# 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2017 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the TNT KaTropa competed for the 17th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 120th overall championship contested by the league.

## Background
### Road to the finals

| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Beermen | TNT KaTropa | TNT KaTropa |
| Finished 9–2 (.818): Tied with Barangay Ginebra and Star at 1st place | Elimination round | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727): 4th place |
| 1–1 (2nd place) | Tiebreaker* | Tiebreaker* | bye |
| Def. Phoenix in one game, 115–96 (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Def. Meralco, 2–1 |
| Def. Star, 3–1 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1 |

### Head-to-head matchup

* May 5 7:00 PM
* Box score
TNT KaTropa 112, San Miguel Beermen 103 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 26–26, 26–28, 33–33 |||
| Pts: Greene 41 Rebs: Greene 21 Asts: Greene, Rosales 4 | Pts: Rhodes 43 Rebs: Cabagnot, Rhodes 8 Asts: Ross 10 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Gruta, R. Yante

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
| Game 1 | June 21 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 104–102 |
| Game 2 | June 23 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 102–88 |
| Game 3 | June 25 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 109–97 |
| Game 4 | June 28 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT | 102–97 |
| Game 5 | June 30 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 111–102 |
| Game 6 | July 2 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | San Miguel | 115–91 |

## Game summaries
### Game 1

* June 21 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 104 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 20–32, 22–19, 29–29 |||
| Pts: Rhodes 31 Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 13 Asts: Ross 12 | Pts: Pogoy 27 Rebs: Castro, Smith 9 Asts: Castro 10 |
| TNT leads series, 1–0 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, S. Pineda, R. Yante, M. Montoya

### Game 2

* June 23 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 102, TNT KaTropa 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 28–11, 38–19, 12–26 |||
| Pts: Fajardo 22 Rebs: Fajardo, Rhodes 11 Asts: Ross 9 | Pts: Castro 14 Rebs: Tautuaa, Williams 7 Asts: Smith 5 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

### Game 3

* June 25 6:30pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 109, TNT KaTropa 97 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–24, 33–25, 30–25 |||
| Pts: Cabagnot 28 Rebs: Rhodes 20 Asts: Lassiter 7 | Pts: Garcia 19 Rebs: Smith 14 Asts: Garcia 4 |
| San Miguel leads, 2–1 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, E. Tangkion, M. Montoya, M. Flordeliza

### Game 4

* June 28 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 97, TNT KaTropa 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 23–22, 29–24, 21–29 |||
| Pts: Rhodes 22 Rebs: Fajardo 9 Asts: Cabagnot 5 | Pts: Smith 20 Rebs: Smith 15 Asts: Reyes 4 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: J. Mariano, S. Pineda, B. Oliva, M. Lasaga

### Game 5

* June 30 7:00pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 111, TNT KaTropa 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 17–35, 36–18, 29–23 |||
| Pts: Cabagnot 28 Rebs: Rhodes 14 Asts: Ross 11 | Pts: de Ocampo 19 Rebs: Rosario, Smith 7 Asts: Castro 12 |
| San Miguel leads, 3–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, R. Yante, M. Orioste

### Game 6

* July 2 6:30pm
* Box score
San Miguel Beermen 115, TNT KaTropa 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 25–16, 32–27, 21–22 |||
| Pts: Rhodes 30 Rebs: Cabagnot 12 Asts: Cabagnot 11 | Pts: Rosario 21 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: five players 2 |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–2 |||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: N. Quilinguen, E. Tangkion, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

## 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.
Sports5 also provided online livestreaming via their official YouTube account using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.
| Game | Sports5 | Sports5 | Sports5 | 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 Yeng Guiao | Rizza Diaz | Jutt Sulit | Ali Peek | Apple David |
| Game 2 | Anthony Suntay | Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio | Selina Dagdag | Chiqui Reyes | Charles Tiu | Chino Lui Pio |
| Game 3 | Sev Sarmenta | Ryan Gregorio and Dominic Uy | Sel Guevara | James Velasquez | Don Allado | Carla Lizardo |
| Game 4 | Charlie Cuna | Eric Reyes and Jason Webb | Rizza Diaz | Jutt Sulit | Chuck Araneta | Mara Aquino |
| Game 5 | Sev Sarmenta | Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio | Selina Dagdag | Carlo Pamintuan | Jong Uichico | Apple David |
| Game 6 | Magoo Marjon | Dominic Uy and Yeng Guiao | Rizza Diaz | Chiqui Reyes | Jong Uichico | Chino Lui Pio |
* Additional Game 6 crew:
** Trophy presentation: James Velasquez
** Dugout celebration interviewer: Sel Guevara