2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
Dates	April 15–29, 2015
MVP	Ranidel de Ocampo; (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
Television	Local: ; Sports5 ; TV5 ; AksyonTV ; Cignal PPV (HD) ; Fox Sports Asia ; International: ; AksyonTV International
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DWFM
Referees
Game 1:	P. Balao, N. Guevara, E. Tangkion
Game 2:	J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe
Game 3:	A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe
Game 4:	N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion
Game 5:	J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe
Game 6:	N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe
Game 7:	A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion

The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Rain or Shine and Talk 'N Text competed for the 15th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 114th overall championship contested by the league.

Background

Road to the finals

Talk 'N Text
Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Rain or Shine at 1st place	Elimination round	Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Talk 'N Text at 1st place
1.010 (2nd place)	Tiebreaker*	1.025 (1st place)
Def. Barako Bull, 127–97 (twice-to-beat advantage)	Quarterfinals	Def. Barangay Ginebra, 92–91 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Purefoods Star, 3–1 (best-of-five)	Semifinals	Def. Meralco, 3–0 (best-of-five)

Head-to-head matchup

January 28

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 86, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 89

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Series summary

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7**	Wins
Talk 'N Text	99	108	97	99	103	93	121	4
Rain or Shine	92	116	109	92	94	101	119	3
Venue	MOA	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta

*number of overtimes

Game 1

April 15
7:00pm

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 21–18, 27–29, 23–22
Pts: de Ocampo 24 Rebs: Johnson 12 Asts: Castro, Johnson 5		Pts: Chism 34 Rebs: Chism 15 Asts: Belga 5
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, E. Tangkion

Game 2

April 17
7:00pm

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 108, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 116
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 36–22, 22–36, 24–31
Pts: Castro 44 Rebs: Johnson 12 Asts: de Ocampo 5		Pts: Chism 30 Rebs: Chism 13 Asts: Lee 4
Series tied, 1–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe

Game 3

April 19
5:00pm

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 97, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 19–20, 20–32, 32–25
Pts: Johnson 30 Rebs: Johnson 14 Asts: Castro 4		Pts: Chism 32 Rebs: Chism 15 Asts: Lee, Norwood, Tiu 5
Rain or Shine leads series, 2–1

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe

Game 4

April 22
7:00pm

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 25–25, 32–25, 25–26
Pts: de Ocampo 33 Rebs: Johnson 10 Asts: Castro 6		Pts: Tiu 21 Rebs: Almazan 10 Asts: Uyloan 4
Series tied, 2–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

Game 5

April 24
7:00pm

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 94
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 29–13, 22–22, 25–30
Pts: de Ocampo, Johnson 27 Rebs: de Ocampo 8 Asts: Castro 9		Pts: Chism 25 Rebs: Chism 17 Asts: Tiu 6
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–2

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe

Game 6

April 26
5:00pm

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 101
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 24–31, 29–22, 22–25
Pts: de Ocampo 21 Rebs: Washington 11 Asts: Castro 8		Pts: Chism, Almazan 18 Rebs: Chism 24 Asts: Lee 5
Series tied, 3–3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe

Game 7

April 29
7:00pm

boxscore

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 121, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 119 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 21–21, 26–27, 21–28, Overtime: 9–9, 15–13
Pts: de Ocampo 34 Rebs: Johnson 11 Asts: Castro 12		Pts: Lee 38 Rebs: Chism 29 Asts: Norwood, Tiu 4
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–3

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion

Rosters

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2015 Commissioner's Cup roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight		College
C	2	Washington, Jay	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1981-11-10	Eckerd
PF	4	Carey, Harvey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1979-03-18	Sonoma State
G	6	Alas, Kevin (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991-11-13	Letran
PG	9	Labagala, Robert	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1984-07-05	UE
SG	10	Reyes, Ryan Jay (IN)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1983-08-10	Cal State Fullerton
C/G	11	Miller, Willie	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1977-07-13	Letran
G/F	12	Fonacier, Larry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1982-05-13	Ateneo
PG	17	Castro William, Jayson	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	1986-06-30	Philippine Christian
PF	21	Williams, Kelly	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1982-02-07	Oakland
G/F	22	Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (R)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990-06-13	California University of Pennsylvania
SF	23	Espiritu, Elmer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1985-11-23	UE
C	24	Reyes, Robert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1983-03-16	Flagler
PF	33	De Ocampo, Ranidel (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1981-12-08	St. Francis of Assisi
C	42	Seigle, Danny	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1976-06-14	Wagner
PF	44	Johnson, Ivan (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1984-04-10	Cal State San Bernardino
SF	51	Aban, Aaron	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1982-04-08	Letran

Head coach

Jong Uichico (De La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Nash Racela
Bong Ravena (UE)
Joshua Reyes

Team manager

Jimmy Alapag (Cal State San Bernardino)
Magnum Membrere (Ateneo) (Asst. Mgr.)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2015 Commissioner's Cup roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight		College
SG	1	Uyloan, Jonathan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1983-11-23	Golden West
PF/C	2	Chism, Wayne (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1987-06-16	Tennessee
PG	3	Lee, Paul	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1989-02-14	UE
SF	5	Norwood, Gabe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1985-02-09	George Mason
SF	6	Ibañes, Jireh (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1982-04-20	Philippines-Diliman
SG	8	Teng, Jeric	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1991-03-18	UST
PG	9	Cruz, Jericho (R)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1990-10-11	Adamson
PG	11	Tang, Tyrone	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1984-09-25	La Salle
SG	16	Chan, Jeffrei	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1983-02-11	Far Eastern
PG	17	Tiu, Chris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1985-07-15	Ateneo
SG	18	Araña, Ryan	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1985-03-23	La Salle
PF	20	Cruz, Jervy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1986-09-09	UST
C	30	Belga, Beau	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	1985-11-30	Philippine Christian
C	48	Quiñahan, J.R.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	1984-05-08	Visayas
C	57	Almazan, Raymond	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1989-08-02	Letran

Head coach

Yeng Guiao (Philippines-Diliman)

Assistant coach(es)

Caloy Garcia (St. Benilde)
Mike Buendia
Jay Legacion
Matthew Makalintal
Ricky Umayam

Team manager

Mamerto Mondragon ^[a]
Boy Lapid (assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie

Injured

^a also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

Broadcast notes

Game	TV5 coverage			Fox Sports coverage
Game	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)	Courtside reporters	Play-by-play	Analyst(s)
Game 1	Charlie Cuna	Eric Reyes and Richard del Rosario	Rizza Diaz	Andrei Felix	Charles Tiu
Game 2	Magoo Marjon	Dominic Uy and Andy Jao	Erika Padilla	Andrei Felix	Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 3	Charlie Cuna	Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc	Sel Guevara	Jude Turcuato	Kirk Long
Game 4	Magoo Marjon	Quinito Henson and Luigi Trillo	Rizza Diaz	Shawn Weinstein	Charles Tiu
Game 5	Magoo Marjon	Eric Reyes and Richard del Rosario	Sel Guevara	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon	Charles Tiu
Game 6	Magoo Marjon	Dominic Uy and Ronnie Magsanoc	Erika Padilla	Jude Turcuato	Vince Hizon
Game 7	Charlie Cuna	Quinito Henson and Richard del Rosario	Rizza Diaz	Patricia Bermudez-Hizon	Charles Tiu

Additional Game 7 crew:
- Trophy presentation: Dominic Uy and Carla Lizardo
- Dugout interviewer: Sel Guevara

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References

External links

PBA official website

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