2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2012–13 PBA season. The tournament began on February 8 and ended on May 19, 2013. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with no height limit. From the semifinal round onwards, the tournament is sponsored by Cebuana Lhuillier.
| 2013 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | February 8 – May 19, 2013 |
| TV partner(s) | Sports5 - AKTV on IBC TV5 (Local) Aksyon TV International (International) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alaska Aces |
| Runners-up | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| Best Import | Robert Dozier (Alaska Aces) |
| Finals MVP | Sonny Thoss (Alaska Aces) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format
Due to the preparations of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship, the opening of Governors' Cup was moved on the second week of August, at the conclusion of the FIBA tournament. The Commissioner's Cup was extended until the last week of May and adapted the tournament format used during the Philippine Cup.[1]
The tournament format for this conference was as follows:[2][3]
- Two-round eliminations, with each team playing 14 games. The teams are divided into two groups on the basis of their rankings from the previous Philippine Cup. Each team will play teams within their group once, while they will play teams from the other group twice. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
- Group A:
- Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (#1)
- Alaska Aces (#4)
- Meralco Bolts (#5)
- Air21 Express (#8)
- Barako Bull Energy Cola (#9)
- Group B:
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (#2)
- San Mig Coffee Mixers (#3)
- Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (#6)
- Petron Blaze Boosters (#7)
- GlobalPort Batang Pier (#10)
- Group A:
- Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #8 seeds.
- Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed (#2 seed twice-to-beat)
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed (best-of-3 series)
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed (best-of-3 series)
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-5 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 3 | .786 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 8 | 6 | .571[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 6 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 7 | 7 | .500[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 6 | 8 | .429 | 5 | |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 5 | 9 | .357 | 6 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Petron 2–0 San Mig
- Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.01, TNT 1.00, Barangay Ginebra 0.99
Schedule
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 | BGSM | TNT | BBEC | ROS | PBB | MER | GP | ALA | SMC | GP | ROS | BGSM | SMC | PBB |
| Alaska | ROS | MER | BBEC | BGSM | TNT | SMC | PBB | A21 | GP | SMC | PBB | ROS | BGSM | GP |
| Barako Bull | SMC | GP | ALA | A21 | BGSM | PBB | TNT | MER | ROS | BGSM | SMC | PBB | ROS | GP |
| Brgy. Ginebra | A21 | GP | PBB | ALA | BBEC | ROS | SMC | TNT | MER | BBEC | A21 | MER | ALA | TNT |
| GlobalPort | PBB | BBEC | BGSM | TNT | MER | SMC | ROS | A21 | ALA | A21 | MER | TNT | ALA | BBEC |
| Meralco | TNT | ALA | ROS | PBB | GP | A21 | BBEC | SMC | BGSM | GP | PBB | BGSM | SMC | ROS |
| Petron Blaze | GP | SMC | BGSM | MER | A21 | BBEC | ALA | ROS | TNT | ALA | MER | BBEC | A21 | TNT |
| Rain or Shine | ALA | MER | SMC | A21 | BGSM | GP | TNT | PBB | BBEC | TNT | A21 | ALA | BBEC | MER |
| San Mig Coffee | BBEC | PBB | ROS | TNT | GP | ALA | BGSM | MER | A21 | ALA | BBEC | TNT | A21 | MER |
| Talk 'N Text | MER | A21 | GP | SMC | ALA | BBEC | ROS | BGSM | PBB | ROS | SMC | GP | BGSM | PBB |
- Win
- Loss
Results
| Team | A21 | ALA | BBEC | BGSM | GP | MER | PBB | ROS | SMC | TNT |
| Air21 | 74–68 | 86–91 | 74–70 | 106–94 | 88–89 | 53–60 | 97–99 | 87–82 | 83–86 | |
| Alaska | — | 77–73 | 84–69 | 93–85 | 85–81 | 83–73 | 83–81 | 68–75 | 92–69 | |
| Barako Bull | — | — | 72–93 | 98–88* | 104–112 | 78–91 | 103–93 | 79–75 | 98–101 | |
| Brgy. Ginebra | 90–84 | 93–102 | 96–89 | 80–89 | 84–81 | 90–105 | 93–96 | 96–88 | 107–100 | |
| GlobalPort | 72–87 | 92–93 | 87–96 | — | 89–90 | 94–92 | 95–103 | 84–91 | 79–99 | |
| Meralco | — | — | — | 90–91 | 103–92 | 86–88 | 82–91 | 71–76 | 99–92 | |
| Petron Blaze | 91–95* | 84–92 | 88–77 | — | — | 92–102 | 87–79 | 98–73 | 85–93* | |
| Rain or Shine | 93–82 | 84–89* | 106–97 | — | — | 116–118* | — | 93–65 | 76–86 | |
| San Mig Coffee | 80–66 | 84–83 | 100–105 | — | — | 97–90 | — | — | 90–82 | |
| Talk 'N Text | — | — | — | 100–86 | 94–84 | — | 76–87 | 85–116 | 82–83 |
- Win
- OT Win
- Loss
- OT Loss
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) |
Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Air21 | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | 4 | San Mig Coffee | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 83 | 79 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 90 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | 6 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Petron | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Alaska vs. Air21
Rain or Shine vs. Barangay Ginebra
April 22 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 79, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 81 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series in two games |
Petron vs. Talk 'N Text
April 19 |
| Petron Blaze Boosters 93, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 100 |
April 21 |
| Petron Blaze Boosters 86, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 96 | ||
| Talk 'N Text wins series, 2–0 |
San Mig Coffee vs. Meralco
Semifinals
Alaska-San Mig Coffee series
Barangay Ginebra-Talk 'N Text series
May 12 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 111 | ||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3-2 |
Finals
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Robert Dozier (Alaska)
- Finals MVP: Sonny Thoss (Alaska)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| February 8–10 | Josh Urbiztondo (Barako Bull Energy Cola) | [4] |
| February 11–17 | Cyrus Baguio (Alaska Aces) | [5] |
| February 18–24 | Sunday Salvacion (Meralco Bolts) | [6] |
| February 25–March 3 | Cyrus Baguio (Alaska Aces) | [7] |
| March 4–10 | Sonny Thoss (Alaska Aces) | [8] |
| March 11–17 | June Mar Fajardo (Petron Blaze Boosters) | [9] |
| March 18–24 | Mike Cortez (Air21 Express) | [10] |
| March 25–31 | Mick Pennisi (Barako Bull Energy Cola) | [11] |
| April 1–7 | Dondon Hontiveros (Alaska Aces) | [12] |
| April 8–14 | Niño Canaleta (Air21 Express) | [13] |
| April 15–21 | Ranidel De Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | [14] |
| April 22–29 | Kerby Raymundo (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [15] |
| May 7–13 | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [16] |
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.
