2014–15 PBA season

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The 2014–15 PBA season was the 40th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The season formally opened on October 19, 2014, and finished on July 17, 2015. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and third conferences for this season, respectively.

2014–15 PBA season
DurationOctober 19, 2014 – July 17, 2015
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International
2014 PBA draft
Top draft pickStanley Pringle
Picked byGlobalPort Batang Pier
Season MVPJune Mar Fajardo
(San Miguel Beermen)
[scorer]Terrence Romeo
(GlobalPort Batang Pier)
Philippine Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Philippine Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Commissioner's Cup championsTalk 'N Text Tropang Texters
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upRain or Shine Elasto Painters
Governors' Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Governors' Cup runners-upAlaska Aces
Seasons

This was also the first season that the league had 12 regular teams. The two new teams were Kia Sorento and Blackwater Elite.[1][2][3][4] Although the NLEX Road Warriors had been approved as an expansion team, their owners instead opted to buy the Air21 Express franchise.[5][6]

The first event of the season was the 2014 PBA Expansion Draft in July, for expansion teams Blackwater Elite and Kia Sorento, followed by the 2014 PBA draft, held on August 24, 2014.

This season previously held the record for most games played overall in a season, having 257 games played throughout the whole year. It surpassed the previous record of 249 games, previously set during the 2012–13 season. This record was later broken the following season.

Board of governors

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Executive committee

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  • Chito Salud (Commissioner)
  • Patrick Gregorio (Chairman, representing Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
  • Robert Non (Vice-Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
  • Eric Arejola (Treasurer, representing GlobalPort Batang Pier)

Teams

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Team Company Governor Alternate Governor
Alaska Aces Alaska Milk Corporation Richard Bachmann
Barako Bull Energy Energy Food and Drinks Inc. Manny Alvarez
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Alfrancis Chua
Blackwater Elite Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. Silliman Sy Wilbert Loa
GlobalPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Michael Romero Nathaniel Romero / Erick Arejola
Kia Carnival Columbian Autocar Corporation Jose Alvarez Ginia Domingo
Meralco Bolts Manila Electric Company Al Panlilio Ryan Gregorio / Betty Siy-Yap
NLEX Road Warriors Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Ramoncito Fernandez Rodrigo Franco / Christopher Lizo
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. Mamerto Mondragon Edison Orbania
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Robert Huang Robert Non
Star Hotshots San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. Rene Pardo
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Smart Communications Manuel V. Pangilinan Victorico Vargas

Arenas

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Smart Araneta Coliseum
 
Mall of Asia Arena
 
Cuneta Astrodome
 
PhilSports Arena
 
Filoil Flying V Centre
Metro Manila venues of the PBA.
 
 
Metro Manila
 
Antipolo
 
Bocaue
 
Lucena
 
Tubod
 
Davao City
 
Cagayan de Oro
 
Biñan
 
Dipolog
 
Panabo
 
Angeles
 
Bacolod
Provincial venues of the PBA that hosted one game day (red), and two or more game days (blue).

Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, and sometimes, Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but could return occasionally.

Main arenas

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Arena City
Cuneta Astrodome Pasay
Filoil Flying V Centre San Juan
Mall of Asia Arena Pasay
PhilSports Arena Pasig
Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
Ynares Center Antipolo

Out-of-town arenas

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Aside from games outside Metro Manila and Antipolo, the PBA played two games outside the Philippines, in Dubai. It was the second time the league held games in the United Arab Emirates.

Arena City Date Match-up
Philippine Arena Bocaue, Bulacan October 19, 2014 Kia vs. Blackwater
Talk 'N Text vs. Barangay Ginebra
Quezon Convention Center Lucena October 25, 2014 Barangay Ginebra vs. Kia
Mindanao Civic Center Tubod, Lanao del Norte November 8, 2014 NLEX vs. San Miguel
February 28, 2015 Kia vs. Blackwater
University of Southeastern Philippines Gym Davao City November 15, 2014 Barangay Ginebra vs. Meralco
March 14, 2015 Talk 'N Text vs. Purefoods Star
Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Gym Cagayan de Oro November 22, 2014 Alaska vs. GlobalPort
February 21, 2015 San Miguel vs. Meralco
Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna November 23, 2014 Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull
Meralco vs. San Mig
November 29, 2014 Blackwater vs. Talk 'N Text
February 1, 2015 Blackwater vs. Talk 'N Text
Barangay Ginebra vs. Barako Bull
Dipolog Sports Center Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte February 14, 2015 Purefoods Star vs. Rain or Shine
May 16, 2015 Ginebra vs. Blackwater
Panabo Multi-purpose Tourism, Sports and Cultural Center Panabo, Davao del Norte March 21, 2015 Barangay Ginebra vs. GlobalPort
June 20, 2015 Alaska vs. San Miguel
Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai Dubai May 21, 2015 GlobalPort vs. Rain or Shine
May 22, 2015 Barangay Ginebra vs. Rain or Shine
Angeles University Foundation Gym Angeles City May 30, 2015 Kia vs. Purefoods Star
La Salle Coliseum Bacolod June 6, 2015 Rain or Shine vs. Talk 'N Text

