# 2017–18 PBA season

The 2017–18 PBA season was the 43rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences in the upcoming season.
The first event of the season was the 2017 PBA draft, held on October 29.

## Executive board

* Andres Y. Narvasa Jr. (Commissioner until December 31, 2017)
* Willie Marcial (officer-in-charge starting January 1, 2018, appointed commissioner on January 25, 2018)
* Victorico P. Vargas (Chairman, representing TNT KaTropa)
* Richard Bachmann (Vice-Chairman, representing Alaska Aces)
* Raymond Zorilla (Treasurer, representing Phoenix Fuel Masters)

## Teams

| Team | Company | Governor | Coach | Captain |
| Alaska Aces | Alaska Milk Corporation | Richard Bachmann | Alex Compton | Jvee Casio |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. | Alfrancis Chua | Tim Cone | Sol Mercado |
| Blackwater Elite | Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. | Silliman Sy | Bong Ramos | Allein Maliksi |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier / NorthPort Batang Pier | Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. | Eric Arejola | Pido Jarencio | Stanley Pringle |
| Kia Picanto / Columbian Dyip | Columbian Autocar Corporation | Bobby Rosales | Johnedel Cardel | Glenn Khobuntin |
| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. | Rene Pardo | Chito Victolero | Mark Barroca |
| Meralco Bolts | Manila Electric Company | Al Panlilio | Norman Black | Chris Newsome |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Metro Pacific Investments Corporation | Ramoncito Fernandez | Yeng Guiao | Larry Fonacier |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. | Dennis Uy | Louie Alas | RJ Jazul |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. | Mamerto Mondragon | Caloy Garcia | Gabe Norwood |
| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Brewery, Inc. | Robert Non | Leo Austria | Arwind Santos |
| TNT KaTropa | Smart Communications | Victorico Vargas | Bong Ravena | Jayson Castro |

## Arenas

Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, either the Smart Araneta Coliseum or the Mall of Asia Arena, and sometimes, in the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but a league may return within a season if the turnout is satisfactory.
Typically, all playoff games are held in Metro Manila arenas, although playoff and Finals games have been seldom played in the provinces.

### Main arenas

| Arena | City |
| Cuneta Astrodome | Pasay |
| Filoil Flying V Centre | San Juan |
| Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay |
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| Ynares Center | Antipolo |

### Out-of-town arenas

Highlighted are playoff games.
| Arena | City | Date | Match-up |
| Philippine Arena | Bocaue, Bulacan | December 25, 2017 | NLEX vs. GlobalPort Barangay Ginebra vs. Magnolia |
| Philippine Arena | Bocaue, Bulacan | February 18, 2018 | NLEX vs. Blackwater Meralco vs. Barangay Ginebra |
| University of San Agustin Gym | Iloilo City | January 13, 2018 | San Miguel vs. TNT |
| Calasiao Sports Complex | Calasiao, Pangasinan | February 10, 2018 | Rain or Shine vs. Magnolia |
| Calasiao Sports Complex | Calasiao, Pangasinan | June 23, 2018 | NLEX vs. San Miguel |
| Calasiao Sports Complex | Calasiao, Pangasinan | October 20, 2018 | TNT vs. San Miguel |
| Batangas City Sports Coliseum | Batangas City | February 17, 2018 | Alaska vs. San Miguel |
| Xavier University Gym | Cagayan de Oro | February 24, 2018 | Magnolia vs. Meralco |
| Xavier University Gym | Cagayan de Oro | September 29, 2018 | Phoenix vs. Barangay Ginebra |
| Alonte Sports Arena | Biñan, Laguna | May 11, 2018 | NLEX vs. Phoenix Barangay Ginebra vs. Blackwater |
| Alonte Sports Arena | Biñan, Laguna | October 27, 2018 | Blackwater vs. Columbian Rain or Shine vs. San Miguel |
| Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena & Cultural Center | Angeles | May 12, 2018 | GlobalPort vs. Magnolia |
| Lambero Macias Sports Complex | Dumaguete, Negros Oriental | May 19, 2018 | Alaska vs. San Miguel |
| Ibalong Centrum for Recreation | Legazpi, Albay | June 9, 2018 | Barangay Ginebra vs. NLEX |
| City of Passi Arena | Passi, Iloilo | September 22, 2018 | TNT vs. Rain or Shine |
| Santa Rosa Sports Complex | Santa Rosa, Laguna | October 7, 2018 | Rain or Shine vs. Blackwater Meralco vs. Barangay Ginebra |
| Quezon Convention Center | Lucena | October 13, 2018 | Barangay Ginebra vs. Rain or Shine |

## Transactions
### Retirement

* October 30, 2017: Jayjay Helterbrand officially announced his retirement after playing 17 seasons in the PBA, all of them with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel franchise.

