Jerald Honeycutt poured 22 of his 32 points in the final half as the Phone Pals dictated the tempo up to the last minute. Lordy Tugade drilled three straight triples to push the Thunder to within 98-101, but wrong decisions in the end dash their bid, Tugade converted a twinner with three seconds left instead of shooting a potential game-tying triple.
Tony Lang turn in a game-high 37 points and joined hands with Willie Miller in the final half to power the Thunder to a victory and redeem himself from a lackluster 14-point output in the first game of the series. Willie Miller, Jimwell Torion and Junthy Valenzuela scored crucial three-pointers in the third and fourth quarter with Miller knocking in 11 of his 14 points in that span, including three triples that broke the backs of the Phone Pals, which lost Victor Pablo early in the game due to a knee injury when he fell on his back while trying to stop Junthy Valenzuela underneath the basket.
Jerald Honeycutt came up with his third consecutive double-double performance of 26 points and 13 rebounds while Pete Mickeal finished with 21 markers, four of which dealt the killer blows on the Thunder, Mickeal's short jumper and two free throws off a foul by Julius Nwosu capped a remarkable night for the Phone Pals.
Willie Miller fended off the Phone Pals' last-ditch effort after sinking both of his free throws and knocking in a decisive triple in the final minute to save the Thunder from a total collapse after posting 20-point margins three-fourths of the way before the Phone Pals' uprising. Sean Lampley, who replaces Tony Lang on a short notice, finished with 22 points and 9 rebounds.
A 25-10 run by the Phone Pals broke the 30-all count at halftime and allow them to settle comfortably on a 55-40 advantage entering the fourth quarter. The Thunder's miscues and lethargic plays in which the Phone Pals forced them to costly turnovers saw the previous lowest output in a championship game set by Alaska in 2000 were shattered as Red Bull finished the game with only 55 points.[3]
Donbel Belano, Gilbert Demape and Jerald Honeycutt made their shots from the outside as the Phone Pals' three-point shooting clicked to keep them ahead, 43-39, in the first half.[4]
Jimwell Torion drained a game-clinching triple with 1:31 left that found its mark and dashed the hopes of the Phone Pals, the tough defense put up by both teams resulted to an all-time low combined total of 127 points in the final game and the lowest winning output of 67 Willie Miller won on his first sophomore Finals MVP and Batang Red Bull captures on his 2 peat back to back champion title.[5]
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January 01, 1970
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The 2002 Samsung PBA Commissioner s Cup finals was the best of 7 basketball championship series of the 2002 PBA Commissioner s Cup and the conclusion of the conference s playoffs The Batang Red Bull Thunder and Talk N Text Phone Pals played for the 82nd championship contested by the league 1 2002 PBA Commissioner s Cup finalsTeamCoachWinsBatang Red Bull Thunder Yeng Guiao 4Talk N Text Phone Pals Bill Bayno 3DatesSeptember 6 20 2002TelevisionViva TV IBC Radio networkDZSRPBA Commissioner s Cup finals chronology lt 2001 2011 gt PBA finals chronology lt 2002 Governors 2002 All Filipino gt Batang Red Bull Thunder wins their 2nd PBA title and retain the crown they won in the same conference last season with a 4 3 series victory over the Talk N Text Phone Pals 2 Willie Miller won on his first season MVP and first finals MVP in Commissioner s Cup finals Contents 1 Series scoring summary 2 Games summary 2 1 Game 1 2 2 Game 2 2 3 Game 3 2 4 Game 4 2 5 Game 5 2 6 Game 6 2 7 Game 7 3 Roster 4 Broadcast notes 5 ReferencesSeries scoring summary editTeam Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Wins Red Bull 100 96 71 89 55 86 67 4 Talk N Text 102 86 80 81 77 78 60 3Games summary editGame 1 edit Viva TV September 6 recap Batang Red Bull Thunder 100 Talk N Text Phone Pals 102 Scoring by quarter 26 22 22 27 21 29 27 24Pts Julius Nwosu 22 Pts Jerald Honeycutt 32 Pete Mickeal 31Talk N Text leads series 1 0 Cuneta Astrodome Pasay Jerald Honeycutt poured 22 of his 32 points in the final half as the Phone Pals dictated the tempo up to the last minute Lordy Tugade drilled three straight triples to push the Thunder to within 98 101 but wrong decisions in the end dash their bid Tugade converted a twinner with three seconds left instead of shooting a potential game tying triple Game 2 edit Viva TV September 8 recap Batang Red Bull Thunder 96 Talk N Text Phone Pals 86 Scoring by quarter 30 17 16 25 30 22 20 22Pts Antonio Lang 37 Pts Pete Mickeal 20Series tied 1 1 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Tony Lang turn in a game high 37 points and joined hands with Willie Miller in the final half to power the Thunder to a victory and redeem himself from a lackluster 14 point output in the first game of the series Willie Miller Jimwell Torion and Junthy Valenzuela scored crucial three pointers in the third and fourth quarter with Miller knocking in 11 of his 14 points in that span including three triples that broke the backs of the Phone Pals which lost Victor Pablo early in the game due to a knee injury when he fell on his back while trying to stop Junthy Valenzuela underneath the basket Game 3 edit Viva TV September 11 recap Batang Red Bull Thunder 71 Talk N Text Phone Pals 80 Scoring by quarter 19 25 11 19 20 17 21 19Pts Antonio Lang 21 Pts Jerald Honeycutt 26Talk N Text leads series 2 1 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Jerald Honeycutt came up with his third consecutive double double performance of 26 points and 13 rebounds while Pete Mickeal finished with 21 markers four of