| 2019 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Duration | September 20, 2019 – January 17, 2020 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: ESPN 5 TV5 PBA Rush(HD) International: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Runners-up | Meralco Bolts |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Christian Standhardinger (NorthPort Batang Pier) |
| Best Import | Allen Durham (Meralco Bolts) |
| Finals MVP | Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The2019Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)Governors' Cupalso known as the2019 Honda–PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons was the third and final conference of the2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'5".
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NLEX Road Warriors | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals |
| 2 | Meralco Bolts | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 3 | TNT KaTropa | 8 | 3 | .727[a] | — | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | Twice-to-win in quarterfinals |
| 6 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 6 | 5 | .545[b] | 2 | |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 8 | NorthPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455[c] | 3 | |
| 9 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 10 | Kia Picanto | 4 | 7 | .364[d] | 4 | |
| 11 | Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 2 | 9 | .182 | 6 |
| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | COL | BGSM | SMB | MER | MAG | ROS | TNT | BWE | NP | PHX | NLEX |
| Barangay Ginebra | ALA | PHX | NLEX | SMB | MAG | ROS | BWE | MER | TNT | COL | NP |
| Blackwater | TNT | NLEX | NP | COL | MAG | MER | ROS | ALA | BGSM | SMB | PHX |
| Columbian | ALA | ROS | NP | TNT | BWE | NLEX | SMB | PHX | MAG | MER | BGSM |
| Magnolia | MER | NP | ROS | ALA | SMB | BWE | BGSM | COL | PHX | NLEX | TNT |
| Meralco | MAG | NLEX | ALA | PHX | TNT | BWE | SMB | BGSM | COL | NP | ROS |
| NLEX | PHX | MER | BWE | SMB | BGSM | COL | TNT | ROS | MAG | NP | ALA |
| NorthPort | ROS | MAG | COL | BWE | TNT | PHX | SMB | ALA | MER | NLEX | BGSM |
| Phoenix | NLEX | SMB | BGSM | TNT | MER | ROS | NP | COL | MAG | ALA | BWE |
| Rain or Shine | NP | COL | TNT | MAG | PHX | ALA | BWE | BGSM | NLEX | SMB | MER |
| San Miguel | PHX | ALA | NLEX | MAG | BGSM | COL | NP | MER | BWE | ROS | TNT |
| TNT KaTropa | BWE | ROS | PHX | COL | NP | MER | ALA | NLEX | BGSM | MAG | SMB |
| Teams | ALA | BGSM | BWE | COL | MAG | MER | NLEX | NP | PHX | ROS | SMB | TNT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | — | 83–102 | 101–91 | 110–117 | 90–95 | 75–101 | 106–90 | 106–99 | 105–102 | 78–71 | 83–109 | 93–99* |
| Barangay Ginebra | — | 101–93 | 113–90 | 105–83 | 77–101 | 111–113* | 96–98 | 101–103 | 98–89 | 129–124 | 96–93 | |
| Blackwater | — | 90–102 | 95–89 | 97–106 | 109–115 | 107–98 | 117–120* | 82–99 | 96–99* | 107–135 | ||
| Columbian | — | 103–118 | 74–92 | 111–117 | 114–108 | 106–104 | 90–96 | 107–113 | 120–125 | |||
| Magnolia | — | 92–98 | 85–86 | 96–80 | 97–81 | 69–68 | 89–90 | 100–93 | ||||
| Meralco | — | 99–105 | 103–89 | 111–94 | 81–83 | 125–99 | 113–116 | |||||
| NLEX | — | 94–102 | 123–116 | 111–91 | 94–98 | 126–113 | ||||||
| NorthPort | — | 80–70 | 99–94 | 127–119 | 100–103 | |||||||
| Phoenix Pulse | — | 86–84 | 119–130 | 118–123 | ||||||||
| Rain or Shine | — | 91–85 | 91–103 | |||||||||
| San Miguel | — | 109–114 | ||||||||||
| TNT | — |
| Quarterfinals (Top 4twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NLEX | 90 | 123 | |||||||||||
| 8 | NorthPort | 115 | 126*** | |||||||||||
| 8 | NorthPort | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alaska | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Meralco | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TNT | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Magnolia | 97 | ||||||||||||
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November 25 4:30 pm |
| NLEX Road Warriors 90,NorthPort Batang Pier115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 16–27,24–22, 26–32 | ||
| Pts:Quiñahan 20 Rebs:Erram 10 Asts:Ravena 5 | Pts:Qualls 39 Rebs:Qualls 16 Asts:Elorde 6 | |
November 27 7:00 pm |
| NLEX Road Warriors 123,NorthPort Batang Pier126 (3OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter:27–24,29–19, 18–27, 25–29, Overtime: 9–9, 8–8, 7–10 | ||
| Pts:Harris 43 Rebs:Harris 16 Asts:Ravena 6 | Pts:Standhardinger 33 Rebs:Standhardinger 23 Asts:Standhardinger 7 | |
| NorthPort wins series in two games | ||
November 24 4:30 pm |
| Meralco Bolts94,Alaska Aces 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–12, 20–21, 24–30, 21–21 | ||
| Pts:Durham 28 Rebs:Durham 16 Asts:Durham 8 | Pts:Casio 20 Rebs:House 9 Asts:Ahanmisi 4 | |
| Meralco wins series in one game | ||
November 25 7:00 pm |
