The 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, also known as the 2022 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2022–23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 44th PBA Philippine Cup started on June 5 and ended on September 4, 2022. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports. The conference also served as a qualification to the 2022–23 East Asia Super League, wherein the conference finalists will be the Philippines' representatives to the international club league.
| 2022 PBA Philippine Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Duration | June 5 – September 4, 2022 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International iWantTFC[note 1] |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | TNT Tropang Giga |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Finals MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format edit
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- 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 edit
Team standings edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | TNT Tropang Giga | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 3 | Magnolia Hotshots | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | 1 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 6 | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | |
| 7 | Converge FiberXers | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Blackwater Bossing | 5 | 6 | .455[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 10 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273[c] | 6 | |
| 12 | Terrafirma Dyip | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 |
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[1]
Notes:
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[1]
Notes:
Schedule edit
Results edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Blackwater | 93 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | San Miguel | 4 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 116 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Converge | 95 | |||||||||||
| 2 | TNT | 4 | |||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Magnolia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | NLEX | 1 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Blackwater edit
San Miguel has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
July 27
6:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 123, Blackwater Bossing 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–13, 31–26, 31–24, 29–30 | ||
| Pts: Lassiter, Perez 18 Rebs: Brondial 15 Asts: Ross 12 |
Pts: Ular 15 Rebs: Ular 11 Asts: Amer 5 | |
| San Miguel wins series in one game | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Janine Nicandro, Kenny Hallig |
(2) TNT vs. (7) Converge edit
TNT has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
July 27
3:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 116, Converge FiberXers 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 40–22, 27–25, 19–28 | ||
| Pts: M. Williams 26 Rebs: Rosario 7 Asts: M. Williams 4 |
Pts: Hill 18 Rebs: Tratter 11 Asts: Ilagan, Murrell 4 | |
| TNT wins series in one game | ||
(3) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX edit
This is a best-of-three playoff.
July 24
4:30 pm |
| Magnolia Hotshots 98, NLEX Road Warriors 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 40–21, 17–23, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Barroca 24 Rebs: Abueva 8 Asts: Jalalon, Lee 5 |
Pts: Semerad 19 Rebs: Semerad 6 Asts: four players 4 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Nol Quilingen, Rommel Gruta, Jeff Tantay, Bryan Peclaro |
July 29
6:00 pm |
| Magnolia Hotshots 77, NLEX Road Warriors 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 14–30, 27–18, 18–17 | ||
| Pts: Abueva 20 Rebs: Abueva 7 Asts: Barroca, Jalalon 5 |
Pts: Alas 30 Rebs: Trollano 12 Asts: Alas, Trollano 4 | |
July 31
4:30 pm |
| Magnolia Hotshots 112, NLEX Road Warriors 106 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 25–24, 28–24, 18–19, Overtime: 15–9 | ||
| Pts: Sangalang 24 Rebs: Sangalang 11 Asts: Abueva, Jalalon 6 |
Pts: Oftana 32 Rebs: Alas 11 Asts: Alas, Trollano 5 | |
| Magnolia wins series, 2–1 | ||
(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Meralco edit
This is a best-of-three playoff.
July 24
6:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82, Meralco Bolts 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–32, 18–21, 19–27, 20–13 | ||
| Pts: Thompson 29 Rebs: Thompson 10 Asts: Tenorio 4 |
Pts: Black 25 Rebs: Newsome, Pascual 9 Asts: Newsome 6 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Bing Oliva, Dacx Dacanay, Mike Flordeliza |
July 29
3:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94, Meralco Bolts 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 31–20, 13–26, 25–16 | ||
| Pts: Aguilar 25 Rebs: Standhardinger 12 Asts: Thompson 9 |
Pts: Hodge 25 Rebs: Almazan 10 Asts: Newsome 6 | |
Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro, Gomer Obina |
July 31
6:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 104, Meralco Bolts 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 24–31, 34–30, 28–21 | ||
| Pts: Thompson 26 Rebs: Standhardinger 10 Asts: Pringle, Tenorio 6 |
Pts: Newsome 21 Rebs: Hodge 18 Asts: Newsome 12 | |
| Meralco wins series, 2–1 | ||
Semifinals edit
All match-ups are best-of-seven playoffs.
