2015 PBA Governors' Cup

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{{Infobox PBA conference

| year = 2015

| conference_name = Governors' Cup

| logo = 2015 PBA Governors' Cup Logo.png

| pixels = 230px

| caption =

| duration = May 5 – July 17, 2015

| attendance =

| TV = Local:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Fox Sports
International:
AksyonTV International

| best_player = June Mar Fajardo
{{small|(San Miguel Beermen)}}

| best_import = Romeo Travis
{{small|(Alaska Aces)}}

| finals_mvp = June Mar Fajardo
{{small|(San Miguel Beermen)}}

| champion = San Miguel Beermen

| runner-up = Alaska Aces

| prevconf_link = 2014 PBA Governors' Cup

| prevconf_year = 2014

| nextconf_link = 2016 PBA Governors' Cup

| nextconf_year = 2016

| prev_conf = 2015 Commissioner's

| prev_conf_link = 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup

| next_conf = 2015–16 Philippine

| next_conf_link = 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup

}}

The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2015 PLDT Home TVolution-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on May 5, 2015 and ended on July 17, 2015. The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of {{convert|6|ft|5|in|abbr=on}} for the top eight teams of combined results of the Philippine Cup and Commissioner's Cup, while the bottom four teams will be allowed to hire imports with no height limit.[http://pba.inquirer.net/49143/pba-season-40-calendar-season-bared PBA SEASON 40 CALENDAR BARED], PBA.ph, September 30, 2014 The teams were allowed to hire an additional Asian import with a height limit of {{convert|6|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}.[http://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/70754-pba-asian-imports-governors-cup-conference PBA to feature Asian imports for Governors' Cup conference], Rappler, October 1, 2014

Format

The tournament format for this conference is as follows:[http://pba.inquirer.net/49164/strong-action-packed-season-format-gets-green-light STRONG ACTION-PACKED SEASON FORMAT GETS GREEN LIGHT], Snow Badua, PBA.ph, October 2, 2014

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
  • Top eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams.
  • Quarterfinals (higher seed with the twice-to-beat advantage):
  • QF1: #1 seed vs #8 seed
  • QF2: #2 seed vs #7 seed
  • QF3: #3 seed vs #6 seed
  • QF4: #4 seed vs #5 seed
  • Semifinals (best-of-5 series):
  • SF1: QF1 vs. QF4 winners
  • SF2: QF2 vs. QF3 winners
  • Finals (best-of-7 series)
  • Winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

