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2006–07 PBA season

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2006–07 PBA season
DurationSeptember 28, 2006 – July 20, 2007
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Local: ABC
International: The Filipino Channel
2006 PBA Draft
Top draft pickKelly Williams
Picked bySta. Lucia Realtors
Season MVPWillie Miller
(Alaska Aces)
Philippine Cup championsBarangay Ginebra Kings
  Philippine Cup runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Fiesta Conference championsAlaska Aces
  Fiesta Conference runners-upTalk 'N Text Phone Pals
Seasons

The 2006–07 PBA season was the 32nd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season started September 28 in Guam and began its formal opening on October 1 at the Araneta Coliseum, and ended on July 20. The league started the season with the All-Filipino Conference, now known as the PBA Philippine Cup while the PBA Fiesta Conference, an import laced tournament, ended the season.

Philippine Basketball League team Welcoat Paintmasters became the tenth member of the league after acquiring the franchise from the defunct Shell Turbo Chargers. The Welcoat franchise has been renamed Welcoat Dragons

Opening ceremonies

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The season began on October 1 with the Barangay Ginebra Kings defeating the expansion team Welcoat Dragons, 102–69 in the opener.

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Air21 Express Tanya Garcia
Alaska Aces Gelli de Belen
Barangay Ginebra Kings Angelica Panganiban
Coca-Cola Tigers
Purefoods Chunkee Giants 26K girls
Red Bull Barako Milena Krahvicova
San Miguel Beermen Valerie Concepcion
Sta. Lucia Realtors Precious Lara Quigaman
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Pauleen Luna
Welcoat Dragons Bianca King

2006–07 Philippine Cup

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Notable events

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra Kings 13 5 .722[a] Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[a]
3 Red Bull Barako 11 7 .611 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 10 8 .556[b] 3
5 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 10 8 .556[b] 3
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Alaska Aces 8 10 .444 5
8 Air21 Express 7 11 .389 6
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 5 13 .278 8
10 Welcoat Dragons 3 15 .167 10
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +1, San Miguel −1
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Talk 'N Text +4, Purefoods +3, Sta. Lucia −7; fifth-seed playoff: Purefoods 92–78 Sta. Lucia

Wildcard round

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Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
(best-of-5)
Semifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
1 Barangay Ginebra 4
4 Talk 'N Text 3 4 Talk 'N Text 2
5 Purefoods 1 1 Barangay Ginebra 4
2 San Miguel 2
2 San Miguel 4
3 Red Bull 3 3 Red Bull 3
6 Sta. Lucia 1 Third-place playoff
4 Talk 'N Text 124
3 Red Bull 111

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Barangay Ginebra Kings 4–2 (2) San Miguel Beermen 94–118 101–104 131–101 146–111 94–82 96–94

2007 Fiesta Conference

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Notable events

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Red Bull Barako 13 5 .722 Advance to semifinals
2 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667[a] 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 12 6 .667[a] 1 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 11 7 .611 2
5 Air21 Express 10 8 .556[b] 3
6 San Miguel Beermen 10 8 .556[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 6
8 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 6 12 .333 7
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 13 .278 8
10 Welcoat Dragons 4 14 .222 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: Alaska 103–95 Barangay Ginebra
  2. ^ a b Fifth-seed playoff: Air21 103–99 San Miguel

Playoffs

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Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
6San Miguel1022Alaska4
9Sta. Lucia853Brgy. Ginebra16San Miguel2
6San Miguel1026San Miguel2
7Coca-Cola1012Alaska4
7Coca-Cola1004Talk 'N Text3
8Purefoods97
1Red Bull2Third place
4Talk 'N Text24Talk 'N Text4
5Air2116San Miguel96
1Red Bull103

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(2) Alaska Aces 4–3 (4) Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 113–85 113–120 87–95 86–82 104–107 121–110 99–96

2007 All-Star Weekend

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The 2007 PBA All-Star Weekend was held at San Fernando City, La Union and Baguio. The winners were:

Rookie–Sophomore Blitz Game

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April 26
Rookies 122, Sophomores 107
Arwind Santos named the game's most valuable player.

All-Star Game

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April 29
South All-Stars 142, North All-Stars 145
Jayjay Helterbrand and Willie Miller named the game's co-most valuable players.

Manila Invitational

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As part of the warmups for the upcoming FIBA Asia Championship 2007, the PBA invited four national teams taking part in the Asian Championships for the first PBA-Smart Manila Invitational Championships.

