# 2017 PBA Governors' Cup finals

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 17th Governors' Cup championship and the 121st overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of the previous year's Governors' Cup finals.
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel won the series, four games to three, successfully defending the Governors' Cup championship. This is the second Governors' Cup and 10th overall championship of the Ginebra franchise.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Meralco Bolts | Meralco Bolts |
| Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with TNT in 2nd place | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 9–2 (.818): 1st place |
| .760 (3rd place) | Tiebreaker* | Tiebreaker* | bye |
| Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Def. Blackwater in two games (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. TNT, 3–1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. Star, 3–0 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* July 23
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 78, Meralco Bolts 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 13–22, 12–29, 21–21 |||
| Pts: Tenorio 16 Rebs: Slaughter 14 Asts: Aguilar 5 | Pts: Durham 30 Rebs: Durham 24 Asts: Durham 9 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, B. Oliva, E. Botecario

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | October 13 | Quezon Convention Center | Barangay Ginebra | 102–87 |
| Game 2 | October 15 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 86–76 |
| Game 3 | October 18 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Meralco | 94–81 |
| Game 4 | October 20 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Meralco | 85–83 |
| Game 5 | October 22 | Philippine Arena | Barangay Ginebra | 85–74 |
| Game 6 | October 25 | Philippine Arena | Meralco | 98–91 |
| Game 7 | October 27 | Philippine Arena | Barangay Ginebra | 101–96 |

### Game 1

* ESPN5
* October 13 7:00 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102, Meralco Bolts 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–18, 20–17, 28–36, 25–16 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 32 Rebs: Brownlee 19 Asts: Mercado 8 | Pts: Durham 27 Rebs: Durham 14 Asts: Durham 8 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0 |||
* Quezon Convention Center, Lucena, Quezon Referees: S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

### Game 2

* ESPN5
* October 15 6:30pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 86, Meralco Bolts 76 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 22–13, 17–25, 29–14 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 19 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee 7 | Pts: Durham 25 Rebs: Durham 22 Asts: Durham 7 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,159 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste

### Game 3

* ESPN5
* October 18 7:00pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81, Meralco Bolts 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–23, 17–20, 17–28 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 15 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: J. Aguilar, Devance 4 | Pts: Durham 38 Rebs: Durham 20 Asts: Newsome 12 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya

### Game 4

* ESPN5
* October 20 7:00pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83, Meralco Bolts 85 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 23–24, 23–27, 20–17 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 34 Rebs: Brownlee 14 Asts: Brownlee 7 | Pts: Durham 28 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: Dillinger 5 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,164 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, M. Orioste

### Game 5

* ESPN5
* October 22 6:30pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85, Meralco Bolts 74 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 21–20, 24–27, 19–12 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 20 Rebs: Slaughter 16 Asts: Brownlee 5 | Pts: Durham 27 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Amer, Durham 5 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2 |||
* Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan Attendance: 36,445 Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya

### Game 6

* ESPN5
* October 25 7:00pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 20–25, 32–21, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 23 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 4 | Pts: Durham 28 Rebs: Durham 19 Asts: Newsome 11 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan Attendance: 53,642 Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

### Game 7

* ESPN5
* October 27 7:00pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 101, Meralco Bolts 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 25–18, 29–27, 20–32 |||
| Pts: Tenorio 26 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: J. Aguilar, Brownlee 5 | Pts: Durham 26 Rebs: Durham 24 Asts: Durham 9 |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3 |||
* Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan Attendance: 54,086 Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, J. Mariano, R. Gruta

## Rosters

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

## Broadcast notes

The Governors' Cup finals aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the finals.
| Game | ESPN5 | ESPN5 | ESPN5 | PBA Rush (English) | PBA Rush (English) | PBA Rush (English) |
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters |
| Game 1 | Sev Sarmenta | Eric Menk and Eric Reyes | Rizza Diaz | Chuck Araneta | Tony dela Cruz | Mara Aquino |
| Game 2 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson and Jason Webb | Sel Guevara | James Velasquez | Jong Uichico | Apple David |
| Game 3 | Anthony Suntay | Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao | Selina Dagdag | Carlo Pamintuan | Charles Tiu | Chino Lui Pio |
| Game 4 | Charlie Cuna | Eric Menk and Dominic Uy | Sel Guevara | Chiqui Reyes | Ali Peek | Apple David |
| Game 5 | Magoo Marjon | Eric Reyes and Quinito Henson | Rizza Diaz | James Velasquez | Tony dela Cruz | Carla Lizardo |
| Game 6 | Sev Sarmenta | Dominic Uy and Andy Jao | Rizza Diaz | Carlo Pamintuan | Charles Tiu | Carla Lizardo |
| Game 7 | Charlie Cuna | Quinito Henson and Andy Jao | Rizza Diaz | Chuck Araneta | Ali Peek | Carla Lizardo |
* Additional Game 7 crew:
** Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
** Dugout celebration interviewer: Jutt Sulit