2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup

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2008–09 PBA Philippine Cup
Pba philcup 0809.png
DurationOctober 4, 2008 – February 11, 2009
TV partner(s) C/S9, Basketball TV (Local)
The Filipino Channel (International)
Finals
Champions Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
Runners-up Alaska Aces
Awards
Best Player Willie Miller
(Alaska Aces)
Finals MVP Mark Cardona
(Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
PBA Philippine Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

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.

Contents

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:

Elimination round

Team standings

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 Alaska Aces 126.667—Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 117.6111
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 108.556 [lower-alpha 1] 2Advance to quarterfinals
4 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 108.556 [lower-alpha 1] 2
5 Sta. Lucia Realtors 108.556 [lower-alpha 1] 2
6 San Miguel Beermen 99.5003Advance to wildcard round
7 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 810.444 [lower-alpha 2] 4
8 Air21 Express 810.444 [lower-alpha 2] 4
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 711.3895
10 Red Bull Barako 513.2787
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21

Schedule

 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21 Express ROSTNTBGKCokeSLRALAPFSMBROSCokeRBBSMBPFBGKSLRRBBALATNT
Alaska Aces SMBCokeRBBROSTNTA21BGKSLRPFSMBROSTNTSLRCokeRBBBGKA21PF
Barangay Ginebra Kings SLRA21RBBSMBPFALAROSCokeTNTPFSLRCokeRBBA21ALATNTSMBROS
Coca-Cola Tigers TNTALAPFA21SLRROSRBBBGKSMBA21PFROSBGKALATNTSMBSLRRBB
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants RBBSMBCokeSLRROSBGKA21TNTALARBBBGKCokeSMBA21ROSSLRTNTALA
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters A21RBBSMBALAPFCokeTNTBGKA21SLRALACokeRBBSLRPFTNTSMBBGK
Red Bull Barako PFROSALABGKSMBTNTCokeSLRPFTNTA21ROSBGKSMBALAA21CokeSLR
Sta. Lucia Realtors BGKTNTPFCokeA21SMBALARBBROSSMBBGKTNTALAROSA21PFCokeRBB
San Miguel Beermen ALAPFROSTNTBGKRBBSLRA21CokeALASLRPFA21TNTRBBCokeROSBGK
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals CokeA21SLRSMBALARBBROSPFBGKRBBALASLRSMBCokeROSPFBGKA21
Source: [ citation needed ]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)		Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		Semifinals
(Best-of-7)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
6 San Miguel 996San Miguel2
9 Coca-Cola 893 Ginebra 12 Talk 'N Text 4
6San Miguel1056San Miguel2
8Air21861Alaska3
7 Purefoods 822Talk 'N Text4
8 Air21 94
1 Alaska 4Third place
4 Rain or Shine 05Sta. Lucia2
5 Sta. Lucia 26San Miguel97
5Sta. Lucia (OT)99

Wildcard phase

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) San Miguel

January 7
San Miguel Beermen 78, Barangay Ginebra Kings 77
January 9
San Miguel Beermen 88, Barangay Ginebra Kings 91
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.

(4) Rain or Shine vs (5) Sta. Lucia

January 7
Sta. Lucia Realtors 101, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 84
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

(1) Alaska vs (5) Sta. Lucia

January 14
Sta. Lucia Realtors 76, Alaska Aces 92
January 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 87, Alaska Aces 94
January 18
Sta. Lucia Realtors 76, Alaska Aces 65
January 21
Sta. Lucia Realtors 83, Alaska Aces 88
January 23
Sta. Lucia Realtors 81, Alaska Aces 74
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.

(2) Talk 'N Text vs. (6) San Miguel

January 14
San Miguel Beermen 100, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 129
January 16
San Miguel Beermen 112, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103
January 18
San Miguel Beermen 106, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110
January 21
San Miguel Beermen 103, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 106
January 23
San Miguel Beermen 125, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 115
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

January 28
San Miguel Beermen 97, Sta. Lucia Realtors 99 (OT)

Finals

January 28
Alaska Aces 102, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 95

Awards

Conference records

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

Team

RecordStatHolderDate/s
Longest winning streak5 Sta. Lucia Realtors December 11 – January 13
Longest losing streak8 Red Bull Barako November 2 – December 14
Most points in one quarter42 Sta. Lucia Realtors vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (4th Quarter)October 12, 2008
Biggest winning margin29 San 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 game42 Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) vs. Red Bull Barako November 16, 2008
Most points in one half30 Gary David (Air21 Express) vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008
Most points in one quarter19 Gary David (Air21 Express) vs. San Miguel Beermen November 5, 2008
Most rebounds in one game25 Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs. Air21 Express November 15, 2008
Most assists in one game12 LA Tenorio (Alaska Aces) vs. Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters February 6, 2009
Most blocks in one game6 Mike Hrabak (Red Bull Barako) vs. Purefoods TJ Giants October 8, 2008
J.R. Quiñahan (Air21 Express) vs. Brgy. Ginebra Kings December 5, 2008
Most steals in one game6 Bonbon Custodio (San Miguel Beermen) vs. Red Bull Barako December 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 Tigers October 15, 2008
Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola Tigers) vs Purefoods TJ Giants October 15, 2008

Statistical leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStatGP
Points per game Mark Cardona Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 22.3222
Rebounds per game Asi Taulava Coca-Cola Tigers 13.0016
Assists per game Alex Cabagnot Coca-Cola Tigers 5.6916
Steals per game Ryan Reyes Sta. Lucia Realtors 2.0715
Blocks per game J.R. Quiñahan Air21 Express 2.0019
Field goal percentage Willy Wilson Barangay Ginebra Kings .54821
Free throw percentage Olsen Racela San Miguel Beermen .91326
Three-point field goal percentage Mark Macapagal Coca-Cola Tigers .47719

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  2. ↑ Texters nip Aces, tie finals series Archived February 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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