1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
TeamCoachWins
Gordon's Gin Boars Robert Jaworski 4
Alaska Milkmen Tim Cone 2
Dates August 26 - September 7, 1997
MVP Marlou Aquino
Television VTV (IBC)
Radio network DZRH

The 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars and Alaska Milkmen played for the 67th championship contested by the league.

Gordon's Gin Boars finally ended a six-year title drought, winning their finals series over Alaska Milkmen, 4 games to 2.

Qualification

Gordon's GinAlaska
Finished 6–4 (.600), tied for 1st EliminationsFinished 5–5 (.500), 5th
Finished 11–7 (.611), tied for 1st Semifinals Finished 11–7 (.611), tied for 1st, and, +12 in overall point differential over San Miguel
Won against San Miguel, 106-100 Playoff

Series scoring summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Wins
Gordon's Gin 99 102 87 90 81 105 4
Alaska 89 96 86 108 86 79 2
Venue CunetaAranetaCunetaCunetaAranetaCuneta

Games summary

Game 1

August 26
7:30 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 99, Alaska Milkmen 89
Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 24-18, 22-20, 32-25
Pts: Chris King 40
Rebs: Chris King 13
Asts: King 10		 Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 23
Rebs: Kevin Holland 18
Asts: Abarrientos, Hawkins 5
Gordon's Gin leads series, 1-0

Chris King registered a triple-double of 40 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, figured in Gordon's key third quarter assault when they grabbed a 55-52 lead, Alaska had one last chance to stage a reversal late in the game, but King took command, giving the Boars a 94-84 bubble with a minute to go.

Game 2

August 29
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 102, Alaska Milkmen 96
Gordon's Gin leads series, 2-0

Chris King, despite suffering a pulled left hamstring, never gave up, he hits the dagger three-pointer from a Marlou Aquino pass with 37.2 seconds left to give the Boars a 4-point lead. Doctors later found out that King had a strained ligament and a partial tear on his left hamstring.

Game 3

August 31
6:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 87, Alaska Milkmen 86
Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 24-21, 26-17, 25-30
Pts: Pido Jarencio 23
Rebs: Terry Saldaña 12
Asts: Aquino 5		 Pts: Kevin Holland 23
Rebs: Kevin Holland 14
Asts: Abarrientos 10
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-0

The Boars pulled through a down-the-wire final minute with import Chris King's inside basket and Pido Jarencio's key triple as the Milkmen succumbed to turnovers and missed attempts in their last possessions, Jarencio waxes hot with seven triples, five in the final half, on a 7-of-8 shooting from the three-point range. Alaska had one last crack to win the game but Dwight Lago's jumper went all air as Gordon's takes a 3-0 lead.[1]

Game 4

September 2
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 90, Alaska Milkmen 108
Scoring by quarter: 20-17, 17-28, 22-35, 31-26
Pts: Noli Locsin 18
Rebs: Chris King, Wilmer Ong 5
Asts: King 6		 Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 24
Rebs: Kevin Holland 10
Asts: Abarrientos 4
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-1

Game 5

September 5
7:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 81, Alaska Milkmen 86
Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 14-26, 29-27, 19-20
Pts: Chris King 19
Rebs: Marlou Aquino 11
Asts: King 10		 Pts: Jojo Lastimosa 16
Rebs: Kevin Holland 15
Asts: Abarrientos 7
Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-2

Game 6

September 7
6:00 pm
Gordon's Gin Boars 105, Alaska Milkmen 79
Pts: Chris King 24
Gordon's Gin wins series, 4-2

A decisive 33-5 run in the third quarter as the Boars' avalanche of points blew the game wide open, Gordon's steamrolled to a 30-point lead at 79-49, going into the fourth quarter, while limiting Alaska to an all-time lowest score of five points in a quarter.[2]

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions

Gordon's Gin Boars
Fourth title

Awards

Rosters

Gordon's Gin Boars roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 David, Bal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 148 lb (67 kg) UST
F 6 Locsin, Noli 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (113 kg) De La Salle
G 7 Jaworski, Robert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) East
F 9 De Joya, Macky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) San Beda College
G/F 11 Gayoso, Jayvee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ateneo de Manila
G 12 Hizon, Vince 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo de Manila
C 13 Aquino, Marlou 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Adamson
G 15 Orquillas, Michael 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) University of Cebu
F 16 Cheng, Benito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Mapua
F 17 Saldaña, Antero 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Letran (Jrs)
F/C 18 Ong, Wilmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Saint La Salle
G 25 Jarencio, Pido 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UST
F 44 King, Chris (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wake Forest University
G 52 Jaworski, Jr., Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Ateneo de Manila
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured
Alaska Milkmen roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 5 Holland, Kevin (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 219 lb (99 kg) DePaul University
G/F 6 Lastimosa, Jojo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Jose-Recoletos
G 7 Gomez, Roehl 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) University of Cebu
G/F 9 Santos, Rodney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Sebastian
G 10 Fernandez, Boyet 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) University of San Agustin
F/C 12 Bachmann, Richard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) De La Salle
G 14 Abarrientos, Johnny 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 15 Lago, Dwight 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) De La Salle
F 16 Hawkins, Bong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) PHCR
C 17 Ramas, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Mapua
C 29 Otto, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Far Eastern
C 32 Juinio, Poch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) State U
G/F 44 Castelo, Merwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) San Beda College
C 51 Punzalan, Bryant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Far Eastern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst
Game 1 Noli Eala Andy Jao
Game 2 Ed Picson Quinito Henson
Game 3 Chino Trinidad Andy Jao
Game 4 Noli Eala Quinito Henson
Game 5 Chino Trinidad Andy Jao
Game 6 Ed Picson Quinito Henson

References

  1. ↑ Scent of title gets stronger for Gordon's
  2. ↑ Gordon's Gin ends 6-year drought
  3. ↑ Abarrientos named best player

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.