# 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup finals

The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 107th championship contested by the league.
Talk 'N Text defeated Rain or Shine by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup. The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006–07 season.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| Talk 'N Text | Talk 'N Text | Rain or Shine | Rain or Shine |
| Finished 12–2 (0.857): 1st | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 9–5 (0.643): 3rd |
| Def. Air21, 105–100 (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three series) |
| Def. Alaska, 4–2 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. San Mig Coffee, 4–2 |

### Head-to-head matchup

The lone conference head-to-head matchup of the two teams was won by Talk 'N Text.
* October 27, 2012
* recap
* Victorias City, Negros Occidental

## Series summary

| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Wins |
| Talk 'N Text | 87 | 89 | 89 | 105 | 4 |
| Rain or Shine | 81 | 81 | 80 | 82 | 0 |
| Venue | Araneta | MOA | Araneta | Araneta | |

### Game 1

* AKTV on IBC
* January 9 6:45 p.m.
* Boxscore
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 27–24, 20–19, 16–23 |||
| Pts: Castro, de Ocampo 16 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Alapag 6 | Pts: Cruz 13 Rebs: Cruz 9 Asts: Ibañes, Rodriguez 3 |
| Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 14,065 Referees: E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta

### Game 2

* AKTV on IBC
* January 11 6:45 p.m.
* Boxscore
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 21–20, 19–28, 26–18 |||
| Pts: de Ocampo 24 Rebs: de Ocampo 9 Asts: Alapag, de Ocampo, 4 | Pts: Quiñahan 16 Rebs: Lee 9 Asts: Lee 4 |
| Talk 'N Text leads series, 2–0 |||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 11,500 Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta

### Game 3

* AKTV on IBC
* January 13 6:00 p.m.
* Boxscore
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–19, 19–26, 28–15 |||
| Pts: Castro 19 Rebs: Carey, Reyes, Williams 8 Asts: Alapag, Castro 4 | Pts: Tiu 14 Rebs: Belga 9 Asts: Norwood 4 |
| Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,028 Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion

### Game 4

* AKTV on IBC
* January 16 6:45 p.m.
* Boxscore
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 24–31, 17–17, 35–19 |||
| Pts: de Ocampo 19 Rebs: Williams 11 Asts: Alapag 8 | Pts: Rodriguez 16 Rebs: Norwood 10 Asts: Chan 4 |
| Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 17,136 Referees: E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

## Broadcast notes

| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | AKTV Center Analysts |
| Game 1 | Magoo Marjon | Jason Webb | Jessica Mendoza and Erika Padilla | Mico Halili, Richard del Rosario and Topex Robinson |
| Game 2 | Mico Halili | Quinito Henson | Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla | Aaron Atayde, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras |
| Game 3 | Magoo Marjon | Jason Webb | Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza | Mico Halili, Ronnie Magsanoc and Jojo Lastimosa |
| Game 4 | Mico Halili | Quinito Henson | Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla | Benjie Paras, Ryan Gregorio and Jason Webb |
* Additional Game 4 crew:
** Trophy presentation: Aaron Atayde
** Dugout interviewer: Erika Padilla