2014 PBA Governors' Cup
The 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2014 PLDT Home TelPad-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2013–14 PBA season. The conference began on May 18 and ended on July 9, 2014.
| 2014 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | May 18 – July 9, 2014 |
| TV partner(s) | Sports5 Local: TV5/AksyonTV International : AksyonTV International, Fox Sports PBA HD on Cignal (high-definition) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| Runners-up | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) |
| Best Import | Arizona Reid (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| Finals MVP | James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team, The recruited imports must be not taller than 6 feet and 5 inches for every team.
Games in the tournament are televised by TV5 and AksyonTV; games are also being simulcast in high definition through a special channel exclusive to Cignal Digital TV subscribers.[1][2]
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:[3]
- 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. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams.
- Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice to beat advantage):
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-5 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Due to the need to finish the season and the tournament by June in order for the Gilas Pilipinas team to train for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup in July, the FIBA World Cup in August and the Asian Games in September, the league had six playing dates per week and the quotient system was implemented for tiebreakers, instead of playoff games for the #4 and #8 seeds.[3]
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 4 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 7 | Air21 Express | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
- Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco
Schedule
| Teams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 | ROS | BBE | BGSM | ALA | TNT | MER | SMSC | GP | SMB |
| Alaska | SMB | GP | TNT | A21 | MER | ROS | SMSC | BGSM | BBE |
| Barako Bull | MER | SMSC | A21 | SMB | ROS | BGSM | GP | TNT | ALA |
| Brgy. Ginebra | GP | MER | A21 | SMSC | BBE | ROS | SMB | ALA | TNT |
| GlobalPort | BGSM | ALA | ROS | SMSC | SMB | TNT | BBE | A21 | MER |
| Meralco | BBE | TNT | BGSM | SMSC | ALA | A21 | SMB | ROS | GP |
| Rain or Shine | A21 | SMB | GP | TNT | BBE | ALA | BGSM | MER | SMSC |
| San Mig Super Coffee | BBE | SMB | MER | GP | BGSM | ALA | A21 | TNT | ROS |
| San Miguel | ALA | ROS | SMSC | BBE | TNT | GP | MER | BGSM | A21 |
| Talk 'N Text | MER | ALA | ROS | SMB | A21 | GP | BBE | SMSC | BGSM |
- Win
- Loss
Results
| Team | A21 | ALA | BBE | BGSM | GP | MER | ROS | SMSC | SMB | TNT |
| Air21 | 91–88 | 101–86 | 76–84 | 106–102 | 80–67 | 103–96 | 109–113* | 88–101 | 91–102 | |
| Alaska | – | 90–87 | 79-66 | 91–95 | 87–88 | 72–123 | 93–84 | 94–87 | 103–91 | |
| Barako Bull | – | – | 70–98 | 122–98 | 95–94 | 93–96 | 66–76 | 112–115* | 88–74 | |
| Brgy. Ginebra | – | – | – | 89–71 | 95–82 | 108–117 | 90–102 | 105–98 | 92–96 | |
| GlobalPort | – | – | – | – | 95–123 | 97–119 | 82–92 | 99–102 | 82–97 | |
| Meralco | – | – | – | – | – | 85–104 | 90–108 | 90–74 | 99–105 | |
| Rain or Shine | – | – | – | – | – | – | 95–94 | 92–97 | 81–83 | |
| San Mig Super Coffee | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 90–92 | 88–92 | |
| San Miguel | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 97–103 | |
| 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 | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Barako Bull | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (#4 twice to beat) | 4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice to beat) | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 111 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Air21 | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (#3 twice to beat) | 3 | Alaska | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 81 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull
San Mig Super Coffee vs. San Miguel
June 17 |
| San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 97, San Miguel Beermen 90 | ||
| San Mig Super Coffee wins series in one game |
Rain or Shine vs. Air21
Alaska vs. Barangay Ginebra
Semifinals
Talk 'N Text-San Mig Super Coffee series
June 19 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 88, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 92 (OT) |
June 21 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 85, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 93 |
June 23 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 112, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 86 |
June 25 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 84, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 81 (OT) |
June 27 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 93 | ||
| San Mig Super Coffee wins series, 3–2. |
Rain or Shine-Alaska series
Finals
July 9 |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 89, San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 92 | ||
| San Mig Super Coffee wins series, 3–2. |
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
- Best Import of the Conference: Arizona Reid (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
- Finals MVP: James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| May 19–25 | Asi Taulava (Air21 Express) | [4] |
| May 26–June 1 | Peter June Simon (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) | [5] |
| June 2–8 | Jeffrei Chan (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [6] |
| June 16–22 | Joe Devance (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) | [7] |
| June 23–29 | Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [8] |
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 | Dominique Sutton | May 20 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 18 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 5–5 |
| Alaska Aces | Henry Walker | May 18 (vs. San Miguel) | June 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 8–7 |
| Barako Bull Energy | Eric Wise | May 18 (vs. Meralco) | June 3 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 1–5 |
| Allen Durham | June 8 (vs. GlobalPort) | June 17 (vs. Talk 'N Text) | 2–2 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Zaccheus Mason | May 20 (vs. GlobalPort) | June 18 (vs. Alaska) | 5–5 |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | LeRoy Hickerson | May 20 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | May 25 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 1–2 |
| Dior Lowhorn | May 30 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | June 14 (vs. Meralco) | 0–6 | |
| Meralco Bolts | Terrence Williams | May 18 (vs. Barako Bull) | May 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra) | 0–3 |
| Mario West | May 27 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | June 14 (vs. GlobalPort) | 3–3 | |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Arizona Reid | May 20 (vs. Air21) | July 9 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | 12–8 |
| San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | Marqus Blakely | May 21 (vs. Barako Bull) | July 9 (vs. Rain or Shine) | 12–8 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Reggie Williams | May 18 (vs. Alaska) | June 17 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | 5–5 |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Othyus Jeffers | May 21 (vs. Meralco) | 1–0 | |
| No Import | May 26 (vs. Alaska) | 0–1 | ||
| Rodney Carney | May 28 (vs. Rain or Shine) | June 2 (vs. Air21) | 3–0 | |
| Paul Harris | June 6 (vs. GlobalPort) | June 27 (vs. San Mig Super Coffee) | 6–4 | |
References
- "Here's TV5's broadcast schedule for PBA Governors Cup's six-playdates-a-week matches". Spin.ph. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "PBA Commissioner's Cup finals to simulcast live in high-definition over Cignal". InterAksyon. MediaQuest Holdings. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-06-12. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- SPRINT GOVERNORS’ CUP OPENS SUNDAY Archived 2014-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, Snow Badua, PBA.ph, May 16, 2014
- IMMOVABLE ROCK Archived 2014-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, May 26, 2014
- WIPING OUT FATIGUE Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, June 2, 2014.
- ON FIRE Archived 2014-06-13 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, June 10, 2014.
- JUST DOING HIS PART Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, June 23, 2014.
- TIME TO SHINE Archived 2014-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, July 1, 2014.
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