2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

{{Infobox PBA conference finals

| image = PBA Finals logo wordmark.png

| image_size = 200px

| year = 2015

| conference = Commissioner's Cup

| champion = (2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

| champion_coach = Jong Uichico

| champion_games = 4

| runnerup = (1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

| runnerup_coach = Yeng Guiao

| runnerup_games = 3

| date= April 15–29, 2015

| MVP = Ranidel de Ocampo
{{small|(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_1 = P. Balao, N. Guevara, E. Tangkion

| referees_2 = J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe

| referees_3 = A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe

| referees_4 = N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

| referees_5 = J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe

| referees_6 = N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe

| referees_7 = A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion

| prev_year = 2014

| next_year = 2016

| prev_conf = 2014–15 Philippine

| next_conf = 2015 Governors'

}}

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=

colspan=2 width=45%\| Talk 'N Text	colspan=2 width=45%\| Rain or Shine
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Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Rain or Shine at 1st place	colspan=2\|Elimination round	Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Talk 'N Text at 1st place
1.010 (2nd place)	colspan=2\|Tiebreaker*	1.025 (1st place)
Def. Barako Bull, 127–97 (twice-to-beat advantage)	colspan=2\|Quarterfinals	Def. Barangay Ginebra, 92–91 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Purefoods Star, 3–1 (best-of-five)	colspan=2\|Semifinals	Def. Meralco, 3–0 (best-of-five)

=Head-to-head matchup=

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|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1=89

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2=86

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Series summary

border=1 cellspacing=0 width=525 align=center
style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;" !align=center width=30%\|Team !width=8%\|Game 1 !width=8%\|Game 2 !width=8%\|Game 3 !width=8%\|Game 4 !width=8%\|Game 5 !width=8%\|Game 6 !width=8%\|Game 7** !width=8%\|Wins
style="text-align:center;" \|align=left\|Talk 'N Text \| 99	108	97	99	103	93	121	4
style="text-align:center;" \|align=left\|Rain or Shine \| 92	116	109	92	94	101	119	3
style="text-align:center; font-size: 85%; background-color:#e6e6e6;" \|align=left\|Venue \| MOA	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta	Araneta

*number of overtimes

=Game 1=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= April 15 |time= 7:00pm |place= Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay |referee= P. Balao, N. Guevarra, E. Tangkion |attendance=

|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1= 99

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 92

|report = [http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2015/04/041515-Rain-or-Shine-Talk-N-Text-F1.pdf boxscore]

|Q1= 28–23

|Q2= 21–18

|Q3= 27–29

|Q4= 23–22

|points1= de Ocampo 24

|points2= Chism 34

|rebounds1= Johnson 12

|rebounds2= Chism 15

|assist1= Castro, Johnson 5

|assist2= Belga 5

|series= Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0

}}

=Game 2=

{{basketballbox |bg= |date= April 17 |time= 7:00pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe |attendance=

|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1= 108

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 116

|report = [http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2015/04/041715-Talk-N-Text-Rain-or-Shine-F2.pdf boxscore]

|Q1= 26–27

|Q2= 36–22

|Q3= 22–36

|Q4= 24–31

|points1= Castro 44

|points2= Chism 30

|rebounds1= Johnson 12

|rebounds2= Chism 13

|assist1= de Ocampo 5

|assist2= Lee 4

|series= Series tied, 1–1

}}

=Game 3=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= April 19 |time= 5:00pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe |attendance=

|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1= 97

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 109

|report = [http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2015/04/041915-Rain-or-Shine-Talk-N-Text-F3.pdf boxscore]

|Q1= 26–32

|Q2= 19–20

|Q3= 20–32

|Q4= 32–25

|points1= Johnson 30

|points2= Chism 32

|rebounds1= Johnson 14

|rebounds2= Chism 15

|assist1= Castro 4

|assist2= Lee, Norwood, Tiu 5

|series= Rain or Shine leads series, 2–1

}}

=Game 4=

{{basketballbox |bg=|date= April 22 |time= 7:00pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion |attendance=