Preliminary round

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Pos Team W L PF PA PD Qualification
1  Lebanon 2 1 255 219 +36 Advance to Final
2  Philippines 2 1 254 239 +15
3  China 2 1 246 245 +1 Proceed to third-place playoff
4  Syria 0 3 233 285 −52
Source: PBA.ph
July 12
Prelims
China  98–94  Syria
July 13
Prelims
Syria  60–95  Lebanon
July 13
Prelims
Philippines  74–77  China
July 14
Prelims
China  71–77  Lebanon
July 14
Prelims
Philippines  92–79  Syria

Final

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July 15
3rd place
Syria  90–85  China
July 15
Final
Lebanon  81–87  Philippines

Awards

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Awards

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  • Most Valuable Player: Willie Miller (Alaska)
  • Rookie of the Year: Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
  • First Mythical Team:
    • Gary David (Air21)
    • Willie Miller (Alaska)
    • Jay Washington (Talk 'N Text)
    • Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
    • Dorian Peña (San Miguel)
  • Second Mythical Team:
  • All-Defensive Team:
    • Nelbert Omolon (Sta. Lucia)
    • Arwind Santos (Air21)
    • Harvey Carey (Talk 'N Text)
    • Wynne Arboleda (Air21)
    • Gary David (Air21)
  • Most Improved Player: Gary David (Air21)
  • Sportsmanship Award: Gary David (Air21)
  • Mr. Energy: Ronald Tubid (Brgy. Ginebra)

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

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Cumulative standings

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Overall standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra Kings 52 34 18 .654 Champions
2 Red Bull Barako 55 33 22 .600 Third place
3 Alaska Aces 53 30 23 .566 Champions
4 San Miguel Beermen 62 35 27 .565 Finalist
5 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 63 36 27 .571
6 Air21 Express 44 22 22 .500 Quarterfinalist
7 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 42 18 24 .429
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 46 18 28 .391
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 41 14 27 .341 Wildcard phase
10 Welcoat Dragons 36 7 29 .194 Elimination round
Source: [citation needed]

Elimination rounds

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 Barangay Ginebra Kings 36 25 11 .694
2 Red Bull Barako 36 24 12 .667
3 San Miguel Beermen 36 23 13 .639
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 36 21 15 .583
5 Alaska Aces 36 20 16 .556
6 Air21 Express 36 17 19 .472
7 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 36 16 20 .444
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 36 15 21 .417
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 36 12 24 .333
10 Welcoat Dragons 36 7 29 .194
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

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Pos Team Pld W L
1 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 27 15 12
2 San Miguel Beermen 26 12 14
3 Alaska Aces 17 10 7
4 Red Bull Barako 19 9 10
5 Barangay Ginebra Kings 16 9 7
6 Air21 Express 8 5 3
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 3 7
8 Purefoods Chunkee Giants 6 2 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 5 2 3
10 Welcoat Dragons 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]

Eala's resignation

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League commissioner Noli Eala resigned on August 8, 2007, after being disbarred by the Supreme Court on charges infidelity.

References

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  1. ^ Villanueva, Yeo talk things over, settle feud. Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star. Published Wednesday, November 22, 2006, accessed December 2, 2006.
  2. ^ Villar, Joey (December 1, 2006). "Warriors book second seat in Final Four". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ^ PBA shuts door on one-sided trade deals Archived January 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine by Musong Castillo. The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Published December 24, 2006, accessed January 3, 2007.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey; Beltran, Nelson (December 31, 2006). "SMC sells share in Coke; disbandment looms". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ^ "Yancy returns to Talk n Text in trade deal". Philstar.com. December 28, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "PBA IN MOURNING: "KUME" JUN B, 59 Longest-serving commissioner in fatal heart attack". www.pba.ph. March 24, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Realtors ship Duremdes, Cabagnot to Tigers". Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
  8. ^ VILLANUEVA—ADDUCUL SWAP SEALED PBA.ph
  9. ^ WITH ELLIS BACK, ACES EYE OUTRIGHT SEMIS PLAYOFF; DO-OR-DIE FOR WELCOAT; Adducul goes to Purefoods which seeks outright wildcard slot along with SLR PBA.ph
  10. ^ Competitive balance? by Ronnie Nathanielsz at the Manila Standard Today
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