The 2021 PBA Governors' Cup, also known as the 2021 Honda PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second and last conference of the 2021 PBA season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 20th edition of the Governors' Cup began on December 8, 2021, after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved the league's request, and ended on April 22, 2022. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of .

This was the first import-laced tournament held by the league since the 2019 PBA Governors' Cup.

For the first two weeks of the tournament, the league returned to the Ynares Sports Arena with no audience in the venue. Quezon City then gave the permission for sports events to be held there with spectators; the PBA is expected to play at the Araneta Coliseum for the rest of the tournament starting December 15.

On January 3, 2022, the league postponed its scheduled games from January 5 to 9 after Metro Manila was put on Alert Level 3 due to the rising COVID-19 cases. The tournament was subsequently postponed indefinitely on January 6. The tournament resumed on February 11 after the alert level in Metro Manila was downgraded to Alert Level 2. The games were temporarily moved to the Ynares Center from February 23 to 27 as the Araneta Coliseum was used for the February window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

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 win–loss records. Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoff games 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

Eighth seed playoff

Bracket

Quarterfinals All match-ups have the higher-seeded team having the twice-to-beat advantage, where they have to be beaten twice, and their opponents just once, to advance.

(1) Magnolia vs. (8) Phoenix Super LPG

(2) NLEX vs (7) Alaska

(3) TNT vs (6) Barangay Ginebra

(4) Meralco vs (5) San Miguel

Semifinals All match-ups are best-of-five playoffs.

(1) Magnolia vs. (4) Meralco

(2) NLEX vs. (6) Barangay Ginebra

Finals

The Finals is a best-of-seven playoff.

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. Team Name Debuted Last game RecordAlaska Aces Olu Ashaolu December 8 March 6 6–5 Mark St. Fort March 16 March 19 1–1 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Justin Brownlee December 12 April 22 15–8Blackwater Bossing Jaylen Bond December 9 December 22 0–5 Shawn Glover February 12 March 9 1–5 Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots Mike Harris December 15 April 1 12–5 Meralco Bolts Tony Bishop December 16 April 22 13–10NLEX Road Warriors K. J. McDaniels December 8 March 4 8–3 Cameron Clark March 16 March 30 2–4NorthPort Batang Pier Cameron Forte December 8 December 10 0–2 No import December 12 , December 15 0–2 Jamel Artis February 12 March 13 5–3Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters Paul Harris December 9 December 25 3–2 Dominique Sutton February 13 February 26 1–3 Du'Vaughn Maxwell March 3 March 18 2–2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Henry Walker December 9 March 6 3–8San Miguel Beermen Brandon Brown December 8 December 26 3–2 Orlando Johnson February 16 February 23 2–1 Shabazz Muhammad February 27 March 18 2–2 Terrafirma Dyip Antonio Hester December 9 March 9 2–9TNT Tropang Giga McKenzie Moore December 15 December 22 1–2 Aaron Fuller December 26 March 16 6–3 Leon Gilmore III March 19 0–1Sources:

Awards Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. December 8–12 Kevin Alas December 15–19 Arvin Tolentino December 22–26Matthew Wright February 11–13, 2022 February 16–20, 2022 Jeron Teng February 23–27, 2022 Jamie Malonzo March 2–6, 2022 Robert Bolick March 9–13, 2022 Mikey Williams March 16–19, 2022 Scottie Thompson March 23–27, 2022 Christian Standhardinger March 30–April 1, 2022 Chris Newsome

Statistics

Individual statistical leaders

Local players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 22.1 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 11.2 Assists per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 8.8 Steals per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 2.2 Blocks per game Arwind Santos NorthPort Batang Pier 1.8 Turnovers per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 3.4 Fouls per game Beau Belga Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 4.1 Minutes per game Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 43.7 FG% Jackson Corpuz Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 62.5% FT% RK Ilagan Alaska Aces 100.0% 3FG% Adrian Wong Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 56.5% Double-doubles Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 11 Triple-doubles Scottie Thompson Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2

Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Shabazz Muhammad San Miguel Beermen 39.0 Rebounds per game Shabazz Muhammad San Miguel Beermen 19.0 Assists per game Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5.9Steals per game K. J. McDaniels NLEX Road Warriors 1.5 Antonio Hester Terrafirma Dyip Blocks per game K. J. McDaniels NLEX Road Warriors 2.8 Turnovers per game K. J. McDaniels NLEX Road Warriors 3.8 Fouls per game Henry Walker Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3.5 Minutes per game Jamel Artis NorthPort Batang Pier 47.3 FG% Olu Ashaolu Alaska Aces 55.8% FT% Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 88.5% 3FG% Tony Bishop Meralco Bolts 45.9% Double-doubles Tony Bishop Meralco Bolts 14 Triple-doubles three players 1

Individual game highs

Local players Category Player Team StatisticPoints Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 32 Allein Maliksi Meralco BoltsRebounds Christian Standhardinger Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 17 Scottie Thompson Assists Robert Bolick NorthPort Batang Pier 17 Steals Matthew Wright Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters 6 Blocks three players 4Three point field goals Ryan Reyes TNT Tropang Giga 8 JVee Casio Blackwater Bossing

Import players Category Player Team Statistic Points Shabazz Muhammad San Miguel Beermen 57 Rebounds Aaron Fuller TNT Tropang Giga 26Assists Antonio Hester Terrafirma Dyip 11 Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San MiguelSteals Cameron Clark NLEX Road Warriors 5 Justin Brownlee Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Blocks three players 6 Three point field goals four players 6

Team statistical leaders Category Team Statistic Points per game NLEX Road Warriors 109.2 Rebounds per game Alaska Aces 48.9 Assists per game Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 25.7 Steals per game Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 8.9 Blocks per game NLEX Road Warriors 5.0 Turnovers per game Alaska Aces 16.8 Fouls per game Blackwater Bossing 24.9 FG% Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 48.1% FT% Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 78.1% 3FG% Magnolia Pambansang Manok Hotshots 35.9%

Final rankings

References