Transactions

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Player movement

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Retirement

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Coaching changes

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Notable events

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Pre-season

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Philippine Cup

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Commissioner's Cup

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  • The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters retired the jersey number of Jimmy Alapag during the halftime of the All-Star Game in Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Palawan on March 5, 2015, where he was added as the 13th man of the South All-Stars.[25]
  • Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC) announced that they will change the moniker of their PBA team to Kia Carnival for the Commissioner's Cup.[26]
  • On February 15, 2015, Commissioner Chito Salud announced during a press conference at the Mall of Asia Arena that he will resign as the commissioner of the league at the end of the 2014-15 season for personal reasons.[27] The board of governors, led by chairman Patrick Gregorio told the media that a replacement will be named before the end of the ongoing Commissioner's Cup. The replacement will be assigned as the deputy commissioner at the start of the Governors' Cup.[28]
  • During the board of governors meeting on March 7, 2015, they have decided to restructure the league and create the president/chief executive officer position to manage the league's marketing, expansion and business related matters. The commissioner position (which will also be the league's chief operating officer) will handle the game-related matters. Outgoing commissioner Chito Salud has been named as the league's first president/CEO.[29]

Governors' Cup

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  • The Purefoods Star Hotshots silently dropped the "Purefoods" brand on their team name. The team will now be known as the "Star Hotshots". The team's new colors and uniforms debuted in their game against the NLEX Road Warriors last May 10.
  • On May 14, Basketball Coaches Association of the Philippines (BCAP) president and former PBA coach Chito Narvasa was named as the 9th commissioner of the league, replacing Chito Salud at the end of the 2014-15 season.[30]

Liga ng Bayan

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A set of preseason games named "Liga ng Bayan" was scheduled from September 12 to October 12 and were held on various cities around the country.[31] The results of the games are as follows:

Opening ceremonies

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The parade of teams during the opening ceremonies of the 2014-15 PBA season at the Philippine Arena.

The opening ceremonies for this season was held at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan on October 19, 2014.[32] The first games of the Philippine Cup, Kia vs Blackwater and Barangay Ginebra vs Talk 'N Text immediately followed. The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[33]

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Michele Gumabao
Barako Bull Energy Nathalie den Dekker
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ellen Adarna
Blackwater Elite Sunshine Cruz
Annalie Forbes
GlobalPort Batang Pier Rachel Anne Daquis
Cha Cruz
Kia Sorento Jinkee Pacquiao
Meralco Bolts Ritz Azul
NLEX Road Warriors Dianne Medina
Purefoods Star Hotshots Mary Jean Lastimosa
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Glennifer Perido
San Miguel Beermen Alice Dixson
Erica Adachi
Alaina Bergsma
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Megan Young

2014–15 Philippine Cup

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 9 2 .818[a] Advance to semifinals
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 9 2 .818[a]
3 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[b] 1 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4 TNT Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[b] 1
5 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6 5 .545[c] 3
6 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[c] 3
7 Purefoods Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 5 6 .455 4
9 Barako Bull Energy 4 7 .364[d] 5
10 NLEX Road Warriors 4 7 .364[d] 5
11 Kia Sorento 1 10 .091 8
12 Blackwater Elite 0 11 .000 9
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Rain or Shine
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 Talk 'N Text
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, Meralco 1.06, Purefoods Star 0.89
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 NLEX