=Team standings=

{{2015 PBA Governors' Cup standings}}

=Schedule=

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table

|style=matchup|legend_style=BSK

|team1=1|name_1=Alaska

|res_1=W/W/W/L/W/L/W/W/W/W/OTL

|opp_1=BW/BGSM/ROS/TNT/SH/NLEX/KIA/MER/BBE/SMB/GP

|team2=2|name_2=Barako Bull

|res_2=W/W/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/L/L

|opp_2=NLEX/BW/TNT/MER/SMB/ROS/GP/KIA/ALA/BGSM/SH

|team3=3|name_3=Barangay Ginebra

|res_3=L/L/W/L/W/L/OTW/L/L/W/W

|opp_3=ALA/TNT/KIA/BW/ROS/SMB/GP/SH/MER/BBE/NLEX

|team4=4|name_4=Blackwater

|res_4=L/L/L/W/OTL/L/L/L/L/OTL/L

|opp_4=ALA/GP/BBE/BGSM/KIA/MER/ROS/TNT/SMB/NLEX/SH

|team5=5|name_5=GlobalPort

|res_5=W/W/W/L/L/W/OTL/L/W/W/OTW

|opp_5=MER/BW/SH/SMB/ROS/TNT/BGSM/BBE/NLEX/KIA/ALA

|team6=6|name_6=Kia

|res_6=W/L/W/OTW/L/L/W/L/L/L/W

|opp_6=SMB/BGSM/NLEX/BW/SH/ALA/BBE/GP/ROS/TNT/MER

|team7=7|name_7=Meralco

|res_7=L/OTW/L/W/L/W/W/L/W/L/L

|opp_7=GP/SMB/NLEX/SH/BBE/BW/TNT/ALA/BGSM/ROS/KIA

|team8=8|name_8=NLEX

|res_8=L/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/OTW/L

|opp_8=BBE/SH/MER/KIA/TNT/ALA/SMB/ROS/GP/BW/BGSM

|team9=9|name_9=Rain or Shine

|res_9=L/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/W/W/W

|opp_9=SMB/ALA/GP/BGSM/BBE/BW/TNT/NLEX/SH/KIA/MER

|team10=10|name_10=San Miguel

|res_10=L/OTL/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/L

|opp_10=KIA/MER/ROS/GP/SH/BBE/BGSM/NLEX/TNT/BW/ALA

|team11=11|name_11=Star

|res_11=W/L/L/L/L/W/W/L/W/W/W

|opp_11=NLEX/GP/MER/SMB/ALA/KIA/BGSM/ROS/TNT/BBE/BW

|team12=12|name_12=Talk 'N Text

|res_12=W/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/W/L/W

|opp_12=BGSM/BBE/ALA/NLEX/GP/MER/ROS/SMB/BW/SH/KIA

|source =

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=BSR|solid_cell=grey|team_header=Team|ot_note=y|match_col_width=55px|font_size=95%

