2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

The 2022–23 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and guest team Bay Area Dragons competed for the 20th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 132nd overall championship contested by the league.^[1]

2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

Team Coach Wins (3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4 (1) Bay Area Dragons Brian Goorjian 3
Dates	December 25, 2022 – January 15, 2023
MVP	Christian Standhardinger (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Television	Local: One Sports TV5 PBA Rush (HD) International: AksyonTV International iWantTFC^[note 1]
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Radio network	Radyo5 (DWFM)
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Niño Cortez Game 2: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago Game 3: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Barcenas Game 4: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Janine Nicandro, Niño Cortez Game 5: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla, Jeff Tantay Game 6: Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago Game 7: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan
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The Bay Area Dragons are the first guest team since 1980 to appear in the PBA Finals, while this is the second time in the past three Commissioner's Cup tournaments that Barangay Ginebra appeared in a Commissioner's Cup Finals; they previously won the title in 2018 where they defeated the San Miguel Beermen in six games. Barangay Ginebra defeated Bay Area in seven games to claim their third Commissioner's Cup title in franchise history. Christian Standhardinger was named the Finals MVP for this series.

Background

Further information: 2022–23 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Commissioner's Cup, and Bay Area Dragons

Road to the finals

Main article: 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel		Bay Area Dragons
Finished 9–3 (.750) in 3rd place	Elimination round	Finished 10–2 (.833) in 1st place with Magnolia
—	Tiebreaker	Head-to-head record: Bay Area 1–0 Magnolia (1st place)
Def. NorthPort, 2–0 (best-of-three)	Quarterfinals	Def. Rain or Shine in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Magnolia, 3–1	Semifinals	Def. San Miguel, 3–1

Head-to-head matchup

TV5

October 9, 2022 6:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 111, Bay Area Dragons 93
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 24–20, 35–18, 26–27
Pts: Brownlee 46 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Thompson 5		Pts: Nicholson 28 Rebs: Nicholson 12 Asts: Yang 4

PhilSports Arena, Pasig Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mao Orioste, Kenny Hallig

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	December 25, 2022	SM Mall of Asia Arena	Barangay Ginebra	96–81
Game 2	December 28, 2022	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Bay Area	99–82
Game 3	January 4, 2023	SM Mall of Asia Arena	Barangay Ginebra	89–82
Game 4	January 6, 2023		Bay Area	94–86
Game 5	January 8, 2023		Barangay Ginebra	101–91
Game 6	January 11, 2023	Smart Araneta Coliseum	Bay Area	87–84
Game 7	January 15, 2023	Philippine Arena	Barangay Ginebra	114–99

Game summaries

Game 1

TV5

December 25, 2022 5:00 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 96, Bay Area Dragons 81
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 123–15, 27–24, 124–17
Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 6		Pts: Nicholson 27 Rebs: Nicholson 12 Asts: Lam 6
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 18,252 Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Niño Cortez

Game 2

TV5

December 28, 2022 5:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 82, Bay Area Dragons 99
Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 19–30, 25–16, 22–31
Pts: Brownlee 32 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: Pinto, Tenorio 4		Pts: Nicholson 30 Rebs: Nicholson 15 Asts: Yang 8
Series tied, 1–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 16,044 Referees: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago

Game 3

TV5

January 4, 2023 5:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 89, Bay Area Dragons 82
Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 19–21, 21–26, 33–19
Pts: Brownlee 34 Rebs: Brownlee 17 Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 4		Pts: Nicholson 23 Rebs: Nicholson 24 Asts: Yang 6
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 2–1

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 15,004 Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Sherwin Pineda, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Barcenas

Game 4

Prior to the game, Barangay Ginebra's Scottie Thompson was awarded his second Best Player of the Conference award, and Barangay Ginebra import and Thompson's teammate Justin Brownlee was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award for the third time.^[2]

TV5

January 6, 2023 5:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 86, Bay Area Dragons 94
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 27–19, 15–22, 25–34
Pts: Brownlee 23 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Brownlee 11		Pts: Lam 30 Rebs: Lam, Zhu 9 Asts: three players 4
Series tied, 2–2

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 17,236 Referees: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Janine Nicandro, Niño Cortez

Game 5

TV5

January 8, 2023 5:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 101, Bay Area Dragons 91
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 31–19, 22–19, 25–29
Pts: Brownlee 37 Rebs: Brownlee, Malonzo 8 Asts: Thompson 8		Pts: Blankley 29 Rebs: Liu 11 Asts: Song 5
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2

SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 21,823 Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla, Jeff Tantay

Game 6

A day before the game, Bay Area's second import Myles Powell was reactivated in lieu of Andrew Nicholson who missed both games 4 and 5 due to an injury sustained during game 3.^[3]

TV5

January 11, 2023 5:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84, Bay Area Dragons 87
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 22–25, 22–16, 20–21
Pts: Brownlee 37 Rebs: Brownlee 10 Asts: Brownlee 11		Pts: Powell 29 Rebs: Reid 12 Asts: Zhu 10
Series tied, 3–3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 22,361 Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan, Joel Baldago

Game 7

The game was initially scheduled on January 13, 2023, but was moved to January 15 due to 'popular demand'.^[4]

On January 12, long-time Barangay Ginebra import Justin Brownlee became a naturalized Filipino citizen.^[5]

The game set the highest attendance ever in a PBA finals game with 54,589.^[6]

TV5

January 15, 2023 5:45 pm

Box score

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 114, Bay Area Dragons 99
Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 34–18, 34–35, 19–25
Pts: Brownlee 34 Rebs: Malonzo 17 Asts: Brownlee 12		Pts: Powell 29 Rebs: Liu 13 Asts: Powell 5
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3