(1) San Miguel vs. (5) Meralco edit
August 3
6:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 121, Meralco Bolts 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–17, 27–24, 25–23, 36–33 | ||
| Pts: Perez 25 Rebs: Brondial 11 Asts: Cruz, Fajardo 5 |
Pts: Banchero 17 Rebs: four players 6 Asts: Banchero 5 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Janine Nicandro, Tom Mendoza |
August 5
3:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 88, Meralco Bolts 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–34, 28–17, 24–25, 16–23 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 22 Rebs: Fajardo 17 Asts: Cruz 5 |
Pts: Hodge 17 Rebs: Hodge 14 Asts: Newsome 5 | |
August 7
6:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 96, Meralco Bolts 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 21–18, 25–24, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Perez 26 Rebs: Fajardo 16 Asts: Ross, Tautuaa 5 |
Pts: Newsome 16 Rebs: Hodge 13 Asts: Newsome 6 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla |
August 10
3:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 97, Meralco Bolts 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–36, 30–22, 18–30, 26–23 | ||
| Pts: Perez 24 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Cruz, Perez 4 |
Pts: Black 21 Rebs: Black, Hodge 7 Asts: Black 7 | |
August 12
6:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 89, Meralco Bolts 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 16–22, 26–12, 22–22 | ||
| Pts: Perez 25 Rebs: Fajardo 15 Asts: Perez 5 |
Pts: Newsome 24 Rebs: Black 11 Asts: Black, Newsome 4 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Bing Oliva, Jeffrey Tantay |
August 14
4:30 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 92, Meralco Bolts 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–22, 23–23, 18–26, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 23 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Cruz, Tautuaa 3 |
Pts: Newsome 19 Rebs: Hodge 12 Asts: Black 6 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 9,439 Referees: Peter Balao, Dacx Dacanay, Mike Flordeliza, Joel Baldago |
August 17
6:00 pm |
| San Miguel Beermen 100, Meralco Bolts 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 19–19, 28–23, 27–35 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo 29 Rebs: Fajardo 14 Asts: Perez 9 |
Pts: Hodge 23 Rebs: Hodge 8 Asts: three players 4 | |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–3 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Joel Baldago |
(2) TNT vs. (3) Magnolia edit
August 3
3:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 108, Magnolia Hotshots 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 26–18, 32–29, 22–30 | ||
| Pts: M. Williams 26 Rebs: Erram 8 Asts: Castro, Pogoy 5 |
Pts: Abueva 18 Rebs: Dionisio 13 Asts: Jalalon 8 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Jerry Narandan |
August 5
6:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 88, Magnolia Hotshots 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 17–21, 29–30, 30–23 | ||
| Pts: M. Williams 28 Rebs: Castro 8 Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 7 |
Pts: Barroca 22 Rebs: Abueva, Sangalang 8 Asts: Abueva 5 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Dacx Dacanay, Mike Flordeliza |
August 7
4:30 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 93, Magnolia Hotshots 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 29–17, 19–32, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Erram 22 Rebs: Khobuntin 9 Asts: M. Williams 10 |
Pts: Abueva 18 Rebs: Sangalang 9 Asts: Jalalon 7 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Joel Baldago, Jeffrey Tantay |
August 10
6:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 102, Magnolia Hotshots 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 24–23, 28–16, 32–30 | ||
| Pts: Erram 19 Rebs: Erram 13 Asts: M. Williams 7 |
Pts: Sangalang 19 Rebs: three players 6 Asts: Abueva 6 | |
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Jerry Narandan |
August 12
3:00 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 97, Magnolia Hotshots 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 19–31, 28–22, 24–24 | ||
| Pts: Castro 18 Rebs: K. Williams 10 Asts: M. Williams 6 |
Pts: Barroca 25 Rebs: Abueva 10 Asts: Abueva 5 | |
August 14
6:30 pm |
| TNT Tropang Giga 87, Magnolia Hotshots 74 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 21–17, 18–21, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Castro 26 Rebs: K. Williams 13 Asts: M. Williams 5 |
Pts: Abueva, Sangalang 16 Rebs: Sangalang 12 Asts: Barroca 9 | |
| TNT wins series, 4–2 | ||
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 9,439 Referees: Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Janine Nicandro |
Finals edit
This is a best-of-seven playoff. The two finalists also qualify to the 2022–23 East Asia Super League season.
