1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
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1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
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| Dates: | August 26 - September 7, 1997 | |||||||||
| MVP: | Marlou Aquino | |||||||||
| Television: | VTV (IBC) | |||||||||
| Radio network: | DZRH | |||||||||
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The 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals is the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars and the Alaska Milkmen played for the 67th championship contested by the league.
The Gordon's Gin Boars won against the Alaska Milkmen, 3-1, ending their six-year title drought.
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Qualification
| Gordon's Gin | Alaska | ||
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| Finished 6–4 (.600), tied for 1st | Eliminations | Finished 5–5 (.500), 5th | |
| Finished 11–7 (.611), tied for 1st | Semifinals | Finished 11–7 (.611), tied for 1st, and , +12 in overall point differential over San Miguel | |
| Won against San Miguel, 106-100 | Playoff | ||
Series scoring summary
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Wins |
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| Gordon's Gin | 99 | 102 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 105 | 4 |
| Alaska | 89 | 96 | 86 | 108 | 86 | 79 | 2 |
| Venue | Cuneta | Areneta | Cuneta | Cuneta | Areneta | Cuneta |
Finals Summary
Game 1
| August 26 7:30 pm |
Gordon's Gin Boars 99, Alaska Milkmen 89 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | VTV | ||||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-26, 24-18, 22-20, 32-25 | |||||||
| Pts: Chris King 40 Rebs: Chris King 13 Asts: Chris King 10 |
Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 23 Rebs: Kevin Holland 18 Asts: Abarrientos, Hawkins 5 |
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| Gordon's Gin leads series, 1-0 | |||||||
Game 2
| August 29 7:00 pm |
Gordon's Gin Boars 102, Alaska Milkmen 96 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | VTV | ||||
| Gordon's Gin leads series, 2-0 | |||||||
Game 3
| August 31 6:00 pm |
Gordon's Gin Boars 87, Alaska Milkmen 86 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | VTV | ||||
| Scoring by quarter: 12-18, 24-21, 26-17, 25-30 | |||||||
| Pts: Pido Jarencio 23 Rebs: Terry Saldaña 12 Asts: Marlou Aquino 5 |
Pts: Kevin Holland 23 Rebs: Kevin Holland 14 Asts: Johnny Abarrientos 10 |
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| Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-0 | |||||||
Game 4
| September 2 7:00 pm |
Gordon's Gin Boars 90, Alaska Milkmen 108 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | VTV | ||||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-17, 17-28, 22-35, 31-26 | |||||||
| Pts: Noli Locsin 18 Rebs: King, Ong 5 Asts: Chris King 6 |
Pts: Johnny Abarrientos 24 Rebs: Kevin Holland 10 Asts: Johnny Abarrientos 4 |
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| Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-1 | |||||||
Game 5
| September 5 7:00 pm |
Gordon's Gin Boars 81, Alaska Milkmen 86 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | VTV | ||||
| Scoring by quarter: 19-13, 14-26, 29-27, 19-20 | |||||||
| Pts: Chris King 19 Rebs: Marlou Aquino 11 Asts: Chris King 10 |
Pts: Jojo Lastimosa 16 Rebs: Kevin Holland 15 Asts: Johnny Abarrientos 7 |
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| Gordon's Gin leads series, 3-2 | |||||||
Game 6
| September 7 6:00 pm |
Gordon's Gin Boars 105, Alaska Milkmen 79 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | VTV | ||||
| Gordon's Gin wins series, 4-2 | |||||||
| 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions |
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Gordon's Gin Boars Fourth title |
Awards
- Finals MVP: Marlou Aquino (Gordon's Gin)
- Best Player of the Conference Johnny Abarrientos (Alaska)
- Best Import of the Conference Jeff Ward (San Miguel)
Rosters
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Broadcast notes
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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| Game 1 | Noli Eala | Andy Jao |
| Game 2 | Ed Picson | Quinito Henson |
| Game 3 | Chino Trinidad | Andy Jao |
| Game 4 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson |
| Game 5 | Chino Trinidad | Andy Jao |
| Game 6 | Ed Picson | Quinito Henson |
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