Philippine Arena, Bocaue, Bulacan Attendance: 54,589 Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jerry Narandan

Rosters

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) College G/F 0   Gray, Jeremiah (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–08–16 Dominican (CA) G/F 2   Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi F 3   Malonzo, Jamie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–07–31 De La Salle G 5   Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo G 9   Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD G 11   Pringle, Stanley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State G 17   Pinto, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano G/F 19   Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo F 23   Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U G/F 24   David, Jayson (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996–11–08 Lyceum F/C 25   Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky F 27   Onwubere, Sidney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo F 31   Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST F 32   Brownlee, Justin (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's F/C 34   Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi	Head coach   Tim Cone Assistant coach(es)   Richard del Rosario (1st assistant)   Olsen Racela   Freddie Abuda   Kirk Collier   Patrick Partosa Team manager   Alfrancis Chua^[a]   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   Injured Roster

• ^a Also serves as Barangay Ginebra's board governor.

Bay Area Dragons 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) G 0   Ewing, Scotty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1991–04–10 G 1   Yang, Glen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996–08–30 F 6   Si Kun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 1995–02–27 F 8   Zhu Songwei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1996–11–09 F 9   Ju Mingxin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–03–10 F 11   Blankley, Hayden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 2000–07–04 G 13   Powell, Myles (I) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997–07–07 G/F 15   Liang, Warren 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1993–09–19 F 16   Song Jianhua 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1991–01–20 C 21   Liu Chuanxing 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 287 lb (130 kg) 1999–07–30 G/F 22   Lam, Kobey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2000–03–02 F 25   Zheng Qilong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 1996–04–10 C 31   Zhang Zhiyuan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 1999–05–08 F/C 33   Reid, Duncan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–09–28 F/C 44   Nicholson, Andrew (I) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1989–12–08	Head coach   Brian Goorjian Assistant coach(es)   Pocholo Villanueva   Bill Tomlinson Team manager   Maya Montecillo 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

Broadcast notes

The Commissioner Cup Finals was aired on TV5 & One Sports with simulcast on PBA Rush, SMART Sports on Facebook, SMART GigaPlay App, and Radyo5 92.3 News FM (both in standard and high definition).

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English language coverage of the Finals.

The SMART Sports Facebook broadcast provided English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.

Game	TV5 and One Sports			PBA Rush			ShootAround Pre-Game Show	SMART Sports Facebook
	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside Reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside Reporters	Hosts	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Joaquin Henson and Norman Black	Apple David	Carlo Pamintuan	Charles Tiu	Belle Gregorio	Paolo del Rosario, Ryan Gregorio and Topex Robinson	Miguel Dypiangco	Eric Altamirano	Apple David
Game 2	Sev Sarmenta	Joaquin Henson and Topex Robinson	Denise Tan	Carlo Pamintuan	Vince Hizon	Aiyana Perlas	Miguel Dypiangco, Ryan Gregorio, and Ronnie Magsanoc	Chiqui Reyes	Jude Roque	Denise Tan
Game 3	Charlie Cuna	Ronnie Magsanoc	Apple David	Carlo Pamintuan	Dominic Uy	Doreen Suaybaguio	Paolo del Rosario, Ryan Gregorio, and Larry Fonacier	Jinno Rufino	Allan Gregorio	Apple David
Game 4	Jutt Sulit	Dominic Uy and Aldin Ayo	Denise Tan	Chiqui Reyes	Eric Reyes	Doreen Suaybaguio	Paolo del Rosario and Ronnie Magsanoc	Carlo Pamintuan	Larry Fonacier	Denise Tan
Game 5	Magoo Marjon	Andy Jao	Apple David	Carlo Pamintuan	Charles Tiu	Belle Gregorio	Paolo del Rosario and Ryan Gregorio	Mikee Reyes	Jolly Escobar	Apple David
Game 6	Sev Sarmenta	Dominic Uy and Yeng Guiao	Denise Tan	Carlo Pamintuan	Andy Jao	Aiyana Perlas	Paolo del Rosario, Ryan Gregorio, and Gabe Norwood	Andre Co	Eric Reyes	Denise Tan
Game 7	Charlie Cuna	Joaquin Henson and Norman Black	Bea Escudero	Carlo Pamintuan	Ryan Gregorio	Belle Gregorio	Paolo del Rosario, Ryan Gregorio, Dominic Uy, and Beau Belga	Mikee Reyes	Allan Gregorio	Bea Escudero

• Additional Game 7 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit
  • Celebration interviewer: Bea Escudero and Belle Gregorio

Notes

1. Live on iWantTFC worldwide excluding Philippines and United States

References

1. Micaller, Bea (December 21, 2022). "Bay Area dethrones San Miguel, sets up title showdown with Ginebra". GMANetwork.com. from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
2. "Thompson named Davco-Best Player of the Conference, Brownlee wins coins.ph-Best Import award". www.pba.ph. January 6, 2023. from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
3. Ramos, Gerry (January 10, 2023). "Myles Powell reactivated as Bay Area tries to drag Ginebra to Game Seven". spin.ph. from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
4. "PBA moves winner-take-all Game 7 to Jan. 15, Sunday". ABS-CBNnews.com. January 11, 2023. from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
5. Magallon, Reynald (January 12, 2023). "Justin Brownlee now a Filipino". Manila Bulletin. from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
6. Ramos, Gerry (January 15, 2023). "Game 7 of Ginebra-Bay Area finals breaks PBA all-time attendance record". Spin.ph. from the original on January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

External links

• PBA official website