2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup finals

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Norman Black 4
(3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 0
DatesJanuary 9–16, 2013
MVPRanidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
TelevisionAKTV on IBC
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio networkDZSR
Referees
Game 1:E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta
Game 2:R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta
Game 3:R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion
Game 4:E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion
PBA Philippine Cup finals chronology
PBA finals chronology

The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 107th championship contested by the league.

Talk 'N Text defeated Rain or Shine by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup. The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006–07 season.[1][2]

Background

Road to the finals

Talk 'N Text Rain or Shine
Finished 12–2 (0.857): 1st Elimination round Finished 9–5 (0.643): 3rd
Def. Air21, 105–100 (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three series)
Def. Alaska, 4–2 Semifinals Def. San Mig Coffee, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

The lone conference head-to-head matchup of the two teams was won by Talk 'N Text.

Series summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
Talk 'N Text 87 89 89 105 4
Rain or Shine 81 81 80 82 0
Venue Araneta MOA Araneta Araneta

Game 1

January 9
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 27–24, 20–19, 16–23
Pts: Castro, de Ocampo 16
Rebs: Williams 12
Asts: Alapag 6
Pts: Cruz 13
Rebs: Cruz 9
Asts: Ibañes, Rodriguez 3
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,065
Referees: E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 2

January 11
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 21–20, 19–28, 26–18
Pts: de Ocampo 24
Rebs: de Ocampo 9
Asts: Alapag, de Ocampo, 4
Pts: Quiñahan 16
Rebs: Lee 9
Asts: Lee 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 2–0
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 3

January 13
6:00 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–19, 19–26, 28–15
Pts: Castro 19
Rebs: Carey, Reyes, Williams 8
Asts: Alapag, Castro 4
Pts: Tiu 14
Rebs: Belga 9
Asts: Norwood 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion

Game 4

January 16
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 24–31, 17–17, 35–19
Pts: de Ocampo 19
Rebs: Williams 11
Asts: Alapag 8
Pts: Rodriguez 16
Rebs: Norwood 10
Asts: Chan 4
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 17,136
Referees: E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

Rosters

Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 3 United States Alapag, Jimmy (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Cal State San Bernardino
PF 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
G/F 6 Philippines Gamalinda, Riego 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
G 10 United States Reyes, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 16 Philippines Raymundo, John 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
G 17 Philippines Castro, Jayson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Philippine Christian
C 18 Philippines Lao, Gilbert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
G/F 20 United States Dillinger, Jared 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland
PF 22 Philippines Ferriols, John 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) USJ–R
G 27 Philippines Oreta, Emmerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
F 33 Philippines De Ocampo, Ranidel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 34 United States Peek, Ali 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Saint Mary's
F 40 Japan Alvarez, Rich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
SF 51 Philippines Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 United States Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Golden West
G 3 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE
PF 5 Philippines Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI
SF 6 Philippines Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman
G 10 United States Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) George Mason
PG 11 Philippines Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle
G/F 16 Philippines Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
G 17 Philippines Tiu, Chris (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo
SG 18 Philippines Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
F/C 20 Philippines Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST
G/F 21 Philippines Jaime, Chito 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) AMA
C 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Philippine Christian
SF 33 Philippines Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Manila
F/C 48 Philippines Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Visayas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager



Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Injured Injured

Roster


Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters AKTV Center Analysts
Game 1 Magoo Marjon Jason Webb Jessica Mendoza and Erika Padilla Mico Halili, Richard del Rosario and Topex Robinson
Game 2 Mico Halili Quinito Henson Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla Aaron Atayde, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras
Game 3 Magoo Marjon Jason Webb Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza Mico Halili, Ronnie Magsanoc and Jojo Lastimosa
Game 4 Mico Halili Quinito Henson Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla Benjie Paras, Ryan Gregorio and Jason Webb

References