# 2019 PBA Governors' Cup finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 19th Governors' Cup championship and the 127th overall championship contested by the league.
This was third time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of four seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the two previous championships against Meralco in 2016 and 2017.
Due to the adjustments done in the season calendar to give way for the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the Philippines' hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the finals series started on January 7, 2020.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Meralco Bolts | Meralco Bolts |
| Finished 7–4 (.636) in 4th place | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727) in 1st place with NLEX and TNT |
| — | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker | Head-to-head quotient: NLEX 1.090, Meralco 0.959, TNT 0.958 (2nd place) |
| Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Def. Alaska in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. NorthPort, 3–1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. TNT, 3–2 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* ESPN5
* November 3, 2019 6:45 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 77, Meralco Bolts 101 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 17–27, 21–24, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 18 Rebs: Brownlee 7 Asts: Tenorio 5 | Pts: Durham 39 Rebs: Durham 12 Asts: Durham 7 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, B. Oliva, J. Nicandro, G. Obina

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | January 7 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 91–87 |
| Game 2 | January 10 | Quezon Convention Center | Meralco | 104–102 |
| Game 3 | January 12 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 92–84 |
| Game 4 | January 15 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 94–72 |
| Game 5 | January 17 | Mall of Asia Arena | Barangay Ginebra | 105–93 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* ESPN5
* January 7, 2020 7:00 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–22, 31–30, 23–16 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 38 Rebs: Brownlee 16 Asts: Thompson 6 | Pts: Durham 25 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: Durham 10 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 10,708 Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, J. Tantay

### Game 2

* ESPN5
* January 10, 2020 7:00 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 102, Meralco Bolts 104 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–36, 25–27, 30–19, 26–22 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 35 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: Thompson 7 | Pts: Durham 21 Rebs: Durham 18 Asts: Newsome 7 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Quezon Convention Center, Lucena Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Jarabejo

### Game 3

* ESPN5
* January 12, 2020 6:30 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92, Meralco Bolts 84 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 19–21, 35–16, 14–26 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 24 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee 9 | Pts: Newsome 24 Rebs: Durham 13 Asts: Durham 7 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,001 Referees: P. Balao, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

### Game 4

* ESPN5
* January 15, 2020 7:00 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94, Meralco Bolts 72 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 28–17, 28–24, 24–17 |||
| Pts: Brownlee 27 Rebs: J. Aguilar 9 Asts: Brownlee 8 | Pts: Durham 21 Rebs: Durham 27 Asts: Durham 7 |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 11,496 Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

### Game 5

* ESPN5
* January 17, 2020 7:00 pm
* Box score
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 105, Meralco Bolts 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 21–20, 30–18, 35–29 |||
| Pts: J. Aguilar 25 Rebs: Thompson 9 Asts: Brownlee 10 | Pts: Durham 29 Rebs: Durham 21 Asts: Durham 8 |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1 |||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 15,146 Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

## Rosters

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

## 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 also provided online livestreaming via the PBA's official Facebook 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 | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan | Alex Compton | Bea Escudero |
| Game 2 | Chuck Araneta | Juan Banal | Rizza Diaz | Carlo Pamintuan | Ali Peek | Bea Escudero |
| Game 3 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy | Carla Lizardo | Carlo Pamintuan | Eric Reyes | Bea Escudero |
| Game 4 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao | Selina Dagdag | Carlo Pamintuan | Dominic Uy | Bea Escudero |
| Game 5 | Sev Sarmenta | Joaquin Henson | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan | Andy Jao | Bea Escudero |
* Additional Game 5 crew:
** Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
** Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario