2000 PBA Governors' Cup finals
Template:PBA Conference Finals summary The 2000 PBA Governors Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2000 PBA Governors Cup and the conclusion of the Conference playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs played for the 77th championship contested by the league.[1]
San Miguel Beermen retains the Governor's Cup title and captured their 15th PBA crown, defeating Purefoods TJ Hotdogs in their finals series, 4 games to 1.[2]
Series scoring summary
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 85 | 79 | 105 | 95 | 96 | 4 |
| Purefoods | 79 | 76 | 101 | 107 | 88 | 1 |
Games summary
Game 1
December 10
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| San Miguel Beermen 85, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 79 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-25, 27-9, 15-29, 28-16 | ||
| Pts: Lamont Strothers 27 Danny Seigle 26 | Pts: Derrick Brown 27 | |
Purefoods went up by six points, 63-57, going into the final quarter and were still ahead 78-77 with four minutes left to play when Danny Seigle converted on a three-point play with a foul from Derrick Brown, giving San Miguel an 80-78 lead, Danny's older brother from the TJ Hotdogs, Andy Seigle split his charities to narrow the gap at 79-80 but everything crumbled for Purefoods after Danny Seigle rambled downcourt with a fastbreak slam for a three-point lead at 82-79.
Game 2
December 13
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| San Miguel Beermen 79, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 19-18, 24-13, 19-29 | ||
| Pts: Lamont Strothers 28 | Pts: Derrick Brown 32 | |
Lamont Strothers flicked a baseline fallaway as San Miguel watched Purefoods crumble at crunchtime, Derrick Brown missed three crucial free throws in the last 1.4 seconds. From a 59-72 deficit, the TJ Hotdogs climbed back to tie the count at 76-all on Dindo Pumaren's free throw with a minute left.
Game 3
December 15
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| San Miguel Beermen 105, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 101 (2OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16-16, 20-21, 20-24, 32-27, Overtime: 17-13 | ||
| Pts: Lamont Strothers 36 | Pts: Derrick Brown 27 | |
Lamont Strothers hit back-to-back triples as San Miguel struggled to two overtimes to beat Purefoods, Strothers' trey give the beermen a comfortable 105-99 lead with a minute left, the beermen were down by seven at 78-85 with 1:24 to go in regulation, Strothers and Danny Seigle took turns in hitting from the arc to put them within a point, 87-88 with ten seconds left, Strothers could have ended the game in regulation but missed his second free throw on a foul by Derrick Brown with 0.8 seconds left. In the first overtime, Alvin Patrimonio missed a wayward three-pointer with 1.2 seconds left as San Miguel forces second extension at 97-all.
Game 4
A 14–0 burst by Purefoods increased their margin to 66–50 at the start of the second half; the Beermen tried to come back in the last two minutes of the game, cutting the deficit to four at 93–97, the Hotdogs wisely used time to its advantages.
Game 5
The beermen led by 16 points late in the third quarter as Danny Seigle went on a scoring frenzy, San Miguel used a solid endgame despite Purefoods' comeback try to finish off the hotdogs.
| 2000 PBA Governors Cup Champions |
|---|
San Miguel Beermen 15th title |
Broadcast notes
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Noli Eala | Tommy Manotoc |
| Game 2 | ||
| Game 3 | ||
| Game 4 | Ed Picson | Quinito Henson |
| Game 5 |
