2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
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| Dates | September 3–15, 2000 | |||||||||
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| Television | Viva TV (IBC) | |||||||||
| Radio network | DZRH | |||||||||
The 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Sta. Lucia Realtors played for the 76th championship contested by the league. [1]
San Miguel Beermen claim their 14th PBA crown, surpassing the age-old record of the famed Crispa Redmanizers' 13 titles, by winning against Sta. Lucia in five games. The Realtors were on their first finals appearance since joining the league in 1993.
Series scoring summary
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Wins |
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| San Miguel | 106 | 72 | 89 | 66 | 79 | 4 |
| Sta.Lucia | 78 | 67 | 85 | 78 | 77 | 1 |
Games summary
Game 1
The beermen limited Sta.Lucia import Ansu Sesay to just 3 points in the second period to build a 44-33 halftime advantage. In the third quarter, San Miguel continued the assault to post a 75-50 lead. [2]
Game 2
Danny Ildefonso muscled his way to 18 points and 10 rebounds and outplayed Marlou Aquino at the paint before Danny Seigle converted on a trey that gave the beermen a 67-61 spread. [3]
Game 3
September 10 |
| San Miguel Beermen 89, Sta. Lucia Realtors 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 14-17, 23-25, 27-23 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Howard 24 Danny Seigle 23 | Pts: Dennis Espino 27 | |
Danny Seigle scored six of the beermen's last nine points, hitting two clutch baskets to lift San Miguel past Sta.Lucia, with Stephen Howard trapped on a double team down low. The beermen were forced to rotate the ball which eventually ended in Seigle's hot hands. Seigle drilled a triple that gave the beermen an 83-82 edge with 1:46 left, a minute later, Seigle drive through the realtors' defense for an 87-83 lead with 21.2 seconds remaining. [4]
Game 4
September 13 |
| San Miguel Beermen 66, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Howard 21 | Pts: Dennis Espino 16 | |
Dennis Espino and Paolo Mendoza took charge in the final quarter with import Ansu Sesay unable to elude the beermen's sticky defense. The realtors limited the beermen to just eight points in the fourth period.
Game 5
September 15 |
| San Miguel Beermen 79, Sta. Lucia Realtors 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 19-18, 22-26, 16-19 | ||
| Pts: Danny Ildefonso 23 | Pts: Marlou Aquino 26 | |
| San Miguel wins series, 4–1 | ||
Danny Ildefonso and Danny Seigle delivered the killing blows on the realtors, scoring a lay-in and a three-pointer in the closing seconds in a nail-biting victory. Rookie Paolo Mendoza of Sta.Lucia, who kept his team within striking distance in the third period with his fiery outside shooting, pegged the final score with a triple. [5]
| 2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions |
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San Miguel Beermen 14th title |
Broadcast notes
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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| Game 2 | ||
| Game 3 | ||
| Game 4 | ||
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