2014 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

2014 PBA Governors' Cup Finals

Team Coach Wins (4) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers Tim Cone 3 (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 2
Dates	July 1–9, 2014
MVP	James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee)
Television	Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) International: Fox Sports Asia AksyonTV International
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DZSR and DWFM
Referees
Game 1: J. Mariano, E. Tankion, J. Cabiles Game 2: A. Herrera, E. Aquino, R. Yante Game 3: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva Game 4: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay Game 5: A. Herrera, N. Guevarra, E. Tankion
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The 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup Finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Mig Super Coffee Mixers and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 14th Governors' Cup championship and the 112th overall championship contested by the league.

The Coffee Mixers became the fourth team in the league's history, and the first one since 1996, to win all of the conference titles in a season, also known as the Grand Slam, after defeating the Elasto Painters, three games to two. They also won their fourth straight PBA title, which was last done by the Alaska Milkmen (who also won the latest Grand Slam) from 1995 to 1996.^[1]

Background

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers

San Mig Super Coffee finished the elimination round with a 5-4 record and tied with Alaska, San Miguel, Barangay Ginebra and Air21 in third place. Due to the quotient system imposed for tiebreakers this conference, the Coffee Mixers ended up in fourth place, having the second superior quotient among the five teams. The team then defeated fifth seeded San Miguel Beermen in the quarterfinals in one game (SMC has a twice to beat advantage), 97-90. San Mig Coffee advanced to the semifinal round and was matched up against their Commissioner's Cup finals opponent, the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. San Mig Coffee was able to win the first two games of their best-of-five series, giving them an edge to close out the series and sweep out Talk 'N Text. However, the Tropang Texters were able to win games 3 and 4, forcing a deciding Game 5. The rubber match was very close and no team led their opponent by more than six points in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the free throw shooting woes and missed attempts in the painted area of Talk 'N Text became costly as San Mig Coffee was able to break away with the lead and the win to clinch the first finals berth.

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

The Elasto Painters struggled in the earlier part of the tournament, ending up with a 1-3 record in their first four games. They managed to win all of their remaining games, including a 51-point win against Alaska last June 4. After the eliminations, they ended up with the second seed going to the quarterfinals and was pitted against the Air21. They took advantage of their twice-to-win incentive and defeated the Express in one game, 111-90. In the semifinals, they went up against Alaska. Both teams had alternating wins in the series, with Alaska winning games one and three, while the Elasto Painters managed to win games two and four. Rain or Shine eventually won the deciding game five of their series, and set a rematch against San Mig Coffee.

Road to the finals

Head-to-head matchup

Series summary

*overtime

Game 1

At the first three quarters, Rain or Shine got the lead many times, even up to seventeen,^[2] but the Coffee Mixers bounced back and won this game clutchly, 101-104, led by PJ Simon's 18 points.^[3]

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Rosters

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers 2014 Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College 6.0 !C 00 KUW ! Taha, Yousef 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988-07-08 North Lake College 1.5 !G 2 USA ! Melton, Justin (R) 7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987-4-27 Mount Olive 6.0 !C 4 USA ! Reavis, Rafi 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977-7-27 Coppin State 6.0 !C 5 USA ! Holstein, Isaac (R) 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1987-9-7 West Virginia State 3.0 !SF 6 PHI ! Cawaling, JR (R, IN) 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-8-15 FEU 2.0 !SG 8 PHI ! Simon, Peter June 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-6-1 U of Mindanao 1.0 !PG 9 PHI ! Alvarez, Lester (IN) 7000172720000000000♠5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1988-9-18 Adamson 5.5 !F/C 10 PHI ! Sangalang, Ian (R) 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991-12-20 SSC–R 2.0 !SG 11 USA ! Mallari, Alex 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1987-3-26 Lewis–Clark 1.0 !PG 14 PHI ! Barroca, Mark 7000177800000000000♠5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-4-25 FEU 4.5 !PF 15 PHI ! Pingris, Marc 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-10-16 PSBA 2.0 !SG 18 PHI ! Yap, James 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-2-15 UE 3.0 !SF 19 PHI ! Gaco, Jerwin 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-1-17 De La Salle 2.5 !G/F 22 PHI ! Maliksi, Allein 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987-9-18 UST 4.0 !F 23 USA ! Blakely, Marqus (I) 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-10-22 Vermont 3.0 !SF 33 PHI ! Matias, Ronnie 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1983-11-29 UM 4.5 !PF 38 USA ! Devance, Joe 7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-2-19 UTEP	Head coach Tim Cone (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (De La Salle) Johnny Abarrientos (FEU) Jason Webb (De La Salle) Mon Jose Team manager Alvin Patrimonio (Mapúa) Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2014 Governors' Cup roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College 2.0 !SG 1 PHI ! Uyloan, Jonathan 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Golden West 1.0 !PG 3 PHI ! Lee, Paul 7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE 2.0 !SG 5 USA ! Norwood, Gabe 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) George Mason 3.0 !SF 6 PHI ! Ibañes, Jireh (C) 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman 1.5 !G 8 PHI ! Teng, Jeric (R) 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UST 1.5 !G 9 PHI ! Nuyles, Alex (R) 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Adamson 1.0 !PG 11 PHI ! Tang, Tyrone 7000170180000000000♠5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle 2.0 !SG 16 PHI ! Chan, Jeffrei 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) FEU 1.0 !PG 17 PHI ! Tiu, Chris 7000180340000000000♠5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo 2.0 !SG 18 PHI ! Araña, Ryan 7000186055000000000♠6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle 6.0 !C 20 PHI ! Cruz, Jervy 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST 6.0 !C 30 PHI ! Belga, Beau 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) PCU 4.0 !F 32 USA ! Reid, Arizona (I) 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) High Point 4.5 !PF 48 PHI ! Quiñahan, J.R. 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UV 4.5 !PF 55 PHI ! Rodriguez, Larry 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI 6.0 !C 57 PHI ! Almazan, Raymond (R) 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran	Head coach Yeng Guiao (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Caloy Garcia (Saint Benilde) Mike Buendia Jay Legacion Matthew Makalintal Ricky Umayam Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Broadcast notes

• Additional Game 5 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Nikko Ramos
  • Dugout interviewer: Nikko Ramos

References

External links

• PBA official website