2008 PBA Fiesta Conference

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2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
Pba fiestaconf 2008.jpg
DurationMarch 29 – August 20, 2008
TV partner(s) ABC/TV5 (Local)
The Filipino Channel (International)
Finals
Champions Barangay Ginebra Kings
Runners-up Air21 Express
Awards
Best Player Jayjay Helterbrand
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Best Import Chris Alexander
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Finals MVP Eric Menk and Ronald Tubid
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
PBA Fiesta Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference , also known as the 2008 Smart PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was the last conference of the 2007-08 PBA season. The tournament began on March 29 with a game between the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals at Panabo, Davao del Norte. Opening ceremonies were held the day after at the Araneta Coliseum.

Contents

All ten teams are permitted to acquire one non-Filipino (the "import") of unlimited height as reinforcement. Furthermore, the two worst performers in the elimination round of the previous conference (the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Welcoat Dragons), will also be able to acquire another import but with a height limit of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m).

Tournament format

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Air21 Express 126.667Advance to semifinals
2 Red Bull Barako 117.6111
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 108.556 [lower-alpha 1] 2Advance to quarterfinals
4 Coca-Cola Tigers 108.556 [lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Magnolia Beverage Masters 108.556 [lower-alpha 1] 2
6 Alaska Aces 99.500 [lower-alpha 2] 3Advance to wildcard round
7 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 99.500 [lower-alpha 2] 3
8 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 810.4444
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 711.3895
10 Welcoat Dragons 414.2228
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia 18
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text (Alaska +9)

Schedule

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21 Express WELRBBPFCokeTNTALABGKSLRCokeMBMBGKRBBSLRALATNTWELMBMPF
Alaska Aces SLRBGKMBMWELRBBA21TNTPFCokeRBBTNTPFA21WELSLRCokeMBMBGK
Barangay Ginebra Kings RBBALASLRCokeMBMPFA21TNTWELA21MBMRBBSLRPFCokeTNTWELALA
Coca-Cola Tigers TNTPFWELA21BGKSLRRBBMBMALAA21RBBWELPFTNTBGKMBMALASLR
Magnolia Beverage Masters PFSLRALATNTBGKWELRBBCokePFA21BGKTNTWELRBBSLRCokeA21ALA
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants MBMCokeA21RBBWELBGKALAMBMTNTSLRALACokeWELBGKRBBTNTSLRA21
Red Bull Barako BGKA21TNTPFALACokeMBMSLRWELALACokeA21BGKMBMPFWELTNTSLR
Sta. Lucia Realtors ALAMBMBGKTNTCokeWELRBBA21TNTWELPFA21BGKMBMALAPFCokeRBB
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals CokeWELRBBMBMSLRA21ALAWELBGKSLRPFALAMBMCokeA21PFBGKRBB
Welcoat Dragons A21TNTCokeALAPFMBMSLRTNTRBBBGKSLRCokeMBMPFALAA21RBBBGK
Source: [ citation needed ]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Quarterfinals
(Best-of-5)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
6 Alaska 853Brgy. Ginebra4
9 Sta. Lucia 993 Brgy. Ginebra 22 Red Bull 0
9Sta. Lucia1119Sta. Lucia0
7Talk 'N Text963Brgy. Ginebra4
7 Talk 'N Text 981Air213
8 Purefoods 83
1 Air21 4Third place
4 Coca-Cola 15Magnolia2
5 Magnolia 22Red Bull102
5Magnolia90

Wildcard phase

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (9) Sta. Lucia

(4) Coca-Cola vs. (5) Magnolia

Semifinals

(1) Air21 vs. (5) Magnolia

(2) Red Bull vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra

Third place playoff

ABC
August 6
Red Bull Barako 102, Magnolia Beverage Masters 90
Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 15-26, 27-37, 20-17

Finals

ABC
August 6
7:20 p.m.
Air21 Express 96, Barangay Ginebra Kings 105
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: Aldaba, Ting, Maurillo
ABC
August 8
7:20 p.m.
Barangay Ginebra Kings 90, Air21 Express 124
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: Montiel, Ferrer, Pascual
TV5
August 10
6:30 p.m.
Air21 Express 97, Barangay Ginebra Kings 87
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 15,142
TV5
August 13
7:20 p.m.
Barangay Ginebra Kings 90, Air21 Express 77
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Cruz, Aldaba, Quilinguen
TV5
August 15
7:20 p.m.
Air21 Express 76, Barangay Ginebra Kings 73
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: Cruz, Calungcaguin, Guevarra
TV5
August 17
6:30 p.m.
Barangay Ginebra Kings 80, Air21 Express 75
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 18,043
TV5
August 20
7:20 p.m.
Air21 Express 84, Barangay Ginebra Kings 97
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 43
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 22,902

Awards

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.

#NameTeamDebuted
1 Flag of the United States.svg Calvin Cage Coca-Cola Tigers March 29 vs. Talk 'N Text
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dixon Coca-Cola Tigers March 29 vs. Talk 'N Text
3 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron McGhee Talk 'N Text Phone Pals March 29 vs. Coca-Cola
4 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Thomas Air21 Express March 30 vs. Welcoat
5 Flag of the United States.svg Jason Keep Welcoat Dragons March 30 vs. Air21
6 Flag of the United States.svg Cory Santee Welcoat Dragons March 30 vs. Air21
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Adam Parada Red Bull Barako March 30 vs. Brgy. Ginebra
8 Flag of the United States.svg Rahshon Turner Barangay Ginebra Kings March 30 vs. Red Bull
9 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley Wilson Sta. Lucia Realtors April 2 vs. Alaska
10 Flag of the United States.svg Randy Holcomb Alaska Aces April 2 vs. Sta. Lucia
11 Flag of the United States.svg Darius Rice Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants April 2 vs. Magnolia
12 Flag of the United States.svg Jameel Watkins Magnolia Beverage Masters April 2 vs. Purefoods
13 Flag of the United States.svg Marquis Gainous Welcoat Dragons April 9 vs. Coca-Cola
14 Flag of the United States.svg Ernest Brown Barangay Ginebra Kings April 12 vs. Sta. Lucia
15 Flag of the United States.svg George Gervin, Jr. Coca-Cola Tigers April 13 vs. Air21
16 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Alexander Barangay Ginebra Kings May 2 vs. Purefoods
17 Flag of Morocco.svg Reda Rhalimi Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants May 10 vs. Alaska
18 Flag of the United States.svg Donald Copeland Coca-Cola Tigers May 23 vs. Red Bull
19 Flag of the United States.svg Jamar Brown Sta. Lucia Realtors June 1 vs. Air21
20 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Benson, Jr. Sta. Lucia Realtors June 13 vs. Magnolia
21 Flag of the United States.svg Amal McCaskill Magnolia Beverage Masters June 13 vs. Sta. Lucia
22 Flag of the United States.svg Terrence Leather Talk 'N Text Phone Pals June 13 vs. Air21
23 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Compton Welcoat Dragons June 18 vs. Air21
24 Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Dean Coca-Cola Tigers July 13 vs. Magnolia

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