2020 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2020 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2020 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the only conference or tournament of the 2020 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 42nd PBA Philippine Cup started on March 8 and ended on December 9, 2020. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.[1]

2020 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationMarch 8–11, 2020 (before first suspension)
October 11–29, 2020 (first resumption, second suspension)
November 3 – December 9, 2020 (second resumption)
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsBarangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-upTNT Tropang Giga
Awards
Best PlayerStanley Pringle
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Finals MVPLA Tenorio
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Three days later, the PBA board of governors decided to indefinitely postpone the tournament, together with the PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup, and the launching of the PBA 3x3 league, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country and the enforcement of the various quarantine restrictions throughout the country.[2]

During their meeting on September 17, the PBA Board of Governors decided to resume the tournament and create the "PBA bubble" (similar to the successful NBA bubble) within the Clark area in Pampanga. The games were played at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center while the players stayed at the Quest Hotel inside Clark.[3] On September 24, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) gave the league a provisional approval to have scrimmages and five-on-five games.[4] The 12 PBA teams arrived in Clark by batches on September 28 and 29, 2020.[5]

On October 6, the league published its complete eliminations schedule. The elimination round games of the Philippine Cup resumed in the "PBA bubble" on October 11 and played daily with two games scheduled per day.[6]

The tournament was temporarily postponed between October 30 to November 2 after a Blackwater Elite player and one of the league's referees tested positive for COVID-19.[7][8][9]

After new protocols have been added, the games resumed starting November 3. In order for the league to finish the elimination round by November 11, two to four games were scheduled per day. This was the first time that the PBA had a quadruple-header game day and an official game scheduled in the morning.[10]

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference. The two of the quarterfinals match-ups were originally be a best-of-three series, and the semifinals be a best-of-seven series but was revised to all quarterfinal match-ups be in a twice-to-beat format, and the semifinals be in a best-of-five series during the planning for the "PBA bubble":[3]

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
  • Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed.
  • Quarterfinals (top 4 seeds twice-to-beat):
    • QF1: #1 vs #8
    • QF2: #2 vs #7
    • QF3: #3 vs #6
    • QF4: #4 vs #5
  • Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
    • SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
    • SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
    • F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] — Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 1] —
3 TNT Tropang Giga 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Meralco Bolts 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1 Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6 Alaska Aces 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
7 Magnolia Hotshots 7 4 .636[lower-alpha 2] 1
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545 2
9 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 3
10 Blackwater Elite 2 9 .182 6
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 1 10 .091[lower-alpha 3] 7
12 Terrafirma Dyip 1 10 .091[lower-alpha 3] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[11]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Phoenix
  2. Head-to-head quotient: TNT 1.074, San Miguel 1.023, Meralco 0.992, Alaska 0.959, Magnolia 0.955
  3. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Terrafirma

Schedule
Team ╲ Game1234567891011
AlaskaTNTMERMAGBWEROSSMBTERPHXBGSMNPNLEX
Barangay GinebraNLEXBWEMERPHXMAGROSALANPTNTSMBTER
BlackwaterNPBGSMNLEXALATNTSMBMERTERROSPHXMAG
MagnoliaSMBNLEXALAMERPHXBGSMTNTTERROSNPBWE
MeralcoPHXALABGSMMAGNLEXSMBBWEROSTNTTERNP
NLEXBGSMMAGBWENPMERPHXTNTROSSMBALATER
NorthPortBWEPHXROSNLEXTERTNTBGSMALAMAGSMBMER
Phoenix Super LPGMERNPTNTBGSMMAGNLEXALATERSMBBWEROS
Rain or ShineSMBTERNPALABGSMNLEXMERMAGBWETNTPHX
San MiguelMAGROSTNTTERALAMERBWEPHXNLEXBGSMNP
TerrafirmaTNTROSSMBNPALAPHXMAGBWEMERBGSMNLEX
TNTALATERSMBPHXBWENLEXNPMAGBGSMMERROS
Source: PBA.ph
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Teams ALA BGSM BWE MAG MER NLEX NP PHX ROS SMB TER TNT
Alaska Aces — 81–87 120–82 87–81 81–93 122–119* 102–94 105–97 89–88 88–92 99–96 95–100
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel — 103–99 92–102 105–91 102–92 112–100 86–71 82–85* 66–81 102–80 85–79
Blackwater Elite — 80–95 85–89 98–88 96–89 95–100 71–82 88–90* 101–110 96–109
Magnolia Hotshots — 104–109* 103–100 83–76 84–91 70–62 78–94 103–89 102–92
Meralco Bolts — 101–92 80–73 98–116 85–78 82–89 95–93 79–92
NLEX Road Warriors — 102–88 110–114 94–74 124–90 127–101 109–98
NorthPort Batang Pier — 105–110 68–70 99–120 107–96 87–112
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters — 90–88 110–103 116–94 91–110
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters — 87–83 91–82 80–74
San Miguel Beermen — 105–98 88–107
Terrafirma Dyip — 101–112
TNT Tropang Giga —
Source: PBA.ph results, PBA.ph schedule
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Barangay Ginebra81
8Rain or Shine73
1Barangay Ginebra3
(#4 twice-to-beat)
5Meralco2
4San Miguel7168
5Meralco7890
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3TNT1
2Phoenix89
7Magnolia88
2Phoenix2
(#3 twice-to-beat)
3TNT3
3TNT104
6Alaska83

