2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference, also known as the 2008 Smart PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was the last conference of the 2007-08 PBA season. The tournament began on March 29 with a game between the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals at Panabo, Davao del Norte. Opening ceremonies were held the day after at the Araneta Coliseum.
| 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference | |
|---|---|
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| Duration | March 29 – August 20, 2008 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC/TV5 (Local) The Filipino Channel (International) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| Runners-up | Air21 Express |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra) |
| Best Import | Chris Alexander (Barangay Ginebra) |
| Finals MVP | Ronald Tubid and Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra) |
| PBA Fiesta Conference chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
All ten teams are permitted to acquire one non-Filipino (the "import") of unlimited height as reinforcement. Furthermore, the two worst performers in the elimination round of the previous conference (the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Welcoat Dragons), will also be able to acquire another import but with a height limit of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m).
Tournament format
- Double round eliminations. Worst team would be eliminated.
- Sixth- to ninth-best teams figure in the one-game wildcard playoffs.
- Sixth seed vs. Ninth seed
- Seventh seed vs. Eighth seed
- Winners will figure in a playoff to advance to the quarterfinals.
- Third- to fifth-best teams, and the winner of the wildcards advance to the best-of-three quarterfinals.
- Third seed vs. winner of wildcards.
- Fourth seed vs. fifth seed.
- The two best teams and the winners of the quarterfinals advance to the best-of-seven semifinals.
- First seed vs. winner of the third seed/wildcard winner quarterfinal series
- Second seed vs. winner of the fourth seed/fifth seed quarterfinal series
- The winners of the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven Finals; the losers figure in a one-game third-place playoff.
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air21 Express | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
| 4 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 10 | 8 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 5 | Magnolia Beverage Masters | 10 | 8 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 9 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
| 7 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 9 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | |
| 8 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
| 10 | Welcoat Dragons | 4 | 14 | .222 | 8 |
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Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
- Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1, Talk 'N Text, Alaska +9, Talk 'N Text −9
Schedule
| Team | Game number | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| Air21 | WEL | RBB | PF | Coke | TNT | ALA | BGK | SLR | Coke | MBM | BGK | RBB | SLR | ALA | TNT | WEL | MBM | PF |
| Alaska | SLR | BGK | MBM | WEL | RBB | A21 | TNT | PF | Coke | RBB | TNT | PF | A21 | WEL | SLR | Coke | MBM | BGK |
| Brgy. Ginebra | RBB | ALA | SLR | Coke | MBM | PF | A21 | TNT | WEL | A21 | MBM | RBB | SLR | PF | Coke | TNT | WEL | ALA |
| Coca-Cola | TNT | PF | WEL | A21 | BGK | SLR | RBB | MBM | ALA | A21 | RBB | WEL | PF | TNT | BGK | MBM | ALA | SLR |
| Magnolia | PF | SLR | ALA | TNT | BGK | WEL | RBB | Coke | PF | A21 | BGK | TNT | WEL | RBB | SLR | Coke | A21 | ALA |
| Purefoods | MBM | Coke | A21 | RBB | WEL | BGK | ALA | MBM | TNT | SLR | ALA | Coke | WEL | BGK | RBB | TNT | SLR | A21 |
| Red Bull | BGK | A21 | TNT | PF | ALA | Coke | MBM | SLR | WEL | ALA | Coke | A21 | BGK | MBM | PF | WEL | TNT | SLR |
| Sta. Lucia | ALA | MBM | BGK | TNT | Coke | WEL | RBB | A21 | TNT | WEL | PF | A21 | BGK | MBM | ALA | PF | Coke | RBB |
| Talk 'N Text | Coke | WEL | RBB | MBM | SLR | A21 | ALA | WEL | BGK | SLR | PF | ALA | MBM | Coke | A21 | PF | BGK | RBB |
| Welcoat | A21 | TNT | Coke | ALA | PF | MBM | SLR | TNT | RBB | BGK | SLR | Coke | MBM | PF | ALA | A21 | RBB | BGK |
| Win | |
| Loss | |
| OT win | |
| OT loss |
Bracket
| Wildcard phase Knockout games |
Quarterfinals Best of 3 series |
Semifinals Best of 7 series |
Fiesta Finals Best of 7 series | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sta. Lucia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Alaska | 85 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sta. Lucia | 99 | 2 | Red Bull | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sta. Lucia | 111 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Talk 'N Text | 96 | 1 | Air21 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Talk 'N Text | 98 | 1 | Air21 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Purefoods | 83 | 5 | Magnolia | 2 | Third-place playoff | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Coca-Cola | 1 | 2 | Red Bull | 102 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Magnolia | 2 | 5 | Magnolia | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
