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2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(A1) TNT Tropang Giga Chot Reyes 4
(B3) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 2
DatesOctober 27 – November 8, 2024
MVPJayson Castro
(TNT Tropang Giga)
TelevisionLocal:
RPTV
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
Pilipinas Live
Online:
Pilipinas Live
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:Peter Balao, Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Janine Nicandro
Game 2:Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara
Game 3:Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Bryan Peclaro
Game 4:Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Rommel Gruta
Game 5:Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro
Game 6:Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara
PBA Governors' Cup finals chronology
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PBA finals chronology

The 2024 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup. It marked the end of the conference's playoffs.

The TNT Tropang Giga and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel competed for the 22nd Governors' Cup championship and the 136th overall championship contested by the league.[1][2] It was the rematch of the previous Governors' Cup finals.[3]

TNT defeated Barangay Ginebra in six games to win their second straight Governors' Cup.[4] Jayson Castro was named the finals' MVP.[5]

Background

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Road to the finals

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TNT Tropang Giga Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Finished 8–2 (.800) 1st place in Group A Elimination round Finished 6–4 (.600) 2nd place in Group B with San Miguel
Tiebreaker Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
Def. NLEX, 3–1 Quarterfinals Def. Meralco, 3–0
Def. Rain or Shine, 4–1 Semifinals Def. San Miguel, 4–2

Series summary

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Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 October 27 Smart Araneta Coliseum TNT 104–88
Game 2 October 30 Smart Araneta Coliseum 96–84
Game 3 November 1 Barangay Ginebra 85–73
Game 4 November 3 106–92
Game 5 November 6 TNT 99–72
Game 6 November 8 95–75


Game summaries

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Game 1

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October 27
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 16–22, 29–25, 32–26
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 19
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson, Nambatac 10
Asts: Nambatac 7
Pts: Brownlee 23
Rebs: Holt 8
Asts: three players 6
TNT leads series, 1–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,021
Referees: Peter Balao, Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Janine Nicandro

Proceeds of this game will be donated to the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine).[6]

Game 2

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October 30
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 30–18, 23–30, 24–13
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 37
Rebs: Oftana 14
Asts: Castro, Hollis-Jefferson 7
Pts: Brownlee 19
Rebs: Brownlee, Thompson 9
Asts: Abarrientos 5
TNT leads series, 2–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara

Game 3

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November 1
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 73, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 20–22, 20–20, 14–23
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 14
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 7
Pts: Brownlee 18
Rebs: Brownlee 13
Asts: three players 4
TNT leads series, 2–1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,320
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Bryan Peclaro

Game 4

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November 3
7:35 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 92, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 106
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 17–24, 35–31, 15–21
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 28
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 9
Asts: Castro 6
Pts: Brownlee 34
Rebs: Ahanmisi 8
Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 4
Series tied, 2–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,783
Referees: Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Rommel Gruta

Game 5

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November 6
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 99, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 72
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 30–13, 23–15, 20–24
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson, Pogoy 16
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 10
Asts: Castro 7
Pts: Tenorio, Thompson 13
Rebs: Brownlee 10
Asts: Brownlee 3
TNT leads series, 3–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,727
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro

Game 6

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November 8
7:30 pm
TNT Tropang Giga 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 21–27, 24–31, 29–11
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 31
Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 16
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 8
Pts: Abarrientos 31
Rebs: Thompson 10
Asts: Thompson 5
TNT wins series, 4–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,668
Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara

