# 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 19th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 126th overall championship contested by the league.
The Beermen ties the Barangay Ginebra Kings to become the second 7th seed team and the lowest seed to win a PBA championship since Barangay Ginebra did it in the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Beermen | TNT KaTropa | TNT KaTropa |
| Finished 5–6 (.455): Tied with Magnolia and Rain or Shine in 5th place | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st place |
| Head-to-head quotient: Magnolia 1.19, Rain or Shine 1.01, San Miguel 0.83 (7th place) | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker | — |
| Def. NorthPort in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Def. Alaska in two games (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. Rain or Shine, 3–1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* ESPN5
* June 8 6:45 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 110 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–35, 21–22, 23–30, 33–23 |||
| Pts: Pessumal 24 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross 8 | Pts: Jones 30 Rebs: Jones 18 Asts: Castro 15 |
* Ynares Center, Antipolo Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Orioste, N. Cortez

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | August 4 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 109–96 |
| Game 2 | August 7 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 127–125 (2OT) |
| Game 3 | August 9 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 115–105 |
| Game 4 | August 11 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 106–101 |
| Game 5 | August 14 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 99–94 |
| Game 6 | August 16 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 102–90 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* ESPN5
* August 4 6:30 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 96, TNT KaTropa 109 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–35, 23–25, 30–27, 24–22 |||
| Pts: McCullough 33 Rebs: McCullough 15 Asts: Ross 7 | Pts: Jones 41 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Jones 8 |
| TNT leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

### Game 2

* ESPN5
* August 7 7:00 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 127, TNT KaTropa 125 (2OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 27–20, 25–32, 22–29, Overtime: 8–8, 13–11 |||
| Pts: McCullough 32 Rebs: McCullough 22 Asts: Cabagnot, McCullough 7 | Pts: Rosario 34 Rebs: Jones 13 Asts: Castro 12 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, M. Montoya, A. Nubla

### Game 3

* ESPN5
* August 9 7:00 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 105, TNT KaTropa 115 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–18, 17–37, 28–31, 27–29 |||
| Pts: Fajardo, McCullough 27 Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13 Asts: Romeo, Ross 5 | Pts: Jones 37 Rebs: Jones 18 Asts: Jones 9 |
| TNT leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza, J. Tantay

### Game 4

* ESPN5
* August 11 6:35 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 106, TNT KaTropa 101 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 20–30, 31–17, 24–32 |||
| Pts: McCullough 27 Rebs: McCullough 22 Asts: Ross 8 | Pts: Jones 32 Rebs: Jones 16 Asts: Castro 8 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 13,578 Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, A. Nubla, J. Baldago

### Game 5

* ESPN5
* August 14 7:00 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 99, TNT KaTropa 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 23–21, 24–31, 30 –14 |||
| Pts: McCullough 35 Rebs: McCullough 22 Asts: Romeo 5 | Pts: Jones 35 Rebs: Jones 17 Asts: Jones 8 |
| San Miguel leads series, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, J. Baldago

### Game 6

* ESPN5
* August 16 7:00 pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–16, 29–28, 28–27 |||
| Pts: McCullough 35 Rebs: Fajardo, McCullough 13 Asts: Romeo, Ross 7 | Pts: Jones 41 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Castro 6 |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,447 Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay, A. Nubla

## 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 will also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast will provide 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 | Sev Sarmenta | Dominic Uy | Carla Lizardo | Carlo Pamintuan | Andy Jao | Bea Escudero |
| Game 2 | Chuck Araneta | Quinito Henson | Denise Tan | Carlo Pamintuan | Alex Compton | Bea Escudero |
| Game 3 | Charlie Cuna | Andy Jao | Apple David | Chiqui Reyes | Richard del Rosario | Bea Escudero |
| Game 4 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson | Rizza Diaz | Carlo Pamintuan | Dominic Uy | Bea Escudero |
| Game 5 | Sev Sarmenta | Ryan Gregorio | Selina Dagdag | Paolo del Rosario | Norman Black | Bea Escudero |
| Game 6 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy | Carla Lizardo | Carlo Pamintuan | Ryan Gregorio | Bea Escudero |
* Additional Game 6 crew:
** Trophy presentation: James Velazquez
** Dugout celebration interviewer: Lyn Olavario