alas | Apple David | Mikee Reyes | Dylan Ababou | Apple David |
| Game 5 | Sev Sarmenta | Andy Jao and Topex Robinson | Bea Escudero | Chiqui Reyes | Jolly Escobar | Bea Escudero |
| Game 6 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy and Norman Black | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Allan Gregorio | Apple David |
| Game 7 | Magoo Marjon | Joaquin Henson and Tim Cone | Denise Tan | Mikee Reyes | Mark Molina | Denise Tan |
* Additional Game 7 crew:
** Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit & Bea Escudero
** Celebration interviewer: Denise Tan