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1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

Field	Value
year	1997
conference	Commissioner's Cup
champion	Gordon's Gin Boars
champion_coach	Robert Jaworski
champion_games	4
runnerup	Alaska Milkmen
runnerup_coach	Tim Cone
runnerup_games	2
date	August 26 – September 7, 1997
MVP	Marlou Aquino
television	VTV (IBC)
radio_network	DWFM
prev_year	1996
next_year	1998
prev_conf	1997 All-Filipino
next_conf	1997 Governors'

The 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Gordon's Gin Boars and Alaska Milkmen played for the 67th championship contested by the league.

Gordon's Gin Boars finally ended a six-year title drought, winning their finals series over Alaska Milkmen, 4 games to 2.

Qualification

Gordon's Gin	Alaska
Finished 6–4 (.600), tied for 1st	Eliminations
Finished 11–7 (.611), tied for 1st	Semifinals
Won against San Miguel, 106–100	Playoff

Series scoring summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Wins
Gordon's Gin	99	102	87	90	81	105	4
Alaska	89	96	86	108	86	79	2
Venue	Cuneta	Araneta	Cuneta	Cuneta	Araneta	Cuneta

Games summary

Game 1

Chris King registered a triple-double of 40 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, as he figured in Gordon's key third quarter assault when they grabbed a 55–52 lead. Alaska had one last chance to stage a reversal late in the game but King took command, giving the Boars a 94–84 bubble with a minute to go.

Game 2

Chris King, despite suffering a pulled left hamstring, never gave up, he hits the dagger three-pointer from a Marlou Aquino pass with 37.2 seconds left to give the Boars a four-point lead. Doctors later found out that King had a strained ligament and a partial tear on his left hamstring.

Game 3

The Boars pulled through a down-the-wire final minute with import Chris King's inside basket and Pido Jarencio's key triple as the Milkmen succumbed to turnovers and missed attempts in their last possessions. Jarencio waxes hot with seven triples, five in the final half, on a 7-of-8 shooting from the three-point range. Alaska had one last crack to win the game but Dwight Lago's jumper went all air as Gordon's takes a 3–0 lead.

Game 4

Game 5

Game 6

A decisive 33–5 run in the third quarter as the Boars' avalanche of points blew the game wide open. Gordon's steamrolled to a 30-point lead at 79–49, going into the fourth quarter, while limiting Alaska to an all-time lowest score of five points in a quarter.

1997 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions

Gordon's Gin Boars
Fourth title

Awards

Finals MVP: Marlou Aquino (Gordon's Gin)
Best Player of the Conference: Johnny Abarrientos (Alaska)

Rosters

(I) Import

Broadcast notes

Game	Play-by-play	Analyst	Courtside Reporter
Game 1	Noli Eala	Andy Jao
Game 2	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 3	Chino Trinidad	Andy Jao	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 4	Noli Eala	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay and Butch Maniego
Game 5	Chino Trinidad	Andy Jao
Game 6	Ed Picson	Quinito Henson	Anthony Suntay, Butch Maniego and Randy Sacdalan

References

"Scent of title gets stronger for Gordon's". Manila Standard.
"Gordon's Gin ends 6-year drought". Manila Standard.
"Abarrientos named best player". Manila Standard.

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