2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals
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| Dates | June 2–11, 2000 | |||||||||
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| Television | Viva TV (IBC) | |||||||||
| Radio network | DZRH | |||||||||
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The 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen and Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs played for the 75th championship contested by the league.[1]
The Alaska Milkmen won their third All-Filipino crown in the last five years with a 4-1 series victory over Purefoods TJ Hotdogs. The title-conquest was their 10th championship as Alaska is now the third most successful ballclub in the league.[2]
Contents
Series scoring summary
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Wins |
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| Alaska | 59 | 93 | 79 | 88 | 85 | 4 |
| Purefoods | 73 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 84 | 1 |
Games summary
Game 1
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June 2
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| Alaska Milkmen 59, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12-16, 17-12, 25-19, 5-26 | ||
| Pts: Kenneth Duremdes 16 | Pts: Boyet Fernandez 19 | |
Alaska was held to a finals low 5 points in the fourth quarter, from a 54-47 Alaska lead entering the final period, the milkmen went scoreless as Boyet Fernandez of Purefoods drilled in three triples that spark a 19-0 windup in the last 7:01.
Game 2
Alaska led by as many as 25 points in the 3rd, from a 43-35 halftime lead, and coast to an easy victory.
Game 3
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June 7
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| Alaska Milkmen 79, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 71 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-14, 20-26, 20-13, 24-18 | ||
| Pts: Kenneth Duremdes 26 | Pts: Andy Seigle 26 | |
Bong Hawkins' three-point play off Rey Evangelista broke a 71-all deadlock as Alaska completed a second half comeback.
Game 4
Purefoods close to within five points in the 3rd period, after being down by 23, Alvin Patrimonio scored 10 of the hotdogs' 30 points in that quarter, Rodney Santos' timely jumpers in the 4th put the game away and gave Alaska a 3-1 series lead.
Game 5
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June 11
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| Alaska Milkmen 85, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20-27, 24-21, 14-18, 27-18 | ||
| Pts: Kenneth Duremdes 19 | Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 22 | |
| Alaska wins series, 4–1 | ||
The Hotdogs led 66-58 after three quarters, Rodney Santos and Poch Juinio teamed up for 16 points in the fourth quarter to rally the milkmen from 6 points down to lead 73-71, Johnny Abarrientos hit a long jumper with 14.9 seconds to go to give Alaska an 85-82 cushion. Purefoods' Noy Castillo made two free throws for the final count before Alaska missed all its four gift shots, including a pair from James Walkvist with 0.5 seconds left.
| 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup Champions |
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Alaska Milkmen 10th title |
Broadcast notes
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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| Game 1 | ||
| Game 2 | ||
| Game 3 | ||
| Game 4 | ||
| Game 5 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson |
