| 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | February - July 7, 2004 |
| TV partner/s | ABC |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Barangay Ginebra Kings |
| runners-up | Red Bull Barako |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra) |
| Best Import | Victor Thomas (Red Bull) |
| Finals MVP | Eric Menk (Barangay Ginebra) |
| Fiesta Conference | |
The 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference, or known as the 2004 Gran Matador Brandy-PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was tournament held by the Philippine Basketball Association and the first ever edition of the PBA Fiesta Conference.
Prior to the formation of the said conference, the league had two import-laced conferences known as the PBA Commissioner's Cup (with an import height-limit of 6-8), and the PBA Governor's Cup (with an import height-limit of 6-4). However, in 2003, the two conferences were scrapped and was replaced with an Invitational tournament, with an All-Filipino local squad along with foreign teams) and an import-laced Reinforced Conference.
But, in 2004, the league changed its calendar from a calendar year to a fiscal year. As a preparation for the new format, the tournament was institutionalized in 2004 as a transitional tournament. The first Fiesta Conference was played from February-July 2004.
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The league held its All-Star Weekend in August 2004 at the jam packed New Cebu City Coliseum, with the revived North vs South All-Stars format. The South All-Stars defeated the Northern selection 130-128, in a closely fought contest. Asi Taulava and Jimmy Alapag were named co-MVP of the All-Star Game.
| Qualified for quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for wildcards |
| # | Team | W | L | GB | PCT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 16 | 2 | -- | .889 | |
| 2 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | 4 | .667 | |
| 3 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 11 | 7 | 5 | .611 | +4 |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 11 | 7 | 5 | .611 | -4 |
| 5 | Red Bull Thunder | 10 | 8 | 6 | .556 | |
| 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 8 | 10 | 8 | .444 | |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 7 | 11 | 9 | .389 | +5 |
| 8 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 7 | 11 | 9 | .389 | -5 |
| 9 | FedEx Express | 5 | 13 | 11 | .278 | |
| 10 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 4 | 14 | 12 | .222 |
| June 5 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 92, Coca-Cola Tigers 94 | PhilSports Arena, Pasig City | ABC | ||||
| June 5 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 105, FedEx Express 103 | PhilSports Arena, Pasig City | ABC | ||||
| June 6 | Shell Turbo Chargers 82, Red Bull Thunder 83 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 6 | Sta. Lucia Realtors 105, Barangay Ginebra Kings 108 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| Qualified for semifinals |
| # | Team | W | L | GB | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 3 | 0 | -- | 1.000 |
| 2 | Red Bull Thunder | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 1 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| 4 | U.S. Pro-Am Selection | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 |
| June 9 | Red Bull Thunder 96, San Miguel Beermen 89 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 12 | San Miguel Beermen 92, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 104 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 13 | U.S. Pro-Am Selection 91, Red Bull Thunder 101 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 16 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 127, U.S. Pro-Am Selection 115 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 19 | Red Bull Thunder 115, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 119 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 20 | U.S. Pro-Am Selection 104, San Miguel Beermen 106 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| # | Team | W | L | GB | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 3 | 0 | -- | 1.000 |
| 2 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | .667 |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 1 | 2 | 2 | .333 |
| 4 | UBC Thunderbirds | 0 | 3 | 3 | .000 |
| June 9 | Barangay Ginebra Kings 80, Alaska Aces 73 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 12 | Alaska Aces 76, Coca-Cola Tigers 92 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 13 | UBC Thunderbirds 79, Barangay Ginebra Kings 110 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 16 | Coca-Cola Tigers 110, UBC Thunderbirds 95 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 19 | Barangay Ginebra Kings 90, Coca-Cola Tigers 91 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 20 | UBC Thunderbirds 70, Alaska Aces 90 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| Semifinals (original seed) (Best-of-3) |
Finals (Best-of-5) |
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| A1 | Talk 'N Text (4) | 1 | |||||||
| B2 | Barangay Ginebra (7) | 2 | |||||||
| A2 | Barangay Ginebra (7) | 3 | |||||||
| B2 | Red Bull (5) | 1 | |||||||
| B1 | Coca-Cola (3) | 1 | |||||||
| A2 | Red Bull (5) | 2 | Third-place | ||||||
| A1 | Talk 'N Text (4) | 113 | |||||||
| B1 | Coca-Cola (3) | 104 | |||||||
| June 23 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 95, Barangay Ginebra Kings 100 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 25 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 116, Barangay Ginebra Kings 106 | PhilSports Arena, Pasig | ABC | ||||
| June 27 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 103, Barangay Ginebra Kings 111 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–1 | |||||||
| June 23 | Coca-Cola Tigers 91, Red Bull Thunder 87 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| June 25 | Coca-Cola Tigers 88, Red Bull Thunder 95 | PhilSports Arena, Pasig | ABC | ||||
| June 27 | Coca-Cola Tigers 91, Red Bull Thunder 101 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| Red Bull wins series, 2–1 | |||||||
| June 30 | Coca-Cola Tigers 104, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 113 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
The Barangay Ginebra Kings ended their seven-year title drought with a 3-1 series victory over Red Bull Barako in the Finals.
Eric Menk of Barangay Ginebra was named the Best Player of the Conference while Red Bull's Victor Thomas is the conference Best Import.
Two guest teams participated in the tournament, the University of British Columbia men's basketball team and the US Pro-Am Selection. Both never won a single game in the quarterfinals of the tournament.
| June 30 | Red Bull Thunder 92, Barangay Ginebra Kings 94 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| July 2 | Red Bull Thunder 107, Barangay Ginebra Kings 103 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| July 4 | Red Bull Thunder 84, Barangay Ginebra Kings 94 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| July 7 | Red Bull Thunder 86, Barangay Ginebra Kings 103 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City | ABC | ||||
| Barangay Ginebra wins series, 3–1 | |||||||
| Preceded by 2003 PBA season |
PBA seasons Transitional conference |
Succeeded by 2004-05 PBA season |
| Preceded by 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference |
PBA conferences 2004 |
Succeeded by 2004-05 PBA Philippine Cup |
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