2014 PBA Governors' Cup finals

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2014 PBA Governors' Cup finals
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TeamCoachWins
(4) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers Tim Cone 3
(2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 2
DatesJuly 1–9, 2014
MVP James Yap
(San Mig Super Coffee)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
International:
Fox Sports Asia
AksyonTV International
AnnouncersSee 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
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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. The format was shortened to a best-of-5 format instead of the usual best-of-7 due to changes in the season calendar to accommodate Gilas Pilipinas's participation in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games. [1]

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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. [2]

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

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

Head-to-head matchup

Series summary

TeamGame 1Game 2*Game 3Game 4Game 5Wins
San Mig Coffee104877879923
Rain or Shine101896988892
Venue MOA Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta

*overtime

Game 1

July 1
8:00pm
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, [3] but the Coffee Mixers bounced back and won this game, 101–104, led by PJ Simon's 18 points. [4]

Game 2

July 3
8:00pm
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

July 5
5:00pm
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

July 7
8:00pm
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

July 9
8:00pm
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 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
C 00 Flag of Kuwait.svg Taha, Yousef 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1988-07-08 North Lake
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Melton, Justin  (R)5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)163 lb (74 kg)1987-4-27 Mount Olive
C 4 Flag of the United States.svg Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)1977-7-27 Coppin State
C 5 Flag of the United States.svg Holstein, Isaac  (R)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)206 lb (93 kg)1987-9-7 West Virginia State
SF 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cawaling, JR  (R, IN)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)1987-8-15 Far Eastern
SG 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)1980-6-1 Mindanao
PG 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alvarez, Lester  (IN)5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)154 lb (70 kg)1988-9-18 Adamson
F/C 10 Flag of the Philippines.svg Sangalang, Ian  (R)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg)1991-12-20 San Sebastian
SG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)167 lb (76 kg)1987-3-26 Lewis–Clark State
PG 14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg)1986-4-25 Far Eastern
PF 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pingris, Marc 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1981-10-16 PSBA
SG 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)1982-2-15 UE
SF 19 Flag of the Philippines.svg Gaco, Jerwin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)1981-1-17 De La Salle
G/F 22 Flag of the Philippines.svg Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)1987-9-18 UST
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Blakely, Marqus  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg)1988-10-22 Vermont
SF 33 Flag of the Philippines.svg Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)184 lb (83 kg)1983-11-29 Manila
PF 38 Flag of the United States.svg Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1982-2-19 UTEP
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
SG 1 Flag of the Philippines.svg Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Golden West
PG 3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg) UE
SG 5 Flag of the United States.svg Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) George Mason
SF 6 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ibañes, Jireh  (C)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman
G 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg Teng, Jeric  (R)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) UST
G 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg Nuyles, Alex  (R)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)199 lb (90 kg) Adamson
PG 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle
SG 16 Flag of the Philippines.svg Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
PG 17 Flag of the Philippines.svg Tiu, Chris 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo
SG 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m)180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
C 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) UST
C 30 Flag of the Philippines.svg Belga, Beau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)285 lb (129 kg) Philippine Christian
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Reid, Arizona  (I)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) High Point
PF 48 Flag of the Philippines.svg Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) Visayas
PF 55 Flag of the Philippines.svg Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) PMI
C 57 Flag of the Philippines.svg Almazan, Raymond  (R)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import
  • (GI) Governors' Cup Import
  • (EI) EASL Import
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • (R) Rookie
  • Cruz Roja.svg 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

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References

  1. ↑ "PBA shortens season schedule to accommodate Gilas Pilipinas in World Cup, Asian Games". InterAksyon.com. January 30, 2014. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Dionisio, Ven. "Rain Or Shine Slips, Falls 101–104 to SMC in Game One". Humblebola.com. Humblebola.
  4. ↑ WebCast Boxscore of Game 1, July 2014.
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