|team1=ALA|team2=BBE|team3=BGSM|team4=BW|team5=GP

|team6=Kia|team7=MER|team8=NLEX|team9=ROS|team10=SMB

|team11=SH|team12=TNT

|name_ALA=Alaska

|match_ALA_BBE=101–95

|match_ALA_BGSM=108–99

|match_ALA_BW=106–80

|match_ALA_GP=104–117*|result_ALA_GP=OT

|match_ALA_Kia=101–63

|match_ALA_MER=89–75

|match_ALA_NLEX=102–113

|match_ALA_ROS=94–93

|match_ALA_SMB=82–77

|match_ALA_SH=92–86

|match_ALA_TNT=103–104

|name_BBE=Barako Bull

|match_BBE_ALA=

|match_BBE_BGSM=98–120

|match_BBE_BW=105–90

|match_BBE_GP=123–114

|match_BBE_Kia=68–71

|match_BBE_MER=105–99

|match_BBE_NLEX=101–96

|match_BBE_ROS=112–103

|match_BBE_SMB=113–116

|match_BBE_SH=89–117

|match_BBE_TNT=100–87

|name_BGSM=Brgy. Ginebra

|match_BGSM_ALA=

|match_BGSM_BBE=

|match_BGSM_BW=77–83

|match_BGSM_GP=111–108*|result_BGSM_GP=OT

|match_BGSM_Kia=105–98

|match_BGSM_MER=99–102

|match_BGSM_NLEX=110–107

|match_BGSM_ROS=93–81

|match_BGSM_SMB=85–100

|match_BGSM_SH=82–89

|match_BGSM_TNT=91–95

|name_BW=Blackwater

|match_BW_ALA=

|match_BW_BBE=

|match_BW_BGSM=

|match_BW_GP=76–100

|match_BW_Kia=76–83**|result_BW_Kia=OT

|match_BW_MER=72–87

|match_BW_NLEX=89–102*|result_BW_NLEX=OT

|match_BW_ROS=85–123

|match_BW_SMB=83–115

|match_BW_SH=82–87

|match_BW_TNT=91–98

|name_GP=GlobalPort

|match_GP_ALA=

|match_GP_BBE=

|match_GP_BGSM=

|match_GP_BW=

|match_GP_Kia=102–94

|match_GP_MER=92–73

|match_GP_NLEX=108–80

|match_GP_ROS=112–119

|match_GP_SMB=102–124

|match_GP_SH=91–89

|match_GP_TNT=123–120

|name_Kia=Kia

|match_Kia_ALA=

|match_Kia_BBE=

|match_Kia_BGSM=

|match_Kia_BW=

|match_Kia_GP=

|match_Kia_MER=88–85

|match_Kia_NLEX=85–82

|match_Kia_ROS=90–94

|match_Kia_SMB=83–78

|match_Kia_SH=80–89

|match_Kia_TNT=85–94

|name_MER=Meralco

|match_MER_ALA=

|match_MER_BBE=

|match_MER_BGSM=

|match_MER_BW=

|match_MER_GP=

|match_MER_Kia=

|match_MER_NLEX=84–91

|match_MER_ROS=89–96

|match_MER_SMB=106–95*|result_MER_SMB=OT

|match_MER_SH=83–81

|match_MER_TNT=119–85

|name_NLEX=NLEX

|match_NLEX_ALA=

|match_NLEX_BBE=

|match_NLEX_BGSM=

|match_NLEX_BW=

|match_NLEX_GP=

|match_NLEX_Kia=

|match_NLEX_MER=

|match_NLEX_ROS=102–106

|match_NLEX_SMB=92–96

|match_NLEX_SH=85–89

|match_NLEX_TNT=89–108

|name_ROS=Rain or Shine

|match_ROS_ALA=

|match_ROS_BBE=

|match_ROS_BGSM=

|match_ROS_BW=

|match_ROS_GP=

|match_ROS_Kia=

|match_ROS_MER=

|match_ROS_NLEX=

|match_ROS_SMB=91–104

|match_ROS_SH=103–88

|match_ROS_TNT=88–73

|name_SMB=San Miguel

|match_SMB_ALA=

|match_SMB_BBE=

|match_SMB_BGSM=

|match_SMB_BW=

|match_SMB_GP=

|match_SMB_Kia=

|match_SMB_MER=

|match_SMB_NLEX=

|match_SMB_ROS=

|match_SMB_SH=100–89

|match_SMB_TNT=101–96

|name_SH=Star

|match_SH_ALA=

|match_SH_BBE=

|match_SH_BGSM=

|match_SH_BW=

|match_SH_GP=

|match_SH_Kia=

|match_SH_MER=

|match_SH_NLEX=

|match_SH_ROS=

|match_SH_SMB=

|match_SH_TNT=105–93

|name_TNT=Talk 'N Text

|match_TNT_ALA=

|match_TNT_BBE=

|match_TNT_BGSM=

|match_TNT_BW=

|match_TNT_GP=

|match_TNT_Kia=

|match_TNT_MER=

|match_TNT_NLEX=

|match_TNT_ROS=

|match_TNT_SMB=

|match_TNT_SH=

|update=complete|source=

}}

Bracket

{{2015 PBA Governors' Cup Playoffs bracket}}

Quarterfinals

=(1) Alaska vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= June 26 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1= 114

|team2=Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |score2= 108

|series= Alaska wins series in one game

}}

=(2) San Miguel vs. (7) Meralco=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= June 27 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1= 99

|team2=Meralco Bolts |score2= 106

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#fff |date= June 29 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1= 102

|team2=Meralco Bolts |score2= 86

|series= San Miguel wins series in two games

}}

=(3) Rain or Shine vs. (6) Barako Bull=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= June 27 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |overtime=2OT

|team1=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score1= 134

|team2=Barako Bull Energy |score2= 132

|series= Rain or Shine wins series in one game

}}

=(4) GlobalPort vs. (5) Star=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= June 26 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=GlobalPort Batang Pier |score1= 73

|team2=Star Hotshots |score2= 126

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#fff |date= June 28 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=GlobalPort Batang Pier |score1= 94

|team2=Star Hotshots |score2= 101

|series= Star wins series in two games

}}

Semifinals

=(1) Alaska vs. (5) Star=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= July 1 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1= 97

|team2=Star Hotshots |score2= 91

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#fff |date= July 3 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1= 95

|team2=Star Hotshots |score2= 74

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= July 5 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1= 82

|team2=Star Hotshots |score2= 77

|series=Alaska wins series, 3–0

}}

=(2) San Miguel vs. (3) Rain or Shine=

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= July 2 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1= 101

|team2=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 95

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#fff |date= July 4 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1= 110

|team2=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 113

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= July 6 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1= 114

|team2=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 108

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#fff |date= July 8 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1= 117

|team2=Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |score2= 110

|series= San Miguel wins series, 3–1

}}

Finals

{{main|2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= July 10 |place= Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1= 78