Awards edit
Players of the Week edit
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| June 5–12 | Jamie Malonzo (NorthPort Batang Pier) | [2] |
| June 15–19 | Ian Sangalang (Magnolia Hotshots) | [3] |
| June 22–26 | Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [4] |
| June 29 – July 2 | Ato Ular (Blackwater Bossing) | [5] |
| July 6–10 | Jericho Cruz (San Miguel Beermen) | [6] |
| July 13–17 | Chris Newsome (Meralco Bolts) | [7] |
| July 20–24 | Mark Barroca (Magnolia Hotshots) | [8] |
| July 27–31 | Cliff Hodge (Meralco Bolts) | [9] |
| August 3–7 | Jayson Castro (TNT Tropang Giga) | [10] |
| August 10–14 | [11] |
Statistics edit
Individual statistical leaders edit
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Roger Pogoy | TNT Tropang Giga | 18.9 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 14.2 |
| Assists per game | Roi Sumang | NorthPort Batang Pier | 6.5 |
| Steals per game | CJ Perez | San Miguel Beermen | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2.6 |
| Turnovers per game | Matthew Wright | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 4.3 |
| Fouls per game | Calvin Abueva | Magnolia Hotshots | 4.2 |
| Minutes per game | Scottie Thompson | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 39.8 |
| FG% | Larry Muyang | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 64.9% |
| FT% | Paul Lee | Magnolia Hotshots | 88.9% |
| 3FG% | Tyler Tio | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 49.1% |
| Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 20 |
| Triple-doubles | three players | 1 | |
Individual game highs edit
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Ato Ular | Blackwater Bossing | 34 |
| Rebounds | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 27 |
| Assists | four players | 12 | |
| Steals | Jio Jalalon | Magnolia Hotshots | 6 |
| CJ Perez | San Miguel Beermen | ||
| Blocks | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 |
| Three point field goals | Robert Bolick | NorthPort Batang Pier | 8 |
Team statistical leaders edit
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | San Miguel Beermen | 101.5 |
| Rebounds per game | San Miguel Beermen | 45.8 |
| Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 23.9 |
| Steals per game | Magnolia Hotshots | 8.8 |
| Blocks per game | TNT Tropang Giga | 5.0 |
| Turnovers per game | Blackwater Bossing | 16.3 |
| Fouls per game | Meralco Bolts | 25.6 |
| FG% | San Miguel Beermen | 47.3% |
| FT% | NorthPort Batang Pier | 72.8% |
| 3FG% | Meralco Bolts | 35.5% |
Notes edit
- ^ Live on iWantTFC worldwide excluding Philippines and United States
References edit
- ^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT". December 10, 2012.
- ^ "Jamie Malonzo raises game to the next level". PBA.ph. June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Sangalang makes presence felt". PBA.ph. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ "Japeth Aguilar earns Player of the Week honors". PBA.ph. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Ato Ular, first rookie to win Player of the Week citation this season". PBA.ph. July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
- ^ "SMB new guy Jericho Cruz earns PBA Player of the Week citation". Spin.ph. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Chris Newsome gets vote as PBA Player of the Week". Spin.ph. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Barroca wins Player of the Week honors". PBA.ph. July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Cliff Hodge beats tough field to clinch Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Castro named Player of the Week". PBA.ph. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- ^ "Jayson Castro claims second straight Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.