2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

2001 Commissioner's Cup Red Bull Thunder Yeng Guiao 4 San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 2 August 12–24, 2001 Viva TV (IBC) DZRV 2000 2002 2001 All-Filipino 2001 Governors The 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2001 PBA Commissioner's Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Red Bull Thunder and San Miguel Beermen played for the 79th championship contested by the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AlU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1801%2C33017048 San Miguel picked over Red Bull Philippine Daily Inquirerhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DVU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1598%2C37981198 Batang Red Bull seeks crown vs SMB Philippine Daily Inquirer Red Bull won the Commissioner's Cup title in only their second season and fifth conference. The Thunder defeated the Beermen, winners of five of the last six conferences, in game six for a 4-2 series victory. Danny Ildefonso won on his second back-to-back season MVP in Commissioner's Cup. Davonn Harp won on his first finals MVP in Commissioner's Cup finals. Series scoring summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6Wins Red Bull 80 92 91 72 79 75 4San Miguel 78 86 100 88 77 69 2 Games summary Game 1 #eee August 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder |score1=80 San Miguel Beermen 78 24-18 21-27 10-20 25-13 Antonio Lang 32 Nate Johnson 26 Red Bull leads series, 1-0 The Thunder climbed from five points down, 73-78, after allowing the Beermen to dominate most of the second half. Antonio Lang and Davonn Harp hit three of their seven free throws in the final minute. San Miguel was nursing a 78-77 lead with 48 seconds left, after Danny Seigle missed a jumper in the ensuing play, Lang hit an undergoal stab from a Junthy Valenzuela pass and drew Nate Johnson's sixth foul with 5.1 seconds left. Red Bull was holding a 79-78 lead when Lang missed his bonus shot but Harp got the rebound, causing Olsen Racela to foul him with 3.5 seconds remaining, Harp made only his first. After a San Miguel timeout, Danny Seigle missed on a drive as time expired. Game 2 #eee August 15 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder |score1=92 San Miguel Beermen 86 23-18 13-24 31-18 25-26 Junthy Valenzuela 25 Nate Johnson 24 Red Bull leads series, 2-0 Junthy Valenzuela hit seven triples, five of them in the second half, to frustrate San Miguel. Antonio Lang also shone on Red Bull's free-wheeling offense, making 20 points and includes a highlight double-pump that drew a foul from Danny Ildefonso with 1:31 left that gave the Thunder an 85-76 lead. Lang's superb game got the ire of Nic Belasco, who hackled him underneath while taking a shot, causing a near free-for-all with eight minutes left in the game and Red Bull ahead, 74-66. Game 3 #eee August 17 Philsports Arena, Pasig Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder 91 San Miguel Beermen |score2=100 19-23 22-22 32-26 18-29 Junthy Valenzuela 22 Nate Johnson 31 Red Bull leads series, 2-1 San Miguel's Danny Ildefonso, Danny Seigle and Olsen Racela hit their free throws in the closing minutes to deflect Junthy Valenzuela's torrid three-point shooting in the third and fourth quarters. Valenzuela's last triple put Red Bull to within 86-88 with 2:08 left, which turned out to be the Thunder's last stand as the Beermen tightened their defenses going into the homestretch. Game 4 #eee August 19 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV recap Red Bull Thunder 72 San Miguel Beermen |score2=88 20-15 10-23 26-24 16-26 Antonio Lang 24 Danny Seigle 26 series tied at 2-2 San Miguel rode to a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter, Boybits Victoria sparked the run with a three-pointer with eight minutes left in the game, giving the Beermen a 65-62 lead despite the foul trouble of Nate Johnson, who got his fifth with 7:51 left. The Thunder lost Junthy Valenzuela early in the first quarter as he was thrown out for elbowing Johnson. Game 5 #eee August 22 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV 12,259 Red Bull Thunder |score1=79 San Miguel Beermen 77 25-26 21-19 18-14 15-18 Davonn Harp 17 Nate Johnson 43 Red Bull leads series, 3-2 Red Bull threw a huge defensive blanket on San Miguel in the dying seconds to escape with a pulsating two-point victory. Willie Miller blocked Nate Johnson's point-blank attempt in the last 1.8 seconds, after getting the inbound pass from Dwight Lago in the shaded area. Johnson, who scored the largest output in the series with 43 points, was ganged up by Miller, Antonio Lang and Davonn Harp, confusion erupted after the final buzzer as players from both sides trash-talked their way to the dugout.