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2= 108

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#fff |date= July 12 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1= 95

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2= 103

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#eee |date= July 15 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=89

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=96

}}

{{basketballbox |bg=#fff |date= July 17 |place= Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1= 81

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2= 91

|series=San Miguel wins series, 4–0

}}

Awards

=Conference=

=Players of the Week=

class="wikitable" border="1"
Week

!Player

!Ref.

align=center| May 5–10

| JC Intal {{small|(Barako Bull Energy)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/56834/a-different-more-committed-jc A DIFFERENT, MORE COMMITTED JC], PBA.inquirer.net, May 11, 2015

align=center| May 11–17

| Dylan Ababou {{small|(Barako Bull Energy)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/57274/starting-to-show-true-worth STARTING TO SHOW TRUE WORTH], PBA.inquirer.net, May 20, 2015

align=center| May 18–24

| Joseph Yeo {{small|(Barako Bull Energy)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/57350/the-ninja-makes-it-3-straight-for-barako-bull-cogs THE NINJA MAKES IT 3 STRAIGHT FOR BARAKO BULL COGS], PBA.inquirer.net, May 25, 2015

align=center| May 25–31

| RR Garcia {{small|(Barako Bull Energy)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/57672/garcia-weeks-best-4-in-a-row-for-energy GARCIA WEEK’S BEST, 4 IN A ROW FOR ENERGY], PBA.inquirer.net, June 1, 2015

align=center| June 1–7

| Jeffrei Chan {{small|(Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/57977/back-to-ripping-the-cords BACK TO RIPPING THE CORDS], PBA.inquirer.net, June 8, 2015

align=center| June 8–14

| Terrence Romeo {{small|(GlobalPort Batang Pier)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/58310/batang-pier-gunner-on-fire BATANG PIER GUNNER ON FIRE], PBA.inquirer.net, June 15, 2015

align=center| June 15–21

| Paul Lee {{small|(Rain or Shine Elasto Painters)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/58588/no-backing-down NO BACKING DOWN], PBA.inquirer.net, June 22, 2015

align=center| June 22–28

| Peter June Simon {{small|(Star Hotshots)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/58901/still-our-time-pj STILL OUR TIME – PJ SIMON], PBA.inquirer.net, June 29, 2015

align=center| June 29 – July 5

| Vic Manuel {{small|(Alaska Aces)}}

|align=center| [http://pba.inquirer.net/59151/show-of-strength-for-vic-manuel SHOW THE STRENGTH FOR MUSCLE MAN], PBA.inquirer.net, July 6, 2015

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted in gold are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference. Players with an asterisk indicates the Asian imports.

class="wikitable"
TeamNameDebutedLast gameRecord
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| Alaska Aces

{{Flagicon|USA}} Romeo TravisMay 5 {{small|(vs. Blackwater)}}July 17 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}12–7
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| Barako Bull Energy

{{Flagicon|CAN}} Liam McMorrowMay 6 {{small|(vs. NLEX)}}June 27 {{small|(vs. Rain or Shine)}}6–6
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| rowspan=3| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

