# 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 2023–24 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup. It marked the end of the conference's playoffs.
The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots competed for the 21st Commissioner's Cup championship and the 134th overall championship contested by the league. This was the first time that San Miguel and Magnolia competed for the Commissioner's Cup championship and the tenth time they faced each other in the finals. The last time these two teams met in the finals was during the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup, where the Beermen defeated the Hotshots in 7 games, 4–3.
Starting from the finals, all the PBA games were aired live on RPTV. Previously, the games were still broadcast on A2Z on a delayed basis, while the now-defunct channel CNN Philippines simulcast the games on weekends. Starting from Game 6, A2Z canceled and removed the PBA games from the schedule.
San Miguel defeated Magnolia in six games to claim their fifth Commissioner's Cup title in franchise history. CJ Perez was named the finals MVP for the series.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| San Miguel Beermen | | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots |
| Finished 8–3 (.727) in 2nd place | Elimination round | Finished 9–2 (.818) in 1st place |
| Def. Rain or Shine in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. TNT in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–0 | Semifinals | Def. Phoenix Super LPG, 3–1 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* A2Z
* December 10 6:15 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 90, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 20–27, 28–24, 23–26 |||
| Pts: Aska 29 Rebs: Aska, Lassiter 6 Asts: Perez, Ross 6 | Pts: Bey 31 Rebs: Bey 21 Asts: Jalalon 11 |
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Niño Cortez

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | February 2 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 103–95 |
| Game 2 | February 4 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 109–85 |
| Game 3 | February 7 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 88–80 |
| Game 4 | February 9 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 96–85 |
| Game 5 | February 11 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 108–98 |
| Game 6 | February 14 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 104–102 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* RPTV
* February 2 7:30 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 41–20, 24–28, 18–23 |||
| Pts: Boatwright 28 Rebs: Boatwright 16 Asts: Ross 7 | Pts: Bey 26 Rebs: Bey 15 Asts: Jalalon 12 |
| San Miguel leads series, 1–0 |||
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Peter Balao, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay

### Game 2

* RPTV
* February 4 6:15 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 109, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 85 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 23–16, 25–17, 30–27 |||
| Pts: Boatwright 34 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Boatwright, Ross 5 | Pts: Bey 22 Rebs: Bey 16 Asts: Lee 5 |
| San Miguel leads series, 2–0 |||
* SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Joel Baldago, Julius Medillo
After the game, Magnolia's Calvin Abueva was fined ₱100,000 for doing mocking gestures towards San Miguel's head coach Jorge Gallent during the game.

### Game 3

* RPTV
* February 7 7:30 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 80, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–24, 24–18, 19–21, 22–25 |||
| Pts: Boatwright 27 Rebs: Boatwright, Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross, Teng 3 | Pts: Barroca 20 Rebs: Abueva, Jalalon 7 Asts: Barroca 6 |
| San Miguel leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay
San Miguel's Jericho Cruz was suspended for the game after accummulating five technical fouls during the conference, with his fifth one getting called during game 2.

### Game 4

* RPTV
* February 9 7:30 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 85, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 96 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 26–22, 28–23, 12–24 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 18 Rebs: Boatwright 14 Asts: Cruz 7 | Pts: Bey 26 Rebs: Bey 12 Asts: Barroca 6 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Peter Balao, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza
Prior to the game, San Miguel's CJ Perez was awarded his first Best Player of the Conference award, while Phoenix Super LPG's Johnathan Williams was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award.

### Game 5

* RPTV
* February 11 6:15 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 98 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 23–23, 28–27, 32–30 |||
| Pts: Cruz 30 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Perez 5 | Pts: Bey 34 Rebs: Bey, Sangalang 8 Asts: Barroca 7 |
| San Miguel leads series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Joel Baldago, Irewin Traballo

### Game 6

* RPTV
* February 14 7:30 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 104, Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 24–25, 27–31, 31–20 |||
| Pts: Perez 28 Rebs: Boatwright 13 Asts: Boatwright 8 | Pts: Lee 25 Rebs: Abueva, Bey 8 Asts: Jalalon 9 |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Joel Baldago

## Broadcast notes

The Commissioner's Cup Finals was aired live on RPTV, with simulcast on PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live in standard and high definition. A2Z also aired the games on a delayed timeslot until it was canceled and removed from the schedule after Finals Game 5.
PBA Rush provided the English language coverage of the Finals, while Pilipinas Live provided the English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.
| Game | RPTV and A2Z | RPTV and A2Z | RPTV and A2Z | PBA Rush | PBA Rush | PBA Rush | Pilipinas Live | Pilipinas Live |
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside Reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters | Streaming Hosts | Hosts |
| Game 1 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy, Luigi Trillo and Ryan Gregorio | Belle Gregorio | Paolo del Rosario | Charles Tiu | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan, Bea Escudero and Atoy Co | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc |
| Game 2 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao, Yeng Guiao and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Norman Black | Bea Escudero | Belle Gregorio and Brandon Bates | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Chris Gavina |
| Game 3 | Sev Sarmenta | Andy Jao, Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio | Eileen Shi | Anthony Suntay | Mark Molina | Julia Vargas | Denise Tan | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Jong Uichico |
| Game 4 | Jutt Sulit | Quinito Henson, Ronnie Magsanoc and Ryan Gregorio | Belle Gregorio | Carlo Pamintuan | Mark Molina and Justin Brownlee | Bea Escudero | Paolo del Rosario and Denise Tan | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva |
| Game 5 | Charlie Cuna | Andy Jao, Yeng Guiao and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | Paolo del Rosario | Eric Altamirano | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan and Bea Escudero | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Rodney Santos |
| Game 6 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson, Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio | Belle Gregorio | Carlo Pamintuan | Norman Black | Bea Escudero | Jutt Sulit, Denise Tan and Diego Dario | Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva |
* Additional Game 6 Crew:
** Trophy Presentation: Jutt Sulit and Bea Escudero
** Celebration Interviewer: Belle Gregorio