PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup Finals Guide: Schedule, where to watch, stories

Here we go again. For the fourth time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and the TNT Tropang Giga will square off in the PBA finals.

This time, it's for the Season 49 Commissioner's Cup trophy. In 2020, Cone's squad drew first blood in the Philippine Cup.

But it seems super import Justin Brownlee has met his match in TNT's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. In their two finals clashes, RHJ has won 2-0 against JB in both the series and the Best Import award.

Who gets the edge in Season 49?

SCHEDULE

Game 1 | Friday | March 14 | SM Mall of Asia Arena

• 7:30 p.m. LIVE PBA Rush | RPTV | Pilipinas Live

Game 2 | Sunday | March 16 | SM Mall of Asia Arena

• 7:30 p.m. LIVE PBA Rush | RPTV | Pilipinas Live

Game 3 | Wednesday | March 19 | PhilSports Arena

• 7:30 p.m. LIVE PBA Rush | RPTV | Pilipinas Live

Game 4 | Friday | March 21 | Ynares Center, Antipolo

• 7:30 p.m. | Awarding of Best Import and Best Player of the Conference
• 7:35 p.m. | Tipoff LIVE PBA Rush | RPTV | Pilipinas Live 

Game 5 | Sunday | March 23 | Smart Araneta Coliseum (If necessary)

• 7:30 p.m. LIVE PBA Rush | RPTV | Pilipinas Live 

Game 6 | Wednesday | March 26 | Smart Araneta Coliseum (If necessary)

• 7:30 p.m. LIVE PBA Rush | RPTV | Pilipinas Live 

Game 7 | Friday | March 28 | Smart Araneta Coliseum (If necessary)

• 7:30 p.m. LIVE PBA Rush | RPTV | Pilipinas Live 

[ALSO READ: PBA Finals schedule: Ginebra to challenge TNT again, this time for Commissioner's Cup crown] 

WHERE TO WATCH

• Tickets: SM Tickets (Games 1 & 2)
• Free-to-air: RPTV | Free TV Ch. 9, DTT Ch. 18.2,19.1
• Pay TV: PBA Rush | Cignal TV Ch. 260 HD Ch. 90 SD
• Streaming: Pilipinas Live | Mobile: Download via App Store or Google Play | Desktop: PilipinasLive.com

HISTORY

PBA Season 45 | Philippine Cup Finals (2020) | Ginebra def. TNT, 4-1

• Finals MVP: La Tenorio (Ginebra)
• Best Player of the Conference: Stanley Pringle (Ginebra)
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PBA Season 47 | Governors' Cup Finals (2023) | TNT def. Ginebra, 4-2

• Finals MVP: Mikey Williams (TNT)
• Best Player of the Conference: Christian Standhardinger (Ginebra)
• Best Import: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (TNT)
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PBA Season 49 | Governors' Cup Finals (2024) | TNT def. Ginebra, 4-2

• Finals MVP: Jayson Castro (TNT)
• Best Import: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (TNT)
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ROAD TO SEASON 49 COMMISSIONER'S CUP FINALS

TNT Tropang Giga

• Finished as no. 2 seed with 8-4 record
• Earned twice-to-beat advantage
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• Beat Eastern in quarterfinals, 109-93
• Defeated Rain or Shine in best-of-seven semifinals, 4-1

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

• Finished as no. 4 seed with 8-4 record
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• Beat Meralco in best-of-three quarterfinals, 2-1
• Defeated top seed NorthPort in best-of-seven semifinals, 4-1

STORIES

TNT

• Chot Reyes admits Ginebra’s Rosario, Malonzo will make job difficult for TNT in PBA Finals 
• PBA Finals a preview of TNT life after Jayson Castro? Calvin Oftana doesn’t think so 
• Rondae Hollis-Jefferson plans to break Ramadan fast as needed for PBA Finals vs Ginebra 
• Calvin Oftana is PBA Player of the Week after stepping up to power TNT to Commissioner's Cup Finals 
• Rey Nambatac turns pressure into motivation as TNT heads to PBA Finals sans Jayson Castro 
• Chot admits Castro's leadership, maturity will be missed in TNT's Finals rematch vs Ginebra 

GINEBRA

• Ginebra’s defensive lynchpin Stephen Holt ready to take on job of guarding Calvin Oftana 
• Cone says PBA fans lucky to witness Brownlee-RHJ rivalry: 'Just two special players' 
• Justin Brownlee hopes to flip the script on RHJ in latest Ginebra-TNT PBA Finals clash 
• Ginebra’s depth will be its biggest advantage vs TNT in PBA Finals, says coach Tim Cone 
• RJ Abarrientos eager to take revenge as Ginebra meets TNT in PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals 
• From bench to court, Malonzo 'feels good to be back' in Ginebra's Finals rematch vs TNT 

(With reports from Jan Ballesteros, One Sports Digital)