2021 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2021 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2021 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2021 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 43rd PBA Philippine Cup started on July 16, 2021, and ended on October 29, 2021. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

2021 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationJuly 16 – August 3, 2021 (before suspension)
September 1 – October 29, 2021 (resumption)
TV partner(s)Local:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsTNT Tropang Giga
Runners-upMagnolia Hotshots
Awards
Best PlayerCalvin Abueva
(Magnolia Hotshots)
Finals MVPMikey Williams
(TNT Tropang Giga)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

On August 3, the league announced that it will be suspending their games beginning August 4 after the government declared that Metro Manila will be under Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20. The league have appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) if they can continue their tournament in Batangas, which is under a more relaxed quarantine restrictions.[1]

On August 31, the tournament resumed and the games were played Don Honorio Ventura State University Gymnasium in Bacolor, Pampanga.[2]

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:[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:
    • QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
    • QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
    • QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
    • QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
  • Semifinals (best-of-7 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 TNT Tropang Giga 10 1 .909 — Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Meralco Bolts 9 2 .818 1
3 Magnolia Hotshots 8 3 .727 2 Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 San Miguel Beermen 7 4 .636 3
5 NorthPort Batang Pier 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 1] 4
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 1] 4
7 NLEX Road Warriors 5 6 .455 5 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 6
9 Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 6
10 Terrafirma Dyip 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 2] 6
11 Alaska Aces 3 8 .273 7
12 Blackwater Bossing 0 11 .000 10
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[4]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: NorthPort 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.03, Barangay Ginebra 1.01, Terrafirma 0.96; eighth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 95–85 Phoenix

Schedule
Team ╲ Game1234567891011
AlaskaBWBMAGPHXROSMERNLEXBGSMTNTTERSMBNP
Barangay GinebraNLEXBWBMAGNPTERROSSMBTNTPHXALAMER
BlackwaterALAROSBGSMSMBTNTMAGTERNPPHXNLEXMER
MagnoliaPHXALABGSMTERMERBWBTNTNLEXROSNPSMB
MeralcoNPSMBROSPHXALAMAGTNTTERBWBNLEXBGSM
NLEXROSBGSMSMBTERALAPHXMAGTNTNPBWBMER
NorthPortMERPHXSMBBGSMBWBTERNLEXTNTMAGROSALA
Phoenix Super LPGMAGNPALAMERTNTROSNLEXTERBWBBGSMSMB
Rain or ShineNLEXBWBMERALATNTTERPHXBGSMMAGSMBNP
San MiguelMERNLEXNPBWBTERTNTBGSMROSPHXMAGALA
TerrafirmaTNTNLEXMAGROSSMBBGSMBWBPHXNPMERALA
TNTTERROSPHXBWBMERMAGSMBNLEXBGSMNPALA
Source: PBA.ph
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Teams ALA BGSM BWB MAG MER NLEX NP PHX ROS SMB TER TNT
Alaska Aces — 89–75 103–77 82–84 80–89 74–84 94–122 93–101 74–48 100–101 89–105 85–103
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel — 96–81 79–89 66–79 75–94 87–85 94–87 83–77 102–111 90–95 67–88
Blackwater Bossing — 78–94 97–104 73–90 73–98 92–114 62–71 80–99 84–96 76–96
Magnolia Hotshots — 94–95 112–105** 90–89 80–73 72–75 100–90 105–83 76–83
Meralco Bolts — 104–101 85–63 91–80 72–85 93–87 95–83 76–91
NLEX Road Warriors — 94–96 94–76 82–83 93–110 108–94 85–100
NorthPort Batang Pier — 115–79 91–88* 86–88 104–84 92–102
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters — 78–77 80–110 96–84 80–84
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters — 95–93 83–77 69–79
San Miguel Beermen — 104–110* 83–67
Terrafirma Dyip — 79–86
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.

Eighth seed playoff
September 25
4:35 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 85
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 27–18, 30–28, 16–19
Pts: Caperal 19
Rebs: Standhardinger 12
Asts: Pringle, Tenorio 4		 Pts: Perkins 15
Rebs: Pascual 11
Asts: Wright 8
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Bryan Peclaro

Postponed games due to COVID-19
  • July 21: Terrafirma vs. Alaska and TNT vs. Magnolia[5]
  • July 23: Rain or Shine vs. Terrafirma[6]
  • July 24: Meralco vs. TNT[6]
  • July 31: Blackwater vs. Phoenix[7]
  • August 1: San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra[8]
  • September 4: Alaska vs. San Miguel[9]
  • September 5: Meralco vs. Barangay Ginebra[10]

Bracket
QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1TNT84
8Barangay Ginebra71
1TNT4
(Best-of-3)
4San Miguel3
4San Miguel2
5NorthPort0
1TNT4
(#2 twice-to-beat)
3Magnolia1
2Meralco8097
7NLEX8186
2Meralco2
(Best-of-3)
3Magnolia4
3Magnolia2
6Rain or Shine0

Quarterfinals

(1) TNT vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra

TNT has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.

