2021 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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2021 PBA Governors' Cup finals
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TeamCoachWins
(6) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(4) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 2
DatesApril 6–22, 2022
MVP Scottie Thompson
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
TelevisionLocal:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio network Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Gomer Obina
Game 2:Nol Quilingen, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro
Game 3:Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla
Game 4:Peter Balao, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Cortez
Game 5:Nol Quilingen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla
Game 6:Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Mardy Montoya, Niño Cortez
PBA Governors' Cup finals chronology
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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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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
Finished 6–5 (.636) in 6th placeElimination roundFinished 7–4 (.636) in 4th place
win over the other against AlaskaTiebreaker
Def. TNT in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage)QuarterfinalsDef. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. NLEX, 3–1SemifinalsDef. 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
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Gomer Obina

Series summary

GameDateVenueWinnerResult
Game 1April 6, 2022 Smart Araneta Coliseum Meralco 104–91
Game 2April 8 SM Mall of Asia Arena Barangay Ginebra 99–93
Game 3April 10Meralco83–74
Game 4April 13Smart Araneta ColiseumBarangay Ginebra95–84
Game 5April 17115–110
Game 6April 22SM Mall of Asia Arena103–92

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

Rosters

PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G/F 2 Flag of the United States.svg Dillinger, Jared  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
G 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Salado, Kent 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)1994–11–10 Arellano
G 5 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tenorio, LA  (C)5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)151 lb (68 kg)1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)1993–07–12 UPHSD
F 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tolentino, Arvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1995–11–05 Far Eastern
G 11 Flag of the United States.svg Pringle, Stanley  Cruz Roja.svg6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)1993–06–12 Arellano
G/F 14 Flag of the United States.svg Enriquez, Brian  (R)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1995–10–19 William Woods
G/F 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1983–02–11 Far Eastern
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pinto, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)170 lb (77 kg)1990–10–15 Arellano
F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Flag of the Philippines.svg Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 27 Flag of the Philippines.svg Onwubere, Sidney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo
F 31 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)1992–08–03 UST
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Brownlee, Justin  (I)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1988–04–23 St. John's
F/C 34 Flag of Germany.svg Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi
F 38 Flag of the United States.svg Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)1982–02–19 UTEP
G 50 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ayaay, MJ 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)1993–08–03 Lyceum
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Alfrancis Chua [a]
  • Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymond Rodriguez (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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster


PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
G 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Black, Aaron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)1996–12–03 Ateneo
F 3 Flag of the United States.svg Bishop, Tony  (I)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1989–07–16 Texas State
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Hodge, Cliff  (C)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1988–02–03 Reedley
G/F 11 Flag of the United States.svg Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)1990–07–25 Ateneo
F 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg Belo, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1993–02–12 Far Eastern
F 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cañete, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)1993–08–14 Arellano
G 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)159 lb (72 kg)1991–01–14 San Beda
G/F 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Quinto, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)194 lb (88 kg)1989–08–02 Letran
F/C 21 Flag of the Philippines.svg Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1978–11–03 Manila
G/F 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)1987–09–18 UST
G/F 23 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pasaol, Alvin  (R)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)1995–05–06 UE
F/C 50 Flag of the Philippines.svg Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1987–06–15 Ateneo
F 81 Flag of the Philippines.svg Jamito, Jammer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1990–09–01 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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster


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.

Game TV5 and One Sports SMART Sports (English & Filipino)
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 2Jutt 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 4Charlie CunaAndy JaoDenise Tan and Ira Pablo-Neypes Anthony Suntay Vince Hizon
Game 5 Sev Sarmenta Dominic UyDenise Tan and Ysa Chong Andre Co Jolly Escobar
Game 6Magoo MarjonJoaquin HensonDenise Tan and Ira Pablo-NeypesJinno RufinoMark Molina

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