Английская Википедия:1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

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Шаблон:Infobox PBA conference finals The 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals was 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 Alaska Milkmen played for the 67th championship contested by the league.

Gordon's Gin Boars finally ended a six-year title drought, winning their finals series over Alaska Milkmen, 4 games to 2.

Qualification

Gordon's Gin		Alaska
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
Gordon's Gin	99	102	87	90	81	105	4
Alaska	89	96	86	108	86	79	2
Venue	Cuneta	Araneta	Cuneta	Cuneta	Araneta	Cuneta

Games summary

Game 1

Шаблон:Basketballbox Chris King registered a triple-double of 40 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, as he figured in Gordon's key third quarter assault when they grabbed a 55–52 lead. Alaska had one last chance to stage a reversal late in the game but King took command, giving the Boars a 94–84 bubble with a minute to go.

Game 2

Шаблон:Basketballbox Chris King, despite suffering a pulled left hamstring, never gave up, he hits the dagger three-pointer from a Marlou Aquino pass with 37.2 seconds left to give the Boars a four-point lead. Doctors later found out that King had a strained ligament and a partial tear on his left hamstring.

Game 3

Шаблон:Basketballbox The Boars pulled through a down-the-wire final minute with import Chris King's inside basket and Pido Jarencio's key triple as the Milkmen succumbed to turnovers and missed attempts in their last possessions. Jarencio waxes hot with seven triples, five in the final half, on a 7-of-8 shooting from the three-point range. Alaska had one last crack to win the game but Dwight Lago's jumper went all air as Gordon's takes a 3–0 lead.

Game 6

Шаблон:Basketballbox A decisive 33–5 run in the third quarter as the Boars' avalanche of points blew the game wide open. Gordon's steamrolled to a 30-point lead at 79–49, going into the fourth quarter, while limiting Alaska to an all-time lowest score of five points in a quarter.

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions
Gordon's Gin Boars Fourth title

Awards

• Finals MVP: Marlou Aquino (Gordon's Gin)
• Best Player of the Conference: Johnny Abarrientos (Alaska)

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporter
Game 1	Noli Eala	Andy Jao
Game 2	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 3	Chino Trinidad	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 4	Noli Eala	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 5	Chino Trinidad	Andy Jao
Game 6	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay, Butch Maniego and Randy Sacdalan

External links

• PBA official website