# 2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup

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

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 4 | TNT Tropang Texters | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Meralco Bolts | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 7 | Purefoods Star Hotshots | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 10 | NLEX Road Warriors | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 11 | Kia Sorento | 1 | 10 | .091 | 8 | |
| 12 | Blackwater Elite | 0 | 11 | .000 | 9 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

### Schedule

| Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Alaska | PF | TNT | MER | SMB | KIA | BW | BBE | GP | NLEX | BGSM | ROS |
| Barako Bull | MER | GP | SMB | ROS | BGSM | KIA | ALA | TNT | BW | NLEX | PF |
| Barangay Ginebra | TNT | KIA | NLEX | BW | PF | BBE | SMB | MER | GP | ALA | ROS |
| Blackwater | KIA | ROS | MER | BGSM | GP | ALA | PF | NLEX | BBE | TNT | SMB |
| GlobalPort | NLEX | BBE | PF | KIA | BW | ROS | TNT | ALA | SMB | BGSM | MER |
| Kia | BW | BGSM | ROS | GP | TNT | ALA | BBE | SMB | PF | MER | NLEX |
| Meralco | BBE | BW | ALA | NLEX | TNT | ROS | BGSM | PF | SMB | KIA | GP |
| NLEX | GP | TNT | BGSM | MER | SMB | PF | BW | ROS | ALA | BBE | KIA |
| Purefoods Star | ALA | SMB | GP | BGSM | NLEX | BW | MER | KIA | ROS | TNT | BBE |
| Rain or Shine | SMB | BW | KIA | TNT | BBE | GP | MER | NLEX | PF | ALA | BGSM |
| San Miguel | ROS | PF | BBE | ALA | NLEX | BGSM | KIA | GP | MER | TNT | BW |
| Talk 'N Text | BGSM | NLEX | ALA | ROS | KIA | MER | GP | BBE | BW | PF | SMB |

### Results

| Team | ALA | BBE | BGSM | BW | GP | Kia | MER | NLEX | PF | ROS | SMB | TNT |
| Alaska | | 78–85 | 92–101 | 69–56 | 87–84 | 85–75 | 105–64 | 90–84 | 93–73 | 95–98 | 66–63 | 100–98 |
| Barako Bull | — | | 75–94 | 92–87 | 81–91 | 87–71 | 108–112** | 92–87 | 83–99 | 71–99 | 89–103 | 106–122 |
| Barangay Ginebra | — | — | | 100–91 | 77–98 | 87–55 | 99–109 | 81–97 | 89–66 | 90–100 | 77–79 | 101–81 |
| Blackwater | — | — | — | | 72–87 | 66–80 | 75–83* | 84–104 | 82–90 | 75–82 | 61–92 | 90–80 |
| GlobalPort | — | — | — | — | | 84–79 | 70–82 | 96–101 | 75–81 | 83–86 | 69–95 | 105–97 |
| Kia | — | — | — | — | — | | 93–99 | 80–88 | 77–88 | 88–117 | 74–90 | 62–85 |
| Meralco | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 90–75 | 74–77 | 79–107 | 77–88 | 72–80 |
| NLEX | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 76–92 | 93–95 | 76–79 | 81–103 |
| Purefoods Star | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 74–83 | 80–87 | 96–100* |
| Rain or Shine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 79–87 | 76–99 |
| San Miguel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 101–107 |
| Talk 'N Text | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (1st phase) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (2nd phase) (single elimination) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | (#3 twice to beat) | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Alaska | 82 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | | | | 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | | | |
| 10 | NLEX | 78 | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 3 | Alaska | 87 | 3 | Alaska | 4 | | | |
| (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | (#6 twice to beat) | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | 6 | Meralco | 69 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Meralco | 77 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 3 | Alaska | 3 |
| 7 | Purefoods Star | 65 | | | | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | (#4 twice to beat) | | | | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 105 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | | | | 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 4 | | | |
| 9 | Barako Bull | 76 | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 97 | 4 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 4 | Barangay Ginebra | 97 | 4 | San Miguel | 0 | | | |
| (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | (#5 twice to beat) | 5 | Talk N' Text | 83 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra | 95 | 5 | Talk N' Text | 83 | | | | | | |
| 8 | GlobalPort | 78 | | | | | | | | | |
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## Quarterfinals
### First phase

In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.

#### (3) Alaska vs. (10) NLEX

* December 11
Alaska Aces 82, NLEX Road Warriors 78 :
* Alaska wins series in one game ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

#### (4) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Barako Bull

* December 12
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Barako Bull Energy 76 :
* Talk 'N Text wins series in one game ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

#### (5) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) GlobalPort

* December 12
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 95, GlobalPort Batang Pier 78 :
* Barangay Ginebra wins series in one game ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

#### (6) Meralco vs. (7) Purefoods Star

* December 11
Meralco Bolts 77, Purefoods Star Hotshots 65 :
* Meralco wins series in one game ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

### Second phase

This is a one-game playoff. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.

#### (3) Alaska vs. (6) Meralco

* December 14
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

#### (4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barangay Ginebra

* December 16
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Semifinals
### (1) San Miguel vs. (4) Talk 'N Text

* December 19
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 21
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 23
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 26
San Miguel Beermen 100, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87 :
* San Miguel wins series, 4–0 ||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

### (2) Rain or Shine vs. (3) Alaska

* December 18
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 20
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 22
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 25
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* December 27
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
* January 4
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 76, Alaska Aces 79 :
* Alaska wins series, 4–2 ||
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

## Finals

* January 7
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 9
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 11
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 14
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 16
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 18
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* January 21
San Miguel Beermen 80, Alaska Aces 78 :
* San Miguel wins series, 4–3 ||
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Awards
### Conference

* Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen)
* Finals MVP: Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beermen)

### Players of the Week

| Week | Player |
| October 19–26 | Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) |
| October 27 – November 3 | Calvin Abueva (Alaska Aces) |
| November 4–9 | Ronjay Buenafe (GlobalPort Batang Pier) |
| November 10–16 | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| November 17–23 | Peter June Simon (Purefoods Star Hotshots) |
| November 24–30 | Paul Lee (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) |
| December 9–14 | Vic Manuel (Alaska Aces) |
| December 16–21 | Alex Cabagnot (San Miguel Beermen) |
| December 23–28 | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |

## 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 |