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DFU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2034%2C37683307 Red Bull a win shy of crown Philippine Daily Inquirer Game 6 #eee August 24 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Viva TV Red Bull Thunder |score1=75 San Miguel Beermen 69 27-18 17-23 9-13 22-15 Antonio Lang 26 Danny Seigle 22 Red Bull wins series, 4-2 San Miguel fell behind by 17 points in the second quarter, 18-35, but Danny Seigle orchestrated a comeback to keep the Beermen within striking distance. The Thunder outsteadied the Beermen in the endgame, from a 70-69 lead, Red Bull drew two points apiece from Davonn Harp and Ato Agustin before Antonio Lang's free throw iced Red Bull's title-clinching win. Junthy Valenzuela also stars when he blocked Danny Seigle's three-pointer in the closing seconds and then saved a sideline loose ball to preserve the victory. Davonn Harp won on his first sophomore Finals MVP and Batang Red Bull captures of this first championship crown title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DlU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1627%2C38442129 Red Bull pockets PBA title Philippine Daily Inquirer 2001 PBA Commissioners Cup Champions Red Bull Thunder 1st title Occurrences Red Bull's Junthy Valenzuela was fined P40,000 but escaped suspension following a flagrant foul on San Miguel import Nate Johnson in Game 4 of the finals wherein he was thrown out of the ballgame as early in the first quarter, previous to that, Valenzuela's teammate Kerby Raymundo was suspended for one game in the series. Rosters n Red Bull Thunder 3 Jimwell Torion G 5 9 SCSIT PHI 4 Davonn Harp F 6 4 Kutztown USA 6 Ato Agustin G 5 11 Lyceum of the Philippines PHI 7 Mick Pennisi F 6 9 Eastern Michigan AUS 8 Lowell Briones F 6 3 University of Visayas 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 13 Anton Villoria G 5 11 Letran PHI 14 Bernard Tanpua F 6 3 UPHSD PHI 15 Lordy Tugade F 6 3 National University (Philippines) PHI 20 Edmund Reyes F 6 3 UST PHI 21 Kerby Raymundo C 6 6 Letran PHI 42 Antonio Lang F 6 7 Duke University USA I PHI Yeng Guiao PHI Roehl Nadurata PHI Andy Jao (I) Import n San Miguel Beermen 1 Boybits Victoria G 5 10 San Beda College PHI 3 Nic Belasco C 6 6 Notre Dame College USA 6 Dorian Peña C 6 6 Coppin State USA 7 Michael Mustre F 6 1 Letran PHI 10 Danny Ildefonso FC 6 6 National University (Philippines) PHI 15 Dwight Lago F 6 3 De La Salle PHI 17 Olsen Racela G 5 10 Ateneo PHI 21 Joey Mente G 5 11 Lyceum of the Philippines PHI 22 Arnold Gamboa FC 6 6 FEU PHI Henry Fernandez basketball F 6 1 University of Visayas PHI 24 Nate Johnson basketball, born 1977 F 6 5 University of Louisville USA I 25 Freddie Abuda F 6 4 University of Visayas PHI 32 Rob Duat F 6 4 Menlo College USA 42 Danny Seigle F 6 6 Wagner USA PHI Jong Uichico PHI Siot Tanquingcen PHI Arturo Dela Cruz (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Phone Interview Courtside Reporters, Pre-Game and Halftime HostsGame 1 Noli Eala Quinito Henson Game 2 Ed Picson Chot Reyes Perry Ronquillo Paolo Trillo and Chiqui Roa-PunoGame 3 Anthony Suntay TJ Manotoc Tim Cone Paolo Trillo, Jannelle So and Ronnie NathanielszGame 4 Noli Eala Quinito Henson Game 5 Ed Picson TJ Manotoc Game 6 Noli Eala Quinito Henson References External links PBA official website https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Category:2001 PBA season 2001 Category:San Miguel Beermen games Category:Barako Bull Energy Boosters games PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals