2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup


The 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2019 Honda–PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2019 PBA season. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'10".

Format

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
  • *QF2: #2 vs #7
  • *QF3: #3 vs #6
  • *QF4: #4 vs #5
  • Semifinals :
  • *SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner
  • *SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner
  • Finals
  • *F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner

Quarterfinals

(1) TNT vs. (8) Alaska

TNT, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, Alaska, has to win twice.

(2) NorthPort vs. (7) San Miguel

NorthPort, with the twice-to-beat advantage, only has to win once, while its opponent, San Miguel, has to win twice.

(3) Blackwater vs. (6) Rain or Shine

This is a best-of-three playoff.

(4) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) Magnolia

This is a best-of-three playoff.

Semifinals

Both series are best-of-five playoffs.

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.

Awards

Conference

The Best Player and Best Import of the Conference awards were handed out prior to Game 4 of the Finals, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum: