2007 PBA Fiesta Conference
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The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference or known as the 2007 Talk 'N Text PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the second conference of the 2006-07 season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Teams are allowed to pick an import with a maximum height-limit of 6-feet, 6-inches tall.
The tournament began on March 4 and is expected to end in June or July. The schedule will be shortened due to the league's commitment to the Philippine national basketball team while 12 players selected by national team head coach Chot Reyes will not play for their mother teams.
Red Bull Barako is the defending champions of the tournament.
Talk 'N Text, a product of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company will be the main sponsor of the tournament. They also sponsor the 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup that ended a month before the tournament.
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[edit] List of 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.
| # | Name | Team | Debuted |
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| 1 | Alex Compton[1] | Welcoat Dragons | March 4 vs. Coca-Cola |
| 2 | Charles Clark III | Welcoat Dragons | March 4 vs. Coca-Cola |
| 3 | Anthony Johnson | Coca-Cola Tigers | March 4 vs. Welcoat |
| 4 | Jesse King | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | March 4 vs. Red Bull |
| 5 | James Penny | Red Bull Barako | March 4 vs. Purefoods |
| 6 | Shawn Daniels | Air21 Express | March 7 vs. Sta. Lucia |
| 7 | Rosell Ellis | Alaska Aces | March 7 vs. Talk 'N Text |
| 8 | Rock Winston | Sta. Lucia Realtors | March 7 vs. Air21 |
| 9 | James Sullinger | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | March 7 vs. Alaska |
| 10 | Vidal Massiah | San Miguel Beermen | March 9 vs. Red Bull |
| 11 | Rod Nealy | Barangay Ginebra Kings | March 11 vs. Alaska |
| 12 | Paul McMillan | San Miguel Beermen | March 17 vs. Coca-Cola |
| 13 | Marquin Chandler | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | March 21 vs. San Miguel |
| 14 | Galen Young | San Miguel Beermen | April 11 vs. Alaska |
| 15 | Rob Sanders | Welcoat Dragons | April 15 vs. San Miguel |
| 16 | Jeff Varem | Coca-Cola Tigers | April 20 vs. Barangay Ginebra |
| 17 | Wayland White | Welcoat Dragons | May 2 vs. Barangay Ginebra |
| 18 | Jamaal Williams | Sta. Lucia Realtors | May 2 vs. Air21 |
| 19 | Rashad Bell | Coca-Cola Tigers | May 30 vs. Red Bull |
Welcoat was allowed to have two imports. Compton, is an American citizen was born in the Philippines and was a member of the several local teams playing as a local.
[edit] Tournament format
- Double round eliminations. Worst team would be eliminated.
- Sixth- to ninth-best teams figure in the one-game wildcard playoffs.
- Sixth seed vs. Ninth seed
- Seventh seed vs. Eighth seed
- Winners will figure in a playoff to advance to the quarterfinals.
- Third- to fifth-best teams, and the winner of the wildcards advance to the best-of-three quarterfinals.
- Third seed vs. winner of wildcards.
- Fourth seed vs. fifth seed.
- The two best teams and the winners of the quarterfinals advance to the best-of-seven semifinals.
- First seed vs. winner of the third seed/wildcard winner quarterfinal series
- Second seed vs. winner of the fourth seed/fifth seed quarterfinal series
- The winners of the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven Finals; the losers figure in a one-game third-place playoff.
[edit] Elimination round
| Qualified for semifinals | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for wildcards | |
| Eliminated |
[edit] Team standings
| # | Team | W | L | GB | PCT | Ties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diff | Clas | ||||||
| 1 | Red Bull Barako | 13 | 5 | -- | .722 | ||
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | 1 | .667 | NA* | 103-95 |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 12 | 6 | 1 | .667 | NA* | 95-103 |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 11 | 7 | 2 | .611 | ||
| 5 | Air21 Express | 10 | 8 | 3 | .556 | NA* | 103-99 |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 8 | 3 | .556 | NA* | 99-103 |
| 7 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | 6 | .389 | ||
| 8 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 6 | 12 | 7 | .333 | ||
| 9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 13 | 8 | .278 | ||
| 10 | Welcoat Dragons | 4 | 14 | 9 | .222 | ||
Legend: GB = games behind; PCT = Winning percentage; Diff = Points difference; Clas = Classification game
Note: NA* = Not applicable, if two teams are tied for #2, #5 and #9, a classification game (a knockout game in case for the #9 seed) will be held regardless of elimination round results.
