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Dates | December 5–19, 2018 | ||||||||||||
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MVP | Mark Barroca (Magnolia Hotshots) | ||||||||||||
Television | Local: ESPN5 The 5 Network PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International | ||||||||||||
Announcers | see Broadcast notes | ||||||||||||
Radio network | Radyo5 (DWFM) | ||||||||||||
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The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the Magnolia Hotshots competed for the 18th Governors' Cup championship and the 124th overall championship contested by the league.
Due to the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the fifth window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, the start of this finals series started on December 5, 2018; two weeks after the semifinal round finished. [1] This also marked Alaska's last finals appearance before their departure from the PBA in 2022.
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Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Phoenix and Alaska in 2nd place | Elimination round | Finished 8–3 (.727): Tied with Phoenix and Magnolia in 2nd place | |
Phoenix (2nd): 1.011; Alaska (3rd): 1.006; Magnolia (4th): 0.982 | Tiebreaker* | Phoenix (2nd): 1.011; Alaska (3rd): 1.006; Magnolia (4th): 0.982 | |
Def. Blackwater in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | Quarterfinals | Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage) | |
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 3–1 | Semifinals | Def. Meralco, 3–1 |
Game | Date | Venue | Winner | Result |
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Game 1 | December 5 | Mall of Asia Arena | Magnolia | 100–84 |
Game 2 | December 7 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 77–71 |
Game 3 | December 9 | Ynares Center | Alaska | 100–71 |
Game 4 | December 12 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Alaska | 90–76 |
Game 5 | December 14 | Smart Araneta Coliseum | Magnolia | 79–78 |
Game 6 | December 19 | Ynares Center | Magnolia | 102–86 |
December 5 7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots 100, Alaska Aces 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter:24–14, 28–26, 25–18, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Travis 29 Rebs: Travis 13 Asts: Jalalon 9 | Pts: Harris 20 Rebs: Harris 15 Asts: Banchero 6 | |
Magnolia leads series, 1–0 |
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December 7 7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots 77, Alaska Aces 71 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 16–19, 25–24, 16–6 | ||
Pts: Travis 24 Rebs: Travis 9 Asts: Jalalon 7 | Pts: Harris 22 Rebs: Harris 13 Asts: Enciso 7 | |
Magnolia leads series, 2–0 |
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December 9 6:30 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots 71, Alaska Aces 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter:22–16, 14–34, 14–33, 21–17 | ||
Pts: Travis 18 Rebs: Jalalon 6 Asts: Barroca, Travis 3 | Pts: Harris 36 Rebs: Harris 18 Asts: Banchero 11 | |
Magnolia leads series, 2–1 |
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December 12 7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots 76, Alaska Aces 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter:22–19, 10–23, 18–21, 26–27 | ||
Pts: Travis 29 Rebs: Travis 13 Asts: Jalalon 6 | Pts: Harris 34 Rebs: Harris 22 Asts: Banchero, Enciso 5 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
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December 14 7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots 79, Alaska Aces 78 | ||
Scoring by quarter:29–28, 24–12, 12–22, 14–16 | ||
Pts: Sangalang 20 Rebs: Travis 17 Asts: Travis 6 | Pts: Harris 28 Rebs: Harris 20 Asts: Banchero 8 | |
Magnolia leads series, 3–2 |
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December 19 7:00 pm |
Magnolia Hotshots 102, Alaska Aces 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter:32–18, 28–24, 20–21, 22–23 | ||
Pts: Travis 32 Rebs: Travis 17 Asts: Travis 6 | Pts: Harris 26 Rebs: Harris 24 Asts: Enciso 7 | |
Magnolia wins series, 4–2 |
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The Governors' Finals is aired on The 5 Network (TV5) with simulcasts on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provides the radio play-by-play coverage.
Sports5 also provide online livestreaming via their official YouTube and Facebook accounts using the TV5 feed.
The PBA Rush broadcast will provide English-language coverage of the Finals.
Game | Sports5 | PBA Rush (English) | ||||
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Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Courtside reporters | |
Game 1 | Magoo Marjon | Ryan Gregorio and Andy Jao | Carla Lizardo | Carlo Pamintuan | Ali Peek | Denise Tan |
Game 2 | Sev Sarmenta | Quinito Henson and Norman Black | Apple David | Carlo Pamintuan | Dominic Uy | Denise Tan |
Game 3 | Chuck Araneta | Ryan Gregorio and Andy Jao | Selina Dagdag | Carlo Paminuan | Norman Black | Denise Tan |
Game 4 | Magoo Marjon | Quinito Henson and Dominic Uy | Denise Tan | Chiqui Reyes | Jong Uichico | Paolo de Rosario |
Game 5 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy and Richard del Rosario | Carla Lizardo | Carlo Pamintuan | Jong Uichico | Denise Tan |
Game 6 | Charlie Cuna | Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio | Apple David | Jutt Sulit | Josh Reyes |
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