September 29
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 84, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 71
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 22–12, 27–16, 18–22
Pts: Pogoy 16
Rebs: K. Williams, M. Williams 7
Asts: Reyes, M. Williams 5		 Pts: Standhardinger 17
Rebs: Standhardinger 19
Asts: three players 3
TNT wins series in one game
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Bryan Peclaro

(2) Meralco vs (7) NLEX

Meralco has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.

September 29
3:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 80, NLEX Road Warriors 81
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 16–24, 22–19, 16–18
Pts: Maliksi 16
Rebs: Hodge 11
Asts: Newsome, Quinto 4		 Pts: Semerad 23
Rebs: Oftana 9
Asts: Oftana 5
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jerry Narandan, Kenny Hallig
October 1
6:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 97, NLEX Road Warriors 86
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–14, 22–25, 29–26
Pts: Newsome 23
Rebs: Hodge, Newsome 9
Asts: Caram, Newsome 6		 Pts: Trollano 19
Rebs: Oftana 11
Asts: Alas 4
Meralco wins series in two games
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Bryan Peclaro

(3) Magnolia vs (6) Rain or Shine

This is a best-of-three playoff.

September 26
2:00 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 81, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 70
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 16–26, 23–8, 21–20
Pts: Lee 20
Rebs: Abueva, Sangalang 13
Asts: Barroca 5		 Pts: Santillan 17
Rebs: Santillan 12
Asts: Belga 6
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Janine Nicandro, Joel Baldago, Niño Barcenas
September 30
4:35 pm
Magnolia Hotshots 96, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 86
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 21–24, 22–28, 25–17
Pts: Lee 24
Rebs: Abueva 19
Asts: Jalalon 6		 Pts: Yap 16
Rebs: Belga, Santillan 6
Asts: Belga 5
Magnolia wins series, 2–0
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jerry Narandan, Kenny Hallig

(4) San Miguel vs (5) NorthPort

This is a best-of-three playoff.

September 26
4:35 pm
San Miguel Beermen 88, NorthPort Batang Pier 87
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 23–24, 21–17, 23–27
Pts: Cabagnot 20
Rebs: Fajardo, Santos 11
Asts: Lassiter 9		 Pts: Anthony 16
Rebs: Slaughter 10
Asts: Bolick 7
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Mao Orioste, Francis Bello
September 30
2:00 pm
San Miguel Beermen 100, NorthPort Batang Pier 95
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 29–20, 28–27, 26–29
Pts: Perez 21
Rebs: Santos 13
Asts: Ross 6		 Pts: Slaughter 27
Rebs: Slaughter 12
Asts: Bolick 14
San Miguel wins series, 2–0
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Janine Nicandro, Joel Baldago, Niño Barcenas

Semifinals

All match-ups are best-of-seven playoffs.

(1) TNT vs. (4) San Miguel
October 3
4:35 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 89, San Miguel Beermen 88
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 23–24, 29–19, 18–28
Pts: Pogoy 23
Rebs: M. Williams 8
Asts: Castro, M. Williams 6		 Pts: Perez 23
Rebs: Fajardo 11
Asts: Fajardo, Ross 4
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla, Kenny Hallig
October 6
3:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 96, San Miguel Beermen 98
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 22–23, 29–21, 14–31
Pts: Pogoy 21
Rebs: Erram, Marcelo 10
Asts: M. Williams 7		 Pts: Romeo 26
Rebs: Fajardo 10
Asts: Ross 5
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Janine Nicandro, Bryan Peclaro
October 8
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 115, San Miguel Beermen 98
Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 25–22, 31–26, 30–30
Pts: Pogoy 26
Rebs: Erram 13
Asts: M. Williams 5		 Pts: Romeo 22
Rebs: Fajardo 10
Asts: Fajardo 4
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay
October 10
2:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 90, San Miguel Beermen 116
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 18–31, 29–34, 29–25
Pts: Castro 15
Rebs: Marcelo 14
Asts: three players 4		 Pts: Tautuaa 25
Rebs: Fajardo 15
Asts: Ross 9
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay
October 13
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 110, San Miguel Beermen 90
Scoring by quarter: 32–17, 29–18, 20–26, 29–29
Pts: Castro 19
Rebs: Rosario 8
Asts: Castro 8		 Pts: Fajardo 23
Rebs: Fajardo 12
Asts: Ross 3
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Kenny Hallig
October 15
3:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 90, San Miguel Beermen 103
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 17–26, 24–33, 28–17
Pts: Castro, Reyes 16
Rebs: Rosario 10
Asts: M. Williams 5		 Pts: Tautuaa 24
Rebs: Fajardo 14
Asts: Romeo 6
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Janine Nicandro, Bryan Peclaro
October 17
4:35 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 97, San Miguel Beermen 79
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 30–13, 22–19, 30–24
Pts: Pogoy 27
Rebs: Rosario 12
Asts: M. Williams 6		 Pts: Fajardo 22
Rebs: Fajardo 16
Asts: Fajardo, Ross 3
TNT wins series, 4–3
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla

(2) Meralco vs. (3) Magnolia
October 3
2:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 79, Magnolia Hotshots 88
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 23–25, 24–14, 15–27
Pts: Quinto 14
Rebs: Hodge 8
Asts: Quinto 10		 Pts: Sangalang 18
Rebs: Reavis 10
Asts: Barroca 6
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Joel Baldago, Janine Nicandro, Niño Barcenas
October 6
6:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 78, Magnolia Hotshots 92
Scoring by quarter: 13–13, 23–25, 22–26, 20–28
Pts: Newsome 18
Rebs: Belo, Hugnatan 7
Asts: Newsome 7		 Pts: Lee 28
Rebs: Abueva 11
Asts: Barroca 6
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Peter Balao, Joel Baldago, Kenny Hallig
October 8
3:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 91, Magnolia Hotshots 86
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 23–23, 26–17, 18–32
Pts: Newsome 17
Rebs: Hodge 12
Asts: Newsome, Quinto 4		 Pts: Lee 18
Rebs: Abueva, Sangalang 7
Asts: Jalalon 9
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Janine Nicandro, Bryan Peclaro
October 10
4:35 pm
Meralco Bolts 69, Magnolia Hotshots 81
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 17–23, 15–22, 19–13
Pts: Hugnatan 21
Rebs: Hugnatan 9
Asts: Newsome 8		 Pts: three players 17
Rebs: Abueva 12
Asts: Barroca 6
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Peter Balao, Joel Baldago, Kenny Hallig
October 13
3:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 102, Magnolia Hotshots 98
Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 22–14, 24–24, 33–27
Pts: Maliksi 29
Rebs: Almazan 10
Asts: Newsome 6		 Pts: Barroca 25
Rebs: Sangalang 14
Asts: Abueva 6
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Jeffrey Tantay, Bryan Peclaro
October 15
6:00 pm
Meralco Bolts 85, Magnolia Hotshots 93
Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 13–24, 28–28, 17–21
Pts: Almazan 16
Rebs: Almazan 12
Asts: Hodge, Newsome 6		 Pts: Sangalang 19
Rebs: Sangalang 14
Asts: Sangalang 6
Magnolia wins series, 4–2
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla

Finals
Main article: 2021 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

The Finals is a best-of-seven playoff.

October 29
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 94, Magnolia Hotshots 79
TNT wins series, 4–1

Awards

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
July 16–18 Rey Nambatac (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [11]
July 19–25 Ian Sangalang (Magnolia Hotshots) [12]
July 26 – August 1 Troy Rosario (TNT Tropang Giga) [13]
September 1–5 Juami Tiongson (Terrafirma Dyip) [14]
September 8–12 Robert Bolick (NorthPort Batang Pier) [15]
September 15–19 Paul Lee (Magnolia Hotshots) [16]
September 22–26 CJ Perez (San Miguel Beermen) [17]
September 29 – October 3 Calvin Abueva (Magnolia Hotshots) [18]
October 4–11 Ian Sangalang (Magnolia Hotshots) [19]
October 13–17 Mikey Williams (TNT Tropang Giga) [20]

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
Points per gameTerrence RomeoSan Miguel Beermen19.0
Rebounds per gameChristian StandhardingerBarangay Ginebra San Miguel10.8
Assists per gameRobert BolickNorthPort Batang Pier7.3
Steals per gameChris RossSan Miguel Beermen2.3
Blocks per gameGreg SlaughterNorthPort Batang Pier2.3
Turnovers per gameMatthew WrightPhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters3.6
Fouls per gameCalvin AbuevaMagnolia Hotshots4.6
Minutes per gameRobert BolickNorthPort Batang Pier38.9
FG%Raul SoyudNLEX Road Warriors57.6%
FT%Marcio LassiterSan Miguel Beermen93.8%
3FG%Troy RikeNorthPort Batang Pier55.6%
Double-doublesJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen15
Triple-doublesRobert BolickNorthPort Batang Pier1

Individual game highs
CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsMikey WilliamsTNT Tropang Giga39
ReboundsChristian Standhardinger (twice)Barangay Ginebra San Miguel19
Calvin AbuevaMagnolia Hotshots
AssistsRobert BolickNorthPort Batang Pier14
StealsChris NewsomeMeralco Bolts6
Chris RossSan Miguel Beermen
BlocksGreg SlaughterNorthPort Batang Pier6
Three point field goalsMikey WilliamsTNT Tropang Giga10

Team statistical leaders
CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameSan Miguel Beermen96.8
Rebounds per gameNorthPort Batang Pier49.1
Assists per gamePhoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters19.9
Steals per gameTNT Tropang Giga8.7
Blocks per gameNorthPort Batang Pier5.3
Turnovers per gameMeralco Bolts17.2
Fouls per gameMagnolia Hotshots25.3
FG%San Miguel Beermen44.0%
FT%NLEX Road Warriors73.9%
3FG%Alaska Aces33.0%

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