2021 PBA Governors' Cup Finals
The 2021 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals (or PBA Season 46 Governors' Cup Finals) was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The playoffs were delayed into 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
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| Dates | April 6–22, 2022 | ||||||||||||
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| MVP | Scottie Thompson (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | ||||||||||||
| Television | Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International | ||||||||||||
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| Radio network | Radyo5 (DWFM) | ||||||||||||
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The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 20th Governors' Cup championship and the 130th overall championship contested by the league. This was the fourth time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of six seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the three previous championships against Meralco in 2016, 2017, and 2019. Barangay Ginebra defeated Meralco in six games to win their fourth Governors' Cup title in five seasons. They are the lowest-seeded team since the San Miguel Beermen in the 2019 Commissioner's Cup to win a PBA title.[3] Scottie Thompson was named the Finals' MVP.[4]
Background
Road to the finals
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Meralco Bolts | ||
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| Finished 6–5 (.636) in 6th place | Elimination round | Finished 7–4 (.636) in 4th place | |
| win over the other against Alaska | Tiebreaker | — | |
| Def. TNT in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | |
| Def. NLEX, 3–1 | Semifinals | Def. Magnolia, 3–2 | |
Head-to-head matchup
February 13, 2022 6:45 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, Meralco Bolts 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 24–16, 30–34, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 27 Rebs: Brownlee 14 Asts: Pinto 9 |
Pts: Bishop 30 Rebs: Bishop 13 Asts: Bishop, Newsome 7 | |
Series summary
| Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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| Game 1 | April 6, 2022 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Meralco | 104–91 |
| Game 2 | April 8 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | Barangay Ginebra | 99–93 |
| Game 3 | April 10 | Meralco | 83–74 | |
| Game 4 | April 13 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Barangay Ginebra | 95–84 |
| Game 5 | April 17 | 115–110 | ||
| Game 6 | April 22 | SM Mall of Asia Arena | 103–92 | |
Game summaries
Game 1
April 6, 2022 6:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–28, 18–25, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 27 Rebs: Standhardinger 14 Asts: Thompson 10 |
Pts: Maliksi 22 Rebs: Bishop 12 Asts: Newsome 7 | |
| Meralco leads series, 1–0 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 12,457 Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Joel Baldago |
Game 2
April 8, 2022 6:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 99, Meralco Bolts 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 40–19, 22–29, 17–22 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 36 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee 9 |
Pts: Bishop 31 Rebs: Bishop 13 Asts: Black 6 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 12,248 Referees: Nol Quilingen, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro |
Game 3
April 10, 2022 6:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74, Meralco Bolts 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 21–18, 13–22, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 19 Rebs: Brownlee 15 Asts: Brownlee 7 |
Pts: Bishop 30 Rebs: Bishop 16 Asts: Newsome 6 | |
| Meralco leads series, 2–1 | ||
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 16,104 Referees: Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla |
Game 4
Prior to the game, Barangay Ginebra's Scottie Thompson was awarded his first Best Player of the Conference award,[5] and Barangay Ginebra import and Thompson's teammate Justin Brownlee was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award for the second time.[6]
April 13, 2022 6:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, Meralco Bolts 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 17–20, 27–13, 27–30 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee, Thompson 27 Rebs: Brownlee 18 Asts: Brownlee 7 |
Pts: Bishop 25 Rebs: Almazan, Black 9 Asts: Newsome 5 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 17,298 Referees: Peter Balao, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Cortez |
Game 5
April 17, 2022 6:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 115, Meralco Bolts 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 29–21, 28–30, 33 –37 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 40 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: Thompson 11 |
Pts: Bishop 30 Rebs: Bishop 15 Asts: Black, Newsome 5 | |
| Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,251 Referees: Nol Quilingen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla |
Game 6
The game was initially scheduled on April 20, 2022, at Smart Araneta Coliseum, but was later postponed to April 22 as fire broke out in one area of the arena during the preliminary round of the 2021 PBA 3x3 season – Second conference Grand Finals earlier in the day.[7][8]
April 22, 2022 6:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 103, Meralco Bolts 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 28–23, 31–26, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Tenorio 30 Rebs: Brownlee 16 Asts: Brownlee 6 |
Pts: Bishop 21 Rebs: Bishop 16 Asts: Newsome 6 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–2 | ||
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 20,224 Referees: Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Mardy Montoya, Niño Cortez |
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Broadcast notes
The Governors' Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcast on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage. The One Sports network did not air games 1 and 2 as it aired the 2022 PVL Open Conference Finals, which happened on the same time as the PBA finals.
One Sports provided online livestreaming via the PusoPilipinas and Smart Sports Facebook pages using the TV5 and PBA Rush feeds respectively.
The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.
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| Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | ||
| Game 1 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy | Denise Tan and Ysa Chong | Jutt Sulit | Vince Hizon | |
| Game 2 | Jutt Sulit | Joaquin Henson | Denise Tan and Eileen Shi | Carlo Pamintuan | Mark Molina | |
| Game 3 | Magoo Marjon | Andy Jao | Denise Tan and Ysa Chong | Jinno Rufino | Jolly Escobar | |
| Game 4 | Charlie Cuna | Andy Jao | Denise Tan and Ira Pablo-Neypes | Anthony Suntay | Vince Hizon | |
| Game 5 | Sev Sarmenta | Dominic Uy | Denise Tan and Ysa Chong | Andre Co | Jolly Escobar | |
| Game 6 | Magoo Marjon | Joaquin Henson | Denise Tan and Ira Pablo-Neypes | Jinno Rufino | Mark Molina | |
- Additional Game 6 crew:
- Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit
- Celebration interviewer: Denise Tan
References
- "PBA postpones all scheduled games this week". PBA.ph. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- "PBA postpones games temporarily, suspends team scrimmages". PBA.ph. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- Denison Rey A. Dalupang (April 22, 2022). "PBA: Ginebra wins Governors' Cup crown anew, closes out Meralco in Game 6". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- Delfin Dioquino (April 22, 2022). "Scottie Thompson crowned Finals MVP as Ginebra reigns". Rappler. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- "Thompson wins first BPC plum in runaway fashion". www.pba.ph.
- "Brownlee is Governors Cup Best Import". www.pba.ph.
- Ramos, Gerry (April 20, 2022). "PBA 3x3 Grand Finals suspended due to fire at Big Dome". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- "Ginebra-Meralco IV Game 6 postponed due to Big Dome fire". PBA.ph. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
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