# 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season

The 2017–18 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season was the 39th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Key dates
### 2017

* October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.
* October 30: Jayjay Helterbrand officially announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons in the PBA, all of them with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | PBA D-League team | College |
| 1 | 12 | Jett Manuel | G | Philippines | Wang's Basketball Couriers | UP |
| 3 | 11 | Elmer Mykiel Cabahug | F | Philippines | Wang's Couriers Flying V Thunder | Ateneo |

## Roster

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

## Philippine Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | TNT KaTropa | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | |
| 11 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 1 | 10 | .091 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

#### Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
December: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 25
Magnolia
W 89–78
Greg Slaughter (24)
Greg Slaughter (12)
LA Tenorio (8)
Philippine Arena 22,531
1–0 :
January: 2–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
January 7
GlobalPort
W 104–97
Japeth Aguilar (21)
Cruz, Thompson (11)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 9,000
2–0
3
January 12
Blackwater
L 77–94
Greg Slaughter (20)
Slaughter, Thompson (10)
LA Tenorio (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
January 21
Alaska
L 83–97
Aljon Mariano (15)
Aljon Mariano (9)
Scottie Thompson (5)
Ynares Center
2–2
5
January 26
Phoenix
L 82–87
Scottie Thompson (22)
Scottie Thompson (13)
LA Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–3
6
January 28
San Miguel
W 100–96
J. Aguilar, Tenorio (23)
Scottie Thompson (10)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–3 :
February: 2–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
February 3
NLEX
L 78–81
Japeth Aguilar (21)
Greg Slaughter (12)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Cuneta Astrodome
3–4
8
February 7
Kia
W 103–77
Greg Slaughter (14)
Scottie Thompson (14)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
4–4
9
February 11
TNT
W 93–78
LA Tenorio (27)
Greg Slaughter (14)
LA Tenorio (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–4
10
February 18
Meralco
L 82–84
Japeth Aguilar (20)
Scottie Thompson (13)
Scottie Thompson (5)
Philippine Arena
5–5 :
March: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
March 2
Rain or Shine
W 100–92 (3OT)
Japeth Aguilar (30)
Aguilar, Thompson (17)
Joe Devance (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–5 :

### Playoffs
#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | 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 | San Miguel | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | | | | | | |
| 8 | TNT | 93 | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | San Miguel | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rain or Shine | 0 | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 1 | San Miguel | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 2 | Magnolia | 86 | | | | 2 | Magnolia | 1 |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | | | | | | |
| 7 | GlobalPort | 79 | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Magnolia | 4 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 0 | 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | |
| 6 | NLEX | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log Total: 3–4 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 5
Rain or Shine
W 88–80
LA Tenorio (18)
Scottie Thompson (15)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–0
2
March 7
Rain or Shine
W 99–91
Japeth Aguilar (27)
Japeth Aguilar (12)
Mercado, Thompson (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
Semifinals: 1–4
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 9
San Miguel
L 90–102
J. Aguilar, Mercado, Thompson (17)
Aljon Mariano (9)
Kevin Ferrer (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1
2
March 11
San Miguel
L 102–104 (OT)
Japeth Aguilar (26)
Scottie Thompson (9)
LA Tenorio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
March 13
San Miguel
W 95–87
Japeth Aguilar (25)
Japeth Aguilar (12)
Scottie Thompson (6)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–2
4
March 15
San Miguel
L 81–102
Japeth Aguilar (31)
Japeth Aguilar (13)
Devance, Ferrer (5)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–3
5
March 17
San Miguel
L 94–100
Japeth Aguilar (34)
Scottie Thompson (16)
Scottie Thompson (16)
Cuneta Astrodome
1–4 :

