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2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
Team Coach Wins
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Chot Reyes 4
(2) Alaska Aces Tim Cone 3
Dates January 28–February 10, 2009
MVP Mark Cardona
Television C/S9, BTV
Announcers See broadcast notes
Radio network Radyo PBA
Announcers See broadcast notes
Referees
Game 1: Aldaba, Balao, Ngo
Game 2: Herrera, Ferrer, Sambrano
Game 3: Cruz, Ngo, Maurillo
Game 4: Calungcaguin, Aldaba, Quilinguen
Game 5: Cruz, Ferrer, Balao
Game 6: Aldaba, N. Sambrano, R. Mangibin
Game 7: Cruz, Aldaba, Maurillo
PBA Philippine Cup Finals chronology
PBA Finals chronology
Game 1: Aldaba, Balao, Ngo
Game 2: Herrera, Ferrer, Sambrano
Game 3: Cruz, Ngo, Maurillo
Game 4: Calungcaguin, Aldaba, Quilinguen
Game 5: Cruz, Ferrer, Balao
Game 6: Aldaba, N. Sambrano, R. Mangibin
Game 7: Cruz, Aldaba, Maurillo

The 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup Finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters played for the 97th championship contested by the league.

This wss the first Philippine Cup Finals where no team from the San Miguel Corporation took part since 2000, and the second time the Aces and the Tropang Texters met in the finals, the first was from the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference in which the Aces won in seven games.

Conference best player Willie Miller knocked in a big triple to make up for two crucial errors down the stretch. TNT had a chance to salvage the game but Renren Ritualo misfired his own three-point try then Harvey Carey missed a tip-in in the last eight seconds.

*Marjon filled in for Picson who mistenkly went to the Araneta Coliseum instead of the Cuneta Astrodome which was the Game 5 venue.

Music used in the coverage were "We Made It" by Busta Rhymes featuring Linkin Park.


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