2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals

2024 PBA Governors' Cup finals
Dates	October 27 – November 8, 2024
MVP	Jayson Castro; (TNT Tropang Giga)
Television	Local: ; RPTV ; PBA Rush (HD) ; International: ; Pilipinas Live ; Online: ; Pilipinas Live
Announcers	see Broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1:
Game 1:	Peter Balao, Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Janine Nicandro
Game 2:	Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara
Game 3:	Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Bryan Peclaro
Game 4:	Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Rommel Gruta
Game 5:	Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro
Game 6:	Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara
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The 2024 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series for the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup. It marked the end of the conference's playoffs.

The TNT Tropang Giga and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel competed for the 22nd Governors' Cup championship and the 136th overall championship contested by the league.^[1]^[2] It was the rematch of the previous Governors' Cup finals.^[3]

TNT defeated Barangay Ginebra in six games to win their second straight Governors' Cup.^[4] Jayson Castro was named the finals' MVP.^[5]

Background

Road to the finals

TNT Tropang Giga		Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Finished 8–2 (.800) 1st place in Group A	Elimination round	Finished 6–4 (.600) 2nd place in Group B with San Miguel
—	Tiebreaker	Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–1 Barangay Ginebra (San Miguel 1.23, Barangay Ginebra 0.82)
Def. NLEX, 3–1	Quarterfinals	Def. Meralco, 3–0
Def. Rain or Shine, 4–1	Semifinals	Def. San Miguel, 4–2

Series summary

Game	Date	Venue	Winner	Result
Game 1	October 27	Smart Araneta Coliseum	TNT	104–88
Game 2	October 30	Smart Araneta Coliseum	TNT	96–84
Game 3	November 1		Barangay Ginebra	85–73
Game 4	November 3		Barangay Ginebra	106–92
Game 5	November 6		TNT	99–72
Game 6	November 8		TNT	95–75

Game summaries

Game 1

RPTV

October 27
7:30 pm

Box score

TNT Tropang Giga 104, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 16–22, 29–25, 32–26
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 19 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson, Nambatac 10 Asts: Nambatac 7		Pts: Brownlee 23 Rebs: Holt 8 Asts: three players 6
TNT leads series, 1–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,021
Referees: Peter Balao, Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Janine Nicandro

Proceeds of this game will be donated to the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Trami (Kristine).^[6]

Game 2

RPTV

October 30
7:30 pm

Box score

TNT Tropang Giga 96, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 30–18, 23–30, 24–13
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 37 Rebs: Oftana 14 Asts: Castro, Hollis-Jefferson 7		Pts: Brownlee 19 Rebs: Brownlee, Thompson 9 Asts: Abarrientos 5
TNT leads series, 2–0

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Rommel Gruta, Mike Flordeliza, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara

Game 3

RPTV

November 1
7:30 pm

Box score

TNT Tropang Giga 73, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 20–22, 20–20, 14–23
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 14 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 7		Pts: Brownlee 18 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: three players 4
TNT leads series, 2–1

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 11,320
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Bing Oliva, Mardy Montoya, Bryan Peclaro

Game 4

RPTV

November 3
7:35 pm

Box score

TNT Tropang Giga 92, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 106
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 17–24, 35–31, 15–21
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 28 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 9 Asts: Castro 6		Pts: Brownlee 34 Rebs: Ahanmisi 8 Asts: Brownlee, Thompson 4
Series tied, 2–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,783
Referees: Jerry Narandan, Albert Nubla, Jeffrey Tantay, Rommel Gruta

Game 5

RPTV

November 6
7:30 pm

Box score

TNT Tropang Giga 99, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 72
Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 30–13, 23–15, 20–24
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson, Pogoy 16 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 10 Asts: Castro 7		Pts: Tenorio, Thompson 13 Rebs: Brownlee 10 Asts: Brownlee 3
TNT leads series, 3–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 12,727
Referees: Nol Quilinguen, Rommel Gruta, Mardy Montoya, Janine Nicandro

Game 6

RPTV

November 8
7:30 pm

Box score

TNT Tropang Giga 95, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 85
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 21–27, 24–31, 29–11
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 31 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 16 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 8		Pts: Abarrientos 31 Rebs: Thompson 10 Asts: Thompson 5
TNT wins series, 4–2

Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,668
Referees: Peter Balao, Rommel Gruta, Jeffrey Tantay, Karlo Vergara

Rosters

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
F/C	0	Eboña, Barkley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1996–11–29	Far Eastern
G	6	Nambatac, Rey	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1994–01–27	Letran
C	7	Erram, Poy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	1989–07–07	Ateneo
F	8	Oftana, Calvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	1996–01–03	San Beda
F	9	Varilla, Paul	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)		1993–08–10	UE
G	10	Reyes, Ryan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983–08–10	Cal State Fullerton
F	12	Khobuntin, Glenn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1991–09–07	National-U
G	13	Heruela, Brian	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1989–04–13	Cebu
G/F	16	Pogoy, Roger (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1992–06–16	Far Eastern
G	17	Castro, Jayson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1986–06–30	Philippine Christian
F/C	21	Williams, Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1982–02–07	Oakland
F/C	24	Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae (GI)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1995–01–03	Arizona
G	26	Vosotros, Almond (FA)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1990–01–26	De La Salle
F/C	32	Galinato, Henry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)		Philippines
G	35	Aurin, Kim	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)		UPHSD
F/C	45	Ganuelas-Rosser, Brandon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1994–06–29	UC Riverside
F	50	Payawal, CJ (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1997–01–01	UE
G	53	Exciminiano, Chris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–11–17	Far Eastern