| Team | Name | Debuted | Last game | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 Express | Michael Dunigan | February 10 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | April 20 (vs. Alaska) | 6–9 |
| Alaska Aces | Robert Dozier | February 9 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 19 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 18–4 |
| Barako Bull Energy Cola | Evan Brock | February 8 (vs. San Mig Coffee) | March 31 (vs. San Mig Coffee) | 4–7 |
| D. J. Mbenga | April 7 (vs. Petron) | April 14 (vs. GlobalPort) | 1–2 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Herbert Hill | February 10 (vs. Air21) | February 17 (vs. Petron) | 0–3 |
| Vernon Macklin | February 24 (vs. Alaska) | May 19 (vs. Alaska) | 12–9 | |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Justin Williams | February 8 (vs. Petron) | March 8 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 2–5 |
| Walter Sharpe | March 10 (vs. Air21) | March 17 (vs. Alaska) | 0–2 | |
| Sylvester Morgan | March 23 (vs. Air21) | April 14 (vs. Barako Bull) | 0–5 | |
| Meralco Bolts | Eric Dawson | February 9 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | April 24 (vs. San Mig Coffee) | 8–9 |
| Petron Blaze Boosters | Renaldo Balkman | February 8 (vs. GlobalPort) | March 8 (vs. Alaska) | 5–2 |
| No Import | March 16 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–0 | ||
| Rodney White | March 22 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | March 27 (vs. Alaska) | 0–2 | |
| Henry Sims | April 5 (vs. Meralco) | April 21 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 2–4 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Bruno Šundov | February 9 (vs. Alaska) | April 22 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 9–7 |
| San Mig Coffee Mixers | No Import | February 8 (vs. Barako Bull) | 0–1 | |
| Matt Rogers | February 13 (vs. Petron) | February 13 (vs. Petron) | 0–1 | |
| Denzel Bowles | February 22 (vs. Rain or Shine) | May 11 (vs. Alaska) | 11–8 | |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Keith Benson | February 9 (vs. Meralco) | March 1 (vs. Alaska) | 2–3 |
| Donnell Harvey | March 9 (vs. Barako Bull) | April 6 (vs. GlobalPort) | 4–3 | |
| Jerome Jordan | April 14 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | April 28 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 4–2 | |
| Tony Mitchell | May 8 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | May 12 (vs. Brgy. Ginebra) | 1–2 | |
References
- National cause: PBA agrees to move Governors’ Cup to after FIBA Asia, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, February 5, 2013
- PBA: Commissioner's Cup extended, Governors' Cup moved, to give way to national team training, Adrian Dy, GMA News Online, February 5, 2013
- PBA revises Commissioner’s Cup schedule, shortens playoffs Archived 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAKTV, February 7, 2013
- BACK ON FIRE, PBA.inquirer.net, February 11, 2013
- CERTIFIED CRUNCH TIME PLAYER, PBA.inquirer.net, February 18, 2013
- SUNDAY IS WEEK'S BEST, PBA.inquirer.net, February 25, 2013
- BAGUIO HEATS UP, PBA.inquirer.net, March 4, 2013
- THE SILENT OPERATOR TAKE CENTERSTAGE, PBA.inquirer.net, March 11, 2013
- UNLIMITED POTENTIAL FOR THIS DEVOTED STUDENT, PBA.inquirer.net, March 18, 2013
- "COOL CAT" AT EASE WITH DUAL ROLES, PBA.inquirer.net, March 25, 2013
- PENNISI STANDS TALLEST, PBA.inquirer.net, April 1, 2013
- CLASSIC PERFORMANCE, PBA.inquirer.net, April 8, 2013
- NOT JUST A HIGH FLYING JAMMER, PBA.inquirer.net, April 15, 2013
- SOLID AS A ROCK, PBA.inquirer.net, April 22, 2013
- OVER THE WHAT?, PBA.inquirer.net, April 30, 2013
- ‘SHOWTIME’ LA ESCORTS GINEBRA TO LAST DANCE, PBA.inquirer.net, May 14, 2013
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