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
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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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 v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	9	2	.818[a]	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818[a]	—
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[b]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	8	3	.727[b]	1
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[c]	3
6	Meralco Bolts	6	5	.545[c]	3
7	Purefoods Star Hotshots	6	5	.545[c]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4
9	Barako Bull Energy	4	7	.364[d]	5
10	NLEX Road Warriors	4	7	.364[d]	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 1–0 Rain or Shine
2. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 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 1–0 NLEX

Schedule

Team ╲ Game	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Alaska	PF	TNT	MER	SMB	KIA	BW	BBE	GP	NLEX	BGSM	ROS
Barako Bull	MER	GP	SMB	ROS	BGSM	KIA	ALA	TNT	BW	NLEX	PF
Barangay Ginebra	TNT	KIA	NLEX	BW	PF	BBE	SMB	MER	GP	ALA	ROS
Blackwater	KIA	ROS	MER	BGSM	GP	ALA	PF	NLEX	BBE	TNT	SMB
GlobalPort	NLEX	BBE	PF	KIA	BW	ROS	TNT	ALA	SMB	BGSM	MER
Kia	BW	BGSM	ROS	GP	TNT	ALA	BBE	SMB	PF	MER	NLEX
Meralco	BBE	BW	ALA	NLEX	TNT	ROS	BGSM	PF	SMB	KIA	GP
NLEX	GP	TNT	BGSM	MER	SMB	PF	BW	ROS	ALA	BBE	KIA
Purefoods Star	ALA	SMB	GP	BGSM	NLEX	BW	MER	KIA	ROS	TNT	BBE
Rain or Shine	SMB	BW	KIA	TNT	BBE	GP	MER	NLEX	PF	ALA	BGSM
San Miguel	ROS	PF	BBE	ALA	NLEX	BGSM	KIA	GP	MER	TNT	BW
Talk 'N Text	BGSM	NLEX	ALA	ROS	KIA	MER	GP	BBE	BW	PF	SMB

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
  = 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
Barangay 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: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals (1st phase) (Higher seeds twice-to-beat)					Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (Single elimination)					Semifinals (Best-of-7)					Finals (Best-of-7)
	3	Alaska	82
											2	Rain or Shine	2
	10	NLEX	78
						3	Alaska	87			3	Alaska	4
						6	Meralco	69
	6	Meralco	77
																3	Alaska	3
	7	Purefoods Star	65
																1	San Miguel	4
	4	Talk 'N Text	105
											1	San Miguel	4
	9	Barako Bull	76
						4	Talk N Text	83			4	Talk N' Text	0
						5	Barangay Ginebra	67
	5	Barangay Ginebra	95
	8	GlobalPort	78

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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

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

(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

Ynares Center, Antipolo

(5) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort

December 12

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, GlobalPort Batang Pier 78

Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game

Ynares Center, Antipolo

(6) Meralco vs. (7) 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 one-game playoff. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.

(3) Alaska vs. (6) Meralco

December 14

Alaska Aces 87, Meralco Bolts 69

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

December 16

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 83, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 67

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Semifinals

(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Talk 'N Text

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

(2) Rain or Shine vs. (3) Alaska

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)	[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]	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