
Philippines’ premier basketball league is finally back after almost two months of break. The 2017-18 PBA Philippine Cup will officially open on December 17, 2017 geared with its familiar elite players along with new ones.
Just like last year, the San Miguel Beermen are scheduled after the opening ceremonies but this time they will be facing the Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters.
The Beermen were just one championship short in 42nd season to complete the elusive Grand Slam. Also, they’re the defending champion of this conference.
The Fuel Masters was seen several times last season started a winning streak only to lose gas at the end of the elimination round. This 2017-18 Philippine Cup, Phoenix will be coached by another veteran Louie Alas.
Also, just like last year, December 25 or on Christmas Day will feature Manila Clasico. It will also mark as the first game of crowd favorite Barangay Ginebra San Miguel against their arch-rival Magnolia Hotshots (previously known as the Star Hotshots).
This will be also the second time that the original Purefoods franchise will use an ice cream brand as their moniker.
The other was the Coney Island Ice Cream Stars during the reign of Alvin Patrimonio back in the 90s.
As many of us already aware, Christian Standhardinger the number one pick of this year’s draft won’t be available in the All-Filipino conference due to his commitment to play with the Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions in ASEAN Basketball League.
However, “the Phenom” Kiefer Ravena will be much available and ready to play under coach Yeng Guiao in NLEX Road Warriors.
NLEX is one of the teams that might turn everyone’s head this conference considering how they have finished the 2017 PBA Governors’ Cup.
Below is the partial schedule of the 2017-18 PBA Philippine Cup elimination round.
Here’s the official tweet from PBA twitter account.
Partial 2018 Philippine Cup schedule (December 17-29)👇🏼 #WeArePBA pic.twitter.com/AsjmrfcP38
— PBA (@pbaconnect) December 6, 2017
Date | Match | Time | Venue | Score | Best Player |
January 7, 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors vs Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | PHX (102) - NLX (95) | Jeff Chan |
January 7, 2018 | GlobalPort Batang Pier vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6:45 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | BGSM (104) - GBP (97) | LA Tenorio |
January 10, 2018 | Kia Picanto vs Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | MAG (124) - KIA (77) | Ian Sangalang |
January 10, 2018 | Alaska Aces vs Meralco Bolts | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | ALA (103) - MER (98) | Calvin Abueva |
January 12, 2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4:30 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | GBP (78) - ROS (70) | Stanley Pringle |
January 12, 2018 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Blackwater Elite | 7:00 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | BWE (94) - BGSM (77) | Poy Erram |
January 13, 2018 | San Miguel Beermen vs Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters | 5:00 PM | San Agustin Gym - Iloilo | SMB (88) - TNT (76) | |
January 14, 2018 | Kia Picanto vs Alaska Aces | 4:30 PM | Ynares Center - Antipolo | ALA (102) - KIA (65) | Jeron Teng |
January 14, 2018 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs NLEX Road Warriors | 6:45 PM | Ynares Center - Antipolo | MAG (105) - NLX (94) | Paul Lee |
January 17, 2018 | Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters vs Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | ROS (120) - PHX (99) | Ed Daquioag |
January 17, 2018 | Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters vs Meralco Bolts | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | TNT (92) - BWE (83) | RR Pogoy |
January 19, 2018 | Blackwater Elite vs GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4:30 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | GBP (101) - BWE (76) | Sean Anthony |
January 19, 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors vs San Miguel Beermen | 7:00 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | SMB (109) - NLX (98) | Arwin Santos |
January 20, 2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs Kia Picanto | 4:30 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | KIA (94) - ROS (98) | Mark Yee and Rashawn McCarthy |
January 20, 2018 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters | 6:45 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | MAG (97) - PHX (91) | Rafi Reavis |
January 21, 2018 | Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters vs Blackwater Elite | 4:30 PM | Ynares Center - Antipolo | TNT (99) - BWE (81) | Troy Rosario |
January 21, 2018 | Alaska Aces vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6:45 PM | Ynares Center - Antipolo | ALA (97) - BGSM (83) | Sonny Thoss and Vic Manuel |
January 24, 2018 | Meralco Bolts vs Kia Picanto | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | MER (105) - KIA (76) | KG Canaleta |
January 24, 2018 | GlobalPort Batang Pier vs San Miguel Beermen | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | SMB (107) - GBP (93) | June Mar Fajardo and Bryan Heruela |
January 26, 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors vs Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | ROS (97) - NLX (86) | Maverick Ahanmisi |
January 26, 2018 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | PHX (87) - BGSM (82) | Willy Wilson |
January 27, 2018 | Blackwater Elite vs Alaska Aces | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | ALA (88) - BWE (84) | Chris Banchero |
January 27, 2018 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters | 6:45 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | MAG (91) - TNT (83) | Mark Barroca and Marc Pingris |
January 28, 2018 | Meralco Bolts vs GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | GBP (107) - MER (88) | Kelly Nabong |
January 28, 2018 | San Miguel Beermen vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6:45 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | BGSM (100) - SMB (96) | LA Tenorio and Raymond Aguilar |
January 31, 2018 | Kia Picanto vs Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters | 4:30 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | TNT (90) - KIA (85) | Kelly Williams |
