2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationOctober 19, 2014 – January 21, 2015
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upAlaska Aces
Awards
Best PlayerJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVPArwind Santos
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2014–15 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on October 19, 2014, and ended on January 21, 2015. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[1]

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams.
  • The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
  • The next eight teams will play in a double-phase quarterfinal round. The #3 to #6 seed will have twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. Phase 1 matchups are:
    • QF1: #3 team vs. #10 team
    • QF2: #4 team vs. #9 team
    • QF3: #5 team vs. #8 team
    • QF4: #6 team vs. #7 team
  • The winners of Phase 1 will advance to the knockout phase. The match ups are:
    • KO1: QF1 vs. QF4
    • KO2: QF2 vs. QF3
  • The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-seven semifinals series. Match ups are:
    • SF1: #1 vs. KO2
    • SF2: #2 vs. KO1
  • The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[a] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Schedule

Team ╲ Game1234567891011
Alaska AcesPFTNTMERSMBKIABWBBEGPNLEXBGSMROS
Barako Bull EnergyMERGPSMBROSBGSMKIAALATNTBWNLEXPF
Barangay Ginebra San MiguelTNTKIANLEXBWPFBBESMBMERGPALAROS
Blackwater EliteKIAROSMERBGSMGPALAPFNLEXBBETNTSMB
GlobalPort Batang PierNLEXBBEPFKIABWROSTNTALASMBBGSMMER
Kia SorentoBWBGSMROSGPTNTALABBESMBPFMERNLEX
Meralco BoltsBBEBWALANLEXTNTROSBGSMPFSMBKIAGP
NLEX Road WarriorsGPTNTBGSMMERSMBPFBWROSALABBEKIA
Purefoods Star HotshotsALASMBGPBGSMNLEXBWMERKIAROSTNTBBE
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersSMBBWKIATNTBBEGPMERNLEXPFALABGSM
San Miguel BeermenROSPFBBEALANLEXBGSMKIAGPMERTNTBW
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersBGSMNLEXALAROSKIAMERGPBBEBWPFSMB
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results

Team ALA BBE BGSM BW GP Kia MER NLEX PF ROS SMB TNT
Alaska 78–85 92–101 69–56 87–84 85–75 105–64 90–84 93–73 95–98 66–63 100–98
Barako Bull — 75–94 92–87 81–91 87–71 108–112** 92–87 83–99 71–99 89–103 106–122
Barangay Ginebra — — 100–91 77–98 87–55 99–109 81–97 89–66 90–100 77–79 101–81
Blackwater — — — 72–87 66–80 75–83* 84–104 82–90 75–82 61–92 90–80
GlobalPort — — — — 84–79 70–82 96–101 75–81 83–86 69–95 105–97
Kia — — — — — 93–99 80–88 77–88 88–117 74–90 62–85
Meralco — — — — — — 90–75 74–77 79–107 77–88 72–80
NLEX — — — — — — — 76–92 93–95 76–79 81–103
Purefoods Star — — — — — — — — 74–83 80–87 96–100*
Rain or Shine — — — — — — — — — 79–87 76–99
San Miguel — — — — — — — — — — 101–107
Talk 'N Text — — — — — — — — — — —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(single elimination)		Semifinals
(best-of-7)		Finals
(best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#4 twice to beat)
4Talk 'N Text105
1Barangay Ginebra4
9Barako Bull76
4Barangay Ginebra974San Miguel0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Talk N' Text83
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78
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Quarterfinals

First phase

In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.

(3) Alaska vs. (10) NLEX

December 11
Alaska Aces 82, NLEX Road Warriors 78
Alaska wins series in one game

(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Barako Bull

December 12
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Barako Bull Energy 76
Talk 'N Text wins series in one game

(5) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort

December 12
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, GlobalPort Batang Pier 78
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game

(6) Meralco vs. (7) Purefoods Star

December 11
Meralco Bolts 77, Purefoods Star Hotshots 65
Meralco wins series in one game

Second phase

This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.

(3) Alaska vs. (6) Meralco

(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Talk 'N Text

December 26
San Miguel Beermen 100, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87
San Miguel wins series, 4–0

(2) Rain or Shine vs. (3) Alaska

January 4
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 76, Alaska Aces 79
Alaska wins series, 4–2

Finals

Main article: 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
January 21
San Miguel Beermen 80, Alaska Aces 78
San Miguel wins series, 4–3

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week

Week Player Ref.
October 19–26 Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [2]
October 27 – November 3 Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) [3]
November 4–9 Ronjay Buenafe (GlobalPort Batang Pier) [4]
November 10–16 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) [5]
November 17–23 Peter June Simon (Purefoods Star Hotshots) [6]
November 24–30 Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [7]
December 9–14 Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) [8]
December 16–21 Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen) [9]
December 23–28 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) [10]

Statistical leaders

Entire conference

Category[11] Player Team Games played Totals Average
Points per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 390 17.73
Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 285 12.95
Assists per game Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 11 56 5.09
Steals per game Chico Lanete Barako Bull Energy Cola 10 20 2.00
Blocks per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 44 2.00
Field goal percentage June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 140/249 56.22%
3-pt field goal percentage Raul Soyud NLEX Road Warriors 2 5/8 62.50%
Free throw percentage Mark Caguioa Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 13 17/17 100.00%
Turnovers per game Mark Cardona NLEX Road Warriors 11 44 4.00

References

  1. ^ "STRONG ACTION-PACKED SEASON FORMAT GETS GREEN LIGHT". PBA.ph. October 2, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. ^ AGUILAR POISED FOR A BREAKOUT YEAR WITH STRONG START, PBA.inquirer.net, October 27, 2014
  3. ^ THE BEAST SHOWING MATURITY IN HIS GAME, PBA.inquirer.net, November 3, 2014
  4. ^ MAKING EVERY MINUTE COUNT, PBA.inquirer.net, November 10, 2014
  5. ^ TAKING CHARGE, PBA.inquirer.net, November 17, 2014
  6. ^ ON TARGET, PBA.inquirer.net, November 24, 2014
  7. ^ LEE-THAL INDEED, PBA.inquirer.net, December 1, 2014
  8. ^ SILENT OPERATOR, PBA.inquirer.net, December 15, 2014
  9. ^ FEELS RIGHT AT HOME, PBA.inquirer.net, December 22, 2014
  10. ^ DOMINATING, PBA.inquirer.net, December 29, 2014
  11. ^ "Stats | PBA on INQUIRER.net".