[edit] Tiebreakers
Ties were held for the second and fifth seeds; since the ties were at critical positions (i.e, the seeds were at the last berths for a stage), classification games will be held to determine which team will clinch the higher seed, and the privileges that go along with it.
[edit] Second-seed game
| June 6 | Alaska Aces 103, Barangay Ginebra Kings 95 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
[edit] Fifth-seed game
| June 6 | Air21 Express 103, San Miguel Beermen 99 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
[edit] Bracket
| Wildcard phase Knockout games |
Quarter finals Best of 3 series |
Semi finals Best of 7 series |
Finals Best of 7 series |
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| 6 | San Miguel | 102 | Seedings: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Sta. Lucia | 85 | Semifinals | Top 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 102 | Quarterfinals | Next 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Coca-Cola | 101 | Wildcards | Next 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Coca-Cola | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Purefoods | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Alaska | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 4 | Third-place playoff | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | 6 | San Miguel | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Air21 | 1 | 1 | Red Bull | 103 | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Wilcard phase
| June 8 | Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, San Miguel Beermen 102 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 8 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 97, Coca-Cola Tigers 100 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 10 | Coca-Cola Tigers 101, San Miguel Beermen 102 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
[edit] Quarterfinals
[edit] Barangay Ginebra-San Miguel series
| June 13 | San Miguel Beermen 87, Barangay Ginebra Kings 113 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 15 | San Miguel Beermen 111, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | ABC | |||
| June 17 | San Miguel Beermen 117, Barangay Ginebra Kings 114 (OT) | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| San Miguel wins series, 2-1 | ||||||
[edit] Talk 'N Text-Air21 series
| June 13 | Air21 Express 121, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 102 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 15 | Air21 Express 92, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 108 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | ABC | |||
| June 17 | Air21 Express 112, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 114 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| Talk 'N Text wins series, 2-1 | ||||||
[edit] Semifinals
[edit] Red Bull-Talk 'N Text series
| June 20 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 101, Red Bull Barako 107 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 22 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 107, Red Bull Barako 103 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 24 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 105, Red Bull Barako 98 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 27 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 104, Red Bull Barako 111 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 29 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 112, Red Bull Barako 111 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | ABC | |||
| July 1 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 122, Red Bull Barako 110 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| Talk 'N Text wins series, 4-2 | ||||||
[edit] Alaska-San Miguel series
| June 20 | San Miguel Beermen 99, Alaska Aces 100 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 22 | San Miguel Beermen 68, Alaska Aces 93 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 24 | San Miguel Beermen 91, Alaska Aces 81 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 27 | San Miguel Beermen 87, Alaska Aces 93 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| June 29 | San Miguel Beermen 126, Alaska Aces 108 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City | ABC | |||
| July 1 | San Miguel Beermen 109, Alaska Aces 113 (2OT) | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| Alaska wins series, 4-2 | ||||||
[edit] Third-place playoff
| July 4 | San Miguel Beermen 96, Red Bull Barako 103 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | |||
| Red Bull wins third-place trophy | ||||||
[edit] Finals
Prior to Game 1, Sandwich performed "Laban kung Laban," the TV theme song of the PBA.
