2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
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(2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Jong Uichico 4
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 3
Dates April 15–29, 2015
MVP Ranidel de Ocampo
(Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
Television Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
Fox Sports Asia
International:
AksyonTV International
Announcers See broadcast notes
Radio network DWFM
Referees
Game 1: P. Balao, N. Guevara, E. Tangkion
Game 2: J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe
Game 3: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe
Game 4: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion
Game 5: J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe
Game 6: N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe
Game 7: A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion
PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals chronology
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PBA Finals chronology

The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup Finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Rain or Shine and Talk 'N Text competed for the 15th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 114th overall championship contested by the league.

Background

Road to the finals

Talk 'N Text Rain or Shine
Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Rain or Shine at 1st place Elimination round Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Talk 'N Text at 1st place
1.010 (2nd place) Tiebreaker* 1.025 (1st place)
Def. Barako Bull, 127–97 (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. Barangay Ginebra, 92–91 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Purefoods Star, 3–1 (best-of-five) Semifinals Def. Meralco, 3–0 (best-of-five)

Head-to-head matchup

Series summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7** Wins
Talk 'N Text 99 108 97 99 103 93 121 4
Rain or Shine 92 116 109 92 94 101 119 3
Venue MOA Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta

*number of overtimes

Game 1

April 15
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 21–18, 27–29, 23–22
Pts: de Ocampo 24
Rebs: Johnson 12
Asts: Castro, Johnson 5		 Pts: Chism 34
Rebs: Chism 15
Asts: Belga 5
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, E. Tangkion

Game 2

April 17
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 108, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 116
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 36–22, 22–36, 24–31
Pts: Castro 44
Rebs: Johnson 12
Asts: de Ocampo 5		 Pts: Chism 30
Rebs: Chism 13
Asts: Lee 4
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe

Game 3

April 19
5:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 97, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 19–20, 20–32, 32–25
Pts: Johnson 30
Rebs: Johnson 14
Asts: Castro 4		 Pts: Chism 32
Rebs: Chism 15
Asts: Lee, Norwood, Tiu 5
Rain or Shine leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe

Game 4

April 22
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 25–25, 32–25, 25–26
Pts: de Ocampo 33
Rebs: Johnson 10
Asts: Castro 6		 Pts: Tiu 21
Rebs: Almazan 10
Asts: Uyloan 4
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

Game 5

April 24
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 94
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 29–13, 22–22, 25–30
Pts: de Ocampo, Johnson 27
Rebs: de Ocampo 8
Asts: Castro 9		 Pts: Chism 25
Rebs: Chism 17
Asts: Tiu 6
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe

Game 6

April 26
5:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 101
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 24–31, 29–22, 22–25
Pts: de Ocampo 21
Rebs: Washington 11
Asts: Castro 8		 Pts: Chism, Almazan 18
Rebs: Chism 24
Asts: Lee 5
Series tied, 3–3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe

Game 7

April 29
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 121, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 119 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 21–21, 26–27, 21–28, Overtime: 9–9, 15–13
Pts: de Ocampo 34
Rebs: Johnson 11
Asts: Castro 12		 Pts: Lee 38
Rebs: Chism 29
Asts: Norwood, Tiu 4
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion

Rosters

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2015 Commissioner's Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
C 2 Philippines Washington, Jay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1981-11-10 Eckerd
PF 4 United States Carey, Harvey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-03-18 Sonoma State
G 6 Philippines Alas, Kevin (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-11-13 Letran
PG 9 Philippines Labagala, Robert 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1984-07-05 UE
SG 10 Philippines Reyes, Ryan Jay  (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-08-10 CSU Fullerton
C/G 11 Philippines Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1977-07-13 CSJL
G/F 12 Philippines Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-05-13 Ateneo
PG 17 Philippines Castro William, Jayson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1986-06-30 PCU
PF 21 United States Williams, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-02-07 Oakland
G/F 22 Philippines Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-06-13 Cal Poly Ponoma
SF 23 Philippines Espiritu, Elmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-11-23 UE
C 24 United States Reyes, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-03-16 Flagler
PF 33 Philippines De Ocampo, Ranidel (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi
C 42 United States Seigle, Danny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-06-14 Wagner College
PF 44 United States Johnson, Ivan (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1984-04-10 CSUSB
SF 51 Philippines Aban, Aaron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-04-08 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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

Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2015 Commissioner's Cup roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight College
SG 1 Philippines Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-11-23 Golden West
PF/C 2 United States Chism, Wayne (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-06-16 Tennessee
PG 3 Philippines Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-02-14 UE
SF 5 United States Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-02-09 George Mason
SF 6 Philippines Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1982-04-20 UP Diliman
SG 8 Philippines Teng, Jeric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1991-03-18 UST
PG 9 Philippines Cruz, Jericho (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-11 Adamson
PG 11 Philippines Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1984-09-25 La Salle
SG 16 Philippines Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1983-02-11 FEU
PG 17 Philippines Tiu, Chris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-07-15 Ateneo
SG 18 Philippines Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-23 La Salle
PF 20 Philippines Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986-09-09 UST
C 30 Philippines Belga, Beau 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1985-11-30 PCU
C 48 Philippines Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1984-05-08 UV
C 57 Philippines Almazan, Raymond 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-08-02 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Caloy Garcia (CSB)
  • Philippines Mike Buendia
  • Philippines Jay Legacion
  • Philippines Matthew Makalintal
  • Philippines Ricky Umayam
Team manager
  • Philippines Mamerto Mondragon [a]
  • Philippines Boy Lapid (assistant)


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

Broadcast notes

Game TV5 coverage Fox Sports coverage
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s)
Game 1 Charlie Cuna Eric Reyes and Richard del Rosario Rizza Diaz Andrei Felix Charles Tiu
Game 2 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Andy Jao Erika Padilla Andrei Felix Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 3 Charlie Cuna Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc Sel Guevara Jude Turcuato Kirk Long
Game 4 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Luigi Trillo Rizza Diaz Shawn Weinstein Charles Tiu
Game 5 Magoo Marjon Eric Reyes and Richard del Rosario Sel Guevara Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Charles Tiu
Game 6 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Ronnie Magsanoc Erika Padilla Jude Turcuato Vince Hizon
Game 7 Charlie Cuna Quinito Henson and Richard del Rosario Rizza Diaz Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Charles Tiu

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