2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup

The 2000 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2000 PBA season. It started on June 23 and ended on September 15, 2000. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.[1]

2000 PBA Commissioner's Cup
DurationJune 23 – September 15, 2000
TV partner(s)Viva TV on IBC
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upSta. Lucia Realtors
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.[2]
  • The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
  • Quarterfinals:
    • Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
    • QF1: #1 vs. #8
    • QF2: #2 vs. #7
    • QF3: #3 vs. #6
    • QF4: #4 vs. #5
  • Best-of-five semifinals:
    • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
    • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
  • Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
  • Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Imports

The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.

TeamNameGP
Alaska Milkmen Marcus Liberty2
Kirk King12
Barangay Ginebra Kings Ryan Fletcher10
Batang Red Bull Thunder Thaddeus Delaney3
Jack Hartman5
Raymond Tutt1
Mobiline Phone Pals Carlos Strong9
Milton Henderson1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Julius Nwosu9
Joe Stephens*1
San Miguel Beermen Stephen Howard18
Shell Velocity John Best9
Sta. Lucia Realtors Ansu Sesay19
Sunkist Orange Juicers Carl Thomas3
Harold Ellis7
Tanduay Rhum Masters Ira Clark15

(*) Played only in Purefoods' seventh game in the eliminations until Nwosu returns in their last two games.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 7 2 .778 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 3 .667 1
3 Tanduay Rhum Masters 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
4 Alaska Milkmen 5 4 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Mobiline Phone Pals 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Sunkist Orange Juicers 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings 4 5 .444[lower-alpha 2] 3
9 Batang Red Bull Thunder 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
10 Shell Turbo Chargers 3 6 .333[lower-alpha 3] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Tanduay 1–0 Alaska
  2. Head-to-head differential: Purefoods +22, Mobiline +9, Sunkist 8, Barangay Ginebra 23
  3. Head-to-head record: Red Bull 1–0 Shell

Bracket

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
    #1 twice-to-beat                        
  1 San Miguel 90    
  8 Brgy. Ginebra 89    
            1 San Miguel 3    
    #4 twice-to-beat       4 Alaska 0  
  4 Alaska 85  
  5 Purefoods 82    
    1 San Miguel 4
    #2 twice-to-beat     2 Sta. Lucia 1
  2 Sta. Lucia 72    
  7 Sunkist 69    
            2 Sta. Lucia 3
    #3 twice-to-beat     3 Tanduay 1     Third-place playoff
  3 Tanduay 77     3 Tanduay 71
  6 Mobiline 66       4 Alaska 119

Quarterfinals

August 18
Alaska Milkmen 85, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 82
August 18
San Miguel Beermen 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89
August 20
Tanduay Rhum Masters 77, Mobiline Phone Pals 66
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
August 20
Sta. Lucia Realtors 72, Sunkist Orange Juicers 69
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

San Miguel vs Alaska

August 23
San Miguel Beermen 106, Alaska Milkmen 91
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
August 25
San Miguel Beermen 94, Alaska Milkmen 93
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
August 30
San Miguel Beermen 88, Alaska Milkmen 76
San Miguel wins series, 3-0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Sta.Lucia vs Tanduay

August 23
Sta. Lucia Realtors 79, Tanduay Rhum Masters 65
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
August 25
Sta. Lucia Realtors 93, Tanduay Rhum Masters 85
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
August 30
Sta. Lucia Realtors 73, Tanduay Rhum Masters 95
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
September 1
Sta. Lucia Realtors 80, Tanduay Rhum Masters 71
Sta.Lucia wins series, 3-1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Playoff for third place

September 3
Alaska Milkmen 119, Tanduay Rhum Masters 71
Alaska clinch third place
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals

September 3
San Miguel Beermen 106, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
September 6
San Miguel Beermen 72, Sta. Lucia Realtors 67
Urdaneta Sports Complex, Pangasinan
September 10
San Miguel Beermen 89, Sta. Lucia Realtors 85
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
September 13
San Miguel Beermen 66, Sta. Lucia Realtors 78
Philsports Arena, Pasig City
September 15
San Miguel Beermen 79, Sta. Lucia Realtors 77
San Miguel wins series, 4-1
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
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References

  1. "SMB-Ginebra in PBA opener". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Alaska tackles Red Bull". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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