1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
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The 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals is 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 the Alaska Milkmen
played for the 67th championship contested by the league.
The Gordon's Gin Boars
won against the Alaska Milkmen
, 3-1, ending their six-year title drought.
1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup
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, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
and the Alaska Milkmen
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
played for the 67th championship contested by the league.
The Gordon's Gin Boars
Barangay Ginebra Kings
The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation...
won against the Alaska Milkmen
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
, 3-1, ending their six-year title drought.
Qualification
| Gordon's Gin Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... | |Alaska Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
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| Finished 6–4 (.600), tied for 1st | Eliminations | Finished 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 San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
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| Won against San Miguel San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... , 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 | Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998... |
Areneta Araneta Coliseum The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines... |
Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998... |
Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998... |
Areneta Araneta Coliseum The Smart Araneta Coliseum, known as The Big Dome is an indoor multi-purpose sports arena located in the Cubao area of Quezon City, Philippines... |
Cuneta Cuneta Astrodome Cuneta Astrodome is an indoor sporting arena located in Pasay, Philippines. It is better known as the home of the Philippine Basketball Association from 1993, when it left the PhilSports Arena, then known as the ULTRA, until 1998... |
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
| 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions |
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Gordon's Gin Boars Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... Fourth title |
Awards
- Finals MVP: Marlou AquinoMarlou AquinoMarlou B. Aquino is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who last played for the Meralco Bolts. Known by his moniker The Skyscraper, he is also known, along with Dennis Espino, as one-half of the so-called Twin Towers of the disbanded Sta...
(Gordon's Gin) - Best Player of the Conference Johnny AbarrientosJohnny AbarrientosJohnny Abarrientos is a retired Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was also a many-time member of the Philippine National team, and was the 1996 PBA MVP, becoming the shortest player to win the league's highest individual award.He is known by many...
(Alaska) - Best Import of the Conference Jeff WardJeff WardJeff Ward may refer to:* Jeff Ward * Jeff Ward * Jeffrey Ward...
(San Miguel)
Broadcast notes
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst Color commentator A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the... |
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| Game 1 | Noli Eala Noli Eala Jose Emmanuel M. Eala, better known as Noli Eala, was the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Before he became the commissioner of the league, he was a play-by-play commentator of Viva-Vintage Sports, which broadcasts the PBA Games, from the early 1990s... |
Andy Jao |
| Game 2 | Ed Picson | Quinito Henson Quinito Henson Quinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s... |
| Game 3 | Chino Trinidad | Andy Jao |
| Game 4 | Noli Eala Noli Eala Jose Emmanuel M. Eala, better known as Noli Eala, was the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Before he became the commissioner of the league, he was a play-by-play commentator of Viva-Vintage Sports, which broadcasts the PBA Games, from the early 1990s... |
Quinito Henson Quinito Henson Quinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s... |
| Game 5 | Chino Trinidad | Andy Jao |
| Game 6 | Ed Picson | Quinito Henson Quinito Henson Quinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s... |