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2021 PBA Governors' Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(6) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Tim Cone 4
(4) Meralco Bolts Norman Black 2
DatesApril 6–22, 2022
MVPScottie Thompson
(Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
TelevisionLocal:
One Sports
TV5
PBA Rush (HD)
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Radio networkRadyo5 (DWFM)
Announcerssee Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Gomer Obina
Game 2:Nol Quilingen, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro
Game 3:Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla
Game 4:Peter Balao, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Cortez
Game 5:Nol Quilingen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla
Game 6:Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Mardy Montoya, Niño Cortez
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The 2021 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals (or PBA Season 46 Governors' Cup finals) was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The playoffs were delayed into 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the Meralco Bolts competed for the 20th Governors' Cup championship and the 130th overall championship contested by the league. This was the fourth time that Barangay Ginebra and Meralco competed for the Governors' Cup championship in the span of six seasons. Barangay Ginebra won the three previous championships against Meralco in 2016, 2017, and 2019. Barangay Ginebra defeated Meralco in six games to win their fourth Governors' Cup title in five seasons. They are the lowest-seeded team since the San Miguel Beermen in the 2019 Commissioner's Cup to win a PBA title.[3] Scottie Thompson was named the finals' MVP.[4]

Background[edit]

Further information: 2021 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel season § Governors' Cup, and 2021 Meralco Bolts season § Governors' Cup

Road to the finals[edit]

Main article: 2021 PBA Governors' Cup
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Meralco Bolts
Finished 6–5 (.636) in 6th place Elimination round Finished 7–4 (.636) in 4th place
win over the other against Alaska Tiebreaker —
Def. TNT in two games (twice-to-win disadvantage) Quarterfinals Def. San Miguel in one game (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. NLEX, 3–1 Semifinals Def. Magnolia, 3–2

Head-to-head matchup[edit]

February 13, 2022
6:45 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, Meralco Bolts 101
Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 24–16, 30–34, 19–22
Pts: Brownlee 27
Rebs: Brownlee 14
Asts: Pinto 9		 Pts: Bishop 30
Rebs: Bishop 13
Asts: Bishop, Newsome 7
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Rommel Gruta, Bing Oliva, Mike Flordeliza, Gomer Obina

Series summary[edit]

Game Date Venue Winner Result
Game 1 April 6, 2022 Smart Araneta Coliseum Meralco 104–91
Game 2 April 8 SM Mall of Asia Arena Barangay Ginebra 99–93
Game 3 April 10 Meralco 83–74
Game 4 April 13 Smart Araneta Coliseum Barangay Ginebra 95–84
Game 5 April 17 115–110
Game 6 April 22 SM Mall of Asia Arena 103–92

Game summaries[edit]

Game 1[edit]

April 6, 2022
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 91, Meralco Bolts 104
Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–28, 18–25, 31–26
Pts: Brownlee 27
Rebs: Standhardinger 14
Asts: Thompson 10		 Pts: Maliksi 22
Rebs: Bishop 12
Asts: Newsome 7
Meralco leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,457
Referees: Jimmy Mariano, Sherwin Pineda, Albert Nubla, Joel Baldago

Game 2[edit]

April 8, 2022
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 99, Meralco Bolts 93
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 40–19, 22–29, 17–22
Pts: Brownlee 36
Rebs: Brownlee 13
Asts: Brownlee 9		 Pts: Bishop 31
Rebs: Bishop 13
Asts: Black 6
Series tied, 1–1
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 12,248
Referees: Nol Quilingen, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Janine Nicandro

Game 3[edit]

April 10, 2022
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 74, Meralco Bolts 83
Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 21–18, 13–22, 13–21
Pts: Brownlee 19
Rebs: Brownlee 15
Asts: Brownlee 7		 Pts: Bishop 30
Rebs: Bishop 16
Asts: Newsome 6
Meralco leads series, 2–1
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 16,104
Referees: Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Rommel Gruta, Albert Nubla

Game 4[edit]

Prior to the game, Barangay Ginebra's Scottie Thompson was awarded his first Best Player of the Conference award,[5] and Barangay Ginebra import and Thompson's teammate Justin Brownlee was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award for the second time.[6]

April 13, 2022
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, Meralco Bolts 84
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 17–20, 27–13, 27–30
Pts: Brownlee, Thompson 27
Rebs: Brownlee 18
Asts: Brownlee 7		 Pts: Bishop 25
Rebs: Almazan, Black 9
Asts: Newsome 5
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 17,298
Referees: Peter Balao, Mardy Montoya, Mike Flordeliza, Niño Cortez

Game 5[edit]

April 17, 2022
6:30 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 115, Meralco Bolts 110
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 29–21, 28–30, 33 –37
Pts: Brownlee 40
Rebs: Brownlee 11
Asts: Thompson 11		 Pts: Bishop 30
Rebs: Bishop 15
Asts: Black, Newsome 5
Barangay Ginebra leads series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 18,251
Referees: Nol Quilingen, Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Albert Nubla

Game 6[edit]

The game was initially scheduled on April 20, 2022, at Smart Araneta Coliseum, but was later postponed to April 22 as fire broke out in one area of the arena during the preliminary round of the 2021 PBA 3x3 season – Second conference Grand Finals earlier in the day.[7][8]