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals (1st phase)Quarterfinals (2nd phase)
(single elimination)
Semifinals
(best-of-7)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska82
2Rain or Shine2
10NLEX78
3Alaska873Alaska4
(#6 twice to beat)
6Meralco69
6Meralco77
3Alaska3
7Purefoods Star65
1Barangay Ginebra4
(#4 twice to beat)
4Talk 'N Text105
1Barangay Ginebra4
9Barako Bull76
4Barangay Ginebra974San Miguel0
(#5 twice to beat)
5Talk N' Text83
5Barangay Ginebra95
8GlobalPort78

Quarterfinals

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1st phase
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Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(3) Alaska Aces* 1–0 (10) NLEX Road Warriors 82–78
(4) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters* 1–0 (9) Barako Bull Energy 105–76
(5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel* 1–0 (8) GlobalPort Batang Pier 95–78
(6) Meralco Bolts* 1–0 (7) Purefoods Star Hotshots 77–65

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

2nd phase
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Team 1  Score  Team 2
(3) Alaska Aces 87–69 (6) Meralco Bolts
(4) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 83–67 (5) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–0 (4) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 109–86 87–81 96–95 100–87
(2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 2–4 (3) Alaska Aces 80–87 102–95 78–94 98–91 88–93 76–79

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–3 (3) Alaska Aces 82–88 (OT) 100–86 70–78 88–70 93–88 76–87 80–78

2015 Commissioner's Cup

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 8 3 .727[a]
3 Purefoods Star Hotshots 8 3 .727[a] Best-of-three quarterfinals
4 NLEX Road Warriors 6 5 .545[b] 2
5 Meralco Bolts 6 5 .545[b] 2
6 Alaska Aces 5 6 .455[c] 3
7 Barako Bull Energy 5 6 .455[c] 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[c] 3
9 San Miguel Beermen 4 7 .364[d] 4
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 4 7 .364[d] 4
11 Kia Carnival 4 7 .364[d] 4
12 Blackwater Elite 3 8 .273 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.025, Talk 'N Text 1.010, Purefoods 0.969
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: NLEX 1–0 Meralco
  3. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.021, Barako Bull 1.019, Barangay Ginebra 0.960
  4. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: San Miguel 1.011, GlobalPort 0.995, Kia 0.994

Playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice-to-beat)
1Rain or Shine92
8Barangay Ginebra91
1Rain or Shine3
(best-of-3)
5Meralco0
4NLEX0
5Meralco2
1Rain or Shine3
(#2 twice-to-beat)
2Talk 'N Text4
2Talk 'N Text127
7Barako Bull97
2Talk 'N Text3
(best-of-3)
3Purefoods Star1
3Purefoods Star2
6Alaska0

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* 1–0 (8) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 92–91
(2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters* 1–0 (7) Barako Bull Energy 127–97
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
(3) Purefoods Star Hotshots 2–0 (6) Alaska Aces 120–86 96–89
(4) NLEX Road Warriors 0–2 (5) Meralco Bolts 82–97 85–91 (OT)

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3–0 (5) Meralco Bolts 99–86 92–82 107–98
(2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3–1 (3) Purefoods Star Hotshots 94–100 93–77 111–107 79–66

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 3–4 (2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 92–99 116–108 109–97 92–99 94–103 101–93 119–121 (2OT)

2015 Governors' Cup

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 8 3 .727[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 8 3 .727[a]
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 7 4 .636[b] 1
4 GlobalPort Batang Pier 7 4 .636[b] 1
5 Star Hotshots 6 5 .545[c] 2 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barako Bull Energy 6 5 .545[c] 2
7 Meralco Bolts 5 6 .455[d] 3
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5 6 .455[d] 3
9 Kia Carnival 5 6 .455[d] 3
10 TNT KaTropa 5 6 .455[d] 3
11 NLEX Road Warriors 3 8 .273 5
12 Blackwater Elite 1 10 .091 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 San Miguel
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 GlobalPort
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 1–0 Star
  4. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Meralco 1.13, Barangay Ginebra 1.00, Kia 0.95, Talk 'N Text 0.93

Playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
(#1 twice to beat)
1Alaska114
8Ginebra108
1Alaska3
(#4 twice to beat)
5Star0
4GlobalPort7394
5Star126101
1Alaska0
(#2 twice to beat)
2San Miguel4
2San Miguel99102
7Meralco10686
2San Miguel3
(#3 twice to beat)
3Rain or Shine1
3Rain or Shine134**
6Barako Bull132

*Game went into overtime[a]


a The number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime(s) occurred.

