2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

2002 Commissioner's Cup Red Bull Thunder Yeng Guiao 4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Bill Bayno 3 September 6–20, 2002 Viva TV (IBC) DZSR 2001 2011 2002 Governors 2002 All-Filipino The 2002 Samsung-PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Red Bull Thunder and Talk 'N Text Phone Pals played for the 82nd championship contested by the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n1Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1906%2C25923498 Red Bull-Talk 'N Text finals series on Philippine Daily Inquirer Red Bull win their 2nd PBA title and retain the crown they won in the same conference last season with a 4-3 series victory over the Talk 'N Text.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rVY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1023%2C32562842 Pals, Thunder: No more tomorrow Philippine Daily Inquirer As of 2026, it is the only team to win back-to-back Commissioner's Cup championships. Willie Miller won on his first season MVP and first finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup finals. Series scoring summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7WinsRed Bull 100 96 71 89 55 86 67 4Talk 'N Text 102 86 80 81 77 78 60 3 Games summary Game 1 #eee September 6 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder 100 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=102 26–22 22–27 21–29 27–24 Julius Nwosu 22 Jerald Honeycutt 32 Pete Mickeal 31 Talk 'N Text leads series, 1-0 Jerald Honeycutt poured 22 of his 32 points in the final half as the Phone Pals dictated the tempo up to the last minute. Lordy Tugade drilled three straight triples to push the Thunder to within 98-101, but wrong decisions in the end dash their bid, Tugade converted a twinner with three seconds left instead of shooting a potential game-tying triple. Game 2 #eee September 8 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder |score1=96 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 86 30–17 16–25 30–22 20–22 Antonio Lang 37 Pete Mickeal 20 Series tied, 1-1 Tony Lang turn in a game-high 37 points and joined hands with Willie Miller in the final half to power the Thunder to a victory and redeem himself from a lackluster 14-point output in the first game of the series. Willie Miller, Jimwell Torion and Junthy Valenzuela scored crucial three-pointers in the third and fourth quarter with Miller knocking in 11 of his 14 points in that span, including three triples that broke the backs of the Phone Pals, which lost Victor Pablo early in the game due to a knee injury when he fell on his back while trying to stop Junthy Valenzuela underneath the basket. Game 3 #eee September 11 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder 71 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=80 19–25 11–19 20–17 21–19 Antonio Lang 21 Jerald Honeycutt 26 Talk 'N Text leads series, 2-1 Jerald Honeycutt came up with his third consecutive double-double performance of 26 points and 13 rebounds while Pete Mickeal finished with 21 markers, four of which dealt the killer blows on the Thunder, Mickeal's short jumper and two free throws off a foul by Julius Nwosu capped a remarkable night for the Phone Pals. Game 4 #eee September 13 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder |score1=89 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 81 27–18 26–14 14–19 22-30 Julius Nwosu 27 Pete Mickeal 31 Series tied, 2-2 Willie Miller fended off the Phone Pals' last-ditch effort after sinking both of his free throws and knocking in a decisive triple in the final minute to save the Thunder from a total collapse after posting 20-point margins three-fourths of the way before the Phone Pals' uprising. Sean Lampley, who replaces Tony Lang on a short notice, finished with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Game 5 #eee September 15 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Red Bull Thunder 55 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=77 12–19 18–11 10–25 15–22 Sean Lampley 17 Jerald Honeycutt 23 Talk 'N Text leads series, 3-2 A 25-10 run by the Phone Pals broke the 30-all count at halftime and allow them to settle comfortably on a 55-40 advantage entering the fourth quarter. The Thunder's miscues and lethargic plays in which the Phone Pals forced them to costly turnovers saw the previous lowest output in a championship game set by Alaska in 2000 were shattered as Red Bull finished the game with only 55 points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qVY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1929%2C31022781 Pals a victory shy of title Philippine Daily Inquirer Game 6 #eee September 18 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV Red Bull Thunder |score1=86 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 78 16–13 23–30 23–19 24–16 Julius Nwosu 28 Pete Mickeal 20 Series tied, 3-3 Donbel Belano, Gilbert Demape and Jerald Honeycutt made their shots from the outside as the Phone Pals' three-point shooting clicked to keep them ahead, 43-39, in the first half.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rFY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=683%2C32235915 Red Bull forces Game 7 Philippine Daily Inquirer Game 7 #eee September 20 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Red Bull Thunder |score1=67 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 60 17–9 16–18 20–23 14–10 Sean Lampley 18 Pete Mickeal 27 Red Bull wins series, 4-3 Jimwell Torion drained a game-clinching triple with 1:31 left that found its mark and dashed the hopes of the Phone Pals, the tough defense put up by both teams resulted to an all-time low combined total of 127 points in the final game and the lowest winning output of 67 Willie Miller won on his first sophomore Finals MVP and Batang Red Bull captures on his 2 peat back to back champion title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rlY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2677%2C33055636 Thunderous Red Bull wins it all Philippine Daily Inquirer 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions Red Bull Thunder Second title Roster Red Bull Thunder 3 Jimwell Torion G 5 9 SCSIT PHI 4 Davonn Harp F 6 4 Kutztown USA 6 Noli Locsin F 6 3 De La Salle PHI 8 Nelson Asaytono F 6 3 Manila PHI 9 Jay Mendoza F 6 3 Mapua PHI 10 Junthy Valenzuela F 6 2 SCSIT PHI 11 Willie Miller basketball G 5 10 Letran PHI 12 Vince Hizon GF 6 2 Ateneo PHI 13 Anton Villoria G 5 11 Letran PHI 15 Lordy Tugade F 6 3 National-U PHI 20 Edmund Reyes F 6 3 UST PHI 21 Sean Lampley F 6 7 California USA I 42 Antonio Lang F 6 8 Duke USA I 99 Julius Nwosu F 6 8 Liberty NIG I PHI Yeng Guiao PHI Roehl Nadurata PHI Rudolf Hines PHI Gil Lumberio PHI Andy Jao (I) Import Talk 'N Text Phone Pals #79A3DD #FDD501 #000000 #FFFFFF 3 Elmer Lago GF 6 2 De La Salle PHI 4 Kenny Evans basketball G 6 0 San Francisco State USA 6 Gilbert Demape G 6 1 CIT PHI 8 Patrick Fran G 6 0 UST PHI 13 Mark Telan F 6 6 De La Salle PHI 20 Don Camaso F 6 6 Metro Manila Colleges PHI 33 Victor Pablo F 6 4 FEU PHI Pete Mickeal F 6 7 Cincinnati USA I 40 Jerald Honeycutt FC 6 8 Tulane USA I 42 Donbel Belano G 5 8 Visayas PHI 43 Alex Crisano C 6 5 Brooklyn College USA 81 Gabby Cui FC 6 4 Ateneo PHI USA Bill Bayno PHI Aric del Rosario PHI Ariel Vanguardia PHI Bong Go (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside Reporters & Halftime HostsGame 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Boom Gonzalez TJ Manotoc Game 5 Noli Eala Quinito Henson Paolo Trillo and Jannelle SoGame 6 Game 7 References Category:2002 PBA season 2002 Category:TNT Tropang 5G games Category:Barako Bull Energy Boosters games PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals