The 2023 PBA Governors' Cup was the third and final conference of the 2022âÂÂ23 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 21st edition of the Governors' Cup started on January 22 and ended on April 21, 2023. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m). Sponsored by Japanese automotive company Honda, the conference is officially known as the 2023 Honda PBA Governors' Cup.
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 winâÂÂloss 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 (#1 twice-to-beat)
- QF2: #2 vs #7 (#2 twice-to-beat)
- QF3: #3 vs #6 (#3 twice-to-beat)
- QF4: #4 vs #5 (#4 twice-to-beat)
- Semifinals (best-of-5 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
Bracket
Quarterfinals
All match-ups had the higher-seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage, where they had to be beaten twice, and their opponents just once, to advance.
(1) TNT vs. (8) Phoenix Super LPG
(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Converge
(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) NLEX
(4) Meralco vs. (5) Magnolia
Semifinals
All match-ups were best-of-five playoffs.
(1) TNT vs. (4) Meralco
(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra
Finals
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
Players of the Week
Statistics
Individual statistical leaders
Local players
Import players
Individual game highs
Local players
Import players
Team statistical leaders
Final rankings
Notes
References