# 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Formula Shell Zoom Masters and San Miguel Beermen played for the 73rd championship contested by the league.
The San Miguel Beermen halted Formula Shell Zoom Masters' two straight title-winning runs and won their first championship in five years, under coach Jong Uichico, ushering a new era in their franchise history.
Danny Seigle won his first rookie finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup finals.

## Qualification

| Shell | Shell | San Miguel | San Miguel |
| Finished 5–3 (.625), tied for 2nd | Eliminations | Eliminations | Finished 5–3 (.625), tied for 2nd |
| defeated 7th seed Purefoods | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | defeated 5th seed Tanduay |
| defeated Sta. Lucia, 3-2 | Best-of-5 semifinals | Best-of-5 semifinals | defeated Alaska, 3-2 |

## Series scoring summary

| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Wins |
| San Miguel Beer | 68 | 78 | 87 | 72 | 89 | 74 | 4 |
| Formula Shell | 64 | 68 | 89 | 77 | 85 | 64 | 2 |

## Games summary
### Game 1

* VTV
* September 3
San Miguel Beermen 68, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 64 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16-10, 20-18, 15-17, 17-19 |||
| Pts: Terquin Mott 20 | Pts: John Best 29 |
| San Miguel leads series, 1-0 |||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig

### Game 2

* VTV
* September 5
San Miguel Beermen 78, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 68 :
* San Miguel leads series, 2-0 ||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig

### Game 3

* VTV
* September 8
San Miguel Beermen 87, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 89 (OT) :
* San Miguel leads series, 2-1 ||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
Shell squandered a 15-point lead early in the third quarter but got big baskets from Benjie Paras and import John Best in the extension period. Paras and Best each scored 27 points, Best knocked in five points in overtime, including two crucial charities off Danny Seigle's offensive foul with 12.6 seconds left, Best' two free throws gave Shell an 88-84 lead.

### Game 4

* VTV
* September 10
San Miguel Beermen 72, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 77 :
| Pts: Terquin Mott 29 | Pts: Victor Pablo 23 |
| Series tied, 2-2 |||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
Victor Pablo and Noy Castillo rose to the challenge with Pablo scoring 23 points, seven of them in the final 12 minutes, and Castillo's three-point shot down the stretch gave Shell their biggest lead at 68-55.

### Game 5

* VTV
* September 12
San Miguel Beermen 89, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 85 :
* Scoring by quarter: 13-24, 21-18, 23-17, 32-26 ||
* San Miguel leads series, 3-2 ||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig

### Game 6

* VTV
* September 15
San Miguel Beermen 74, Formula Shell Zoom Masters 64 :
* San Miguel wins series, 4–2 ||
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
The beermen ripped the game wide open in the second quarter when they held the Zoom Masters to only three field goals and a charity while pouring in the shots for a 33-21 halftime advantage, San Miguel entered the fourth period with a 55-44 lead, But John Best, Victor Pablo and Noy Castillo combined to pull Shell within 59-63 with 5:35 remaining, the beermen came through with a 7-2 run with Freddie Abuda making a key putback and Terquin Mott hitting a baseline turnaround shot and a thunderous dunk over Benjie Paras. Danny Seigle won on his first rookie finals MVP and San Miguel captures on his first championship 12th title
* 1999 PBA Commissioners Cup Champions
* San Miguel Beermen 12th title

## Broadcast notes

| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters |
| Game 1 | | | |
| Game 2 | | | |
| Game 3 | Noli Eala | Yeng Guiao | |
| Game 4 | | | |
| Game 5 | Ed Picson | Andy Jao | |
| Game 6 | Noli Eala | Yeng Guiao | Anthony Suntay, Jannelle So and Mon Liboro |