The 2021 Philippine Cup, also known as the 2021 Honda PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2021 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 43rd PBA Philippine Cup started on July 16, 2021, and ended on October 29, 2021. The tournament did not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
On August 3, the league announced that it will be suspending their games beginning August 4 after the government declared that Metro Manila will be under Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20. The league have appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) if they can continue their tournament in Batangas, which is under a more relaxed quarantine restrictions.
On August 31, the tournament resumed and the games were played Don Honorio Ventura State University Gymnasium in Bacolor, Pampanga.
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, playoff games will be held only for the #8 seed. Quarterfinals: QF1: #1 vs #8 (#1 twice-to-beat) QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat) QF3: #3 vs #6 (best-of-3 series) QF4: #4 vs #5 (best-of-3 series) Semifinals (best-of-7 series): SF1: QF1 Winner vs. QF4 Winner SF2: QF2 Winner vs. QF3 Winner Finals (best-of-7 series) F1: SF1 Winner vs SF2 Winner
Elimination round Team standings
Schedule
Results
Postponed games due to COVID-19 July 21: Terrafirma vs. Alaska and TNT vs. Magnolia July 23: Rain or Shine vs. Terrafirma July 24: Meralco vs. TNT July 31: Blackwater vs. Phoenix August 1: San Miguel vs. Barangay Ginebra September 4: Alaska vs. San Miguel September 5: Meralco vs. Barangay Ginebra
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) TNT vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra TNT has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
(2) Meralco vs (7) NLEX Meralco has the twice-to-beat advantage; they have to be beaten twice, while their opponents just once, to advance.
(3) Magnolia vs (6) Rain or Shine This is a best-of-three playoff.
(4) San Miguel vs (5) NorthPort This is a best-of-three playoff.
Semifinals All match-ups are best-of-seven playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) San Miguel
(2) Meralco vs. (3) Magnolia
Finals The Finals is a best-of-seven playoff.
Awards Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. July 16–18 Rey Nambatac July 19–25 Ian Sangalang July 26 – August 1 Troy Rosario September 1–5 Juami Tiongson September 8–12 Robert Bolick September 15–19 Paul Lee September 22–26 CJ Perez September 29 – October 3 Calvin Abueva October 4–11 Ian Sangalang October 13–17 Mikey Williams
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Terrence Romeo San Miguel Beermen 19.0 Rebounds per game Christian Standhardinger Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 10.8 Assists per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 7.3 Steals per game Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen 2.3 Blocks per game Greg Slaughter NorthPort Batang Pier 2.3 Turnovers per game Matthew Wright Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 3.6 Fouls per game Calvin Abueva Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 4.6 Minutes per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 38.9 FG% Raul Soyud NLEX Road Warriors 57.6% FT% Marcio Lassiter San Miguel Beermen 93.8% 3FG% Troy Rike NorthPort Batang Pier 55.6% Double-doubles June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 15 Triple-doubles Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 1
Individual game highs Category Player Team Statistic Points Mikey Williams TNT Tropang Giga 39Rebounds Christian Standhardinger (twice) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 19 Calvin Abueva Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots Assists Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 14Steals Chris Newsome Meralco Bolts 6 Chris Ross San Miguel Beermen Blocks Greg Slaughter NorthPort Batang Pier 6 Three point field goals Mikey Williams TNT Tropang Giga 10
Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game San Miguel Beermen 96.8 Rebounds per game NorthPort Batang Pier 49.1 Assists per game Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 19.9 Steals per game TNT Tropang Giga 8.7 Blocks per game NorthPort Batang Pier 5.3 Turnovers per game Meralco Bolts 17.2 Fouls per game Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 25.3 FG% San Miguel Beermen 44.0% FT% NLEX Road Warriors 73.9% 3FG% Alaska Aces 33.0%
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