# 2023 PBA Governors' Cup finals

The 2023 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series for the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup. It marked the end of the conference's playoffs and 2022–23 PBA season.
The TNT Tropang Giga and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel competed for the 21st Governors' Cup championship and the 133rd overall championship contested by the league. This was the first time that TNT and Barangay Ginebra competed for the Governors' Cup championship. The last time that these 2 teams met in the finals was on the 2020 PBA Philippine Cup where Barangay Ginebra defeated TNT in 5 games, 4–1.
TNT defeated Barangay Ginebra in six games to win their first Governors' Cup in franchise history. Mikey Williams was named the finals' MVP.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| TNT Tropang Giga | | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727) in 3rd place |
| Def. Phoenix in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. NLEX in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. Meralco, 3–1 | Semifinals | Def. San Miguel, 3–0 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* One Sports
* March 17 5:45 pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 114, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 105 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 24–29, 35–37, 32–12 |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 34 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 11 Asts: M. Williams 6 | Pts: Brownlee 27 Rebs: Standhardinger 13 Asts: Thompson 10 |
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig Referees: Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Jerry Narandan, Erwin Traballo

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | April 9 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 102–90 |
| Game 2 | April 12 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 95–82 |
| Game 3 | April 14 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 117–103 |
| Game 4 | April 16 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 116–104 |
| Game 5 | April 19 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 104–95 |
| Game 6 | April 21 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 97–93 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* TV5
* April 9 6:00 pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 90, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 23–21, 19–24, 28–28 |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 30 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 20 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 5 | Pts: Brownlee 31 Rebs: Thompson 13 Asts: Thompson 11 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 11,580 Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jonathan Tangkion

### Game 2

* TV5
* April 12 5:45 pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 24–23, 16–25, 28–18 |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 23 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 19 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 9 | Pts: Standhardinger 29 Rebs: Standhardinger 11 Asts: Brownlee 8 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Jerry Narandan, Don Al de Dios

### Game 3

* TV5
* April 14 5:45 pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 117 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 38–28, 24–30, 22–30 |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 32 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 10 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 6 | Pts: Brownlee 29 Rebs: Malonzo, Standhardinger 10 Asts: Thompson 10 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Erwin Traballo

### Game 4

Prior to the game, Barangay Ginebra's Christian Standhardinger was awarded his second Best Player of the Conference award, while TNT's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award.
* TV5
* April 16 6:00pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 116, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 104 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 30–18, 36–36, 21–27 |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 36 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 10 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 5 | Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Standhardinger 9 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,203 Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Joel Baldago, Jonathan Tangkion

### Game 5

* TV5
* April 19 5:45 pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 21–35, 32–18, 23–16 |||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 32 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 16 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 10 | Pts: Standhardinger 29 Rebs: Standhardinger 13 Asts: Thompson 6 |
| TNT leads series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 10,070 Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Jerry Narandan, Don Al de Dios

### Game 6

* TV5
* April 21 5:45 pm
* Box score
TNT Tropang Giga 97, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–27, 28–24, 29–22, 20–20 |||
| Pts: M. Williams 38 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 14 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 6 | Pts: Brownlee 29 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Thompson 9 |
| TNT wins series, 4–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 13,588 Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Jonathan Tangkion

## Rosters

* $^a$ Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

## Broadcast notes

The Governors' Cup finals was aired on TV5 & One Sports with simulcast on PBA Rush, SMART Sports on Facebook and Radyo Pilipinas 2 918khz (both in standard and high definition).
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the finals.
The SMART Sports Facebook broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the finals.
| Game | TV5 and One Sports | TV5 and One Sports | TV5 and One Sports | PBA Rush | PBA Rush | PBA Rush | SMART Sports Facebook | SMART Sports Facebook | SMART Sports Facebook | PBA Radio | ShootAround Pre-Game Show / Halftime Show |
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside Reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters | Radio Commentators | Hosts |
| Game 1 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao | Nadia Miravalles | Carlo Pamintuan | Alex Cabagnot | Bea Escudero | Andre Co | Jolly Escobar | Nadia Miravalles | Jay dela Cruz and Allan Gregorio | Paolo del Rosario and Ronnie Magsanoc |
| Game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Andy Jao and Gabe Norwood | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Jong Uichico | Aiyana Perlas | Jinno Rufino | Allan Gregorio | Apple David | Benjie Santiago and Beaujing Acot | Nadia Miravalles |
| Game 3 | Charlie Cuna | Ryan Gregorio and Yeng Guiao | Bea Escudero | Miguel Dypiangco | Dominic Uy | Doreen Suaybaguio | Jutt Sulit | Mark Molina | Bea Escudero | Jay dela Cruz and Allan Gregorio | none |
| Game 4 | Jutt Sulit | Dominic Uy and Norman Black | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan | Ryan Gregorio | Belle Gregorio | Jay dela Cruz | Jolly Escobar | Denise Tan | Benjie Santiago and Eric Altamirano | Paolo del Rosario and Ryan Gregorio |
| Game 5 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson and Jeffrey Cariaso | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Andy Jao | Bea Escudero | Chiqui Reyes | Borgie Hermida | Apple David | Jay dela Cruz and Beaujing Acot | Apple David |
| Game 6 | Sev Sarmenta | Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio | Denise Tan | Mikee Reyes | Mark Molina | Doreen Suaybaguio | Anthony Suntay | Jude Roque | Denise Tan | Benjie Santiago and Allan Gregorio | Denise Tan |
* Additional Game 6 crew:
** Trophy presentation: Carlo Pamintuan and Bea Escudero
** Celebration interviewer: Denise Tan and Doreen Suaybaguio