2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup
Duration October 19, 2014 – January 21, 2015
TV partner(s) Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
Champions San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up Alaska Aces
Awards
Best Player June Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP Arwind 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

 y  – clinched outright semifinals,  x  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-beat advantage  w  – clinched quarterfinals with twice-to-win disadvantage,  e  – eliminated

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup
# Team W L PCT GB Tie
1 y– San Miguel Beermen92.818—1.101
2 y– Rain or Shine Elasto Painters92.818—0.908
3 x– Alaska Aces83.72711.020
4 x– Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters83.72710.980
5 x– Barangay Ginebra San Miguel65.54531.074
6 x– Meralco Bolts65.54531.056
7 w– Purefoods Star Hotshots65.54530.877
8 w– GlobalPort Batang Pier56.4554
9 w– Barako Bull Energy47.36451.057
10 w– NLEX Road Warriors47.36450.946
11 e– Kia Sorento110.0918
12 e– Blackwater Elite011.0009

Schedule

Teams1234567891011
Alaska PF TNTMERSMBKIABWBBEGPNLEXBGSMROS
Barako Bull MER GPSMBROSBGSMKIAALATNTBWNLEXPF
Barangay Ginebra TNT KIANLEXBWPFBBESMBMERGPALAROS
Blackwater KIA ROSMERBGSMGPALAPFNLEXBBETNTSMB
GlobalPort NLEX BBEPFKIABWROSTNTALASMBBGSMMER
Kia BW BGSMROSGPTNTALABBESMBPFMERNLEX
Meralco BBE BWALANLEXTNTROSBGSMPFSMBKIAGP
NLEX GP TNTBGSMMERSMBPFBWROSALABBEKIA
Purefoods Star ALA SMBGPBGSMNLEXBWMERKIAROSTNTBBE
Rain or Shine SMB BWKIATNTBBEGPMERNLEXPFALABGSM
San Miguel ROS PFBBEALANLEXBGSMKIAGPMERTNTBW
Talk 'N Text BGSM NLEXALAROSKIAMERGPBBEBWPFSMB

  Win
  OT Win
  Loss
  OT Loss

Results

Team ALA BBE BGSMBWGPKiaMERNLEXPFROSSMBTNT
Alaska 78–8592–10169–5687–8485–75105–6490–8493–7395–9866–63100–98
Barako Bull — 75–9492–8781–9187–71108–112**92–8783–9971–9989–103106–122
Brgy. Ginebra — —100–9177–9887–5599–10981–9789–6690–10077–79101–81
Blackwater — ——72–8766–8075–83*84–10482–9075–8261–9290–80
GlobalPort — ———84–7970–8296–10175–8183–8669–95105–97
Kia — ————93–9980–8877–8888–11774–9062–85
Meralco — —————90–7574–7779–10777–8872–80
NLEX — ——————76–9293–9576–7981–103
Purefoods Star — ———————74–8380–8796–100*
Rain or Shine — ————————79–8776–99
San Miguel — —————————101–107
Talk 'N Text — ——————————

  Win
  OT Win
  Loss
  OT Loss

Bracket

  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            4 Talk 'N Text 83     4 Talk 'N Text 0  
    (#5 twice to beat)     5 Barangay Ginebra 67    
  5 Barangay Ginebra 95  
  8 GlobalPort 78    

Quarterfinals

First phase

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

Alaska vs. NLEX

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

Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull

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

Barangay Ginebra vs. GlobalPort

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

Meralco vs. Purefoods Star

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

Second phase

This is a single-elimination round. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.

Semifinals

San Miguel-Talk 'N Text series

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

Rain or Shine-Alaska series

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

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]PlayerTeamGames playedTotalsAverage
Points per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen2239017.73
Rebounds per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen2228512.95
Assists per gameStanley PringleGlobalPort Batang Pier11565.09
Steals per gameChico LaneteBarako Bull Energy Cola10202.00
Blocks per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen22442.00
Field goal percentageJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen22140/24956.22%
3-pt field goal percentageRaul SoyudNLEX Road Warriors25/862.50%
Free throw percentageMark CaguioaBarangay Ginebra San Miguel1317/17100.00%
Turnovers per gameMark CardonaNLEX Road Warriors11444.00

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. ↑
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