2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals

2009-10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
Team Coach Wins
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Ryan Gregorio 4
Alaska Aces Tim Cone 0
Dates: February 24–March 3, 2010
MVP:James Yap
Television:Solar TV, BTV
Announcers:See broadcast notes
Radio network:DZRJ-AM
Announcers:See broadcast notes
Referees:
Game 1: Quilinguen, Balao, Sambrano, N.
Game 2: Maurillo, Ngo, Aldaba
Game 3: Mangibin R., Quilinguen, Herrera
Game 4: Aldaba, Balao, Pascual
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The 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup Finals is the championship basketball best-of-7 series of the 2009-10 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants played for the 99th championship contested by the league.

The Aces qualified after beating the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the semifinals via a 4–0 sweep; they previously qualified to the semifinals after posting the best record after the elimination round. The Giants finished third in the elimination round, outlasted the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the quarterfinals in five games, and defeated the #2 seed and sister team San Miguel Beermen in six games after trailing the series 1–2.

The two franchises were in their seventh Finals match-up, with both teams splitting the six Finals series winning three each. However, Purefoods swept Alaska 4–0 to win their eighth PBA title, and only the third best-of-seven sweep in league history. James Yap was named Best Player of the Conference and Finals MVP.

Qualification

AlaskaPurefoods
Finished 13–5 (.722), 1st Elimination round Finished 12–6 (.667), tied for 3rd
Bye Tiebreaker 1–1 and even point differential vs. Barangay Ginebra, +85 in overall point differential over Ginebra's +75
Wildcard phase Bye
Quarterfinals Def. Rain or Shine, 3–2
Def. Barangay Ginebra, 4–0 SemifinalsDef. San Miguel, 4–2

Series scoring summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
Alaska 77 85 78 76 0
Purefoods 81 86 79 86 4
Venue AranetaAranetaAranetaAraneta

Games summary

Game 1

Solar TV
February 24
7:30 p.m.
Alaska Aces 77, Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 81
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 19–21, 22–25, 19–20
Pts: Willie Miller 23
Rebs: Sonny Thoss 14
Asts: Hugnatan, Miller 4 each		 Pts: James Yap 24
Rebs: Marc Pingris 13
Asts: Roger Yap 5
Purefoods leads series 1–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Quilinguen, Balao, Sambrano, N.

The first half was contested tightly, Alaska led 19–14 after the first, then the two teams ending up tied at halftime. Purefoods star players James Yap and Kerby Raymundo had to sit the majority of the third quarter due to foul trouble, but the Giants only trailed by three after the third period. In the fourth quarter, Purefoods had an early surge to put them up by seven; Alaska cut the lead and tied the game midway the quarter at 72–all off a Reynel Hugnatan lay-up. Rafi Reavis scored all of his six points in the succeeding possessions to put the Giants up 78–74, then he blocked Willie Miller's shot at the other end. Roger Yap missed a jumpshot, but Reavis scored in a tip-in to put Purefoods up by six. Miller scored a three-pointer to cut the lead by three with eleven seconds left, but Niño Canaleta split his free throws to put Purefoods up for good.[1]

Game 2

Solar TV
February 26
7:00 p.m.
Alaska Aces 85, Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 86
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 21–20, 23–9, 23–29
Pts: L.A. Tenorio 19
Rebs: Joe Devance 10
Asts: Miller, Tenorio 5 each		 Pts: James Yap 32
Rebs: Raymundo, Reavis 7 each
Asts: Roger Yap 4
Purefoods leads series 2–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Maurillo, Ngo, Aldaba

Purefoods had a good first half, racing to a nine-point lead at halftime, with Reavis scoring 13 of his 17 points during the first half. The Aces stormed back in the third quarter, leading 62–57, then padding their lead to 14 with five minutes left in the final period, capped off by a Brandon Cablay three-pointer. James Yap then spearheaded a 19–6 run to take over the game; Yap scored two consecutive three-pointers to cut Alaska's lead to six, 78–72. Raymundo also scored his own three-pointer during the run, while L.A. Tenorio maintained Alaska's 82–76 six-point lead with a jumper. James Yap converted both of his free throws to give Purefoods their first taste of the lead with 14 seconds left. Joe Devance was fouled and split his free throws to tie the game at 85–all. In the ensuing play, referee Raymundo Maurillo called a foul on Devance that elicited furious protests from Alaska head coach Tim Cone and team manager Joaqui Trillo. With 1.7 seconds left, Raymundo converted the first, and intentionally missed the second, leading to a long rebound as time expired.[2][3]

Alaska team owner Wilfred Steven Uytengsu sent a text message to league commissioner Sonny Barrios, saying "I cannot condone Talk 'N Text's walkout (in the semifinals), but I can certainly feel their pain and point of view after that last call. It was most disappointing."[4]

While the game was ongoing, an Alaska fan suffered a heart attack with under two minutes left that caused the game to be delayed momentarily.[2] After the game, Trillo said they won't protest the result of the game.[5]

