# 2019 PBA Philippine Cup finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 41st Philippine Cup championship and the 125th overall championship contested by the league. It was the rematch of last year's finals where San Miguel beat Magnolia in 5 games.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Beermen | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok |
| Finished 7–4 (.636): Tied with Barangay Ginebra and TNT in 3rd place | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 6–5 (.545) in 6th place |
| Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.02, TNT 1.00, San Miguel 0.98 (5th place) | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker | — |
| Def. TNT, 2–1 (best-of-three) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three) |
| Def. Phoenix Pulse, 4–1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. Rain or Shine, 4–3 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* February 10
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 113, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 23–30, 31–27, 31–23 |||
| Pts: Santos 29 Rebs: Fajardo 8 Asts: Cabagnot, Lassiter 4 | Pts: Sangalang 19 Rebs: Reavis 6 Asts: Barroca 4 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | May 1 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 99–94 |
| Game 2 | May 3 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 108–101 |
| Game 3 | May 5 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 86–82 |
| Game 4 | May 8 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 114–98 |
| Game 5 | May 10 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 88–86 |
| Game 6 | May 12 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 98–86 |
| Game 7 | May 15 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 72–71 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* ESPN 5
* May 1 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 94, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–34, 25–18, 18–28, 21–19 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 35 Rebs: Fajardo 21 Asts: Ross, Santos 5 | Pts: Lee 18 Rebs: Sangalang 12 Asts: Lee 5 |
| Magnolia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza, M. Orioste

### Game 2

* ESPN 5
* May 3 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 101 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 28–19, 32–25, 25–35 |||
| Pts: Cabagnot, Fajardo 16 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Cabagnot 6 | Pts: Sangalang 18 Rebs: Lee 10 Asts: Jalalon 8 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, J. Mariano, J. Narandan, M. Flordeliza

### Game 3

* ESPN 5
* May 5 6:30pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 82, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 12–24, 22–21, 24–20 |||
| Pts: Santos 19 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Ross 7 | Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 15 Asts: Jalalon 5 |
| Magnolia leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, R. Yante, M. Montoya

### Game 4

* ESPN 5
* May 8 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 114, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 29–20, 33–30, 27–21 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 31 Rebs: Fajardo, Standhardinger 14 Asts: Santos 6 | Pts: Barroca, Jalalon 22 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Jalalon 5 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, R. Gruta, J. Narandan

### Game 5

* ESPN 5
* May 10 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 86, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 18–22, 27–20, 23–19 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 21 Rebs: Fajardo 22 Asts: Fajardo, Ross 4 | Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Sangalang 14 Asts: Jalalon 9 |
| Magnolia leads series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza
In Game 5, Mark Barroca hits the game-winning buzzer beater.

#### Streaking incident

A man dressed in a Spider-Man costume was brought to jail after streaking during the fourth quarter. The man identified as Paolo Felizarta stormed the court holding a placard with "Vote! Love!" written on it with three minutes left in the game and accidentally hit San Miguel star center June Mar Fajardo on his right jaw. Fajardo fell down on the floor in pain as Felizarta was apprehended by security personnel at the venue. Felizarta was brought and detained at the Station 7 of the Quezon City Police District. There were two other men who were caught in the scene, namely Rayahn Paredes and Flenn John Lola. Lola was assumed to be Felizarta's accomplice while Paredes, who was sitting on the stands behind the basket, was caught punching Lola as he was ushered out of the court. Police said Lola and Paredes settled their dispute at a nearby barangay hall.

### Game 6

* ESPN 5
* May 12 6:30pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 98, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 25–24, 18–26, 30–24 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 18 Asts: Romeo, Ross 6 | Pts: Jalalon 17 Rebs: Lee 7 Asts: Jalalon 8 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

### Game 7

* ESPN 5
* May 15 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 72, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 5–14, 25–20, 22–13 |||
| Pts: Cabagnot 18 Rebs: Fajardo 31 Asts: three players 3 each | Pts: Sangalang 18 Rebs: Reavis 8 Asts: Jalalon, Lee 6 |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–3 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,871 Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

## Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup finals were aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). 5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 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 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Tim Cone | |
| Game 2 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy and Tim Cone | Denise Tan | | Ali Peek | Rizza Diaz |
| Game 3 | Sev Sarmenta | Juan Banal and Tim Cone | Carla Lizardo | Carlo Pamintuan | Norman Black | |
| Game 4 | Chuck Araneta | Quinito Henson and Norman Black | Rizza Diaz | Paolo del Rosario | Richard del Rosario | Bea Escudero |
| Game 5 | Magoo Marjon | Richard del Rosario and Ryan Gregorio | | Paolo del Rosario | Dominic Uy | Rizza Diaz |
| Game 6 | Charlie Cuna | Andy Jao and Tim Cone | Selena Dagdag | Carlo Pamintuan | Norman Black | Rizza Diaz |
| Game 7 | Sev Sarmenta | Dominic Uy and Richard del Rosario | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Tim Cone | Rizza Diaz |
* Additional Game 7 crew:
** Trophy Presentation: James Velasquez
** Dugout Celebration Interviewer: Lyn Olivario