## Commissioner's Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 7 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Columbian Dyip | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 11 | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log Total: 6–5 :
April: 0–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 29
Rain or Shine
L 89–108
Japeth Aguilar (28)
Japeth Aguilar (12)
Charles García (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–1 :
May: 1–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
May 6
TNT
L 92–96
Aguilar, Devance (19)
Aguilar, García (9)
Scottie Thompson (4)
Mall of Asia Arena
0–2
3
May 11
Blackwater
W 105–91
Kevin Ferrer (21)
Aguilar, García (8)
Scottie Thompson (6)
Alonte Sports Arena
1–2
4
May 20
Phoenix
L 98–103 (2OT)
Japeth Aguilar (25)
Charles García (18)
LA Tenorio (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–3
All-Star Break :
June: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
June 1
Meralco
L 82–93
Justin Brownlee (20)
Justin Brownlee (16)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–4
6
June 3
San Miguel
L 97–104 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (18)
Scottie Thompson (15)
Brownlee, Thompson (7)
Mall of Asia Arena
1–5
7
June 9
NLEX
W 93–85
Justin Brownlee (23)
Justin Brownlee (22)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation
2–5
8
June 17
Magnolia
W 104–84
Justin Brownlee (35)
Greg Slaughter (14)
LA Tenorio (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–5
9
June 20
Columbian
W 134–107
Justin Brownlee (24)
Scottie Thompson (12)
Tenorio, Thompson (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–5
10
June 24
Alaska
W 105–86
Justin Brownlee (28)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Brownlee, Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
5–5 :
July: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
July 6
GlobalPort
W 116–98
Justin Brownlee (36)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Scottie Thompson (11)
Cuneta Astrodome
6–5 :

### Playoffs
#### 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 | Rain or Shine | 113 | 103 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 114 | 97 | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 1 | Rain or Shine | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Meralco | Meralco | 0 | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | Barangay Ginebra | 2 | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 2 | Alaska | Alaska | 89 | | | | 6 | San Miguel | 2 |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 78 | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 2 | Alaska | 1 | | | |
| (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | (best-of-3) | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 3 | TNT | TNT | 0 | 6 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log Total: 9–3 :
Quarterfinals: 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 9
Meralco
W 88–81
Justin Brownlee (25)
Japeth Aguilar (10)
Justin Brownlee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 11
Meralco
W 104–90
Justin Brownlee (36)
Greg Slaughter (10)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0 :
Semifinals: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 15
Rain or Shine
W 102–89
Justin Brownlee (35)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0
2
July 19
Rain or Shine
L 100–109
Justin Brownlee (29)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Mercado, Slaughter, Tenorio (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–1
3
July 21
Rain or Shine
W 75–72
Justin Brownlee (44)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Mall of Asia Arena
2–1
4
July 23
Rain or Shine
W 96–94
Devance, Slaughter (19)
Justin Brownlee (17)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1 :
Finals: 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
July 27
San Miguel
W 127–99
Justin Brownlee (42)
Brownlee, Slaughter (7)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 11,883
1–0
2
July 29
San Miguel
L 109–134
Justin Brownlee (29)
Scottie Thompson (7)
LA Tenorio (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 15,042
1–1
3
August 1
San Miguel
L 94–132
Justin Brownlee (32)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Mercado, Thompson (4)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
August 3
San Miguel
W 130–100
Justin Brownlee (37)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 12,288
2–2
5
August 5
San Miguel
W 87–83
Scottie Thompson (20)
Greg Slaughter (13)
Joe Devance (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum 16,958
3–2
6
August 8
San Miguel
W 93–77
Justin Brownlee (31)
Justin Brownlee (19)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Mall of Asia Arena 20,490
4–2 :

