The 2014–15 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on October 19, 2014, and ended on January 21, 2015. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
Format The following format was observed for the duration of the conference: Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams. The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals. The next eight teams will play in a double-phase quarterfinal round. The #3 to #6 seed will have twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. Phase 1 matchups are: QF1: #3 team vs. #10 team QF2: #4 team vs. #9 team QF3: #5 team vs. #8 team QF4: #6 team vs. #7 team The winners of Phase 1 will advance to the knockout phase. The match ups are: KO1: QF1 vs. QF4 KO2: QF2 vs. QF3 The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-seven semifinals series. Match ups are: SF1: #1 vs. KO2 SF2: #2 vs. KO1 The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals.
Elimination round Team standings
Schedule
Results
Bracket
Quarterfinals
First phase In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.
(3) Alaska vs. (10) NLEX
(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Barako Bull
(5) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort
(6) Meralco vs. (7) Purefoods Star
Second phase This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.
(3) Alaska vs. (6) Meralco
(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra
Semifinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Talk 'N Text
(2) Rain or Shine vs. (3) Alaska
Finals
Awards Conference Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) Finals MVP: Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen)
Players of the Week WeekPlayerRef. October 19–26 Japeth Aguilar AGUILAR POISED FOR A BREAKOUT YEAR WITH STRONG START, PBA.inquirer.net, October 27, 2014 October 27 – November 3 Calvin Abueva THE BEAST SHOWING MATURITY IN HIS GAME, PBA.inquirer.net, November 3, 2014 November 4–9 Ronjay Buenafe MAKING EVERY MINUTE COUNT, PBA.inquirer.net, November 10, 2014 November 10–16 June Mar Fajardo TAKING CHARGE, PBA.inquirer.net, November 17, 2014 November 17–23 Peter June Simon ON TARGET, PBA.inquirer.net, November 24, 2014 November 24–30 Paul Lee LEE-THAL INDEED, PBA.inquirer.net, December 1, 2014 December 9–14 Vic Manuel SILENT OPERATOR, PBA.inquirer.net, December 15, 2014 December 16–21 Alex Cabagnot FEELS RIGHT AT HOME, PBA.inquirer.net, December 22, 2014 December 23–28 June Mar Fajardo DOMINATING, PBA.inquirer.net, December 29, 2014
Statistical leaders Entire conference
Category Player Team Games played Totals Average Points per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 390 17.73 Rebounds per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 285 12.95 Assists per game Stanley Pringle GlobalPort Batang Pier 11 56 5.09 Steals per game Chico Lanete Barako Bull Energy Cola 10 20 2.00 Blocks per game June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 44 2.00 Field goal percentage June Mar Fajardo San Miguel Beermen 22 140/249 56.22% 3-pt field goal percentage Raul Soyud NLEX Road Warriors 2 5/8 62.50% Free throw percentage Mark Caguioa Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 13 17/17 100.00% Turnovers per game Mark Cardona NLEX Road Warriors 11 44 4.00
References
External links PBA Official Website