# 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup finals

The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok competed for the 40th Philippine Cup championship and the 122nd overall championship contested by the league. San Miguel won the series in 5 games to be the first team in history to win four straight Philippine Cup titles.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Beermen | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok |
| Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Magnolia in 1st place | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with San Miguel in 1st place |
| 1.02 (1st place) | Tiebreaker* | Tiebreaker* | 0.99 (2nd place) |
| Def. TNT in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Def. GlobalPort in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) |
| Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. NLEX, 4–2 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* February 4
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 77, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 76 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 13–24, 18–16, 25–16 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 19 Rebs: Fajardo 21 Asts: Lassiter 5 | Pts: Barroca 21 Rebs: Pingris 14 Asts: three players 4 |
* Ynares Center, Antipolo Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, M. Orioste, N. Ranido

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | Friday, March 23 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 105–103 |
| Game 2 | Sunday, March 25 | Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 92–77 |
| Game 3 | Sunday, April 1 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 111–87 |
| Game 4 | Wednesday, April 4 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 84–80 |
| Game 5 | Friday, April 6 | Mall of Asia Arena | San Miguel | 108–99 (2OT) |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* March 23 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 103, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 105 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–25, 30–22, 26–28, 14–30 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 31 Rebs: Fajardo 18 Asts: Cabagnot 9 | Pts: Sangalang 29 Rebs: Reavis, Sangalang 9 Asts: Barroca, Lee 5 |
| Magnolia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya

### Game 2

* March 25 6:30pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 92, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 77 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 29–18, 27–22, 17–20 |||
| Pts: Santos 24 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross 10 | Pts: Barroca 18 Rebs: dela Rosa, Reavis 6 Asts: three players 3 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

### Game 3

* April 1 6:30pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 111, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–22, 21–27, 25–19, 36–19 |||
| Pts: Lassiter 24 Rebs: Fajardo 17 Asts: Cabagnot 8 | Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Reavis 14 Asts: Lee 7 |
| San Miguel leads series, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, E. Tangkion

### Game 4

* April 4 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 84, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 31–26, 24–18, 15–16 |||
| Pts: Cabagnot 27 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Ross 7 | Pts: Sangalang 22 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Lee 6 |
| San Miguel leads series, 3–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Flordeliza

### Game 5

* April 6 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 108, Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 99 (2OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–32, 23–21, 26–12, Overtime: 8–8, 14–5 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 42 Rebs: Fajardo 20 Asts: Ross 11 | Pts: Lee 21 Rebs: Reavis 12 Asts: Barroca 8 |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–1 |||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 10,054 Referees: N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Narandan

## Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.
ESPN5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the 5 Network 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 and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | James Velasquez | Eric Reyes | Rizza Diaz |
| Game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Norman Black and Quinito Henson | Selina Dagdag | Carlo Pamintuan | Ali Peek | Rizza Diaz |
| Game 3 | Charlie Cuna | Alex Compton and Ryan Gregorio | Carla Lizardo | Chiqui Reyes | Charles Tiu | Apple David |
| Game 4 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao and Tim Cone | Rizza Diaz | Jutt Sulit | Jong Uichico | Carla Lizardo |
| Game 5 | Sev Sarmenta | Richard del Rosario and Quinito Henson | Selina Dagdag | James Velasquez | Tony dela Cruz | Chino Lui Pio |
* Additional Game 5 crew:
** Trophy presentation: Magoo Marjon
** Dugout celebration interviewer: Apple David