|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1= 99

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 92

|report = [http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2015/04/042215-Talk-N-Text-Rain-or-Shiine-F4.pdf boxscore]

|Q1= 17–16

|Q2= 25–25

|Q3= 32–25

|Q4= 25–26

|points1= de Ocampo 33

|points2= Tiu 21

|rebounds1= Johnson 10

|rebounds2= Almazan 10

|assist1= Castro 6

|assist2= Uyloan 4

|series= Series tied, 2–2

}}

=Game 5=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= April 24 |time= 7:00pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe |attendance=

|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1= 103

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 94

|report = [http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2015/04/042415-Rain-or-Shine-Talk-N-Text-F5.pdf boxscore]

|Q1= 27–29

|Q2= 29–13

|Q3= 22–22

|Q4= 25–30

|points1= de Ocampo, Johnson 27

|points2= Chism 25

|rebounds1= de Ocampo 8

|rebounds2= Chism 17

|assist1= Castro 9

|assist2= Tiu 6

|series= Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–2

}}

=Game 6=

{{basketballbox |bg= |date= April 26 |time= 5:00pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe |attendance=

|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1= 93

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 101

|report = [http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2015/04/042615-Talk-N-Text-Rain-or-Shine-F6.pdf boxscore]

|Q1= 18–23

|Q2= 24–31

|Q3= 29–22

|Q4= 22–25

|points1= de Ocampo 21

|points2= Chism, Almazan 18

|rebounds1= Washington 11

|rebounds2= Chism 24

|assist1= Castro 8

|assist2= Lee 5

|series= Series tied, 3–3

}}

=Game 7=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= April 29 |time= 7:00pm |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |referee= A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion |attendance= |overtime=2OT

|team1= Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1= 121

|team2= Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 119

|report = [http://pba.inquirer.net/files/2015/04/042915-Rain-or-Shine-Talk-N-Text-F7.pdf boxscore]

|Q1= 29–21

|Q2= 21–21

|Q3= 26–27

|Q4= 21–28

|OT= 9–9, 15–13

|points1= de Ocampo 34

|points2= Lee 38

|rebounds1= Johnson 11

|rebounds2= Chism 29

|assist1= Castro 12

|assist2= Norwood, Tiu 4

|series= Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–3

}}

Rosters

{{PBA roster header|team=Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

}}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Jay | last = Washington | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | college = Eckerd | DOB = 1981-11-10 | nat = PHI}}

{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Harvey | last = Carey | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 3| lbs = 210 | college = Sonoma State | DOB = 1979-03-18 | nat = USA}}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Kevin | last = Alas | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | college = Letran | DOB = 1991-11-13 | nat = PHI |note = R}}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Robert | last = Labagala | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 6 | lbs = 170 | college = UE | DOB = 1984-07-05 | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 10 | first = Ryan Jay | last = Reyes | link = Ryan Reyes | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 190 | college = Fullerton | DOB = 1983-08-10 | nat = PHI | inj = yes | note = IN}}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Willie | last = Miller | link = Willie Miller (basketball)| pos = SG/PG | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 200 | college = CSJL | DOB = 1977-07-13 | nat = PHI}}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Larry | last = Fonacier | pos = SG/SF | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 170 | college = Ateneo | DOB = 1982-05-13 | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Jayson | last = Castro William | link = Jayson Castro | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 11 | lbs = 167 | college = PCU | DOB = 1986-06-30 | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Kelly | last = Williams | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | college = Oakland | DOB = 1982-02-07 | nat = USA |note =}}

{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Matt | last = Ganuelas-Rosser | link = Matt Ganuelas-Rosser | pos = SG/SF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1990-06-13 | college = Cal U | nat = PHI | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Elmer| last = Espiritu | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs =185 | college = UE | DOB = 1985-11-23 | nat = PHI}}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Robert | last = Reyes | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 215 | college = Flagler | DOB = 1983-03-16 | nat = USA}}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Ranidel | last = De Ocampo | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 200 | college = St. Francis of Assisi | DOB = 1981-12-08 | nat = PHI| note = C}}

