The 2000 Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Finals stint
Purefoods return to the PBA finals after two years of non-title playoff, During the All-Filipino Cup, the Tender Juicy Hotdogs got the benefit of playing in the championship when the league forfeited Tanduay Rhum's two wins over them during the Best-of-five semifinal series where Fil-Sham Sonny Alvarado was fielded in. With the series stands at 2-1 in their favor, Purefoods went on to win Game 4, 72-71 in overtime, on the heroics of guard Boyet Fernandez, to reach the All-Filipino finals against the Alaska Milkmen, after winning Game 1, the Tender Juicy Hotdogs lost the rest of the game in the series for a 1-4 defeat.
Behind best import Derrick Brown, the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs were on their second trip to the finals during the Governors Cup, going up against the defending champions San Miguel Beermen, the Hotdogs fell behind 0-3 in the best-of-seven title series and lost anew in five games for another runner-up finish in the season.
Games won
All-Filipino Cup
Commissioner's Cup
Governor's Cup