Rosters

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Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F/C 0 Philippines Eboña, Barkley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1996–11–29 Far Eastern
G 6 Philippines Nambatac, Rey 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1994–01–27 Letran
C 7 Philippines Erram, Poy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1989–07–07 Ateneo
F 8 Philippines Oftana, Calvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–01–03 San Beda
F 9 United States Varilla, Paul 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 1993–08–10 UE
G 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983–08–10 Cal State Fullerton
F 12 Philippines Khobuntin, Glenn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–09–07 National-U
G 13 Philippines Heruela, Brian 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1989–04–13 Cebu
G/F 16 Philippines Pogoy, Roger (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992–06–16 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1986–06–30 Philippine Christian
F/C 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982–02–07 Oakland
F/C 24 United States Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae (GI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1995–01–03 Arizona
G 26 Philippines Vosotros, Almond (FA) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1990–01–26 De La Salle
F/C 32 United States Galinato, Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Philippines
G 35 Philippines Aurin, Kim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UPHSD
F/C 45 United States Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–06–29 UC Riverside
F 50 United States Payawal, CJ (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–01–01 UE
G 53 Philippines Exciminiano, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1988–11–17 Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 00 United States Ahanmisi, Maverick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991–07–17 Minnesota
G/F 2 United States Gray, Jeremiah Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996–08–16 Dominican (CA)
F 3 United States Malonzo, Jamie Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1996–07–31 De La Salle
G 4 Philippines Abarrientos, RJ (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 1999–09–14 Far Eastern
G 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 United States Garcia, Paul (R / FA) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
G 9 Philippines Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
G 10 Philippines Pinto, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
F/C 11 Philippines Go, Isaac Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1996–06–07 Ateneo
G/F 14 United States Holt, Stephen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–12–06 Saint Mary's
F 18 Philippines Cu, Ralph 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997–03–09 De La Salle
G/F 19 Philippines Pessumal, Von 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Ateneo
F 22 United States Dillinger, Jared (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
F/C 23 Philippines Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
G/F 24 Philippines David, Jayson (FA) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1996–11–08 Lyceum
C 25 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 31 Philippines Mariano, Aljon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992–08–03 UST
F 32 United States Brownlee, Justin (GI) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F/C 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
F/C 88 Philippines Adamos, Ben 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–12–30 UPHSD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Alfrancis Chua[a]
  • Philippines Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


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

Broadcast notes

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The Governors' Cup Finals will be aired live on RPTV with simulcast on PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live (both in standard and high definition).

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide the English language coverage of the Finals.

The Pilipinas Live broadcast will provide the English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.

Game RPTV PBA Rush Arena Plus Xs and Os
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside Reporters Play-by-play Analyst Courtside Reporters Hosts
Game 1 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao Belle Gregorio and Eileen Shi Carlo Pamintuan Eric Reyes Bea Escudero Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 2 Charlie Cuna Andy Jao, Jong Uichico and Ryan Gregorio Apple David Andre Co Ronnie Magsanoc Pauline Verzosa Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 3 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy, Jeffrey Cariaso and Ronnie Magsanoc Belle Gregorio Carlo Pamintuan Andy Jao Doreen Suaybaguio Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 4 Charlie Cuna Quinito Henson, Luigi Trillo and Nico Salva Belle Gregorio Andre Co Eric Altamirano Bea Escudero Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 5 Sev Sarmenta Dominic Uy and Norman Black Eileen Shi Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 6 Sev Sarmenta Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao Apple David Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc
  • Additional crew:
    • Trophy presentation: Carlo Pamintuan
    • Celebration interviewer: Apple David and Bea Escudero

References

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  1. ^ Ramos, Gerry (October 18, 2024). "TNT relies on defense to put away Rain or Shine in five games". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Terrado, Reuben (October 20, 2024). "Ginebra outduels SMB in Game Six thriller, makes PBA Finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Terrado, Reuben (April 21, 2023). "TNT holds nerve in Game 6 to dethrone Ginebra as Governors' Cup champ". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 8, 2024). "TNT outduels Ginebra in Game 6 dogfight to complete title repeat". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Terrado, Reuben (November 8, 2024). "Rejuvenated Jayson Castro wins PBA Finals MVP at age 38". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Caacbay, Kennedy (October 24, 2024). "PBA Finals: Proceeds of Game 1 to be donated to Kristine victims". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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