Wildcard phase
Quarterfinals
Barangay Ginebra - Sta. Lucia series
July 16 |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, Barangay Ginebra Kings 113 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–0 |
Ynares Center, Antipolo |
Coca-Cola - Magnolia series
July 18 |
| Magnolia Beverage Masters 78, Coca-Cola Tigers 60 | ||
| Magnolia wins series 2–1 |
Ynares Center, Antipolo |
Semifinals
Air21 - Magnolia series
August 1 |
| Magnolia Beverage Masters 91, Air21 Express 99 | ||
| Air21 wins series, 4–2 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |
Red Bull - Barangay Ginebra series
July 27 |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings 101, Red Bull Barako 97 (OT) | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–0 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
Third place playoff
August 6 |
| Red Bull Barako 102, Magnolia Beverage Masters 90 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 15-26, 27-37, 20-17 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
Finals
August 8 7:20 p.m. |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings 90, Air21 Express 124 |
Ynares Center, Antipolo Referees: Montiel, Ferrer, Pascual |
August 10 6:30 p.m. |
| Air21 Express 97, Barangay Ginebra Kings 87 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 15,142 |
August 13 7:20 p.m. |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings 90, Air21 Express 77 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Cruz, Aldaba, Quilinguen |
August 15 7:20 p.m. |
| Air21 Express 76, Barangay Ginebra Kings 73 |
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City Referees: Cruz, Calungcaguin, Guevarra |
August 17 6:30 p.m. |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings 80, Air21 Express 75 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,043 |
August 20 7:20 p.m. |
| Air21 Express 84, Barangay Ginebra Kings 97 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3 |
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 22,902 |
Awards
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Ronald Tubid and Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra)
- Best Player of the Conference: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra)
- Best Import of the Conference: Chris Alexander (Barangay Ginebra)
- Players of the Week:
- March 29-April 6: Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
- April 7–13: Danny Seigle (Magnolia)
- April 14–20: Cyrus Baguio (Red Bull)
- April 22-May 4: Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
- May 5–11: Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola) & Rob Wainwright (Welcoat)
- May 12–18: Willie Miller (Alaska)
- May 19–25: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
- May 26-June 1: Gary David (Air21)
- June 2–8: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra)
- June 9–15: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra)
- June 16–22: Lordy Tugade (Magnolia) & Ren-Ren Ritualo (Talk 'N Text)
- June 23–29: Jayjay Helterbrand (Barangay Ginebra)
- June 30–July 6: Gary David (Air21) & Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
- July 7–July 13: Joseph Yeo (Sta. Lucia)
- July 14–July 20: none
- July 21–July 27: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
- July 28–August 3: Gary David (Air21)
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
| # | Name | Team | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Coca-Cola Tigers | March 29 vs. Talk 'N Text |
| 2 | | Coca-Cola Tigers | March 29 vs. Talk 'N Text |
| 3 | | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | March 29 vs. Coca-Cola |
| 4 | | Air21 Express | March 30 vs. Welcoat |
| 5 | | Welcoat Dragons | March 30 vs. Air21 |
| 6 | | Welcoat Dragons | March 30 vs. Air21 |
| 7 |  | Red Bull Barako | March 30 vs. Brgy. Ginebra |
| 8 | | Barangay Ginebra Kings | March 30 vs. Red Bull |
| 9 | | Sta. Lucia Realtors | April 2 vs. Alaska |
| 10 | | Alaska Aces | April 2 vs. Sta. Lucia |
| 11 | | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | April 2 vs. Magnolia |
| 12 | | Magnolia Beverage Masters | April 2 vs. Purefoods |
| 13 | | Welcoat Dragons | April 9 vs. Coca-Cola |
| 14 | | Barangay Ginebra Kings | April 12 vs. Sta. Lucia |
| 15 | | Coca-Cola Tigers | April 13 vs. Air21 |
| 16 | | Barangay Ginebra Kings | May 2 vs. Purefoods |
| 17 |  | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | May 10 vs. Alaska |
| 18 | | Coca-Cola Tigers | May 23 vs. Red Bull |
| 19 | | Sta. Lucia Realtors | June 1 vs. Air21 |
| 20 | | Sta. Lucia Realtors | June 13 vs. Magnolia |
| 21 | | Magnolia Beverage Masters | June 13 vs. Sta. Lucia |
| 22 | | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | June 13 vs. Air21 |
| 23 | | Welcoat Dragons | June 18 vs. Air21 |
| 24 | | Coca-Cola Tigers | July 13 vs. Magnolia |
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