January 31, 2018 | Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters vs Alaska Aces | 7:00 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | ALA (93) - PHX (75) | Chris Banchero and Calvin Abueva |
February 2, 2018 | Blackwater Elite vs Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 4:30 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | MAG (78) - BWE (72) | Aldrech Ramos |
February 2, 2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs Meralco Bolts | 7:00 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | ROS (90) - MER (84) | Beau Belga |
February 3, 2018 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs NLEX Road Warriors | 5:00 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | NLX (81) - BGSM (78) | Cyrus Baguio |
February 4, 2018 | Alaska Aces vs GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4:30 PM | Ynares Center - Antipolo | ALA (105) - GBP (98) | Vic Manuel |
February 4, 2018 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs San Miguel Beermen | 6:45 PM | Ynares Center - Antipolo | SMB (77) - MAG (76) | Chico Lanete |
February 7, 2018 | Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters vs Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters | 4:30 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | PHX (74) - TNT (72) | Matthew Wright |
February 7, 2018 | Kia Picanto vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7:00 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | BGSM (103) - KIA (77) | Scottie Thompson |
February 9, 2018 | San Miguel Beermen vs Blackwater Elite | 4:30 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | BWE (106) - SMB (96) | JP Erram and Michael DiGregorio |
February 9, 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors vs Meralco Bolts | 7:00 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | NLX (87) - MER (85) | Kiefer Ravena |
February 10, 2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 5:00 PM | Calasiao Sports Complex | ROS (101) - MAG (95) | - |
February 11, 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors vs Alaska Aces | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | NLX (96) - ALA (89) | Kiefer Ravena and Larry Fonacier |
February 11, 2018 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters | 6:45 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | BGSM (93) - TNT (78) | LA Tenorio |
February 14, 2018 | Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters vs Meralco Bolts | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | MER (92) - PHX (90) | Garvo Lanete |
February 14, 2018 | Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters vs GlobalPort Batang Pier | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | GBP (99) - TNT (84) | Nico Elorde |
February 16, 2018 | Blackwater Elite vs Kia Picanto | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | BWE (95) - KIA (76) | John Pinto |
February 16, 2018 | GlobalPort Batang Pier vs Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | MAG (96) - GBP (81) | Rome Dela Rosa |
February 17, 2018 | Alasksa Aces vs San Miguel Beermen | 5:00 PM | Batangas City | SMB (109) - ALA (96) | - |
February 18, 2018 | NLEX Road Warriors vs Blackwater Elite | 4:30 PM | Philippine Arena | NLX (93) - BWE (90) | Kevin Alas |
February 18, 2018 | Meralco Bolts vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6:45 PM | Philippine Arena | MER (84) - BGSM (82) | Garvo Lanete |
February 21, 2018 | Kia Picanto vs GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | GBP (108) - KIA (91) | Kelly Nabong |
February 21, 2018 | Blackwater Elite vs Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | BWE (83) - PHX (78) | Poy Erram |
February 23, 2018 | San Miguel Beermen vs Kia Picanto | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | SMB (108) - KIA (106) | Arwind Santos |
February 23, 2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs Alaska Aces | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | ALA (99) - ROS (95) | Jayvee Casio and Marion Magat |
February 24, 2018 | Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok vs Meralco Bolts | 5:00 PM | Cagayan de Oro | MAG (94) - MER (65) | - |
February 28, 2018 | Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters vs NLEX Road Warriors | 4:30 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | TNT (101) - NLX (75) | Kelly Williams |
February 28, 2018 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs San Miguel Beermen | 7:00 PM | Mall of Asia Arena | ROS (95) - SMB (80) | Jewel Ponferada and Beau Belga |
March 2, 2018 | GlobalPort Batang Pier vs Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters | 4:30 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum | ||
March 2, 2018 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 7:00 PM | Smart Araneta Coliseum |
Date | Match | Time | Venue | Score | Best Player |
December 17, 2017 | San Miguel Beermen vs Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters | 6:45 PM | Araneta Coliseum | SMB (104) - PHX (96) | June Mar Fajardo |
December 20, 2017 | Kia Picanto vs NLEX Road Warriors | 4:15 PM | San Juan Arena | NLX (119) - KIA (115) | Kiefer Ravena |
December 20, 2017 | Magnolia Hotshots vs Alaska Aces | 7:00 PM | San Juan Arena | MAG (108) - ALA (95) | Paul Lee |
December 22, 2017 | Blackwater Elite vs Meralco Bolts | 4:15 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | MER (103) - BWE (98) | KG Canaleta |
December 22, 2017 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters vs Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters | 7:00 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | ROS (82) - TNT (79) | Beau Belga |
December 25, 2017 | NLEX Road Warriors vs GlobalPort Batang Pier | 3:00 PM | Philippine Arena | NLX (115) - GBP (104) | JR QuiƱahan |
December 25, 2017 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Magnolia Hotshots | 5:15 PM | Philippine Arena | BGSM (89) - MAG (78) | Greg Slaughter |
December 27, 2017 | Phoenix Petroleum Fuel Masters vs Kia Picanto | 4:15 PM | Araneta Coliseum | PHX (125) - KIA (102) | Jason Perkins |
December 27, 2017 | Meralco Bolts vs San Miguel Beermen | 7:00 PM | Araneta Coliseum | SMB (103) - MER (97) | Alex Cabagnot |
December 29, 2017 | Blackwater Elite vs Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4:15 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | BWE (92) - ROS (87) | Mac Belo and Mike DiGregorio |
December 29, 2017 | Talk 'N Text KaTropa Texters vs Alaska Aces | 7:00 PM | Cuneta Astrodome | TNT (106) - ALA (98) | Mo Tautuaa |