Quarterfinals

(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) Rain or Shine
November 13
6:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 73
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 20–15, 19–18, 22–18
Pts: J. Aguilar 23
Rebs: J. Aguilar 11
Asts: Tenorio 8		 Pts: Borboran 13
Rebs: Belga 8
Asts: Nambatac 5
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

(2) Phoenix vs. (7) Magnolia
November 14
6:45 pm
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 89, Magnolia Hotshots 88
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 13–18, 29–24, 23–25
Pts: Wright 32
Rebs: Abueva 8
Asts: Wright 9		 Pts: Lee 17
Rebs: Sangalang 11
Asts: Lee 6
Phoenix wins series in one game
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: J. Mariano, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

(3) TNT vs. (6) Alaska
November 14
4:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 104, Alaska Aces 83
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 23–28, 33–15, 20–17
Pts: Pogoy 34
Rebs: Erram 11
Asts: Castro, Parks 5		 Pts: Teng 13
Rebs: Manuel, Teng 7
Asts: Teng 6
TNT wins series in one game
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Yante, M. Montoya, J. Nicandro

(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Meralco
November 13
4:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 71, Meralco Bolts 78
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 20–19, 20–19, 20–19
Pts: Tautuaa 14
Rebs: Tautuaa 11
Asts: Ross 7		 Pts: Hugnatan 16
Rebs: Quinto 13
Asts: Newsome 9
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Yante, J. Narandan, J. Tantay
November 15
6:45 pm
San Miguel Beermen 68, Meralco Bolts 90
Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 20–22, 19–32, 18–15
Pts: Lassiter, Tautuaa 20
Rebs: Tautuaa 11
Asts: Ross 6		 Pts: Amer, Hodge 14
Rebs: Hugnatan 8
Asts: Newsome 5
Meralco wins series in two games
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, M. Flordeliza

Semifinals

(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Meralco
November 18
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96, Meralco Bolts 79
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 27–19, 23–18, 25–25
Pts: Pringle 19
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Thompson 8		 Pts: Maliksi 24
Rebs: Hugnatan 5
Asts: Newsome 4
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, M. Montoya, M. Orioste
November 20
3:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 77, Meralco Bolts 95
Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 23–19, 11–23, 16–30
Pts: J. Aguilar 17
Rebs: Thompson 9
Asts: Thompson 5		 Pts: Newsome 16
Rebs: Almazan, Hodge 11
Asts: Newsome 6
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva, J. Baldago
November 22
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 84
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 18–22, 19–18, 27–32
Pts: Pringle 24
Rebs: J. Aguilar 13
Asts: Pringle 6		 Pts: Maliksi 23
Rebs: Almazan 9
Asts: Hodge, Newsome 6
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, J. Narandan, J. Nicandro
November 25
3:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 80, Meralco Bolts 83
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 10–18, 33–16, 16–23
Pts: Pringle 18
Rebs: J. Aguilar 12
Asts: Pringle 6		 Pts: Hugnatan 19
Rebs: Newsome 11
Asts: Newsome 5
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Baldago
November 27
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 83, Meralco Bolts 80
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 16–17, 22–28, 28–21
Pts: Pringle 22
Rebs: Thompson 12
Asts: Thompson 7		 Pts: Newsome 15
Rebs: Hodge 7
Asts: Newsome 6
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–2
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: J. Mariano, M. Flordeliza, J. Narandan, M. Orioste