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(1) Alaska Aces* 1–0 (8) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 114–108
(2) San Miguel Beermen* 1–1 (7) Meralco Bolts 99–106 102–86
(3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* 1–0 (6) Barako Bull Energy 134–132 (2OT)
(4) GlobalPort Batang Pier* 0–2 (5) Star Hotshots 73–126 94–101

*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
(1) Alaska Aces 3–0 (5) Star Hotshots 97–91 95–74 82–77
(2) San Miguel Beermen 3–1 (3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 101–95 110–113 114–108 117–110

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(1) Alaska Aces 0–4 (2) San Miguel Beermen 78–108 95–103 89–96 81–91

Individual awards

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Leo Awards

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Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

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Cumulative standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 54 37 17 .685 Champions
2 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 55 35 20 .636 Finalist
3 TNT Tropang Texters/Tropang TNT/TNT KaTropa 51 31 20 .608
4 Alaska Aces 58 34 24 .586 Champions
5 Purefoods/Star Hotshots 45 25 20 .556 Semifinalist
6 Meralco Bolts 42 21 21 .500
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 37 17 20 .459 Quarterfinalist
8 GlobalPort Batang Pier 36 16 20 .444
9 Barako Bull Energy 36 15 21 .417
10 NLEX Road Warriors 36 13 23 .361
11 Kia Sorento/Carnival 33 10 23 .303 Elimination round
12 Blackwater Elite 33 4 29 .121
Source: [citation needed]

Elimination rounds

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 33 24 9 .727
2 TNT Tropang Texters/Tropang TNT/TNT KaTropa 33 21 12 .636[a]
3 Alaska Aces 33 21 12 .636[a]
4 San Miguel Beermen 33 21 12 .636[a]
5 Purefoods/Star Hotshots 33 20 13 .606
6 Meralco Bolts 33 17 16 .515
7 GlobalPort Batang Pier 33 16 17 .485[b]
8 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 33 16 17 .485[b]
9 Barako Bull Energy 33 15 18 .455
10 NLEX Road Warriors 33 13 20 .394
11 Kia Sorento/Carnival 33 10 23 .303
12 Blackwater Elite 33 4 29 .121
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Elimination round quotient: Talk 'N Text 1.047, Alaska 1.015, San Miguel 0.937
  2. ^ a b Elimination round head-to-head record: GlobalPort 2–1 Barangay Ginebra

Playoffs

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Pos Team Pld W L
1 San Miguel Beermen 21 16 5
2 Alaska Aces 25 13 12
3 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 22 11 11
4 TNT Tropang Texters/Tropang TNT/TNT KaTropa 18 10 8
5 Purefoods/Star Hotshots 12 5 7
6 Meralco Bolts 9 4 5
7 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4 1 3
8 NLEX Road Warriors 3 0 3
9 Barako Bull Energy 3 0 3
10 GlobalPort Batang Pier 3 0 3
11 Blackwater Elite 0 0 0
12 Kia Sorento/Carnival 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  2. ^ Dy, Richard (April 10, 2014). "Historic day as PBA welcomes three new teams to take league membership to an all-time high 13 ballclubs". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
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  6. ^ PBA approval of Air21's sale to NLEX clears way for Joseph Yeo trade to Ginebra for draft pick, Snow Badua, spin.ph, June 26, 2014
  7. ^ FLASH: Blackwater makes Danny Ildefonso the first pick of PBA dispersal draft, Snow Badua, spin.ph, July 18, 2014
  8. ^ "Jimmy Alapag retires". Rappler. January 9, 2015.
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  11. ^ KERBY RETIRES: Raymundo given clean bill of health, but admits passion no longer there SPIN.ph, May 18, 2015
  12. ^ Norman Black moves to Meralco, Jong Uichico to take over Talk ‘N Text as MVP group shuffles coaches Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Interaksyon.com, July 9, 2014
  13. ^ Leo Austria named new San Miguel Beermen head coach, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, August 2, 2014
  14. ^ Koy Banal is new Barako Bull coach after PBA team parts ways with Siot Tanquingcen, Snow Badua, spin.ph, October 18, 2014
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