### Coaching changes

| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Ariel Vanguardia | Resigned | Preseason | Louie Alas | October 26, 2017 |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Franz Pumaren | On leave | Preseason | Pido Jarencio | October 29, 2017 |
| Kia Picanto | Manny Pacquiao | End of contract | Preseason | Chris Gavina | November 4, 2017 |
| Kia Picanto | Chris Gavina | Resigned | Philippine Cup | Ricky Dandan | December 30, 2017 |
| Blackwater Elite | Leo Isaac | Fired | Commissioner's Cup | Bong Ramos | April 30, 2018 |
| Columbian Dyip | Ricky Dandan | Resigned | Commissioner's Cup | Johnedel Cardel | June 28, 2018 |

### Rule changes

The PBA competition committee approved the rule changes for implementation starting in the Commissioner's Cup games:
* Rule changes (effective for the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup)
* The number of 30-second timeouts were reduced from three (1 for 1st half, 2 for 2nd half) to two (1 for 1st half, 1 for second half)
* Tapping the backboard in an attempt to block a shot from an offensive player will not be considered as a goal-tending violation.
* Pulling of jerseys to impede the movement of an opponent will only be called as an ordinary foul unless there is a clear path to the basket for the offensive player

## Notable events
### Pre-season

* November 2, 2017: The majority of the PBA Board of Governors passed a resolution stating that they will no longer support or endorse the renewal of Commissioner Chito Narvasa's tenure due to "loss of confidence". Representatives from Alaska, Blackwater, Meralco, NLEX, Rain or Shine, Phoenix and TNT attended a special board meeting on November 2 that passed this resolution. Deputy Commissioner and Technical Head Rickie Santos will be the league's officer-in-charge while the board will still tackle who will replace Narvasa as commissioner. Later in the afternoon, the bloc that composes the three San Miguel Corporation (SMC) teams (San Miguel, Barangay Ginebra and Star) as well as independent teams GlobalPort and Kia stated their continued support with Narvasa. Former PBA chairman Robert Non criticized the move done by the seven board members for making a "whimsical" decision in ousting Narvasa and mentioned that the move was unauthorized and non binding as per the league's by-laws. According to the PBA by-laws, a two-thirds vote of its current membership is necessary to remove or appoint a commissioner. Non also criticized the timing of the meeting when the meeting notice was only sent to all board representatives on Monday, October 30. According to the rules, the board representatives should have been notified seven days before the date set for the meeting. Narvasa later called a press conference at the PBA office in Libis and indicated that he will not resign as the commissioner. He is also requesting the seven teams that will not endorse his term renewal to explain the grounds of their "loss of confidence" to the current commissioner. He also stated that he is willing to resign the commissioner post, but after consultation with his family and lawyers, he will hold on as commissioner, given that any move to oust him should follow the rules stated in the league's by-laws.
* November 27, 2017: The Star Hotshots changed their name to Magnolia Hotshots. The team's new logo debuted during the team's press launching.
* December 11, 2017: The NLEX Road Warriors adopted a new logo. The new logo debuted during the team's press launching.
* December 17, 2017: PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa officially tendered his resignation. The board of governors have advised Narvasa to stay as commissioner until December 31, 2017, to have a smooth transition to his eventual successor. The board also named Media Bureau chief Willie Marcial as the league's officer-in-charge.

### Philippine Cup

* Mark Caguioa changed his jersey number from #47 to #13 to honor his recently retired teammate Jayjay Helterbrand. He will use the #13 jersey for the duration of the Philippine Cup.
* January 25, 2018: The PBA Board of Governors official appointed officer-in-charge Willie Marcial as the tenth commissioner of the league.
* March 27, 2018: The lifetime ban on Renaldo Balkman was lifted. The lifetime ban was imposed by former commissioner Chito Salud on March 13, 2013, due to an incident involving his former teammate Arwind Santos when Balkman grabbed Santos by the neck in the final minutes of their game against Alaska on March 8, 2013. Before lifting the ban, Commissioner Willie Marcial consulted Santos and former commissioner Salud and gave their approval.

