2017–18 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2017–18 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament started on December 17, 2017, and ended on April 6, 2018.^[1] The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

Format

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

Team standings

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^[2]
Notes:

^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Schedule

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss

Results

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Eighth seed playoff

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (8) TNT

(2) Magnolia vs. (7) GlobalPort

(3) Alaska vs. (6) NLEX

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Rain or Shine

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Barangay Ginebra

(2) Magnolia vs. (6) NLEX

Finals

Awards

Conference

Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)

Players of the Week

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Individual game highs

Team statistical leaders

References

^ PBA gives ways to Gilas games, sets 2017 opener on Dec. 17, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, October 6, 2017
^ "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
^ "Kiefer Ravena, first PBAPC Player of the Week for Season 43". PBA.ph. December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
^ "Gregzilla gets PBAPC nod for Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "Explosive start earns Paul Lee first Player of the Week award". PBA.ph. January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^ "Roger Pogoy thrives off the bench". PBA.ph. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^ "Willie Wilson goes 'perfect' against former team Ginebra". PBA.ph. January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
^ "Vic Manuel earns Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
^ "Kiefer Ravena shows why he is nicknamed the 'Phenom'". PBA.ph. February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
^ "Garvo Lanete stands up and delivers". PBA.ph. February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "Casio sparkles in absence of other key Aces". PBA.ph. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
^ "Jericho Cruz shows why TNT KaTropa traded for him". PBA.ph. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^ "'Super Mario' steps up at the right time". PBA.ph. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
^ "June Mar Fajardo stands tall against Ginebra in Final Four". PBA.ph. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.

External links

PBA Official Website