Head coach

Chot Reyes

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Jojo Lastimosa
Yvette Ruiz (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	00	Ahanmisi, Maverick	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1991–07–17	Minnesota
G/F	2	Gray, Jeremiah	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1996–08–16	Dominican (CA)
F	3	Malonzo, Jamie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1996–07–31	De La Salle
G	4	Abarrientos, RJ (R)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)		1999–09–14	Far Eastern
G	5	Tenorio, LA (C)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	151 lb (68 kg)	1984–07–09	Ateneo
G	6	Garcia, Paul (R / FA)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)		Ateneo
G	9	Thompson, Scottie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1993–07–12	UPHSD
G	10	Pinto, John	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1990–10–15	Arellano
F/C	11	Go, Isaac	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1996–06–07	Ateneo
G/F	14	Holt, Stephen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1991–12–06	Saint Mary's
F	18	Cu, Ralph	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1997–03–09	De La Salle
G/F	19	Pessumal, Von	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1993–02–12	Ateneo
F	22	Dillinger, Jared (IN)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1984–01–06	Hawaiʻi
F/C	23	Aguilar, Raymond	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1985–07–27	National-U
G/F	24	David, Jayson (FA)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1996–11–08	Lyceum
C	25	Aguilar, Japeth	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1987–01–25	Western Kentucky
F	31	Mariano, Aljon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1992–08–03	UST
F	32	Brownlee, Justin (GI)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1988–04–23	St. John's
F/C	38	Devance, Joe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1982–02–19	UTEP
F/C	88	Adamos, Ben	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1995–12–30	UPHSD

Head coach

Tim Cone

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Alfrancis Chua^[a]
Raymond Rodriguez (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
(GI) Governors' Cup Import
(EI) EASL Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

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

Broadcast notes

The Governors' Cup Finals will be aired live on RPTV with simulcast on PBA Rush and Pilipinas Live (both in standard and high definition).

The PBA Rush broadcast will provide the English language coverage of the Finals.

The Pilipinas Live broadcast will provide the English-Filipino language coverage of the Finals.

Game	RPTV			PBA Rush			Arena Plus Xs and Os
Game	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside Reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporters	Hosts
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao	Belle Gregorio and Eileen Shi	Carlo Pamintuan	Eric Reyes	Bea Escudero	Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 2	Charlie Cuna	Andy Jao, Jong Uichico and Ryan Gregorio	Apple David	Andre Co	Ronnie Magsanoc	Pauline Verzosa	Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 3	Magoo Marjon	Dominic Uy, Jeffrey Cariaso and Ronnie Magsanoc	Belle Gregorio	Carlo Pamintuan	Andy Jao	Doreen Suaybaguio	Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 4	Charlie Cuna	Quinito Henson, Luigi Trillo and Nico Salva	Belle Gregorio	Andre Co	Eric Altamirano	Bea Escudero	Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 5	Sev Sarmenta	Dominic Uy and Norman Black	Eileen Shi				Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Nico Salva
Game 6	Sev Sarmenta	Quinito Henson and Yeng Guiao	Apple David				Anton Roxas, Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc

Additional crew:
- Trophy presentation: Carlo Pamintuan
- Celebration interviewer: Apple David and Bea Escudero

References

^ Ramos, Gerry (October 18, 2024). "TNT relies on defense to put away Rain or Shine in five games". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ Terrado, Reuben (October 20, 2024). "Ginebra outduels SMB in Game Six thriller, makes PBA Finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ Terrado, Reuben (April 21, 2023). "TNT holds nerve in Game 6 to dethrone Ginebra as Governors' Cup champ". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
^ Terrado, Reuben (November 8, 2024). "TNT outduels Ginebra in Game 6 dogfight to complete title repeat". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ Terrado, Reuben (November 8, 2024). "Rejuvenated Jayson Castro wins PBA Finals MVP at age 38". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
^ Caacbay, Kennedy (October 24, 2024). "PBA Finals: Proceeds of Game 1 to be donated to Kristine victims". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

External links

PBA official website

[1] Ramos, Gerry (October 18, 2024). "TNT relies on defense to put away Rain or Shine in five games". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[2] Terrado, Reuben (October 20, 2024). "Ginebra outduels SMB in Game Six thriller, makes PBA Finals". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[3] Terrado, Reuben (April 21, 2023). "TNT holds nerve in Game 6 to dethrone Ginebra as Governors' Cup champ". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 22, 2024.

[4] Terrado, Reuben (November 8, 2024). "TNT outduels Ginebra in Game 6 dogfight to complete title repeat". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[5] Terrado, Reuben (November 8, 2024). "Rejuvenated Jayson Castro wins PBA Finals MVP at age 38". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 8, 2024.

[6] Caacbay, Kennedy (October 24, 2024). "PBA Finals: Proceeds of Game 1 to be donated to Kristine victims". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 27, 2024.

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