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2014–15 PBA season

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2014–15 PBA season
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The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season formally opened on October 19, 2014, and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences for this season, respectively.

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This was also the first season that the league had 12 regular teams. The two new teams were Kia Sorento and Blackwater Elite.[1][2][3][4] Although the NLEX Road Warriors had been approved as an expansion team, their owners instead opted to buy the Air21 Express franchise.[5][6]

The first event of the season was the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft in July, for expansion teams Blackwater Elite and Kia Sorento, followed by the 2014 PBA draft, held on August 24, 2014.

This season previously held the record for most games played overall in a season, having 257 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 249 games, previously set during the 2012–13 season. This record was later broken the following season.

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Board of governors

Executive committee

  • Chito Salud (Commissioner)
  • Patrick Gregorio (Chairman, representing Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • Robert Non (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
  • Eric Arejola (Treasurer, representing GlobalPort Batang Pier)

Teams

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Arenas

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Smart Araneta Coliseum
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Mall of Asia Arena
Cuneta Astrodome
Cuneta Astrodome
PhilSports Arena
PhilSports Arena
Filoil Flying V Centre
Filoil Flying V Centre
Metro Manila venues of the PBA.
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Metro Manila
Metro Manila
Antipolo
Antipolo
Bocaue
Bocaue
Lucena
Lucena
Tubod
Tubod
Davao City
Davao City
Cagayan de Oro
Cagayan de Oro
Biñan
Biñan
Dipolog
Dipolog
Panabo
Panabo
Angeles
Angeles
Bacolod
Bacolod
Provincial venues of the PBA that hosted one game day (red), and two or more game days (blue).

Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, and sometimes, Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but could return occasionally.

Main arenas

Out-of-town arenas

Aside from games outside Metro Manila and Antipolo, the PBA played two games outside the Philippines, in Dubai. It was the second time the league held games in the United Arab Emirates.

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Transactions

Player movement

Retirement

Coaching changes

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Notable events

Pre-season

Philippine Cup

Commissioner's Cup

  • The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters retired the jersey number of Jimmy Alapag during the halftime of the All-Star Game in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Palawan on March 5, 2015, where he was added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars.[25]
  • Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they will change the moniker of their PBA team to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.[26]
  • On February 15, 2015, Commissioner Chito Salud announced during a press conference at the Mall of Asia Arena that he will resign as the commissioner of the league at the end of the 2014-15 season for personal reasons.[27] The board of governors, led by chairman Patrick Gregorio told the media that a replacement will be named before the end of the ongoing Commissioner's Cup. The replacement will be assigned as the deputy commissioner at the start of the Governors' Cup.[28]
  • During the board of governors meeting on March 7, 2015, they have decided to restructure the league and create the president/chief executive officer position to manage the league's marketing, expansion and business related matters. The commissioner position (which will also be the league's chief operating officer) will handle the game-related matters. Outgoing commissioner Chito Salud has been named as the league's first president/CEO.[29]

Governors' Cup

  • The Purefoods Star Hotshots silently dropped the "Purefoods" brand on their team name. The team will now be known as the "Star Hotshots". The team's new colors and uniforms debuted in their game against the NLEX Road Warriors last May 10.
  • On May 14, Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP) president and former PBA coach Chito Narvasa was named as the 9th commissioner of the league, replacing Chito Salud at the end of the 2014-15 season.[30]
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Liga ng Bayan

A set of preseason games named "Liga ng Bayan" was scheduled from September 12 to October 12 and were held on various cities around the country.[31] The results of the games are as follows:

September 12
San Miguel Beermen 78, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 77
Angeles University Foundation Sports Arena, Angeles City
October 5
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 79, Meralco Bolts 91
Panabo City Tourism, Cultural and Sports Center, Panabo, Davao del Norte
October 10
Alaska Aces 109, Barako Bull Energy 82
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa
October 12
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 78, GlobalPort Batang Pier 88
Ibalong Centrum for Recreation, Legazpi Albay
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Opening ceremonies

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The parade of teams during the opening ceremonies of the 2014-15 PBA season at the Philippine Arena.

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan on October 19, 2014.[32] The first games of the Philippine Cup, Kia vs Blackwater and Barangay Ginebra vs Talk 'N Text immediately followed. The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[33]

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2014–15 Philippine Cup

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Elimination round

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Source: PBA.ph
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  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

Playoffs

Quarterfinals (1st phase)
(Higher seeds twice-to-beat)
Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(Single elimination)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1San Miguel4
4Talk 'N Text105
1San Miguel4
9Barako Bull76
4Talk N Text834Talk N' Text0
5Barangay Ginebra67
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78

Quarterfinals

1st phase
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*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

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Finals

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2015 Commissioner's Cup

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Elimination round

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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Playoffs

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine92
8Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(Best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4NLEX0
5Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text127
7Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(Best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3Purefoods Star2
6Alaska0

Quarterfinals

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*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

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Finals

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2015 Governors' Cup

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Elimination round

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Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
(Top 4 twice-to-beat)
Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
1Alaska114
8Ginebra108
1Alaska3
5Star0
4GlobalPort7394
5Star126101
1Alaska0
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel99102
7Meralco10686
2San Miguel3
3Rain or Shine1
3Rain or Shine134**
6Barako Bull132

*Game went into double overtime

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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Individual awards

Leo Awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

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Cumulative standings

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Elimination rounds

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Notes:
  1. Elimination round quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.047, Alaska 1.015, San Miguel 0.937
  2. Elimination round head-to-head record: GlobalPort 2–1 Barangay Ginebra

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