(2) Phoenix vs. (3) TNT
November 18
3:45 pm
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 92, TNT Tropang Giga 95
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 13–20, 24–31, 31–28
Pts: Jazul 21
Rebs: Chua 13
Asts: Heruela 5		 Pts: Castro 20
Rebs: Erram 14
Asts: Castro 6
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Yante, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza
November 20
6:30 pm
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 110, TNT Tropang Giga 103
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 32–18, 26–35, 24–23
Pts: Perkins 21
Rebs: Abueva 15
Asts: Abueva 4		 Pts: Parks 41
Rebs: Rosario 14
Asts: Pogoy 4
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: N. Quilinguen, J. Mariano, J. Narandan, J. Nicandro
November 22
3:45 pm
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 92, TNT Tropang Giga 89
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 27–23, 24–22, 19–20
Pts: Wright 25
Rebs: Abueva 14
Asts: Abueva 6		 Pts: Parks 19
Rebs: Erram, Parks 13
Asts: Parks 6
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, J. Narandan, J. Baldago
November 25
6:30 pm
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 101, TNT Tropang Giga 102
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 26–27, 30–21, 33–33
Pts: Wright 34
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: Wright 9		 Pts: Parks 36
Rebs: Rosario 7
Asts: Castro 5
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: J. Mariano, R. Yante, M. Orioste, J. Narandan
November 27
3:45 pm
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 81, TNT Tropang Giga 91
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 14–15, 19–22, 28–29
Pts: Abueva 23
Rebs: Abueva 13
Asts: Abueva 6		 Pts: Parks 26
Rebs: Parks 10
Asts: Castro, Parks 6
TNT wins series, 3–2
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
Referees: R. Yante, R. Gruta, M. Montoya, J. Baldago

Finals
Main article: 2020 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
November 29
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 100, TNT Tropang Giga 94 (OT)
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
December 2
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92, TNT Tropang Giga 90
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
December 4
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 67, TNT Tropang Giga 88
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
December 6
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 98, TNT Tropang Giga 88
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City
December 9
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82, TNT Tropang Giga 78
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1
AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center, Angeles City

Awards

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
October 11–18 Roger Pogoy (TNT Tropang Giga) [12]
October 19–25 Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts) [13]
October 26 – November 1 Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces)
Beau Belga (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)		 [14]
November 3–8 Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots) [15]
November 9–15 Matthew Wright (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) [16]
November 16–22 Calvin Abueva (Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters) [17]

Rookies of the Week
Week Player Ref.
October 11–18 Adrian Wong (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [18]
October 19–25 Barkley Eboña (Alaska Aces) [19]
October 26 – November 1 Mike Ayonayon (NLEX Road Warriors) [20]
November 3–8 Aaron Black (Meralco Bolts) [21]
November 9–15 [22]
November 16–22 Arvin Tolentino (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [17]

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameCJ PerezTerrafirma Dyip24.4
Rebounds per gameChristian StandhardingerNorthPort Batang Pier12.0
Assists per gameScottie ThompsonBarangay Ginebra San Miguel5.8
Steals per gameMark BarrocaMagnolia Hotshots2.3
Blocks per gameJustin ChuaPhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters1.6
Turnovers per gameCalvin AbuevaPhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters3.8
Fouls per gameJason PerkinsPhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters4.1
Minutes per gameBobby Ray Parks Jr.TNT Tropang Giga39.7
FG%Raul SoyudNLEX Road Warriors73.8%
FT%Marcio LassiterSan Miguel Beermen92.6%
3FG%Aris DionisioMagnolia Hotshots50.0%
Double-doublesJohn Paul ErramTNT Tropang Giga11
Triple-doublesSean AnthonyNorthPort Batang Pier1
Calvin AbuevaPhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters

Individual game highs
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsRoger PogoyTNT Tropang Giga45
ReboundsJustin ChuaPhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters17
Christian StandhardingerNorthPort Batang Pier
Jervy Cruz
AssistsJayson CastroTNT Tropang Giga11
StealsGabe NorwoodRain or Shine Elasto Painters6
Chris NewsomeMeralco Bolts
Roger PogoyTNT Tropang Giga
BlocksJustin ChuaPhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters5
Three point field goalsRoger PogoyTNT Tropang Giga10
Bobby Ray Parks Jr.

Team statistical leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameNLEX Road Warriors105.2
Rebounds per gameNLEX Road Warriors46.5
Assists per gamePhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters23.4
Steals per gameTNT Tropang Giga9.1
Blocks per gameRain or Shine Elasto Painters4.6
Turnovers per gamePhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters17.4
FG%NLEX Road Warriors45.3%
FT%NLEX Road Warriors75.3%
3FG%Magnolia Hotshots35.4%

Final ranking
Pos Team Pld W L Final result
1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 22 16 6 Champions
2 TNT Tropang Giga 22 12 10 Runner-up
3 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 17 11 6 Semifinalist
4 Meralco Bolts 18 11 7
5 San Miguel Beermen 13 7 6 Quarterfinalist
6 Alaska Aces 12 7 5
7 Magnolia Hotshots 12 7 5
8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 12 6 6
9 NLEX Road Warriors 11 5 6 Elimination round
10 Blackwater Elite 11 2 9
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 11 1 10
12 Terrafirma Dyip 11 1 10
Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) Playoff round eliminated; 2) Elimination round ranking

See also

References
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