### Commissioner's Cup

* April 3, 2018: The Kia Picanto changed their name to Columbian Dyip. The team's new logo and uniforms will debut at the opening day of the Commissioner's Cup on April 22.

### Governors' Cup

* August 10, 2018: The GlobalPort Batang Pier changed their name to NorthPort Batang Pier. The team's new logo debuted through their social media accounts.
* September 9, 2018: The Meralco Bolts will represent the Philippines in the 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. This development came after FIBA Secretary-General Patrick Baumann requested the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to have a PBA team participate in the club championship.
* November 11, 2018: Former PBA commissioner and Board of Governors chairman Rey Marquez died.
* Major adjustments in the league calendar, particularly in the upcoming season were made during the league's annual board planning session in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, primarily because of FIBA calendar changes. The start of the PBA's 44th season will be set on January 13. This will be the first time since 2002 that the league will open their season in January. The PBA Leo Awards will be held during the opening ceremonies of the 2019 season while the 2018 PBA draft is set on December 16.
* Starting the 2019 draft, trading the rights for the draft's number one pick will be banned.
* The term of Ricky Vargas as PBA chairman will be extended up to the 2019 season.

## Opening ceremonies

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on December 17, 2017. The first game of the Philippine Cup between the Phoenix Fuel Masters and the San Miguel Beermen immediately followed.
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
| Team | Muse |
| Alaska Aces | Taki Saito |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Myrtle Sarrosa |
| Blackwater Elite | Ashley Ortega |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Hillarie Parungao |
| Kia Picanto | Phoemela Baranda |
| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | Maureen Wroblewitz |
| Meralco Bolts | Chanel Thomas |
| NLEX Road Warriors | Rachel Anne Daquis |
| Phoenix Fuel Masters | Rhian Ramos |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Jannie Alipo-on |
| San Miguel Beermen | Lindsay Stalzer |
| TNT KaTropa | Laura Lehmann |

## 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup
### Elimination round

| 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; 8th seed playoff: TNT 118–97 Phoenix

### Playoffs

| 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
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#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| (1) San Miguel Beermen* | 1–0 | (8) TNT KaTropa | 106–93 | — |
| (2) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok* | 1–0 | (7) GlobalPort Batang Pier | 86–79 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| (3) Alaska Aces | 0–2 | (6) NLEX Road Warriors | 99–105 | 83–87 | — |
| (4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2–0 | (5) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 88–80 | 99–91 | — |
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| (1) San Miguel Beermen | 4–1 | (4) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 102–90 | 104–102 (OT) | 87–95 | 102–81 | 100–94 | — | — |
| (2) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 4–2 | (6) NLEX Road Warriors | 87–88 | 99–84 | 106–99 | 79–91 | 87–78 | 96–89 | — |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| (1) San Miguel Beermen | 4–1 | (2) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 103–105 | 92–77 | 111–87 | 84–80 | 108–99 (2OT) | — | — |
* Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
* Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)

## 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup
### Elimination round

| 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

### Playoffs

| 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
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#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| (1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* | 1–1 | (8) GlobalPort Batang Pier | 113–114 | 103–97 |
| (2) Alaska Aces* | 1–0 | (7) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 89–78 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| (3) TNT KaTropa | 0–2 | (6) San Miguel Beermen | 110–121 | 102–106 | — |
| (4) Meralco Bolts | 0–2 | (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 81–88 | 90–104 | — |
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 1–3 | (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 89–102 | 109–100 | 72–75 | 94–96 | — |
| (2) Alaska Aces | 1–3 | (6) San Miguel Beermen | 79–92 | 94–105 | 125–104 | 99–104 | — |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4–2 | (6) San Miguel Beermen | 127–99 | 109–134 | 94–132 | 130–100 | 87–83 | 93–77 | — |
* Finals MVP: Scottie Thompson (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
* Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
* Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Justin Brownlee (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)

## 2018 PBA Governors' Cup
### Elimination round

| 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

### Playoffs

| 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
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#### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
| (1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel* | 1–0 | (8) NLEX Road Warriors | 111–75 | — |
| (2) Phoenix Fuel Masters* | 0–2 | (7) Meralco Bolts | 74–90 | 103–108 (OT) |
| (3) Alaska Aces* | 1–0 | (6) San Miguel Beermen | 96–85 | — |
| (4) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok* | 1–0 | (5) Blackwater Elite | 103–99 | — |
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

#### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 1–3 | (4) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 98–106 | 97–101 | 107–103 | 108–112 | — |
| (3) Alaska Aces | 3–1 | (7) Meralco Bolts | 92–97 | 100–95 | 104–102 | 99–92 | — |

#### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| (3) Alaska Aces | 2–4 | (4) Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 84–100 | 71–77 | 100–71 | 90–76 | 78–79 | 86–102 | — |
* Finals MVP: Mark Barroca (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok)
* Best Player of the Conference: Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok)
* Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Mike Harris (Alaska Aces)

## Awards
### Leo Awards

* Most Valuable Player: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
* Rookie of the Year: Jason Perkins (Phoenix)
* Most Improved Player: Scottie Thompson (Barangay Ginebra)
* First Mythical Team:
** Paul Lee (Magnolia)
** Stanley Pringle (NorthPort)
** Marcio Lassiter (San Miguel)
** Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra)
** June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
* Second Mythical Team:
** Scottie Thompson (Barangay Ginebra)
** Mark Barroca (Magnolia)
** Matthew Wright (Phoenix)
** Arwind Santos (San Miguel)
** JP Erram (Blackwater)
* All-Defensive Team:
** Chris Ross (San Miguel)
** Rome dela Rosa (Alaska)
** Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
** Rafi Reavis (Magnolia)
** June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
* Samboy Lim Sportsmanship Award: Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)

### PBA Press Corps Annual Awards

* Defensive Player of the Year: JP Erram (Blackwater)
* Scoring Champion: Stanley Pringle (NorthPort)
* Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year: Chito Victolero (Magnolia)
* Mr. Quality Minutes: Vic Manuel (Alaska)
* Breakout Player of the Year: Chris Tiu (Rain or Shine)
* Danny Floro Executive of the Year: Alfrancis Chua (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
* Order of Merit
** June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
** Paul Lee (Magnolia)
** Vic Manuel (Alaska)
* All-Rookie Team
** Paul Zamar (Blackwater)
** Robbie Herndon (Magnolia)
** Jeron Teng (Alaska)
** Jason Perkins (Phoenix)
** Christian Standhardinger (San Miguel)
* All-Interview Team
** Yeng Guiao (NLEX)
** Joe Devance (Barangay Ginebra)
** Chris Ross (San Miguel)
** Mike DiGregorio (Blackwater)
** Christian Standhardinger (San Miguel)
** Chris Tiu (Rain or Shine)
* Game of the Season: Barangay Ginebra vs. Rain or Shine (March 3, 2018, Philippine Cup eliminations)
* President's Cup: PBA Board
* PBA Press Corps Lifetime Achievement Award: Wilfred Uytengsu (team owner of Alaska)

## Statistics
### Individual statistical leaders
#### Local players

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Stanley Pringle | NorthPort Batang Pier | 21.0 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 12.3 |
| Assists per game | Chris Banchero | Alaska Aces | 5.9 |
| Steals per game | Sean Anthony | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2.0 |
| Blocks per game | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 2.0 |
| Turnovers per game | Stanley Pringle | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3.4 |
| Fouls per game | Jason Perkins | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3.6 |
| Minutes per game | Stanley Pringle | NorthPort Batang Pier | 39.0 |
| FG% | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 59.7% |
| FT% | JVee Casio | Alaska Aces | 92.2% |
| 3FG% | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 43.3% |
| Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 32 |
| Triple-doubles | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2 |

#### Import players

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Conference played |
| Points per game | Aaron Fuller | NLEX Road Warriors | 31.1 | Governors' |
| Rebounds per game | Mike Harris | Alaska Aces | 20.0 | Governors' |
| Assists per game | Allen Durham | Meralco Bolts | 7.2 | Governors' |
| Steals per game | Henry Walker | Blackwater Elite | 2.2 | Commissioner's and Governors' |
| Blocks per game | Eugene Phelps | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 2.5 | Commissioner's and Governors' |
| Turnovers per game | Akeem Wright | Columbian Dyip | 4.7 | Governors' |
| Fouls per game | Renaldo Balkman | San Miguel Beermen | 3.8 | Commissioner's |
| Minutes per game | Eugene Phelps | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 42.7 | Commissioner's and Governors' |
| FG% | Joshua Smith | TNT KaTropa | 68.7% | Commissioner's |
| FT% | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 82.7% | Commissioner's and Governors' |
| 3FG% | Kevin Murphy | San Miguel Beermen | 44.2% | Governors' |
| Double-doubles | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 23 | Commissioner's and Governors' |
| Triple-doubles | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | Commissioner's and Governors' |

