2014 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

The 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Mig Super Coffee Mixers and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 14th Governors' Cup championship and the 112th overall championship contested by the league.

2014 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

Team Coach Wins (4) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers Tim Cone 3 (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 2
Dates	July 1–9, 2014
MVP	James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee)
Television	Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) International: Fox Sports Asia AksyonTV International
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DZSR and DWFM
Referees
Game 1: J. Mariano, E. Tankion, J. Cabiles Game 2: A. Herrera, E. Aquino, R. Yante Game 3: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva Game 4: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay Game 5: A. Herrera, N. Guevarra, E. Tankion

The Coffee Mixers became the fourth team in the league's history, and the first one since 1996, to win all of the conference titles in a season, also known as the Grand Slam, after defeating the Elasto Painters, three games to two. They also won their fourth straight PBA title, which was last done by the Alaska Milkmen (who also won the latest Grand Slam) from 1995 to 1996.[1]

Background

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers

San Mig Super Coffee finished the elimination round with a 5-4 record and tied with Alaska, San Miguel, Barangay Ginebra and Air21 in third place. Due to the quotient system imposed for tiebreakers this conference, the Coffee Mixers ended up in fourth place, having the second superior quotient among the five teams. The team then defeated fifth seeded San Miguel Beermen in the quarterfinals in one game (SMC has a twice to beat advantage), 97-90. San Mig Coffee advanced to the semifinal round and was matched up against their Commissioner's Cup finals opponent, the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. San Mig Coffee was able to win the first two games of their best-of-five series, giving them an edge to close out the series and sweep out Talk 'N Text. However, the Tropang Texters were able to win games 3 and 4, forcing a deciding Game 5. The rubber match was very close and no team led their opponent by more than six points in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the free throw shooting woes and missed attempts in the painted area of Talk 'N Text became costly as San Mig Coffee was able to break away with the lead and the win to clinch the first finals berth.

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

The Elasto Painters struggled in the earlier part of the tournament, ending up with a 1-3 record in their first four games. They won all of their remaining games, including a 51-point win against Alaska last June 4. After the eliminations, they ended up with the second seed going to the quarterfinals and was pitted against the Air21. They took advantage of their twice-to-win incentive and defeated the Express in one game, 111-90. In the semifinals, they went up against Alaska. Both teams had alternating wins in the series, with Alaska winning games one and three, while the Elasto Painters won games two and four. Rain or Shine eventually won the deciding game five of their series, and set a rematch against San Mig Coffee.

Road to the finals

Main article: 2014 PBA Governors' Cup

San Mig Super Coffee		Rain or Shine
Finished 5–4 (0.556): 4th place (1.02 diff.)	Elimination round		Finished 6–3 (0.667): 2nd place
Def. San Miguel in 1 game, 97-90	Quarterfinals		Def. Air21 in 1 game, 111-90
Def. Talk 'N Text, 3–2	Semifinals		Def. Alaska, 3–2

Head-to-head matchup

June 24

recap

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 94, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 95

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Series summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2*	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Wins
San Mig Coffee	104	87	78	79	92	3
Rain or Shine	101	89	69	88	89	2
Venue	MOA	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta

*overtime

Game 1

Sports5

July 1 8:00pm

boxscore

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 104, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 101
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 22–28, 25–21, 33–23
Pts: Simon 18 Rebs: Blakely 14 Asts: Pingris 5		Pts: Reid 35 Rebs: Reid 12 Asts: Lee 4
San Mig Super Coffee leads series, 1–0

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Referees: J. Mariano, E. Tankion, J. Cabiles

At the first three quarters, Rain or Shine got the lead many times, even up to seventeen,[2] but the Coffee Mixers bounced back and won this game, 101-104, led by PJ Simon's 18 points.[3]

Game 2

Sports5

July 3 8:00pm

boxscore

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 89 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 13–19, 22–29, 21–14, Overtime: 7–9
Pts: Yap 22 Rebs: Blakely 14 Asts: Blakely 8		Pts: Reid 29 Rebs: Reid 17 Asts: Reid, Chan 4
Series tied, 1–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: A. Herrera, E. Aquino, R. Yante

Game 3

Sports5

July 5 5:00pm

boxscore

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 78, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 69
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 22–16, 19–25, 20–14
Pts: Blakely 17 Rebs: Blakely 17 Asts: Pingris, Melton 4		Pts: Reid 31 Rebs: Reid 8 Asts: Lee 6
San Mig Super Coffee leads series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 17,217 Referees: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva

Game 4

Sports5

July 7 8:00pm

boxscore

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 79, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 88
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 17–32, 17–16, 24–19
Pts: Blakely 21 Rebs: Blakely 16 Asts: Blakely 3		Pts: Reid 22 Rebs: Reid 17 Asts: Lee, Chan 5
Series tied, 2–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 18,168 Referees: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay

Game 5

Sports5

July 9 8:00pm

boxscore

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 92, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 89
Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 20–22, 30–32, 19–19
Pts: Yap 29 Rebs: Blakely 16 Asts: Blakely 8		Pts: Reid 23 Rebs: Reid 14 Asts: Norwood, Chan 4
San Mig Super Coffee wins series, 3–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 23,234 Referees: A. Herrera, N. Guevarra, E. Tankion

Rosters

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 2014 Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College C 00 Taha, Yousef 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988-07-08 North Lake College G 2 Melton, Justin (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987-4-27 Mount Olive C 4 Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977-7-27 Coppin State C 5 Holstein, Isaac (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1987-9-7 West Virginia State SF 6 Cawaling, JR (R, IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-8-15 FEU SG 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-6-1 U of Mindanao PG 9 Alvarez, Lester (IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1988-9-18 Adamson F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991-12-20 SSC–R SG 11 Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1987-3-26 Lewis–Clark PG 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-4-25 FEU PF 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-10-16 PSBA SG 18 Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-2-15 UE SF 19 Gaco, Jerwin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-1-17 De La Salle G/F 22 Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987-9-18 UST F 23 Blakely, Marqus (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-10-22 Vermont SF 33 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1983-11-29 UM PF 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-2-19 UTEP	Head coach Tim Cone (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (De La Salle) Johnny Abarrientos (Far Eastern) Jason Webb (De La Salle) Mon Jose Team manager Alvin Patrimonio (Mapúa) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2014 Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College SG 1 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Golden West PG 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE SG 5 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) George Mason SF 6 Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman G 8 Teng, Jeric (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UST G 9 Nuyles, Alex (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Adamson PG 11 Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle SG 16 Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU PG 17 Tiu, Chris 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo SG 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle C 20 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) PCU F 32 Reid, Arizona (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) High Point PF 48 Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UV PF 55 Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI C 57 Almazan, Raymond (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran	Head coach Yeng Guiao (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Caloy Garcia (Saint Benilde) Mike Buendia Jay Legacion Matthew Makalintal Ricky Umayam Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

Broadcast notes

Game	TV5 coverage			Fox Sports coverage
	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)
Game 1	Magoo Marjon	Eric Reyes and Luigi Trillo	Erika Padilla	no broadcast
Game 2	Mico Halili	Quinito Henson and Luigi Trillo	Rizza Diaz	no broadcast
Game 3	Charlie Cuna	Dominic Uy and Ryan Gregorio	Sel Guevara	Aaron Atayde	Charles Tiu
Game 4	Magoo Marjon	Eric Reyes and Luigi Trillo	Erika Padilla	James Velasquez	Vince Hizon
Game 5	Mico Halili	Quinito Henson and Luigi Trillo	Rizza Diaz	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon	Charles Tiu

• Additional Game 5 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Nikko Ramos
  • Dugout interviewer: Nikko Ramos

References

1. "San Mig Coffee a win away from Grand Slam after Game Three victory over Rain or Shine". InterAksyon.com. Sports5. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
2. Dionisio, Ven. "Rain Or Shine Slips, Falls 101-104 to SMC in Game One". Humblebola.com. Humblebola.
3. WebCast Boxscore of Game 1, July 2014.

External links

• PBA official website