{{Flagicon|USA}} Orlando JohnsonMay 8 {{small|(vs. Alaska)}}June 26 {{small|(vs. Alaska)}}5–7
{{Flagicon|MGL}} Sanchir Tungalag*May 8 {{small|(vs. Alaska)}}May 31 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}2–4
{{Flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jiwan*June 3 {{small|(vs. GlobalPort)}}June 26 {{small|(vs. Alaska)}}3–3
rowspan=2| Blackwater Elite{{Flagicon|USA}} Marcus DouthitMay 5 {{small|(vs. Alaska)}}June 3 {{small|(vs. Rain or Shine)}}1–6
{{Flagicon|USA}} Marcus CousinJune 12 {{small|(vs. Talk 'N Text)}}June 23 {{small|(vs. Star)}}0–4
rowspan=4| GlobalPort Batang Pier{{Flagicon|USA}} Patrick O'BryantMay 5 {{small|(vs. Meralco)}}May 8 {{small|(vs. Blackwater)}}2–0
{{Flagicon|USA}} Steven ThomasMay 12 {{small|(vs. Star)}}May 17 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}1–1
{{Flagicon|USA}} Jarrid FamousMay 22 {{small|(vs. Rain or Shine)}}June 28 {{small|(vs. Star)}}4–5
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| {{Flagicon|PLE}} Omar Krayem*

May 5 {{small|(vs. Meralco)}}June 28 {{small|(vs. Star)}}7–6
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| rowspan=2| Kia Carnival

{{Flagicon|SEN}} Hamady N'DiayeMay 6 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}June 24 {{small|(vs. Meralco)}}5–6
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| {{Flagicon|TPE}} Chang Tsung-hsien*

May 6 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}June 24 {{small|(vs. Meralco)}}5–6
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| rowspan=2| Meralco Bolts

{{Flagicon|USA}} Andre EmmettMay 5 {{small|(vs. GlobalPort)}}June 29 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}6–7
#FFE4C4

| {{Flagicon|JPN}} Seiya Ando*

May 13 {{small|(vs. NLEX)}}June 29 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}5–6
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| rowspan=2| NLEX Road Warriors

{{Flagicon|USA}} Kwame AlexanderMay 6 {{small|(vs. Barako Bull)}}June 24 {{small|(vs. Barangay Ginebra)}}3–8
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| {{Flagicon|SYR}} Michael Madanly*

May 6 {{small|(vs. Barako Bull)}}June 24 {{small|(vs. Barangay Ginebra)}}3–8
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

{{Flagicon|USA}} Wendell McKinesMay 12 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}July 8 {{small|(vs. San Miguel)}}9–7
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| San Miguel Beermen

{{Flagicon|USA}} Arizona ReidMay 6 {{small|(vs. Kia)}}July 17 {{small|(vs. Alaska)}}16–5
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| Star Hotshots

{{Flagicon|USA}} Marqus BlakelyMay 9 {{small|(vs. NLEX)}}July 5 {{small|(vs. Alaska)}}9–8
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| rowspan=2| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters

{{Flagicon|USA}} Steffphon PettigrewMay 10 {{small|(vs. Barangay Ginebra)}}June 19 {{small|(vs. Kia)}}5–6
bgcolor=#FFE4C4

| {{Flagicon|JOR}} Sam Daghles*

May 10 {{small|(vs. Barangay Ginerba)}}June 19 {{small|(vs. Kia)}}5–6

=Import handicapping=

class=wikitable width=50% style="text-align:center;"
#width=45%|Teamwidth=15%|Philippine Cupwidth=15%|Commissioner's Cupwidth=15%|Totalwidth=20%|Import height limit
1align=left|Rain or Shine Elasto Painters1.80.42.2rowspan=8|6'5"
2align=left|Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters2.40.83.2
3align=left|Alaska Aces1.22.43.6
4align=left|San Miguel Beermen0.63.64.2
5align=left|Purefoods Star Hotshots4.21.25.4
6align=left|Meralco Bolts3.62.05.6
7align=left|Barangay Ginebra San Miguel3.03.26.2
8align=left|NLEX Road Warriors6.01.67.6
9align=left|Barako Bull Energy5.42.88.2rowspan=4| Unlimited height
10align=left|GlobalPort Batang Pier4.84.08.8
11align=left|Kia Sorento/Carnival6.64.411.0
12align=left|Blackwater Elite7.24.812.0

  • Philippine Cup final ranking comprises 60% of the points, while the elimination round ranking in the Commissioner's Cup is 40%. The four teams with most points gets to have an import of unlimited height.

References

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{{2014–15 PBA season by team}}

{{PBA Governors Cup}}

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