{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Danny | last = Seigle | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | college = Wagner College | DOB = 1976-06-14 | nat = USA}}

{{player2 | num = 44 | first =Ivan | last = Johnson | link = Ivan Johnson (basketball)| pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 255 | college = CSUSB | DOB = 1984-04-10 | nat = USA | note = I}}

{{player2 | num = 51 | first = Aaron | last = Aban | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 200 | college = Letran | DOB = 1982-04-08 | nat = PHI}}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach =

{{player||PHI|Jong Uichico}} ({{college|De La Salle University}})

| asst_coach =

{{player||PHI|Nash Racela}}
{{player||PHI|Bong Ravena}} ({{college|University of the East}})
{{player||PHI|Joshua Reyes}}

|team_man =

{{player||USA|Jimmy Alapag}} ({{college|California State University, San Bernardino}})
{{player||PHI|Magnum Membrere}} ({{college|Ateneo de Manila University}}) (Asst. Mgr.)

| roster_url =http://www.pba.ph/teams/rosters/10

}}

{{PBA roster header|team=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

}}

{{player2 | num = 1 | first = Jonathan | last = Uyloan | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1983-11-23 | college = Golden West | nat = PHI | }}

{{player2 | num = 2 | first = Wayne | last= Chism | pos = PF/C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1987-06-16 | college = Tennessee | nat = USA | note = I }}

{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Paul | last = Lee | dab = basketball | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0| lbs = 200 | DOB = 1989-02-14 | college = UE | nat = PHI | = yes}}

{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Gabe | last = Norwood | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1985-02-09 | college = George Mason | nat = USA }}

{{player2 | num = 6 | first = Jireh | last = Ibañes | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 182 | DOB = 1982-04-20 | college = UP Diliman | nat = PHI | note = C }}

{{player2 | num = 8 | first = Jeric | last = Teng | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 182 | DOB = 1991-03-18 | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 9 | first = Jericho | last = Cruz | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1990-10-11 | college = Adamson | nat = PHI | note = R }}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Tyrone | last = Tang | pos = PG | ft = 5 | in = 7 | lbs = 155 | DOB = 1984-09-25 | college = La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Jeffrei | last = Chan | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 170 | DOB = 1983-02-11 | college = FEU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Chris | last = Tiu | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | DOB = 1985-07-15 | college = Ateneo | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 18 | first = Ryan | last = Araña | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1985-03-23 | college = La Salle | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Jervy | last = Cruz | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 220 | DOB = 1986-09-09 | college = UST | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Beau | last = Belga | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 5 | lbs = 285 | DOB = 1985-11-30 | college = PCU | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 48 | first = J.R. | last = Quiñahan | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 295 | DOB = 1984-05-08 | college = UV | nat = PHI }}

{{player2 | num = 57 | first = Raymond | last= Almazan | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1989-08-02 | college = Letran | nat = PHI }}

{{PBA roster footer

| head_coach =

{{player||PHI|Yeng Guiao}} ({{college|University of the Philippines Diliman}})

| asst_coach =

{{player||PHI|Caloy Garcia}} ({{college|CSB}})
{{player||PHI|Mike Buendia}}
{{player||PHI|Jay Legacion}}
{{player||PHI|Matthew Makalintal}}
{{player||PHI|Ricky Umayam}}

| team_man =

{{player||PHI|Mamerto Mondragon}}{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
{{player||PHI|Boy Lapid}} (assistant)

| roster_url =

}}

{{note label|Note1|a|a}} also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

Broadcast notes

rowspan=2\|Game	colspan=3\|TV5 and AksyonTV Coverage	colspan=2\|Fox Sports Coverage
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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

Additional Game 7 crew:
Trophy presentation: Dominic Uy and Carla Lizardo
Dugout interviewer: Sel Guevara

References

External links

[http://www.pba.ph PBA official website]

{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}

2015

Category:2014–15 PBA season

Category:Rain or Shine Elasto Painters games

Category:TNT Tropang 5G games

PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals