2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup

The 2008-09 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2008-09 KFC PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the 2008-09 PBA season. The tournament started on October 4, 2008 and ended on February 11, 2009. The new conference will have games on Thursdays and Saturdays. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which bans an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

2008-09 PBA Philippine Cup
DurationOctober 4, 2008 – February 11, 2009
TV partner(s)C/S9, Basketball TV (Local)
The Filipino Channel (International)
Finals
ChampionsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Runners-upAlaska Aces
Awards
Best PlayerWillie Miller (Alaska)
Finals MVPMark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

The tournament featured the first ever regular season game played in Singapore. It was played at the Singapore Indoor Stadium between the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the San Miguel Beermen on November 30.[1]

Format

The following format was 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 if the teams are not tied for #2, #5 or #9. If tied on those seeds, an extra game will be played to determine which team clinches the higher seed.
  • Teams seeded #6 vs # 9 and #7 vs # 8 both games is knock out then winner of both games advance the next knock out games to determine witch teams go to quarterfinals
  • #3, #4 and #5 teams automatically advance to the best of three quarterfinals:
    • #3 team vs. winner of knockout wildcard
    • #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 Alaska Aces 12 6 .667 — Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 11 7 .611 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556[lower-alpha 1] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Air21 Express 8 10 .444[lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 7 11 .389 5
10 Red Bull Barako 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0, Air21

Schedule
Win
Loss
OT win
OT loss
TeamGame number
123456789101112131415161718
Air21ROSTNTBGKCokeSLRALAPFSMBROSCokeRBBSMBPFBGKSLRRBBALATNT
AlaskaSMBCokeRBBROSTNTA21BGKSLRPFSMBROSTNTSLRCokeRBBBGKA21PF
Brgy. GinebraSLRA21RBBSMBPFALAROSCokeTNTPFSLRCokeRBBA21ALATNTSMBROS
Coca-ColaTNTALAPFA21SLRROSRBBBGKSMBA21PFROSBGKALATNTSMBSLRRBB
PurefoodsRBBSMBCokeSLRROSBGKA21TNTALARBBBGKCokeSMBA21ROSSLRTNTALA
Rain or ShineA21RBBSMBALAPFCokeTNTBGKA21SLRALACokeRBBSLRPFTNTSMBBGK
Red BullPFROSALABGKSMBTNTCokeSLRPFTNTA21ROSBGKSMBALAA21CokeSLR
San MiguelALAPFROSTNTBGKRBBSLRA21CokeALASLRPFA21TNTRBBCokeROSBGK
Sta. LuciaBGKTNTPFCokeA21SMBALARBBROSSMBBGKTNTALAROSA21PFCokeRBB
Talk 'N TextCokeA21SLRSMBALARBBROSPFBGKRBBALASLRSMBCokeROSPFBGKA21

Bracket
Wildcard phase
Knockout games		 Quarterfinals
Best of 3 series		 Semifinals
Best of 7 series		 Philippine Cup Finals
Best of 7 series
                                             
    3  Ginebra 1  
    6  San Miguel 2  
6  San Miguel 99       6  San Miguel 2  
9  Coca-Cola 89       2  Talk 'N Text 4  
  6  San Miguel 105       1  Alaska 3
  8  Air21 86       2  Talk 'N Text 4
7  Purefoods 82     1  Alaska 4
8  Air21 94       5  Sta. Lucia 2      Third-place playoff
  4  Rain or Shine 0     6  San Miguel 97
  5  Sta. Lucia 2     5  Sta. Lucia (OT) 99

Wildcard phase
C/S9
December 28
Coca-Cola Tigers 89, San Miguel Beermen 99
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
December 28
Air21 Express 94, Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 82
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 4
Air21 Express 86, San Miguel Beermen 105
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Quarterfinals

Barangay Ginebra–San Miguel series
C/S9
January 7
San Miguel Beermen 78, Barangay Ginebra Kings 77
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 9
San Miguel Beermen 88, Barangay Ginebra Kings 91
C/S9
January 11
San Miguel Beermen 98, Barangay Ginebra Kings 93
San Miguel wins series, 2–1

In a battle of the two teams owned by the San Miguel Corporation, the Beermen escaped with a one-point win at game 1. The Kings averted elimination when the Beermen collapsed at Game 2, but Dondon Hontiveros lead the charge at game 3's fourth quarter to prevent a second-consecutive PBA championship for Ginebra as the Beermen closed out the Kings in a sold-out Cuneta Astrodome.

Rain or Shine–Sta. Lucia series
C/S9
January 7
Sta. Lucia Realtors 101, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 84
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 9
Sta. Lucia Realtors 92, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 85
Sta. Lucia wins series, 2–0

In their first playoff appearance since joining the league in 2006, the Elasto Painters were overwhelmed in Game 1 by the defending champions, who played with the comebacking Ryan Reyes who just came from injury. Fracas involving Rain or Shine's Gabe Norwood and Solomon Mercado at the end of the first game caused Norwood to be suspended in Game 2, and Mercado on Game 3 if it happens. The short-handed Elasto Painters wound up short in Game 2 as they were eliminated.

Semifinals

Alaska–Sta. Lucia series
C/S9
January 14
Sta. Lucia Realtors 76, Alaska Aces 92
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 87, Alaska Aces 94
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 18
Sta. Lucia Realtors 76, Alaska Aces 65
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 21
Sta. Lucia Realtors 83, Alaska Aces 88
C/S9
January 23
Sta. Lucia Realtors 81, Alaska Aces 74
C/S9
January 25
Sta. Lucia Realtors 83, Alaska Aces 87
Alaska wins series, 4–2

In a rematch of the 2007-08 semifinals series, the Aces won two consecutive game to lead the series 2–0. However, the Realtors won Game 3 to cut the series lead. But Alaska, seeking to prevent what happened last year, won Game 4 to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. Sta. Lucia won Game 5 but they came out short in Game 6 with Willie Miller having an all-around performance to lead the Aces to a rematch of the 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals against Talk 'N Text.

Talk 'N Text–San Miguel series
C/S9
January 14
San Miguel Beermen 100, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 129
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 16
San Miguel Beermen 112, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 18
San Miguel Beermen 106, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 21
San Miguel Beermen 103, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 106
C/S9
January 23
San Miguel Beermen 125, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 115
C/S9
January 25
San Miguel Beermen 115, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 116 (OT)
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–2

Unlike the other semifinal which was a slow defensive battle, the Talk 'N Text–San Miguel matchup was a high-scoring offensive-minded series, with both teams passing the century mark in all of the games. The Texters walloped the winded Beermen in Game 1 with a 29-point win, but the Beermen were able to get even with a Game 2 victory. The Texters escaped at Game 3 thanks to Jimmy Alapag's clutch baskets, despite Hontiveros' 39-point explosion.

In a do-or-die Game 5, Marc Pingris and former Talk 'N Text player Jay Washington had double-double efforts to prevent the Texters from barging in the Finals. With Yancy de Ocampo was suspended after committing a flagrant foul-penalty 2 against Danny Seigle in Game 6, his brother Ranidel was ejected in the second quarter with the same offense. The game was close until the third quarter when the Texters made a run, but the Beermen tied the game at the end of the fourth quarter; Alapag missed a go-ahead tree-pointer as time expired to force overtime. With 1:57 left in overtime, Washington scored on a put-back to put SMB up 115–113. On the next possession, Mark Cardona converted his own three-pointer to put TNT up 116–115. Washington missed a short stab, and Harvey Carey missed his own shot at the other end. Ali Peek tapped the ball, and Cardona grabbed it as time expired, to lead the Texters into the Finals.

Third-place playoff
C/S9
January 28
San Miguel Beermen 97, Sta. Lucia Realtors 99 (OT)
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Finals
C/S9
January 28
Alaska Aces 102, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 95
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
January 30
Alaska Aces 100, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 91
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
February 1
Alaska Aces 73, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
February 4
Alaska Aces 98, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 100
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
February 6
Alaska Aces 95, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93
C/S9
February 8
Alaska Aces 94, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
C/S9
February 11
Alaska Aces 89, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Awards

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

Team
RecordStatHolderDate/s
Longest winning streak5Sta. Lucia RealtorsDecember 11-January 13
Longest losing streak8Red Bull BarakoNovember 2-December 14
Most points in one quarter42Sta. Lucia Realtors vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (4th Quarter)October 12, 2008
Biggest winning margin29San Miguel Beermen 118, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89October 22, 2008
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 129, San Miguel Beermen 100January 14, 2009

Individual
RecordStatHolderDate/s
Most points in one game42Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Red Bull BarakoNovember 16, 2008
Most points in one half30Gary David (Air21 Express) vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter19Gary David (Air21 Express) vs. San Miguel BeermenNovember 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game25Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs. Air21 ExpressNovember 15, 2008
Most assists in one game12LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang TextersFebruary 6, 2009
Most blocks in one game6Mike Hrabak (Red Bull Barako) vs. Purefoods TJ GiantsOctober 8, 2008
J.R. Quiñahan (Air21 Express) vs. Brgy. Ginebra KingsDecember 5, 2008
Most steals in one game6Bonbon Custodio (San Miguel Beermen) vs. Red Bull BarakoDecember 6, 2008
Most 3 point FG made in one game83 Tied3 Occasions
Most minutes played in one game50*James Yap (Purefoods TJ Giants) vs. Coca-Cola TigersOctober 15, 2008
Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs Purefoods TJ GiantsOctober 15, 2008

Statistical leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStatGP
Points per gameMark CardonaTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters22.3222
Rebounds per gameAsi TaulavaCoca-Cola Tigers13.0016
Assists per gameAlex CabagnotCoca-Cola Tigers5.6916
Steals per gameRyan ReyesSta. Lucia Realtors2.0715
Blocks per gameJ.R. QuiñahanAir21 Express2.0019
Field goal percentageWilly WilsonBarangay Ginebra Kings.54821
Free throw percentageOlsen RacelaSan Miguel Beermen.91326
Three-point field goal percentageMark MacapagalCoca-Cola Tigers.47719
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References
  1. "PBA regular season game to be held in Singapore". Archived from the original on 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
  2. Texters nip Aces, tie finals series Archived 2009-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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