### Individual game highs
#### Local players

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Conference |
| Points | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 50 | Commissioner's |
| Rebounds | Christian Standhardinger | San Miguel Beermen | 22 | Governors' |
| Assists | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 16 | Philippine |
| Steals | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 8 | Philippine |
| Blocks | John Paul Erram | Blackwater Elite | 7 | Philippine |
| Blocks | Arwind Santos | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | Governors' |
| Three point field goals | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 9 | Commissioner's |
| Three point field goals | Simon Enciso | Alaska Aces | 9 | Governors' |

#### Import players

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | Conference |
| Points | Eugene Phelps | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 51 | Governors' |
| Rebounds | Mike Harris | Alaska Aces | 27 | Governors' |
| Assists | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 12 | Commissioner's |
| Assists | Henry Walker | Blackwater Elite | 12 | Governors' |
| Assists | Romeo Travis | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 12 | Governors' |
| Assists | Allen Durham | Meralco Bolts | 12 | Governors' |
| Steals | Romeo Travis | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 | Governors' |
| Steals | Henry Walker | Blackwater Elite | 7 | Governors' |
| Blocks | Eugene Phelps | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 8 | Governors' |
| Three point field goals | Antonio Campbell | Alaska Aces | 8 | Commissioner's |

### Team statistical leaders

| Category | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | San Miguel Beermen | 103.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 52.7 |
| Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 26.8 |
| Steals per game | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 9.7 |
| Blocks per game | San Miguel Beermen | 5.5 |
| Turnovers per game | NorthPort Batang Pier | 18.8 |
| FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 46.2% |
| FT% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 72.5% |
| 3FG% | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 33.9% |

## PBA teams in Asian club competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Meralco Bolts | 2018 FIBA Asia Champions Cup | Fourth place |
| Blackwater Elite | 2018 Asia League Summer Super 8 | Group stage |
| NLEX Road Warriors | 2018 Asia League Summer Super 8 | Fourth place |

## Cumulative standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 57 | 36 | 21 | .632 | Champions |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 57 | 36 | 21 | .632 | Champions |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 57 | 35 | 22 | .614 | Champions |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 51 | 31 | 20 | .608 | Finalist |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 41 | 20 | 21 | .488 | Semifinalist |
| 6 | TNT KaTropa | 37 | 18 | 19 | .486 | Quarterfinalist |
| 7 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 36 | 17 | 19 | .472 | Quarterfinalist |
| 8 | Meralco Bolts | 41 | 19 | 22 | .463 | Semifinalist |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 42 | 17 | 25 | .405 | Semifinalist |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 34 | 13 | 21 | .382 | Quarterfinalist |
| 11 | GlobalPort/NorthPort Batang Pier | 36 | 13 | 23 | .361 | Quarterfinalist |
| 12 | Kia Picanto/Columbian Dyip | 33 | 6 | 27 | .182 | Elimination round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head: San Miguel 5–3 Magnolia

### Elimination round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 33 | 23 | 10 | .697 |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 33 | 22 | 11 | .667 |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 33 | 21 | 12 | .636 |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 33 | 20 | 13 | .606 |
| 5 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 33 | 18 | 15 | .545 |
| 6 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 33 | 17 | 16 | .515 |
| 7 | TNT KaTropa | 33 | 17 | 16 | .515 |
| 8 | Meralco Bolts | 33 | 16 | 17 | .485 |
| 9 | NLEX Road Warriors | 33 | 13 | 20 | .394 |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 33 | 13 | 20 | .394 |
| 11 | GlobalPort/NorthPort Batang Pier | 33 | 12 | 21 | .364 |
| 12 | Kia Picanto/Columbian Dyip | 33 | 6 | 27 | .182 |
* 1 2 Elimination round head-to-head: Phoenix 2–1 TNT
* 1 2 Elimination round head-to-head: Blackwater 3–0 NLEX

### Playoffs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| 2 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | NLEX Road Warriors | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | GlobalPort/NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | TNT KaTropa | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Blackwater Elite | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Phoenix Fuel Masters | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Kia Picanto/Columbian Dyip | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* 1 2 Playoffs head-to-head: Magnolia 3–1 Barangay Ginebra