2010 PBA Fiesta Conference

The 2010 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference was the last conference of the 2009-10 PBA season. It started on March 21 and finished on August 18, 2010. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with a height limit of 6-foot-6 (same with the previous Fiesta Conferences except 2008 which had imports of unlimited heights, and of 2007 where the two worst teams in the Philippine Cup had an extra import of 6-foot-1 height limit).

2010 PBA Fiesta Conference
DurationMarch 21 – August 18, 2010
TV partner(s)Solar TV, Basketball TV (Local)
The Filipino Channel (International)
Finals
ChampionsAlaska Aces
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best PlayerJay Washington (San Miguel)
Best ImportGabe Freeman (San Miguel)
Finals MVPCyrus Baguio and LA Tenorio (Alaska)
PBA Fiesta Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Double-round robin eliminations; 18 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among points differences of the tied teams.
  • Teams seeded #6, #7, #8 and #9 play in a knockout wildcard playoffs for the final berth in the quarterfinals. Matchups are:
    • #6 team vs. #9 team
    • #7 team vs. #8 team
    • Winners of the first round for the last quarterfinal berth.
  • #3, #4 and #5 teams automatically advance to the best of five quarterfinals:
    • #3 team vs. winner of wildcard playoffs
    • #4 vs. #5 teams
  • #1 and #2 teams automatically advance to the best of seven semifinals:
    • Winner of first quarterfinal vs. #1
    • Winner of second quarterfinal vs. #2
  • The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven Finals. The losers dispute the third-place trophy in a one-game playoff.

Elimination round

Team standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 15 3 .833 — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] 2
3 Derby Ace Llamados 13 5 .722[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Alaska Aces 11 7 .611 4
5 Barangay Ginebra Kings 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 6
6 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 6 Advance to wildcard round
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 8 10 .444 7
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 13 .278 10
9 Air21 Express 4 14 .222 11
10 Barako Energy Coffee Masters 3 15 .167 12
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Second seed playoff: San Miguel 88, Derby Ace 83
  2. Fifth seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 115, Rain or Shine 88

Schedule
 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21SMBBCMCokeDALALASLRTNTBGKROSDALSMBBCMTNTCokeALASLRBGKROS
AlaskaTNTSMBA21DALBGKBCMCokeSLRROSCokeBGKDALBCMTNTA21ROSSLRSMB
BarakoSLRCokeA21ROSSMBTNTDALALABGKSMBROSA21CokeALABGKSLRTNTDAL
Barangay GinebraTNTSLRCokeROSSMBALAA21DALBCMSLRALASMBROSTNTBCMCokeA21DAL
Coca-ColaBCMSMBA21BGKDALROSTNTSLRALATNTALADALBCMA21BGKSMBSLRROS
Derby AceSLRA21CokeALABCMSMBROSBGKA21TNTCokeALASLRSMBROSTNTBGKBCM
Rain or ShineTNTSLRBCMBGKCokeSMBDALA21ALABCMBGKTNTSLRDALALASMBA21Coke
Sta. LuciaBCMBGKROSDALTNTA21CokeSMBALABGKTNTSMBDALROSBCMA21ALACoke
San MiguelA21CokeTNTBCMALABGKROSDALSLRBCMA21BGKSLRDALTNTCokeROSALA
Talk 'N TextBGKROSSMBALASLRBCMCokeA21CokeDALSLRA21ROSBGKALASMBDALBCM
Source: [1]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Second seed playoff

Fifth seed playoff

Bracket
Wildcard phase
Knockout games		 Quarterfinals
Best of 5 series		 Semifinals
Best of 7 series		 Fiesta Cup Finals
Best of 7 series
                                             
    3  Derby Ace 3  
    6  Rain or Shine 2  
6  Rain or Shine 92       3  Derby Ace 2  
9  Air21 89       2  San Miguel 4  
  6  Rain or Shine 98       2  San Miguel 2
  7  Coca-Cola 93       4  Alaska 4
7  Coca-Cola 100     1  Talk 'N Text 3
8  Sta. Lucia 84       4  Alaska 4      Third place playoff
  4  Alaska 3     3  Derby Ace 95
  5  Brgy. Ginebra 2     1  Talk 'N Text 113

Wildcard phase

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

(3) Derby Ace vs. (6) Rain or Shine
July 18
Derby Ace Llamados 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 100 (OT)
Derby Ace wins series , 3–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 21,062

(4) Alaska vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra
July 18
Alaska Aces 93, Barangay Ginebra Kings 91
Alaska wins series , 3–2
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 21,062

Semifinals

(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (4) Alaska

(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Derby Ace
August 1
San Miguel Beermen 91, Derby Ace Llamados 83
San Miguel wins series, 4–2

Third place playoff

Finals
Further information: 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals
August 18
San Miguel Beermen 88, Alaska Aces 102
Alaska wins series, 4–2

