Alaska–San Miguel rivalry

Alaska–San Miguel rivalry

Alaska Aces San Miguel Beermen
Teams	Alaska Aces San Miguel Beermen
First meeting	October 7, 1986
Latest meeting	December 3, 2016, Smart Araneta Coliseum
Next meeting	May 27, 2017
Statistics
Meetings total	264 meetings
All-time record	144–120 (.545), San Miguel
Largest victory	38 (99–61), Alaska
Longest win streak	10, San Miguel (October 30, 1988–August 3, 1989)
Current win streak	7, San Miguel
History
PBA Finals Series record 5–4 (San Miguel leads) Win-loss record 30–25 (San Miguel leads) 1987 Reinforced: San Miguel won, 4–1 1995 Governors': Alaska won, 4–3 1998 All-Filipino: Alaska won, 4–3 1998 Commissioner's: Alaska won, 4–2 1999 Governors': San Miguel won, 4–2 2010 Fiesta: Alaska won, 4–2 2014–15 Philippine: San Miguel won, 4–3 2015 Governors': San Miguel won, 4–0 2015–16 Philippine: San Miguel won, 4–3 PBA Playoffs Series record 6–6 (Tied) Win-loss record 20–19 (San Miguel leads) 1988 All-Fil TP: Alaska won, 2–1 1991 All-Fil TP: Alaska won, 2–1 1992 First Conf FB: San Miguel won, 1–0 1999 Comms SF: San Miguel won, 3–2 2000 All-Fil SF: Alaska won, 3–1 2000 Comms SF: San Miguel won, 3–0 2001 Comms SF: San Miguel won, 3–2 2002 Govs SF: Alaska won, 3–2 2002 Comms TP: San Miguel won, 1–0 2004–05 Phil QF: San Miguel won, 2–0 2006 Phil TP: Alaska won, 1–0 2007 Fiesta SF: Alaska won, 4–2

PBA Finals
Series record	5–4 (San Miguel leads)
Win-loss record	30–25 (San Miguel leads)

PBA Playoffs
Series record	6–6 (Tied)
Win-loss record	20–19 (San Miguel leads)

The Alaska–San Miguel rivalry is between the two of the oldest franchises in the Philippine Basketball Association, the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen. They are considered the most successful teams in PBA history, having 37 PBA championships combined, a league-record 23 titles for the Beermen and the second-best 14 rings for the Aces. Both teams also hold the top spots for most wins in the all-time league team standings. This rivalry is the most played pairing of any two teams in the league's history, having been met for 264 times.

It was in the 1987 PBA Reinforced Conference when the two ballclubs first played in the PBA finals, the Beermen, then reinforced by best import Bobby Parks, prevailed in five games against Alaska, known as Hills Bros. Coffee Kings that season. The rivalry between these two teams, both of which had won the coveted Granslam in 1989 and 1996 respectively, really started during the late 1990s up to the early 2000s.

In the 1995 PBA Governors Cup Finals, Alaska Milk, coach by Tim Cone, came back from a 2-3 series deficit to beat the Beermen in seven games to retain the Governor's Cup title and scored their first win over San Miguel in a championship series.

The year 1998 saw the Alaska Milkmen winning twice over the San Miguel Beermen in the finals, duplicating their previous finals' triumph over the Beermen in the All-Filipino Cup by winning the last two games in the seven-game series and scoring a 4-2 victory in the Commissioner's Cup. In 1999, the Beermen, under new coach Jong Uichico, finally beat Alaska in the finals of the 1990s era, winning in six games in the 1999 PBA Governors Cup.

After 11 years, in the 2009-10 PBA season, Alaska and San Miguel played again in the championship during the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference, the Alaska Aces scored a 4-2 series victory, to prove their superiority over the San Miguel franchise, winning four of their last five finals meeting.

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