April 22, 2022
6:00 pm
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 103, Meralco Bolts 92
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 28–23, 31–26, 25–19
Pts: Tenorio 30
Rebs: Brownlee 16
Asts: Brownlee 6		 Pts: Bishop 21
Rebs: Bishop 16
Asts: Newsome 6
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–2
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 20,224
Referees: Peter Balao, Sherwin Pineda, Mardy Montoya, Niño Cortez

Rosters[edit]

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2021 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
G/F 2 United States Dillinger, Jared Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–01–06 Hawaiʻi
G 3 Philippines Salado, Kent 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 1994–11–10 Arellano
G 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 151 lb (68 kg) 1984–07–09 Ateneo
G 6 Philippines Thompson, Scottie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993–07–12 UPHSD
F 10 Philippines Tolentino, Arvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995–11–05 Far Eastern
G 11 United States Pringle, Stanley Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–03–05 Penn State
F/C 12 Philippines Caperal, Prince 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–12 Arellano
G/F 14 United States Enriquez, Brian (R) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–10–19 William Woods
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Pinto, John 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1990–10–15 Arellano
F 23 Philippines Aguilar, Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985–07–27 National-U
F/C 25 Philippines Aguilar, Japeth 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–01–25 Western Kentucky
F 27 Philippines Onwubere, Sidney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–01 Emilio Aguinaldo
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 (I) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988–04–23 St. John's
F/C 34 Germany Standhardinger, Christian 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–04 Hawaiʻi
F 38 United States Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982–02–19 UTEP
G 50 Philippines Ayaay, MJ 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 1993–08–03 Lyceum
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Alfrancis Chua[a]
  • Philippines Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

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


Meralco Bolts 2021 PBA Governors' Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
G 1 Philippines Black, Aaron 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1996–12–03 Ateneo
F 3 United States Bishop, Tony (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–07–16 Texas State
G 5 United States Banchero, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific
F 6 Philippines Jose, Raymar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992–08–06 Far Eastern
F 7 United States Hodge, Cliff (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988–02–03 Reedley
G/F 11 United States Newsome, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–07–25 Ateneo
F 12 Philippines Belo, Mac 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993–02–12 Far Eastern
F 14 Philippines Cañete, Michael 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 1993–08–14 Arellano
G 17 Philippines Caram, Anjo 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 159 lb (72 kg) 1991–01–14 San Beda
G/F 19 Philippines Quinto, Bong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 1994–12–15 Letran
C 20 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1989–08–02 Letran
F/C 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1978–11–03 Manila
G/F 22 Philippines Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987–09–18 UST
G/F 23 Philippines Pasaol, Alvin (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–05–06 UE
F/C 50 Philippines Baclao, Nonoy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987–06–15 Ateneo
F 81 Philippines Jamito, Jammer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–09–01 St. Clare
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • (3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Broadcast notes[edit]

The Governors' Cup Finals was aired on TV5 with simulcast on PBA Rush (both in standard and high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 provided the radio play-by-play coverage. The One Sports network did not air games 1 and 2 as it aired the 2022 PVL Open Conference Finals, which happened on the same time as the PBA finals.

One Sports provided online livestreaming via the PusoPilipinas and Smart Sports Facebook pages using the TV5 and PBA Rush feeds respectively.

The PBA Rush broadcast provided English-language coverage of the Finals.

Game TV5 and One Sports SMART Sports (English & Filipino)
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s)
Game 1 Charlie Cuna Dominic Uy Denise Tan and Ysa Chong Jutt Sulit Vince Hizon
Game 2 Jutt Sulit Joaquin Henson Denise Tan and Eileen Shi Carlo Pamintuan Mark Molina
Game 3 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao Denise Tan and Ysa Chong Jinno Rufino Jolly Escobar
Game 4 Charlie Cuna Andy Jao Denise Tan and Ira Pablo-Neypes Anthony Suntay Vince Hizon
Game 5 Sev Sarmenta Dominic Uy Denise Tan and Ysa Chong Andre Co Jolly Escobar
Game 6 Magoo Marjon Joaquin Henson Denise Tan and Ira Pablo-Neypes Jinno Rufino Mark Molina
  • Additional Game 6 crew:
    • Trophy presentation: Jutt Sulit
    • Celebration interviewer: Denise Tan

References[edit]

  1. ^ "PBA postpones all scheduled games this week". PBA.ph. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "PBA postpones games temporarily, suspends team scrimmages". PBA.ph. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Denison Rey A. Dalupang (April 22, 2022). "PBA: Ginebra wins Governors' Cup crown anew, closes out Meralco in Game 6". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Delfin Dioquino (April 22, 2022). "Scottie Thompson crowned Finals MVP as Ginebra reigns". Rappler. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Thompson wins first BPC plum in runaway fashion". www.pba.ph.
  6. ^ "Brownlee is Governors Cup Best Import". www.pba.ph.
  7. ^ Ramos, Gerry (April 20, 2022). "PBA 3x3 Grand Finals suspended due to fire at Big Dome". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ginebra-Meralco IV Game 6 postponed due to Big Dome fire". PBA.ph. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

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