2021 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

The 2021 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup Finals was a best-of-7 championship series of the 2021 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The TNT Tropang Giga and the Magnolia Hotshots competed for the 43rd Philippine Cup championship and the 129th overall championship contested by the league.

2021 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) TNT Tropang Giga Chot Reyes 4
(3) Magnolia Hotshots Chito Victolero 1
DatesOctober 20–29, 2021
MVPMikey Williams
(TNT Tropang Giga)
TelevisionLocal:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Referees
Game 1:J. Mariano, M. Flordeliza, A. Nubla, J. Tantay
Game 2:N. Quilingen, R. Gruta, J. Baldago, B. Peclaro
Game 3:P. Balao, S. Pineda, J. Nicandro, K. Hallig
Game 4:N. Quiliguen, R. Gruta, A. Nubla, J. Baldago
Game 5:J. Mariano, S. Pineda, R. Gruta, M. Flordeliza

This was the first time that the two teams meet in the finals since the 2014 Commissioner's Cup, where Magnolia (named as San Mig Super Coffee Mixers during that time) won the championship against TNT (named as Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters during that time), three games to one.[1]

TNT defeated Magnolia, four games to one, to win the franchise's sixth Philippine Cup (8 years after their last Philippine Cup championship in 2013) and their 8th title overall. This was the first PBA title by a franchise not owned by the San Miguel Corporation since the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup. Mikey Williams was named the Finals' MVP.

Background

Road to the finals
Main article: 2021 PBA Philippine Cup
TNT Tropang GigaMagnolia Hotshots
Finished 10–1 (.909) in 1st placeElimination roundFinished 8–3 (.727) in 3rd place
Def. Barangay Ginebra in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Rain or Shine, 2–0 (best-of-three)
Def. San Miguel, 4–3SemifinalsDef. Meralco, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup
September 5
4:35 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 83, Magnolia Hotshots 76
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 20–17, 24–20, 24–24
Pts: Castro 17
Rebs: K. Williams 15
Asts: M. Williams 5		 Pts: Abueva 23
Rebs: Sangalang 10
Asts: Jalalon 4
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Janine Nicandro, Joel Baldago

Series summary
GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1October 20DHSVU GymTNT88–70
Game 2October 22105–93
Game 3October 24Magnolia106–98
Game 4October 27TNT106–89
Game 5October 2994–79

Game summaries

Game 1
October 20
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 88, Magnolia Hotshots 70
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 29–20, 21–14, 14–22
Pts: M. Williams 21
Rebs: M. Williams 10
Asts: M. Williams 5		 Pts: Corpuz, Lee 12
Rebs: Abueva, Corpuz 11
Asts: Jalalon 3
TNT leads series, 1–0
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay

Game 2
October 22
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 105, Magnolia Hotshots 93
Scoring by quarter: 40–27, 26–23, 20–29, 19–14
Pts: M. Williams 28
Rebs: Erram 12
Asts: M. Williams 6		 Pts: Sangalang 25
Rebs: Abueva 11
Asts: Jalalon 8
TNT leads series, 2–0
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quilingen, Rommel Gruta, Joel Baldago, Brian Peclaro

Game 3
October 24
4:35 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 98, Magnolia Hotshots 106
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 26–26, 31–30, 21–24
Pts: M. Williams 39
Rebs: Erram 11
Asts: Heruela 5		 Pts: Lee 21
Rebs: Reavis 9
Asts: Sangalang 5
TNT leads series, 2–1
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Janine Nicandro, Kenny Hallig

Game 4
October 27
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 106, Magnolia Hotshots 89
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 33–15, 25–28, 24–22
Pts: M. Williams 26
Rebs: K. Williams 7
Asts: M. Williams 7		 Pts: Abueva 28
Rebs: Sangalang 10
Asts: Jalalon 8
TNT leads series, 3–1
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Nol Quiliguen, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla, Joel Baldago

Prior to the game, Magnolia's Calvin Abueva was awarded his second Best Player of the Conference award, beating TNT's Mikey Williams and Abueva's teammate, Ian Sangalang, to the award.[2]

Game 5
October 29
6:00 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 94, Magnolia Hotshots 79
Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 26–19, 25–20, 22–26
Pts: M. Williams 24
Rebs: Erram 10
Asts: M. Williams 4		 Pts: Sangalang 18
Rebs: Reavis 10
Asts: Barroca 6
TNT wins series, 4–1
DHSVU Gym, Bacolor, Pampanga
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza

Rosters
TNT Tropang Giga 2021 PBA Philippine Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 5 Williams, Mikey (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–10–27 Cal State Fullerton
C 7 Erram, John Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
G 8 Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern
G 10 Reyes, Ryan (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 12 Khobuntin, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G 15 Montalbo, Kib 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1995–04–02 De La Salle
G/F 16 Pogoy, Roger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F 18 Rosario, Troy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1992–01–20 National-U
G 20 Alejandro, Jayjay 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1995–04–13 National-U
F/C 21 Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
F/C 22 Marcelo, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1989–02–22 San Beda
F/C 23 Washington, Jay (IN) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–10 Eckerd
F/C 28 Javier, Chris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992–12–06 UE
G 29 Mendoza, Gryann 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1990–09–09 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Gabby Cui
  • Miguel Fernandez (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured

Roster

Magnolia Hotshots 2021 PBA Philippine Cup roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightCollege
G 0 Brill, Loren (R) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1997–01–14 Old Dominion
F 1 Corpuz, Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–02–08 Philippine Christian
G 2 Melton, Justin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987–04–07 Mount Olive
G 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989–02–14 UE
C 4 Reavis, Rafi (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1977–07–26 Coppin State
G 5 Ahanmisi, Jerrick (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997–10–16 Adamson
G 6 Jalalon, Jio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1992–08–02 Arellano
C 10 Sangalang, Ian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991–12–20 San Sebastian
F 11 de Leon, Ronnie (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994–02–24 UE
F 13 Abueva, Calvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1988–02–04 San Sebastian
G 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986–04–25 Far Eastern
G/F 17 Capobres, Alvin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–08–19 San Sebastian
G/F 19 dela Rosa, Rome 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1990–12–11 San Beda
F/C 32 Pascual, Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1990–04–13 San Beda
F 57 Dionisio, Aris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 1995–07–21 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes

The Philippine Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcasts on One Sports and PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage.

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.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the TV and radio panel commentaries except for the courtside reporter were conducted offsite from the TV5 Media Center in Mandaluyong.

GameTV5PBA Rush (English)Courtside reporters
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Play-by-playAnalyst(s)
Game 1Charlie CunaRichard del RosarioPaolo del RosarioRyan GregorioCarlo Pamintuan
Game 2Magoo MarjonRyan GregorioAnthony SuntayAli PeekCarlo Pamintuan
Game 3Charlie CunaDominic UyPaolo del RosarioRichard del RosarioCarlo Pamintuan
Game 4Magoo MarjonEric ReyesJutt SulitTony dela CruzCarlo Pamintuan
Game 5Charlie CunaRichard del RosarioPaolo del RosarioRyan GregorioCarlo Pamintuan
  • Additional Game 5 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: Carlo Pamintuan
    • Celebration interviewers: Carlo Pamintuan

References
  1. Leyba, Olmin. "Tropang Giga reach finale". Philstar.com.
  2. "Abueva runs away with Davco-PBA PH Cup Best Player of the Conference plum". www.pba.ph.
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