## Governors' Cup
### Eliminations
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 4 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 5 | Blackwater Elite | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 8 | NLEX Road Warriors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6 | |
| 11 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7 | |
| 12 | Columbian Dyip | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log Total: 9–2 :
August: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
August 31
Columbian
W 96–84
Justin Brownlee (34)
Justin Brownlee (20)
LA Tenorio (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
September: 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
September 2
Alaska
W 109–101
Justin Brownlee (45)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Brownlee, Thompson (9)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
2–0
3
September 5
NorthPort
W 104–98
Justin Brownlee (27)
Scottie Thompson (14)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–0
4
September 21
Blackwater
L 118–124 (OT)
Justin Brownlee (41)
Scottie Thompson (11)
Scottie Thompson (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
3–1
5
September 23
San Miguel
W 110–102
Justin Brownlee (29)
Justin Brownlee (19)
Brownlee, Devance (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
4–1
6
September 29
Phoenix
W 101–99
Justin Brownlee (34)
Justin Brownlee (15)
Brownlee, Thompson (6)
Xavier University Gym
5–1 :
October: 3–1
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
7
October 5
NLEX
W 106–92
Justin Brownlee (26)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Justin Brownlee (6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6–1
8
October 7
Meralco
W 111–105
Aguilar, Brownlee (31)
Scottie Thompson (11)
Scottie Thompson (12)
Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex
7–1
9
October 13
Rain or Shine
L 97–104
Justin Brownlee (23)
Justin Brownlee (16)
Justin Brownlee (9)
Quezon Convention Center
7–2
10
October 18
Magnolia
W 93–86
Justin Brownlee (29)
Justin Brownlee (12)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
8–2 :
November: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11
November 4
TNT
W 112–93
Justin Brownlee (31)
Justin Brownlee (16)
Justin Brownlee (11)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
9–2 :

### Playoffs
#### 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 | 111 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | | | | | | |
| 8 | NLEX | NLEX | 75 | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | |
| (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | (#4 twice-to-beat) | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Magnolia | Magnolia | 103 | 4 | Magnolia | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blackwater | Blackwater | 99 | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 4 | Magnolia | 4 |
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | (#2 twice-to-beat) | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 2 | Phoenix | 74 | 103 | | | | 3 | Alaska | 2 |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | | | | | | |
| 7 | Meralco | 90 | 108* | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Meralco | 1 | | | |
| (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | (#3 twice-to-beat) | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | Alaska | 96 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | | | |
| 6 | San Miguel | San Miguel | 85 | | | | | | |
*Game went into overtime.
* view
* talk

#### Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log Total: 2–3 :
Quarterfinals: 1–0
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 6
NLEX
W 111–75
Japeth Aguilar (18)
Aguilar, Brownlee (10)
Justin Brownlee (10)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–0 :
Semifinals: 1–3
GameDateOpponentScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
November 10
Magnolia
L 98–106
Justin Brownlee (37)
Justin Brownlee (14)
Justin Brownlee (8)
Ynares Center
0–1
2
November 12
Magnolia
L 97–101
Justin Brownlee (31)
Scottie Thompson (15)
Justin Brownlee (7)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
0–2
3
November 14
Magnolia
W 107–103
Justin Brownlee (46)
Justin Brownlee (19)
Brownlee, Devance, Tenorio, Thompson (5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
1–2
4
November 16
Magnolia
L 108–112
Justin Brownlee (32)
Japeth Aguilar (14)
Scottie Thompson (8)
Ynares Center
1–3 :

## Transactions
### Trades
#### Commissioner's Cup

June :
| June 18, 2018 | To Barangay GinebraJeff Chan | To Phoenix2018 First Round Draft Pick |
| June 19, 2018 | To Barangay GinebraJulian Sargent | To GlobalPortPaolo Taha |

### Recruited imports

| Conference | Name | Number | Debuted | Last game | Record |
| Commissioner's Cup | Charles García | 36 | April 29 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 20 (vs. Phoenix) | 1–3 |
| Commissioner's Cup | Justin Brownlee | 32 | June 1 (vs. Meralco) | November 16 (vs. Magnolia) | 25–10 |
| Governors' Cup | Justin Brownlee | 32 | June 1 (vs. Meralco) | November 16 (vs. Magnolia) | 25–10 |

## Awards

| Recipient | Award | Date awarded |
| Greg Slaughter | Philippine Cup Player of the Week | January 10, 2018 |
| LA Tenorio | Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week | June 27, 2018 |
| Justin Brownlee | Commissioner's Cup Best Import of the Conference | August 3, 2018 |