2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup

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.

2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationOctober 19, 2014 – January 21, 2015
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upAlaska Aces
Awards
Best PlayerJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
Finals MVPArwind Santos
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[1]

  • 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[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[lower-alpha 1] —
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 2] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[lower-alpha 2] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[lower-alpha 3] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[lower-alpha 4] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: San Miguel 87–79 Rain or Shine
  2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 100–98 Talk 'N Text
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 98–87 NLEX

Schedule
Team ╲ Game1234567891011
AlaskaPFTNTMERSMBKIABWBBEGPNLEXBGSMROS
Barako BullMERGPSMBROSBGSMKIAALATNTBWNLEXPF
Barangay GinebraTNTKIANLEXBWPFBBESMBMERGPALAROS
BlackwaterKIAROSMERBGSMGPALAPFNLEXBBETNTSMB
GlobalPortNLEXBBEPFKIABWROSTNTALASMBBGSMMER
KiaBWBGSMROSGPTNTALABBESMBPFMERNLEX
MeralcoBBEBWALANLEXTNTROSBGSMPFSMBKIAGP
NLEXGPTNTBGSMMERSMBPFBWROSALABBEKIA
Purefoods StarALASMBGPBGSMNLEXBWMERKIAROSTNTBBE
Rain or ShineSMBBWKIATNTBBEGPMERNLEXPFALABGSM
San MiguelROSPFBBEALANLEXBGSMKIAGPMERTNTBW
Talk 'N TextBGSMNLEXALAROSKIAMERGPBBEBWPFSMB
Source:
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Results
Team ALA BBE BGSM BW GP Kia MER NLEX PF ROS SMB TNT
Alaska 78–85 92–101 69–56 87–84 85–75 105–64 90–84 93–73 95–98 66–63 100–98
Barako Bull — 75–94 92–87 81–91 87–71 108–112** 92–87 83–99 71–99 89–103 106–122
Brgy. Ginebra — — 100–91 77–98 87–55 99–109 81–97 89–66 90–100 77–79 101–81
Blackwater — — — 72–87 66–80 75–83* 84–104 82–90 75–82 61–92 90–80
GlobalPort — — — — 84–79 70–82 96–101 75–81 83–86 69–95 105–97
Kia — — — — — 93–99 80–88 77–88 88–117 74–90 62–85
Meralco — — — — — — 90–75 74–77 79–107 77–88 72–80
NLEX — — — — — — — 76–92 93–95 76–79 81–103
Purefoods Star — — — — — — — — 74–83 80–87 96–100*
Rain or Shine — — — — — — — — — 79–87 76–99
San Miguel — — — — — — — — — — 101–107
Talk 'N Text — — — — — — — — — — —
Source:
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals (1st phase)     Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(One-game playoff)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#3 twice to beat)                                  
  3 Alaska 82  
  10 NLEX 78  
            3 Alaska 87    
    (#6 twice to beat)       6 Meralco 69     2 Rain or Shine 2  
  6 Meralco 77     3 Alaska 4  
  7 Purefoods Star 65  
    3 Alaska 3
    (#4 twice to beat)     1 San Miguel 4
  4 Talk 'N Text 105  
  9 Barako Bull 76       1 San Miguel 4
            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.

(3) Alaska vs. (10) NLEX
December 11
Alaska Aces 82, NLEX Road Warriors 78
Alaska wins series in one game

(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Barako Bull
December 12
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Barako Bull Energy 76
Talk 'N Text wins series in one game

(5) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort
December 12
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, GlobalPort Batang Pier 78
Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game

(6) Meralco vs. (7) Purefoods Star
December 11
Meralco Bolts 77, Purefoods Star Hotshots 65
Meralco wins series in one game

Second phase

This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.

(3) Alaska vs. (6) Meralco

(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
December 26
San Miguel Beermen 100, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87
San Miguel wins series, 4–0

(2) Rain or Shine vs. (3) Alaska
January 4
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 76, Alaska Aces 79
Alaska wins series, 4–2

Finals
Main article: 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
January 21
San Miguel Beermen 80, Alaska Aces 78
San Miguel wins series, 4–3

Awards

Conference

Players of the Week
Week Player Ref.
October 19–26 Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) [2]
October 27 – November 3 Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) [3]
November 4–9 Ronjay Buenafe (GlobalPort Batang Pier) [4]
November 10–16 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) [5]
November 17–23 Peter June Simon (Purefoods Star Hotshots) [6]
November 24–30 Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) [7]
December 9–14 Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) [8]
December 16–21 Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen) [9]
December 23–28 June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) [10]

Statistical leaders

Entire conference
Category[11]PlayerTeamGames playedTotalsAverage
Points per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen2239017.73
Rebounds per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen2228512.95
Assists per gameStanley PringleGlobalPort Batang Pier11565.09
Steals per gameChico LaneteBarako Bull Energy Cola10202.00
Blocks per gameJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen22442.00
Field goal percentageJune Mar FajardoSan Miguel Beermen22140/24956.22%
3-pt field goal percentageRaul SoyudNLEX Road Warriors25/862.50%
Free throw percentageMark CaguioaBarangay Ginebra San Miguel1317/17100.00%
Turnovers per gameMark CardonaNLEX Road Warriors11444.00

References
  1. "STRONG ACTION-PACKED SEASON FORMAT GETS GREEN LIGHT". PBA.ph. October 2, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
  2. AGUILAR POISED FOR A BREAKOUT YEAR WITH STRONG START, PBA.inquirer.net, October 27, 2014
  3. THE BEAST SHOWING MATURITY IN HIS GAME, PBA.inquirer.net, November 3, 2014
  4. MAKING EVERY MINUTE COUNT, PBA.inquirer.net, November 10, 2014
  5. TAKING CHARGE, PBA.inquirer.net, November 17, 2014
  6. ON TARGET, PBA.inquirer.net, November 24, 2014
  7. LEE-THAL INDEED, PBA.inquirer.net, December 1, 2014
  8. SILENT OPERATOR, PBA.inquirer.net, December 15, 2014
  9. FEELS RIGHT AT HOME, PBA.inquirer.net, December 22, 2014
  10. DOMINATING, PBA.inquirer.net, December 29, 2014
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