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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]
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| Dates | June 2–11, 2000 | |||||||||
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| Television | Viva TV (IBC) | |||||||||
| Radio network | DZRV | |||||||||
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.
Poch Juinio won on his first finals MVP in All-Filipino Cup finals.
| 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 |
Game 1
June 2 |
| 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 | |
The milkmen were held to a finals low five points in the fourth quarter. From a 54–47 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.[2]
Game 2
Alaska led 43–35 at halftime. The milkmen leads by as many as 25 points in the 3rd quarter and coast to an easy victory.[3]
Game 3
June 7 |
| 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.[4]
Game 4
Purefoods came close to within five points in the third period after being down by as many as 23 points. Alvin Patrimonio scored 10 of the hotdogs' 30 points in that quarter. Rodney Santos' timely jumpers in the fourth quarter put the game away and gave Alaska a 3–1 series lead.[5]
Game 5
June 11 |
| 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 at 66–58 after three quarters. Rodney Santos and Poch Juinio teamed up for 16 points in the fourth quarter to rally the milkmen from six 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 as the milkmen missed all its four gift shots, including a pair from James Walkvist with 0.5 seconds left. Poch Juinio won his first Finals MVP and Alaska captures win on his 10th championship title.[6]
| 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup Champions |
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Alaska Milkmen 10th title |
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| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst | Courtside Reporters | Pre-Game and Halftime Hosts |
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| Game 1 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson | Benjie Santiago | Anthony Suntay and Chiqui Roa-Puno |
| Game 2 | Ed Picson | Tommy Manotoc | Dong Alejar and Benjie Santiago | Anthony Suntay and Jannelle So |
| Game 3 | Noli Eala | Yeng Guiao | Mon Liboro and Benjie Santiago | Paolo Trillo and Chiqui Roa-Puno |
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| Game 5 | Ed Picson | TJ Manotoc | Dong Alejar and Mon Liboro | Paolo Trillo and Chiqui Roa-Puno |
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