Game 3

Solar TV
February 28
6:00 p.m.
Alaska Aces 78, Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 79
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 23–21, 23–25, 11–18
Pts: Willie Miller 20
Rebs: Joe Devance 10
Asts: Miller, Tenorio 5 each		 Pts: James Yap 14
Rebs: Marc Pingris 11
Asts: Simon, J. Yap 3 each
Purefoods leads series 3–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,016
Referees: Mangibin R., Quilinguen, Herrera

The Aces erected a 13-point lead midway the third quarter, but Purefoods had a fourth quarter rally to close the gap. Niño Canaleta opened the fourth quarter with a slam dunk and a three pointer to cut the lead to three points; John Ferriols and Tony dela Cruz both converted jump shots to add Alaska lead but Purefoods then scored the next seven points to tie game. Miller beat the 24-second shot clock with a jumper to put Alaska up by three, but then Canaleta scored on a three-point shot to tie the game anew; then Canaleta missed a hurried three-pointer with Purefoods now leading by a point. Joe Devance missed a forced shot, and Miller's drive to basket was well-contested leading to another miss as Purefoods held on to take a 3–0 lead.[6]

Game 4

Prior to the game, James Yap was awarded his first Best Player of the Philippine Cup award.[7]

Solar TV
March 3
7:00 p.m.
Alaska Aces 76, Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 86
Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 25–19, 18–25, 18–21
Pts: Sonny Thoss 19
Rebs: Sonny Thoss 12
Asts: L.A. Tenorio 6		 Pts: James Yap 18
Rebs: Roger Yap 9
Asts: Roger Yap 6
Purefoods wins series 4–0
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,879
Referees: Aldaba, Balao, Pascual

Purefoods raced to two 13-point leads in the third period, but Alaska had a 10-0 run, with L.A. Tenorio scoring seven points to tie the score with 2.1 seconds left at the second quarter. With seven minutes left in the third quarter, Purefoods had their own 9-0 run to lead 57–48. Alaska managed to cut the lead to three, but Purefoods replied with their own with a 9–2 run to lead by 12 points with 4:27 left in the game. Purefoods will not relinquish the lead, and they won their sixth consecutive game to clinch the championship.[8]

Awards

Rosters

Alaska Aces roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 5 Philippines Tenorio, LA style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Ateneo
C 7 Papua New Guinea Thoss, Sonny style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) James Cook
G 8 Philippines dela Peña, Kelvin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mapúa
F 10 Philippines Borboran, Mark style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UE
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
G 13 Philippines Miller, Willie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Letran
G 18 Philippines Capus, Ariel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) JRU
F 21 Philippines Hugnatan, Reynel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UM
G 22 Philippines Cariaso, Jeffrey (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sonoma State
G 24 United States Cablay, Brandon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Vanguard
C 30 Philippines Sotto, Ervin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F 35 United States dela Cruz, Tony style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
F/C 38 United States Devance, Joe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UTEP
F/C 55 Philippines Ferriols, John style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) USJ-R
F 63 Switzerland Burtscher, Michael style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Beda
C 21 Philippines Eman, Samigue style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) U of Mindanao
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
Purefoods TJ Giants roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 1 Philippines Maierhofer, Rico style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle
C 4 United States Reavis, Rafi style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Coppin State
F/C 5 Philippines Raymundo, Kerby (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Letran
G 8 Philippines Simon, Peter June style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) U of Mindanao
G/F 9 Philippines Canaleta, Niño style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UE
F/C 10 Philippines Adducul, Rommel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) San Sebastian
G 11 Philippines Artadi, Paul style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) UE
G/F 12 Philippines Fernandez, Jonathan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) NU
G 13 Philippines Yap, Roger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) USJ-R
F 15 Philippines Pingris, Marc style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) PSBA
G/F 18 Philippines Yap, James style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UE
G 31 United States Timberlake, Chris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 167 lb (76 kg) North Florida
F/C 41 Philippines Allado, Don style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) De La Salle
F/C 61 Philippines Salvador, Jondan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Saint Benilde
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reporters
Game 1 Mico Halili Alex Compton and Quinito Henson Magoo Marjon
Game 2 Richard del Rosario Norman Black Magoo Marjon and Chiqui Reyes
Game 3 Vito Lazatin Danny Francisco Patricia Bermudez-Hizon and Jinno Rufino
Game 4 Sev Sarmienta Andy Jao Dominic Uy and Chiqui Reyes

References

  1. ↑ "Second unit delivers as Giants take Finals opener". GMANews.tv. 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Castillo, Grace (2010-02-26). "Purefoods grabs 2-0 lead in Philippine Cup title series". ArabNews. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  3. ↑ Gotera, Jay (2010-02-26). "Giants edge Aces to take 2-0 lead in KFC-PBA finals". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  4. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (2010-02-26). "Giants edge Aces on crucial call". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  5. ↑ Tupas, Cedelf (2010-02-28). "No complaints, Aces vow to come out fighting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  6. ↑ "Purefoods takes series lead, moves closer to PBA crown". ABS-CBNNews.com. 2010-03-01. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  7. ↑ Galvez, Waylon (2010-03-03). "Yap is best player of conference". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  8. ↑ Galvez, Waylon (2010-03-04). "Purefoods sweeps Aces". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2010-03-14.

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