which dealt the killer blows on the Thunder Mickeal s short jumper and two free throws off a foul by Julius Nwosu capped a remarkable night for the Phone Pals Game 4 edit Viva TV September 13 recap Batang Red Bull Thunder 89 Talk N Text Phone Pals 81 Scoring by quarter 27 18 26 14 14 19 22 30Pts Julius Nwosu 27 Pts Pete Mickeal 31Series tied 2 2 Cuneta Astrodome Pasay Willie Miller fended off the Phone Pals last ditch effort after sinking both of his free throws and knocking in a decisive triple in the final minute to save the Thunder from a total collapse after posting 20 point margins three fourths of the way before the Phone Pals uprising Sean Lampley who replaces Tony Lang on a short notice finished with 22 points and 9 rebounds Game 5 edit Viva TV September 15 Batang Red Bull Thunder 55 Talk N Text Phone Pals 77 Scoring by quarter 12 19 18 11 10 25 15 22Pts Sean Lampley 17 Pts Jerald Honeycutt 23Talk N Text leads series 3 2 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City A 25 10 run by the Phone Pals broke the 30 all count at halftime and allow them to settle comfortably on a 55 40 advantage entering the fourth quarter The Thunder s miscues and lethargic plays in which the Phone Pals forced them to costly turnovers saw the previous lowest output in a championship game set by Alaska in 2000 were shattered as Red Bull finished the game with only 55 points 3 Game 6 edit Viva TV September 18 Batang Red Bull Thunder 86 Talk N Text Phone Pals 78 Scoring by quarter 16 13 23 30 23 19 24 16Pts Julius Nwosu 28 Pts Pete Mickeal 20Series tied 3 3 Philsports Arena Pasig Donbel Belano Gilbert Demape and Jerald Honeycutt made their shots from the outside as the Phone Pals three point shooting clicked to keep them ahead 43 39 in the first half 4 Game 7 edit Viva TV September 20 Batang Red Bull Thunder 67 Talk N Text Phone Pals 60 Scoring by quarter 17 9 16 18 20 23 14 10Pts Sean Lampley 18 Pts Pete Mickeal 27Red Bull wins series 4 3 Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Jimwell Torion drained a game clinching triple with 1 31 left that found its mark and dashed the hopes of the Phone Pals the tough defense put up by both teams resulted to an all time low combined total of 127 points in the final game and the lowest winning output of 67 Willie Miller won on his first sophomore Finals MVP and Batang Red Bull captures on his 2 peat back to back champion title 5 2002 PBA Commissioner s Cup Champions Batang Red Bull Thunder Second titleRoster editBatang Red Bull roster Players Coaches Pos No Nat Name Ht Wt G 3 nbsp Torion Jimwell 5 ft 9 in 1 75 m SCSIT F 4 nbsp Harp Davonn 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Kutztown F 6 nbsp Locsin Noli 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m De La Salle F 8 nbsp Asaytono Nelson 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Manila F 9 nbsp Mendoza Jay 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Mapua F 10 nbsp Valenzuela Junthy 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m SCSIT G 11 nbsp Miller Willie 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Letran G F 12 nbsp Hizon Vince 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Ateneo G 13 nbsp Villoria Anton 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Letran F 15 nbsp Tugade Lordy 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m National U F 20 nbsp Reyes Edmund 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m UST F 21 nbsp Lampley Sean I 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m California F 42 nbsp Lang Antonio I 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Duke F 99 nbsp Nwosu Julius I 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Liberty Head coach nbsp Yeng Guiao Assistant coach es nbsp Roehl Nadurata nbsp Rudolf Hines nbsp Gil Lumberio nbsp Andy Jao Legend C Team captain I Import nbsp Injured Talk N Text Phone Pals roster Players Coaches Pos No Nat Name Ht Wt G F 3 nbsp Lago Elmer 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m De La Salle G 4 nbsp Evans Kenny 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m San Francisco State G 6 nbsp Demape Gilbert 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Cebu Tech G 8 nbsp Fran Patrick 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m UST F 13 nbsp Telan Mark 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m De La Salle F 20 nbsp Camaso Don 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Metro Manila Colleges F 33 nbsp Pablo Victor 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Far Eastern F nbsp Mickeal Pete I 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Cincinnati F C 40 nbsp Honeycutt Jerald I 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Tulane G 42 nbsp Belano Donbel 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Visayas C 43 nbsp Crisano Alex 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Brooklyn F C 81 nbsp Cui Gabby 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Ateneo Head coach nbsp Bill Bayno Assistant coach es nbsp Aric del Rosario nbsp Ariel Vanguardia Legend C Team captain I Import nbsp InjuredBroadcast notes editGame Play by play Analyst Courtside Reporters amp Halftime Hosts Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Boom Gonzales TJ Manotoc Game 5 Noli Eala Quinito Henson Paolo Trillo and Jannelle So Game 6 Game 7References edit Red Bull Talk N Text finals series on Philippine Daily Inquirer Pals Thunder No more tomorrow Philippine Daily Inquirer Pals a victory shy of title Philippine Daily Inquirer Red Bull forces Game 7 Philippine Daily Inquirer Thunderous Red Bull wins it all Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 PBA Commissioner 27s Cup finals amp oldid 1216591242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
