2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup (original) (raw)
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Philippine basketball tournament held in 2013–14
| 2013–14 PBA Philippine Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Duration | November 17, 2013 – February 26, 2014 |
| TV partner(s) | Sports5 TV5 and AksyonTV (local) Fox Sports Asia and AksyonTV International (international) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| Runners-up | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | June Mar Fajardo (Petron Blaze Boosters) |
| Finals MVP | Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) |
| PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
| < 2012–13 2014–15 > | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
| < 2013 Governors' 2014 Commissioner's > |
The 2013–14 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup, also known as the 2013–14 PLDT Home DSL/myDSL-PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2013–14 PBA season. The tournament started on November 17, 2013, and ended on February 26, 2014. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:[1]
- Two-round eliminations, with each team playing 14 games. The teams are divided into two groups on the basis of their natural draft order from the previous rookie draft. Each team will play teams within their group once, while they will play teams from the other group twice.
- Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #8 seeds.
- Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed (#1 seed twice-to-beat)
- QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed (#2 seed twice-to-beat)
- QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed (best-of-3 series)
- QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed (best-of-3 series)
- Semifinals (best-of-7 series):
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
- Finals (best-of-7 series)
- Winners of the semifinals
| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | |
| 5 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 |
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
- ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco
| Team | Game number | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Air21 | BBE | GP | MER | SMSC | ALA | BBE | PBB | BGSM | TNT | GP | MER | TNT | SMSC | ROS |
| Alaska | ROS | SMSC | BBE | TNT | A21 | PBB | GP | MER | BGSM | SMSC | TNT | MER | GP | BBE |
| Barako Bull | A21 | ALA | ROS | PBB | A21 | BGSM | SMSC | TNT | MER | ROS | GP | PBB | BGSM | ALA |
| Barangay Ginebra | SMSC | ROS | GP | MER | TNT | BBE | A21 | ALA | PBB | MER | SMSC | BBE | GP | TNT |
| GlobalPort | PBB | A21 | BGSM | TNT | MER | ROS | ALA | SMSC | A21 | BBE | ROS | PBB | ALA | BGSM |
| Meralco | TNT | ROS | A21 | BGSM | GP | SMSC | PBB | ALA | BBE | BGSM | A21 | ALA | ROS | PBB |
| Petron | GP | TNT | SMSC | BBE | ALA | A21 | MER | ROS | BGSM | TNT | BBE | GP | SMSC | MER |
| Rain or Shine | ALA | MER | BGSM | BBE | SMSC | GP | TNT | PBB | BBE | SMSC | GP | TNT | MER | A21 |
| San Mig Coffee | BGSM | ALA | PBB | A21 | ROS | MER | BBE | GP | ALA | ROS | BGSM | A21 | PBB | TNT |
| Talk 'N Text | MER | PBB | ALA | GP | BGSM | ROS | BBE | A21 | PBB | ALA | A21 | ROS | SMSC | BGSM |
Source: [_citation needed_]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Eighth seed playoff
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(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (8) Alaska
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(2) Rain or Shine vs. (7) GlobalPort
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(3) Petron Blaze vs. (6) Barako Bull
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(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) San Mig Super Coffee
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(1) Barangay Ginebra vs. (5) San Mig Super Coffee
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(2) Rain or Shine vs. (3) Petron Blaze
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- Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (Petron Blaze Boosters)
- Finals MVP: Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers)
Players of the Week
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| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| November 18–24 | Ronjay Buenafe (Barako Bull Energy) | [2] |
| November 25 – December 1 | Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [3] |
| December 2–8 | Sol Mercado (GlobalPort Batang Pier) | [4] |
| December 9–15 | Alex Cabagnot (Petron Blaze Boosters) | [5] |
| December 16–22 | Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) | [6] |
| December 23–29 | Japeth Aguilar (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) | [7] |
| January 4–5 | Danny Ildefonso (Meralco Bolts) | [8] |
| January 6–12 | Beau Belga (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [9] |
| January 13–19 | Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) | [10] |
| January 20–26 | Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) | [11] |
| January 24 – February 2 | Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers) | [12] |
| February 3–9 | Beau Belga (Rain or Shine Elasto Painters) | [13] |
- ^ Ginebra-San Mig duel to highlight unique three-game bill on PBA opening day Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Snow Badua, Spin.ph, October 30, 2013
- ^ DRAWING INSPIRATION Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, November 25, 2013
- ^ December 3, 2013
- ^ ALL ABOUT TEAM BALL Archived December 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, December 9, 2013
- ^ EXPLOSIVE COMEBACK Archived December 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, December 16, 2013
- ^ NO CHALLENGE IS TOUGH ENOUGH Archived December 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, December 23, 2013
- ^ CRUNCH TIME HERO Archived January 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, December 30, 2013
- ^ HE STILL GOT GAME Archived January 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, January 6, 2014
- ^ HEAVYWEIGHT PERFORMANCE Archived January 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, January 13, 2014
- ^ SMALL BUT TERRIBLE Archived January 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, January 20, 2014
- ^ BACK-TO-BACK FOR BARROCA Archived January 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, January 27, 2014
- ^ MAKE THAT 3-IN-A-ROW FOR BARROCA Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, February 3, 2014
- ^ HEAVYWEIGHT IMPACT Archived February 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, PBA.inquirer.net, February 10, 2014