| TNT KaTropa98,Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 26–28, 18–26,32–17 | ||
| Pts:Castro 30 Rebs:McDaniels 17 Asts:Castro 7 | Pts:Travis 32 Rebs:Travis 26 Asts:Banchero 8 | |
| TNT wins series in one game | ||
November 24 6:45 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel100,San Miguel Beermen 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 31–35, 24–25,22–14 | ||
| Pts:Brownlee 41 Rebs:Brownlee 11 Asts:Tenorio 7 | Pts:Fajardo 24 Rebs:Fajardo 18 Asts:Cabagnot 6 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game | ||
December 15 6:30 pm |
| Meralco Bolts 94,TNT KaTropa103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:25–22, 16–25, 20–30,33–26 | ||
| Pts:Durham 32 Rebs:Durham 21 Asts:Durham,Jackson 3 | Pts:McDaniels 38 Rebs:McDaniels 14 Asts:Castro 7 | |
December 17 7:00 pm |
| Meralco Bolts114,TNT KaTropa 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:35–16,28–13, 26–37, 25–28 | ||
| Pts:Durham 44 Rebs:Durham 19 Asts:Durham 11 | Pts:McDaniels 51 Rebs:McDaniels 9 Asts:McDaniels,Parks 3 | |
December 19 7:00 pm |
| Meralco Bolts 97,TNT KaTropa101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–23,22–19, 20–35,26–24 | ||
| Pts:Durham 32 Rebs:Durham 19 Asts:Durham 7 | Pts:Rosario 25 Rebs:McDaniels 14 Asts:Castro 10 | |
December 21 6:30 pm |
| Meralco Bolts95,TNT KaTropa 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24,33–21, 22–23,22–15 | ||
| Pts:Durham 36 Rebs:Durham 19 Asts:Amer 7 | Pts:McDaniels 26 Rebs:McDaniels 9 Asts:Castro 7 | |
December 23 7:00 pm |
| Meralco Bolts89,TNT KaTropa 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 15–19,29–19,23–17 | ||
| Pts:Durham 28 Rebs:Durham 10 Asts:Durham 8 | Pts:McDaniels 30 Rebs:McDaniels 13 Asts:Castro,Parks 4 | |
| Meralco wins series, 3–2 | ||
December 14 6:30 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 90,NorthPort Batang Pier124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:22–20, 17–31,29–27, 22–46 | ||
| Pts:Brownlee 24 Rebs:Brownlee 19 Asts:Brownlee 6 | Pts:Qualls 38 Rebs:Qualls,Standhardinger 15 Asts:Standhardinger 6 | |
December 16 7:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel113,NorthPort Batang Pier 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:31–18,31–26,32–26,19–18 | ||
| Pts:Pringle 23 Rebs:J. Aguilar 12 Asts:Thompson 6 | Pts:Qualls 20 Rebs:Anthony 11 Asts:Elorde 7 | |
December 18 7:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel132,NorthPort Batang Pier 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:36–31,28–17,36–24, 32–33 | ||
| Pts:Brownlee 41 Rebs:Brownlee 11 Asts:Thompson 8 | Pts:Qualls 32 Rebs:Qualls 10 Asts:Elorde 8 | |
December 20 7:00 pm |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel120,NorthPort Batang Pier 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:32–21,24–18, 30–36,34–32 | ||
| Pts:Brownlee 36 Rebs:Brownlee 19 Asts:Brownlee 8 | Pts:Standhardinger 32 Rebs:Standhardinger 15 Asts:Qualls,Standhardinger 7 | |
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1 | ||
January 17, 2020 7:00 pm |
| Meralco Bolts 93,Barangay Ginebra San Miguel105 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–1 |
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports initalics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces |  Justin Watts[2] | September 20(vs. Columbian) | September 22(vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–2 |
| No import | September 29(vs. San Miguel) | 0–1 | ||
| Franko House[3] | October 4(vs. Meralco) | November 24(vs. Meralco) | 5–4 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Justin Brownlee[4] | September 22(vs. Alaska) | January 17(vs. Meralco) | 15–6 |
| Blackwater Elite | Marqus Blakely[5][6] | September 25(vs. TNT) | November 15(vs. Phoenix) | 2–8 |
| Aaron Fuller[7][6] | October 11(vs. Columbian) | 0–1 | ||
| Columbian Dyip | Khapri Alston[4] | September 20(vs. Alaska) | November 15(vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 4–7 |
| Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok |  Romeo Travis[4] | September 21(vs. Meralco) | November 25(vs. TNT) | 6–5 |
| No import | October 16(vs. Blackwater) | 0–1 | ||
| Meralco Bolts | Allen Durham[4] | September 21(vs. Magnolia) | January 17(vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 13–9 |
| NLEX Road Warriors |  Olu Ashaolu[4] | September 21(vs. Phoenix) | October 5(vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 4–1 |
| Manny Harris[8] | October 16(vs. Columbian) | November 27(vs. NorthPort) | 4–4 | |
| NorthPort Batang Pier | Mychal Ammons[9] | September 20(vs. Rain or Shine) | October 12(vs. Phoenix) | 2–4 |
| Michael Qualls[10] | October 23(vs. San Miguel) | December 20(vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 6–5 | |
| Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters | Eugene Phelps[4] | September 21(vs. NLEX) | October 12(vs. NorthPort) | 2–5 |