[edit] Lineups
[edit] Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
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[edit] Alaska Aces
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[edit] Games
| July 6 7:30 P.M. |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 85, Alaska Aces 113 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Cruz, Herrera, Ferrer |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28-16, 16-29, 19-37, 22-31 | ||||||
| Pts: James Sullinger 25 Rebs: James Sullinger 12 Assts: Mark Cardona 3 |
Pts: Cortez, Ellis 22 each Rebs: Rossel Ellis 13 Assts: Rossel Ellis 10 |
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| July 8 6:30 P.M. |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 120, Alaska Aces 113 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Calungcaguin, Aldaba, Ferrer |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28-30, 25-30, 31-33, 27-29 | ||||||
| Pts: Mark Cardona 30 Rebs: Yancy de Ocampo 9 Assts: Mark Cardona 5 |
Pts: Rossel Ellis 40 Rebs: Rossel Ellis 18 Assts: Rossel Ellis 7 |
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| July 11 7:30 P.M. |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 95, Alaska Aces 87 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Montiel, Herrera, Canizares |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 15-30, 25-26, 27-12, 28-19 | ||||||
| Pts: James Sullinger 30 Rebs: James Sullinger 15 Assts: James Sullinger 8 |
Pts: Willie Miller 29 Rebs: Rossel Ellis 13 Assts: Ellis, Hugnatan 3 each |
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| July 13 7:30 P.M. |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 82, Alaska Aces 86 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Canizares, Aldaba, Cruz |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 25-21, 18-24, 23-18, 16-23 | ||||||
| Pts: James Sullinger 26 Rebs: James Sullinger 13 Assts: Felix Belano 5 |
Pts: Willie Miller 29 Rebs: Rossel Ellis 14 Assts: Willie Miller 4 |
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| July 15 6:30 p.m. |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 107, Alaska Aces 103 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 11,097 Referees: Quilinguen, Herrera, Montiel |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31-25, 23-20, 25-27, 28-32 | ||||||
| Pts: James Sullinger 24 Rebs: Sullinger, Carey 8 each Assts: Mark Cardona 5 |
Pts: Rossel Ellis 28 Rebs: Rossel Ellis 16 Assts: Miller, Ellis 5 each |
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| July 18 7:05 p.m. |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 110, Alaska Aces 121 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Referees: Cruz, Calungcaguin, Canizares |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 34-22, 11-34, 31-38, 34-27 | ||||||
| Pts: Mark Cardona 29 Rebs: James Sullinger 9 Assts: James Sullinger 3 |
Pts: Willie Miller 37 Rebs: Rossel Ellis 16 Assts: Cortez, Ellis 8 each |
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| July 20 7:05 P.M. |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 96, Alaska Aces 99 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City Attendance: 10,040 Referees: Quilinguen, Aldaba, Calungcaguin |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-25, 27-20, 19-25, 24-29 | ||||||
| Pts: Sullinger 30, Cardona 29 Rebs: Sullinger 13, Washington 10 Assts: Sullinger 5, Billones 4 |
Pts: Ellis 30, Miller 22 Rebs: Ellis 10, Hugnatan 8 Assts: Ellis 9, Miller 5 |
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| Alaska wins series 4-3 | ||||||
On Game 1, the Phone Pals raced into a twenty-point lead at the first quarter but the Aces chipped in to lead by a point by halftime. The Phone Pals lost steam as the Aces won the first game. The Phone Pals reversed the roles as the Aces themselves lost steam at the ends of Games 2 and 3 for a Phone Pals 2-1 series lead.
With a 1-3 deficit looming, newly-crowned MVP Willie Miller stepped up his performance as he tied his conference-high 29 points to lead the Aces into victory on Game 3. Conference Best Player Mark Cardona blew the Phone Pals chances' when he turned the ball over with 4 seconds with a 2-point deficit to lead a Rossel Ellis tip-in from a Sonny Thoss missed lay-up.
On Game 5, Willie Miller turned cold when the Phone Pals started pulling away. The Piltel franchise notched win #3 to assure a twice-to-beat advantage. Miller, who was severely criticized by a lackluster performance by the MVP, answered his critics with a 37-point output (the best in the Finals by a local) to lead the Aces to a Game 6 win and to force a Game 7.
[edit] Broadcast notes
The Associated Broadcasting Company and DZSR Sports Radio broadcast the games nationwide.
Finals broadcasters are:
- Game 1: Quinito Henson and Ed Picson
- Game 2: Jason Webb and Ed Picson
- Game 3: Quinito Henson and Mico Halili
- Game 4: Jason Webb and Mico Halili
- Game 5: Quinito Henson and Ed Picson
- Game 6: Jason Webb and Mico Halili
- Game 7: Quinito Henson and Ed Picson
[edit] Awards
- Best Player of the Conference: Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text)
- Best Import of the Conference: Rossel Ellis (Alaska)
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Willie Miller (Alaska)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| <<2005-06 PBA season | 2006-07 PBA season | 2007-08 PBA season>> | |||
| 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup | 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference | ||||
| Preceded by 2005-06 |
PBA Fiesta Conference 2007 |
Succeeded by TBD |
