2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup
Duration	October 19, 2014 – January 21, 2015
TV partner(s)	Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Fox Sports International: AksyonTV International
Finals
Champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Alaska Aces
Awards
Best Player	June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVP	Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen)
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The 2014–15 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on October 19, 2014, and ended on January 21, 2015. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:

• Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams.
• The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
• The next eight teams will play in a double-phase quarterfinal round. The #3 to #6 seed will have twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. Phase 1 matchups are:
  • QF1: #3 team vs. #10 team
  • QF2: #4 team vs. #9 team
  • QF3: #5 team vs. #8 team
  • QF4: #6 team vs. #7 team
• The winners of Phase 1 will advance to the knockout phase. The match ups are:
  • KO1: QF1 vs. QF4
  • KO2: QF2 vs. QF3
• The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-seven semifinals series. Match ups are:
  • SF1: #1 vs. KO2
  • SF2: #2 vs. KO1
• The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	TNT Tropang Texters	8	3	.727	1
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545	3
6	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545	3
7	Purefoods Star Hotshots	6	5	.545	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Barako Bull Energy	4	7	.364	5
10	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364	5
11	Kia Sorento	1	10	.091	8
12	Blackwater Elite	0	11	.000	9

Source: PBA.ph
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Schedule

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 Results Bracket Quarterfinals (1st phase) Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination) Semifinals (Best-of-7) Finals (Best-of-7) (#3 twice to beat) 3 Alaska 82 2 Rain or Shine 2 10 NLEX 78 3 Alaska 87 3 Alaska 4 (#6 twice to beat) 6 Meralco 69 6 Meralco 77 3 Alaska 3 7 Purefoods Star 65 1 San Miguel 4 (#4 twice to beat) 4 Talk 'N Text 105 1 San Miguel 4 9 Barako Bull 76 4 Talk 'N Text 83 4 Talk 'N Text 0 (#5 twice to beat) 5 Barangay Ginebra 67 5 Barangay Ginebra 95 8 GlobalPort 78 Quarterfinals First phase In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage. Alaska vs. NLEX December 11 Alaska Aces 82, NLEX Road Warriors 78 Alaska wins series in one game Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull December 12 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Barako Bull Energy 76 Talk 'N Text wins series in one game Ynares Center, Antipolo Barangay Ginebra vs. GlobalPort December 12 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, GlobalPort Batang Pier 78 Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game Ynares Center, Antipolo Meralco vs. Purefoods Star December 11 Meralco Bolts 77, Purefoods Star Hotshots 65 Meralco wins series in one game Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Second phase This is a single-elimination round. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated. December 14 Alaska Aces 87, Meralco Bolts 69 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City December 16 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 83, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 67 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Semifinals San Miguel-Talk 'N Text series December 19 San Miguel Beermen 109, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 86 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay December 21 San Miguel Beermen 87, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 81 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay December 23 San Miguel Beermen 96, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 95 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay December 26 San Miguel Beermen 100, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87 San Miguel wins series, 4–0 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Rain or Shine-Alaska series December 18 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80, Alaska Aces 87 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay December 20 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 102, Alaska Aces 95 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay December 22 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 78, Alaska Aces 94 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay December 25 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 98, Alaska Aces 91 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay December 27 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 88, Alaska Aces 93 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay January 4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 76, Alaska Aces 79 Alaska wins series, 4–2 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Finals Main article: 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals January 7 San Miguel Beermen 82, Alaska Aces 88 (OT) Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City January 9 San Miguel Beermen 100, Alaska Aces 86 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City January 11 San Miguel Beermen 70, Alaska Aces 78 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City January 14 San Miguel Beermen 88, Alaska Aces 70 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City January 16 San Miguel Beermen 93, Alaska Aces 88 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City January 18 San Miguel Beermen 76, Alaska Aces 87 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City January 21 San Miguel Beermen 80, Alaska Aces 78 San Miguel wins series, 4–3 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Awards Conference Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) Finals MVP: Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen) Players of the Week Week Player Ref. October 19–26 Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) October 27–November 3 Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) November 4–9 Ronjay Buenafe (GlobalPort Batang Pier) November 10–16 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) November 17–23 Peter June Simon (Purefoods Star Hotshots) November 24–30 Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) December 9–14 Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) December 16–21 Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen) December 23–28 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) Statistical leaders Entire conference Category Player Team Games played Totals Average Points per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 390 17.73 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 285 12.95 Assists per game Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 11 56 5.09 Steals per game Chico Lanete Barako Bull Energy Cola 10 20 2.00 Blocks per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 44 2.00 Field goal percentage June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 140/249 56.22% 3-pt field goal percentage Raul Soyud NLEX Road Warriors 2 5/8 62.50% Free throw percentage Mark Caguioa Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 13 17/17 100.00% Turnovers per game Mark Cardona NLEX Road Warriors 11 44 4.00 References External links PBA Official Website PBA-Online!