2018 PBA Commissioner’s Cup – The Grey Earl INFO

The 2018 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup, also known as the 2018 Honda–PBA Commissioner’s Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the second conference of the 2017–18 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6’10”. The conference started on April 22 and ended on August 8, 2018.

2018 PBA Commissioner’s Cup

Duration	April 22 – August 8, 2018
TV partner(s)	Local: ESPN 5 The 5 Network PBA Rush(HD) International: AksyonTV International
Finals
Champions	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best Player	June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Best Import	Justin Brownlee (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
Finals MVP	Scottie Thompson (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel)
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The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, a playoff game will be held only for the #8 seed.
Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat)
- QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
- QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series)
- QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series)
Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
- SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
Finals (best-of-7 series)
- F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Pos	Team v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

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