2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2014 PLDT Home TVolution-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2013–14 PBA season. The tournament started on March 5, 2014 and finished on May 15, 2014. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6'11" for the bottom two of the last conference, and a limit of 6'9" for other teams.[1]
| 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Duration | March 5 – May 15, 2014 |
| TV partner(s) | Sports5 Local: TV5 International : AksyonTV International, Fox Sports |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| Runners-up | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
| Best Import | Richard Howell (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
| Finals MVP | James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:
- Single-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
- 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 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
| 6 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5 | |
| 7 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 2 | 7 | .222 | 7 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 96–79 Meralco
- Head-to-head record: Air21 97–95 Barangay Ginebra
Schedule
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 | GP | TNT | BBE | ALA | MER | BGSM | SMSC | ROS | SMB |
| Alaska | TNT | GP | MER | ROS | A21 | SMB | BBE | BGSM | SMSC |
| Barako Bull | BGSM | ROS | A21 | TNT | SMB | SMSC | ALA | MER | GP |
| Brgy. Ginebra | BBE | SMB | SMSC | GP | TNT | A21 | MER | ALA | ROS |
| GlobalPort | A21 | ALA | SMSC | MER | BGSM | SMB | ROS | TNT | BBE |
| Meralco | SMB | ALA | GP | TNT | A21 | ROS | BGSM | BBE | SMSC |
| Rain or Shine | BBE | ALA | SMB | SMSC | MER | GP | TNT | A21 | BGSM |
| San Miguel | MER | BGSM | TNT | ROS | BBE | GP | ALA | SMSC | A21 |
| San Mig Super Coffee | GP | BGSM | ROS | BBE | TNT | A21 | SMB | MER | ALA |
| Talk 'N Text | ALA | A21 | SMB | BBE | MER | BGSM | SMSC | ROS | GP |
- Win
- Loss
Results
| Team | A21 | ALA | BBE | BGSM | GP | MER | ROS | SMB | SMSC | TNT |
| Air21 | 78–88 | 103–85 | 97–95 | 83–78 | 98–109 | 82–87 | 85–93 | 84–97 | 91–95 | |
| Alaska | — | 78–71 | 83–73 | 93–77 | 76–85 | 78–92 | 89–78 | 85–66 | 72–85 | |
| Barako Bull | — | — | 104–108* | 96–98 | 98–105 | 110–106 | 100–106 | 92–90 | 96–101 | |
| Brgy. Ginebra | — | — | — | 113–107 | 88–78 | 101–105* | 96–112 | 80–90 | 87–94 | |
| GlobalPort | — | — | — | — | 99–104 | 75–99 | 92–109 | 75–91 | 91–92 | |
| Meralco | — | — | — | — | — | 79–96 | 76–94 | 88–78 | 68–91 | |
| Rain or Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107–112 | 74–91 | 82–85 | |
| San Miguel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97–88 | 99–107 | |
| San Mig Super Coffee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75–81 | |
| Talk 'N Text | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
- Win
- OT Win
- Loss
- OT Loss
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) |
Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | 4 | Rain or Shine | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | 6 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 79 | 95 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Air21 | 92 | 101** | |||||||||||
| 7 | Air21 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | 6 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | ||||||||||||
**double overtime
Quarterfinals
Talk 'N Text vs. Barangay Ginebra
April 22 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 97, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 84 | ||
| Talk 'N Text wins series in one game |
San Miguel vs. Air21
Alaska-San Mig Super Coffee series
Rain or Shine-Meralco series
Semifinals
Talk 'N Text-Rain or Shine series
May 2 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 91 | ||
| Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–0 |
San Mig Super Coffee-Air21 series
Finals
May 9 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 80, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 95 |
May 11 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 86, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 76 |
May 13 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 75, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 77 |
May 15 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 91, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 100 | ||
| San Mig Super Coffee wins series, 3–1 |
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
- Best Import of the Conference: Richard Howell (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
- Finals MVP: James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| March 5–9 | Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | [2] |
| March 10–16 | Ian Sangalang (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) | [3] |
| March 17–23 | Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | [4] |
| April 14–20 | Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [5] |
| April 21–27 | Asi Taulava (Air21 Express) Sean Anthony (Air21 Express) |
[6] |
| April 28 – May 4 | Ryan Reyes (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | [7] |
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 | Hervé Lamizana | March 5 (vs. GlobalPort) | March 17 (vs. Alaska) | 2–2 |
| Wesley Witherspoon | March 23 (vs. Meralco) | May 7 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | 5–7 | |
| Alaska Aces | Robert Dozier | March 5 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | April 26 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | 7–5 |
| Barako Bull Energy | Josh Dollard | March 7 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | April 13 (vs. GlobalPort) | 2–7 |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Leon Rodgers | March 7 (vs. Barako Bull) | March 26 (vs. Air21) | 2–4 |
| Josh Powell | April 2 (vs. Meralco) | April 13 (vs. Alaska) | 1–1 | |
| Gabe Freeman [8] | April 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | April 22 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 0–2 | |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Evan Brock | March 5 (vs. Air21) | April 13 (vs. Barako Bull) | 1–8 |
| Meralco Bolts | Brian Butch | March 7 (vs. San Miguel) | March 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–3 |
| Darnell Jackson | April 2 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | April 26 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 3–3 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Alexander McLean | March 9 (vs. Barako Bull) | March 26 (vs. Meralco) | 2–3 |
| Wayne Chism | March 31 (vs. GlobalPort) | May 2 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 5–5 | |
| San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | James Mays | March 12 (vs. GlobalPort) | May 15 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 12–7 |
| No Import | April 14 (vs. Meralco) | 0–2 | ||
| San Miguel Beermen | Josh Boone | March 7 (vs. Meralco) | March 9 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 2–0 |
| Kevin Jones | March 14 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | April 25 (vs. Air21) | 5–4 | |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Richard Howell | March 5 (vs. Alaska) | May 15 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | 13–3 |
| No Import | April 11 (vs. GlobalPort) | 1–0 | ||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- TNT’S ROCK Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, March 25, 2014
- “LEE-THAL” PERFORMANCE Archived 2014-04-24 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, April 21, 2014
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- Badua, Snow. "Ginebra bringing in Gabe Freeman in bid to salvage campaign after Josh Powell exit". SPIN.ph. Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
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