| Alonzo Gee[11] | October 25(vs. Columbian) | November 15(vs. Blackwater) | 1–3 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Joel Wright[12] | September 20(vs. NorthPort) | September 28(vs. TNT) | 1–2 |
| Kayel Locke[13] | October 4(vs. Magnolia) | October 13(vs. Alaska) | 0–3 | |
| Kwame Alexander[14] | October 23(vs. Blackwater) | October 26(vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–1 | |
| Richard Ross[15] | October 30(vs. NLEX) | November 17(vs. Meralco) | 2–1 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Dez Wells[4] | September 25(vs. Phoenix) | October 27(vs. Meralco) | 5–3 |
| No import | November 6(vs. Blackwater) | 1–0 | ||
| John Holland[16] | November 9(vs. Rain or Shine) | November 24(vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–3 | |
| TNT KaTropa | K. J. McDaniels[4] | September 25(vs. Blackwater) | December 23(vs. Meralco) | 11–6 |
The Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards were handed out prior to Game 4 of the Finals, at theSmart Araneta Coliseum:
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| September 20–22 | Raymond Almazan(Meralco Bolts) | [17] |
| September 23–29 | Kiefer Ravena(NLEX Road Warriors) | [18] |
| September 30 – October 6 | Baser Amer(Meralco Bolts) | [19] |
| October 7–13 | Troy Rosario(TNT KaTropa) Jeron Teng(Alaska Aces) | [20] |
| October 14–20 | June Mar Fajardo(San Miguel Beermen) Raymond Almazan(Meralco Bolts) | [21] |
| October 21–27 | Christian Standhardinger(NorthPort Batang Pier) | [22] |
| October 28 – November 3 | Vic Manuel(Alaska Aces) | [23] |
| November 4–10 | Anjo Caram(Meralco Bolts) | [24] |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 23.2 |
| Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 14.0 |
| Assists per game | Kiefer Ravena | NLEX Road Warriors | 7.8 |
| Steals per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | John Paul Erram | NLEX Road Warriors | 2.2 |
| Turnovers per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 4.1 |
| Fouls per game | Beau Belga | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4.1 |
| Minutes per game | CJ Perez | Columbian Dyip | 39.9 |
| FG% | Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 59.2% |
| FT% | LA Tenorio | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 95.5% |
| 3FG% | Von Pessumal | San Miguel Beermen | 45.0% |
| Double-doubles | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 12 |
| Triple-doubles | Chris Newsome | Meralco Bolts | 1 |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 37.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Khapri Alston | Columbian Dyip | 18.2 |
| Assists per game | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6.8 |
| Steals per game | Marqus Blakely | Blackwater Elite | 3.5 |
| Blocks per game | K. J. McDaniels | TNT KaTropa | 3.4 |
| Turnovers per game | K. J. McDaniels | TNT KaTropa | 4.6 |
| Fouls per game | Franko House | Alaska Aces | 4.9 |
| Minutes per game | Michael Qualls | NorthPort Batang Pier | 46.2 |
| FG% | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 54.7% |
| FT% | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 85.1% |
| 3FG% | Marqus Blakely | Blackwater Elite | 40.0% |
| Double-doubles | Allen Durham | Meralco Bolts | 22 |
| Triple-doubles | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 4 |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. | Blackwater Elite | 39 |
| Rebounds | Raymond Almazan | Meralco Bolts | 24 |
| Assists | Kiefer Ravena | NLEX Road Warriors | 17 |
| Steals | Chris Ross | San Miguel Beermen | 7 |
| Blocks | Ian Sangalang | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7 |
| Japeth Aguilar | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | ||
| Three point field goals | Rashawn McCarthy | Columbian Dyip | 7 |
| Troy Rosario | TNT KaTropa |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Dez Wells | San Miguel Beermen | 56 |
| Rebounds | Allen Durham | Meralco Bolts | 27 |
| Assists | Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 14 |
| Steals | Manny Harris | NLEX Road Warriors | 7 |
| Blocks | Marqus Blakely | Blackwater Elite | 8 |
| Three point field goals | Manny Harris | NLEX Road Warriors | 6 |
| K. J. McDaniels (twice) | TNT KaTropa | ||
| Justin Brownlee | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | NLEX Road Warriors | 106.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Columbian Dyip | 48.9 |
| Assists per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 26.6 |
| Steals per game | Columbian Dyip | 9.7 |
| Blocks per game | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5.1 |
| Turnovers per game | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 16.8 |
| FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 48.0% |
| FT% | NLEX Road Warriors | 79.6% |
| 3FG% | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 36.5% |