2013 PBA Governors' Cup
| 2013 PBA Governors' Cup | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | August 14 – October 25, 2013 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 on IBC (eliminations, playoffs) / TV5 (finals) / AksyonTV Worldwide: AksyonTV International |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Mig Coffee Mixers |
| Runners-up | Petron Blaze Boosters |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters) |
| Best Import | Marqus Blakely (San Mig Coffee Mixers) |
| Finals MVP | Marc Pingris (San Mig Coffee Mixers) |
| PBA Governors' Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2013 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the 2012–13 PBA season. Due to the preparations for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, the conference started on August 14, 2013, and finished on October 25, 2013.
The tournament is an import-laden format, which allows an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with a height limit of 6-foot-5.
The finals is sponsored by PLDT Telpad.
Format
The tournament format for this conference is as follows:[1]
- 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 #4 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 (#3 seed twice-to-beat)
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed (#4 seed twice-to-beat)
- Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 8 | 1 | .889 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Mig Coffee Mixers | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2 | |
| 3 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 3 | |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 3 | |
| 5 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 7 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 5 | .444[b] | 4 | |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 | |
| 9 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333[c] | 5 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
Schedule
Results
Eighth seed playoff
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Petron Blaze | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Petron Blaze | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (#4 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rain or Shine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rain or Shine | 108 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | GlobalPort | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Petron Blaze | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Mig Coffee | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Mig Coffee | 105 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Alaska | 112 | 73 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (#3 twice to beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Meralco | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Barako Bull | 68 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
(1) Petron Blaze vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra
September 26
|
| Petron Blaze Boosters 101, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 94 | ||
| Petron wins series in one game |
(2) San Mig Coffee vs. (7) Alaska
(3) Meralco vs. (6) Barako Bull
(4) Rain or Shine vs. (5) GlobalPort
September 26
|
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 108, GlobalPort Batang Pier 106 | ||
| Rain or Shine wins series in one game |
Semifinals
(1) Petron Blaze vs. (4) Rain or Shine
(2) San Mig Coffee vs. (3) Meralco
Finals
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.
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Arwind Santos (Petron Blaze Boosters)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Marqus Blakely (San Mig Coffee Mixers)
- Finals MVP: Marc Pingris (San Mig Coffee Mixers)
Players of the Week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| August 14–18 | Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [3] |
| August 19–25 | LA Tenorio (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [4] |
| August 26 – September 1 | Emman Monfort (Barako Bull Energy Cola) | [5] |
| September 2–8 | James Yap (San Mig Coffee Mixers) | [6] |
| September 9–15 | Marcio Lassiter (Petron Blaze Boosters) | [7] |
| September 16–22 | Jay Washington (GlobalPort Batang Pier) | [8] |
| September 23–29 | Joe Devance (San Mig Coffee Mixers) | [9] |
| September 30 – October 7 | James Yap (San Mig Coffee Mixers) Alex Cabagnot (Petron Blaze Boosters) |
[10] |
References
- ^ League tweaks Governors' Cup format, eliminates semifinal round robin, GMA News Online, August 13, 2012
- ^ GINEBRA – TNT DO-OR-DIE GAME RESET TUESDAY, PBA.inquirer.net, September 23, 2013
- ^ LEE PACES RAIN OR SHINE’S LETHAL START, PBA.inquirer.net, August 20, 2013
- ^ TENORIO UNLEASHED, PBA.inquirer.net, August 26, 2013
- ^ POCKET ROCKET IN FULL BLAST-OFF, PBA.inquirer.net, September 2, 2013
- ^ YAP CRANKS UP GAME, PBA.inquirer.net, September 9, 2013
- ^ MAJOR PROBLEM, PBA.inquirer.net, September 16, 2013
- ^ PICKING UP THE CUDGELS, PBA.inquirer.net, September 16, 2013
- ^ RISING UP, PBA.inquirer.net, September 30, 2013
- ^ GO-TO GUYS, PBA.inquirer.net, October 8, 2013