Awards

Imports
TeamPlayerDebutedFinal
Air21 ExpressKeena Young (1/4)March 24, 2010April 9, 2010
Jason Forte (2/4)April 14, 2010April 18, 2010
Reggie Larry (3/4)May 1, 2010May 28, 2010
Leroy Hickerson (4/4)June 4, 2010July 4, 2010
Alaska AcesDiamon Simpson (1/1)April 7, 2010August 18, 2010
Barako Energy Coffee MastersSammy Monroe (1/1)March 21, 2010June 27, 2010
Brgy. Ginebra KingsAwvee Story (1/4)March 21, 2010April 18, 2010
Mildon Ambres (2/4)April 30, 2010May 30, 2010
Denham Brown (3/4)June 5, 2010June 23, 2010
Chris Daniels (4/4)July 2, 2010July 18, 2010
Coca-Cola TigersJames Penny (1/3)March 24, 2010May 7, 2010
Rashad Bell (2/3)May 14, 2010June 4, 2010
John Williamson (3/3)June 13, 2010July 4, 2010
Derby Ace LlamadosLorrenzo Wade (1/3)April 7, 2010April 21, 2010
Cliff Brown (2/3)May 2, 2010July 14, 2010
Tony Washam (3/3)July 16, 2010August 1, 2010
Rain or Shine Elasto PaintersJai Lewis (1/2)March 26, 2010June 18, 2010
Rod Nealy (2/2)June 25, 2010July 18, 2010
San Miguel BeermenGabriel Freeman (1/1)March 24, 2010August 18, 2010
Sta. Lucia RealtorsAnthony Johnson (1/1)March 21, 2010July 4, 2010
Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersShawn Daniels (1/1)March 21, 2010August 6, 2010

Conference records
Records marked with an asterisk (*) were accomplished with one or more overtime periods.

Team
RecordStatHolderDate/s
Longest winning streak13Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersApril 7, 2010 - June 19, 2010
Longest losing streak9Air21 ExpressMarch 31, 2010 - May 21, 2010
Biggest winning margin26Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 126, Air21 Express 100May 28, 2010

Individual
RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game45Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) vs. Derby Ace LlamadosJune 11, 2010
Most rebounds in one game17Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs. Air21 ExpressJune 4, 2010
Most assists in one game14Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Air21 ExpressMay 1, 2010
Most blocks in one game4Rafi Reavis (Derby Ace Llamados) vs. Coca-Cola TigersApril 14, 2010
Niño Canaleta (Derby Ace Llamados) vs. Barako Energy Coffee MastersApril 21, 2010
Most steals in one game5Roger Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) vs. Alaska AcesMay 28, 2010
Ryan Reyes (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Brgy. Ginebra KingsMarch 26, 2010
Joshua Urbiztondo (Sta. Lucia Realtors) vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersMarch 23, 2010
Most FG made in one game14Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) vs. Derby Ace LlamadosJune 11, 2010
Most 3 point FG made in one game7Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) vs Derby Ace LlamadosJune 11, 2010
Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Coca-Cola TigersApril 21, 2010
Most FT made in one game11Gary David (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs Derby Ace LlamadosMarch 23, 2010
Most minutes played in one game52*Kelly Williams (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Air21 ExpressApril 18, 2010

Awards

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
Mar. 21 - Mar. 28 Gary David (Coca-Cola Tigers) (1/1) [2]
Mar. 29 - Apr. 4 Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [3]
Apr. 5 - Apr. 11 Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) [4]
Apr. 12 - Apr. 18 Willie Miller (Alaska Aces) [5]
Apr. 26 - May 2 Jay Washington (San Miguel Beermen) [6]
May 3 - May 9 James Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) (1/3) [7]
May 10 - May 16 Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra Kings) [8]
May 17 - May 23 Kelly Williams (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) [9]
Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) (1/2)
May 24 - May 30 L.A. Tenorio (Alaska Aces) (1/2) [10]
May 31 - June 6 James Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) (2/3) [11]
June 7 - June 13 Jimmy Alapag (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) (2/2) [12]
June 14 - June 20 L.A. Tenorio (Alaska Aces) (2/2) [13]
Cyrus Baguio (Alaska Aces)
June 21 - June 27 James Yap (Derby Ace Llamados) (3/3) [14]
Solomon Mercado (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)
June 28 - July 4 Gary David (Coca-Cola Tigers) (2/2) [15]
July 5 - July 11 Joe Devance (Alaska Aces) [16]

Statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamGames playedTotalsAverage
Points per gameGary DavidCoca-Cola Tigers2043021.5
Rebounds per gameAsi TaulavaCoca-Cola Tigers2021810.9
Assists per gameJimmy AlapagTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters181327.3
Steals per gameGabe NorwoodRain or Shine Elasto Painters23321.4
Blocks per gameRob ReyesBarako Energy Coffee Masters16161.0
Field goal percentageHarvey CareyTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters1881-148.547
3-point field goal percentageDondon HontiverosSan Miguel Beermen1840-90.444
Free throw percentageL.A. TenorioAlaska Aces2036-39.923

See also
  • 2009-10 PBA season

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