2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup finals

Basketball cup finals 2009–10 Philippine Cup (3) Purefoods TJ Giants Ryan Gregorio 4 (1) Alaska Aces Tim Cone 0 February 24 – March 3, 2010 James Yap Solar TV, BTV See broadcast notes DZRJ-AM See broadcast notes Quilinguen, Balao, Sambrano, N. Maurillo, Ngo, Aldaba Mangibin R., Quilinguen, Herrera Aldaba, Balao, Pascual 2008–09 2010–11 2009 Fiesta 2010 Fiesta The 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup finals was the championship basketball best-of-7 series of the 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Aces and the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants played for the 98th championship contested by the league. The two franchises were in their seventh finals match-up, with both teams splitting the six finals series winning three each. However, Purefoods swept Alaska 4–0 to win their eighth PBA title, and only the third best-of-seven sweep in league history. James Yap was named Best Player of the Conference and finals MVP. Background Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants The Giants finished third in the elimination round, outlasted the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the quarterfinals in five games, and defeated the #2 seed and sister team San Miguel Beermen in six games after trailing the series 1–2. Alaska Aces The Aces qualified after beating the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the semifinals via a 4–0 sweep; they previously qualified to the semifinals after posting the best record after the elimination round. Road to the finals 2009–10 PBA Philippine Cup PurefoodsAlaska AcesFinished 12–6 (.667)–tied for 3rdElimination round Finishes 13–5 (.722)—1st1–1 and even point differential vs. Barangay Ginebra, +85 in overall point differential over Ginebra's +75Tiebreaker ByeWildcard phaseByeDef. Rain or Shine, 3–2QuarterfinalsDef. San Miguel, 4–2SemifinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra, 4–0 Series summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3 Game 4 Wins Purefoods 81 86 79 86 4Alaska 77 85 78 76 0AranetaAranetaAranetaAraneta Game 1 #eee February 24 7:30 p.m. Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar TV Quilinguen, Balao, Sambrano boxscore Alaska Aces 77 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants |score1=81 15–19 21–17 25–22 20–17 J. Yap 24 Miller 23 Pingris 13 Thoss 14 R. Yap 5 Hugnatan, Miller 4 Purefoods leads series, 1–0 The first half was contested tightly, Alaska led 19–15 after the first, then the two teams ending up tied at halftime. Purefoods star players James Yap and Kerby Raymundo had to sit the majority of the third quarter due to foul trouble, but the Giants only trailed by three after the third period. In the fourth quarter, Purefoods had an early surge to put them up by seven; Alaska cut the lead and tied the game midway the quarter at 72–all off a Reynel Hugnatan lay-up. Rafi Reavis scored all of his six points in the succeeding possessions to put the Giants up 78–74, then he blocked Willie Miller's shot at the other end. Roger Yap missed a jumpshot, but Reavis scored in a tip-in to put Purefoods up by six. Miller scored a three-pointer to cut the lead by three with eleven seconds left, but Niño Canaleta split his free throws to put Purefoods up for good.http://www.gmanews.tv/story/184706/second-unit-delivers-as-giants-take-finals-opener Second unit delivers as Giants take Finals opener 2010-02-24 2010-02-28 GMANews.tv Game 2 February 26 7:00 p.m. Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar TV Maurillo, Ngo, Aldaba boxscore Alaska Aces 85 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants |score1=86 28–18 20–21 9–23 29–23 J. Yap 32 Tenorio 19 Raymundo, Reavis 7 Devance 10 R. Yap 4 Miller, Tenorio 5 Purefoods leads series, 2–0 Purefoods had a good first half, racing to a nine-point lead at halftime, with Reavis scoring 13 of his 17 points during the first half. The Aces stormed back in the third quarter, leading 62–57, then padding their lead to 14 with five minutes left in the final period, capped off by a Brandon Cablay three-pointer. James Yap then spearheaded a 19–6 run to take over the game; Yap scored two consecutive three-pointers to cut Alaska's lead to six, 78–72. Raymundo also scored his own three-pointer during the run, while LA Tenorio maintained Alaska's 82–76 six-point lead with a jumper. James Yap converted both of his free throws to give Purefoods their first taste of the lead with 14 seconds left. Joe Devance was fouled and split his free throws to tie the game at 85–all. In the ensuing play, referee Raymundo Maurillo called a foul on Devance that elicited furious protests from Alaska head coach Tim Cone and team manager Joaqui Trillo. With 1.7 seconds left, Raymundo converted the first, and intentionally missed the second, leading to a long rebound as time expired.Grace Castillo http://arabnews.com/sports/article22905.ece Purefoods grabs 2–0 lead in Philippine Cup title series 2010-02-26 2010-02-28 ArabNews https://web.archive.org/web/20110723131647/http://arabnews.com/sports/article22905.ece 2011-07-23 dead Jay Gotera http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022764746 Giants edge Aces to take 2–0 lead in KFC-PBA finals 2010-02-26 2010-02-28 Saudi Gazette https://web.archive.org/web/20120302081201/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2010022764746 2012-03-02 dead Alaska team owner Wilfred Steven Uytengsu sent a text message to league commissioner Sonny Barrios, saying "I cannot condone Talk 'N Text's walkout (in the semifinals), but I can certainly feel their pain and point of view after that last call. It was most disappointing."Cedelf Tupas http://sports.inquirer.net/professional/professional/view/20100227-255606/Giants-edge-Aces-on-crucial-call Giants edge Aces on crucial call 2010-02-26 2010-02-28 Philippine Daily Inquirer https://web.archive.org/web/20100301085432/http://sports.inquirer.net/professional/professional/view/20100227-255606/Giants-edge-Aces-on-crucial-call 2010-03-01 dead While the game was ongoing, an Alaska fan suffered a heart attack with under two minutes left that caused the game to be delayed momentarily. After the game, Trillo said they won't protest the result of the game.Cedelf Tupas http://sports.inquirer.net/professional/professional/view/20100228-255795/No-complaints-Aces-vow-to-come-out-fighting No complaints, Aces vow to come out fighting 2010-02-28 2010-02-28 Philippine Daily Inquirer https://web.archive.org/web/20100302203139/http://sports.inquirer.net/professional/professional/view/20100228-255795/No-complaints-Aces-vow-to-come-out-fighting 2010-03-02 dead Game 3 #eee February 28 6:00 p.m. Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar TV Mangibin R., Quilinguen, Herrera 14,016 Alaska Aces 78 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants |score1=79 boxscore 15–21 21–23 25–23 18–11 Miller 20 J. Yap 14 Devance 10 Pingris 11 Miller, Tenorio 5 Simon, J. Yap 3 each Purefoods leads series, 3–0 The Aces erected a 13-point lead midway the third quarter, but Purefoods had a fourth quarter rally to close the gap. Niño Canaleta opened the fourth quarter with a slam dunk and a three pointer to cut the lead to three points; John Ferriols and Tony dela Cruz both converted jump shots to add Alaska lead but Purefoods then scored the next seven points to tie game. Miller beat the 24-second shot clock with a jumper to put Alaska up by three, but then Canaleta scored on a three-point shot to tie the game anew; then Canaleta missed a hurried three-pointer with Purefoods now leading by a point. Joe Devance missed a forced shot, and Miller's drive to basket was well-contested leading to another miss as Purefoods held on to take a 3–0 lead.http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/02/28/10/purefoods-takes-series-lead-moves-closer-pba-crown Purefoods takes series lead, moves closer to PBA crown 2010-03-01 2010-03-14 ABS-CBNNews.com Game 4 March 3 7:00 p.m. Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar TV Aldaba, Balao, Pascual 16,879 Alaska Aces 76 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants |score1=86 21–15 19–25 25–18 21–18 Thoss 19 J. Yap 18 Thoss 12 R. Yap 9 Tenorio 6 R. Yap 6 Purefoods wins series, 4–0 Prior to the game, James Yap was awarded his first Best Player of the Philippine Cup award.Waylon Galvez http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/246084/yap-named-best-player-conference Yap is best player of conference 2010-03-03 2010-03-14 Manila Bulletin dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100306114515/http://mb.com.ph/articles/246084/yap-named-best-player-conference 2010-03-06 Purefoods raced to two 13-point leads in the third period, but Alaska had a 10–0 run, with LA Tenorio scoring seven points to tie the score with 2.1 seconds left at the second quarter. With seven minutes left in the third quarter, Purefoods had their own 9–0 run to lead 57–48. Alaska managed to cut the lead to three, but Purefoods replied with their own with a 9–2 run to lead by 12 points with 4:27 left in the game. Purefoods will not relinquish the lead, and they won their seventh consecutive game since game 4 of the semifinals to clinch the championship.Waylon Galvez http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/246091/purefoods-completes-sweep Purefoods sweeps Aces 2010-03-04 2010-03-14 Manila Bulletin Awards Philippine Cup holders: Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants Finals MVP: James Yap Best Player of the Conference James Yap Rosters Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants #0D0DBF #ffffff #F10D0D #ffffff 1 Rico Maierhofer F 6 6 220 De La Salle PHI 4 Rafi Reavis C 6 8 210 Coppin State USA 5 Kerby Raymundo CF 6 7 215 Letran PHI C 8 Peter June Simon G 6 1 180 Mindanao PHI 9 Niño Canaleta GF 6 5 210 University of the East PHI 10 Rommel Adducul CF 6 6 220 San Sebastian PHI 11 Paul Artadi G 5 7 150 University of the East PHI 12 Jonathan Fernandez basketball GF 6 1 205 National-U PHI 13 Roger Yap G 6 0 170 USJ-R PHI 15 Marc Pingris F 6 5 215 PSBA PHI 18 James Yap GF 6 3 205 University of the East PHI 31 Chris Timberlake G 5 8 167 North Florida USA 41 Don Allado CF 6 6 220 De La Salle PHI 61 Jondan Salvador CF 6 3 215 Benilde PHI PHI Ryan Gregorio (UP Diliman) PHI Ronnie Magsanoc (UP Diliman) PHI Koy Banal (Mapúa) PHI Jorge Gallent (FEU) PHI Rey Evangelista (UST) PHI Dayong Mendoza (UP Diliman) Alaska Aces 5 LA Tenorio G 5 8 151 Ateneo PHI 7 Sonny Thoss C 6 7 205 James Cook PNG 8 Kelvin dela Peña G 6 0 180 Mapúa PHI 10 Mark Borboran F 6 4 180 University of the East PHI 12 Larry Fonacier GF 6 2 170 Ateneo PHI 13 Willie Miller (basketball player) Miller, Willie G 5 11 195 Letran PHI 18 Ariel Capus G 6 1 210 Jose Rizal PHI 21 Reynel Hugnatan F 6 4 210 Manila PHI 22 Jeffrey Cariaso G 6 1 180 Sonoma State PHI C 24 Brandon Cablay G 6 0 165 Vanguard USA 30 Ervin Sotto C 6 7 210 St. Francis of Assisi PHI 35 Tony dela Cruz F 6 4 209 UC Irvine USA 38 Joe Devance CF 6 7 220 UTEP USA 55 John Ferriols CF 6 5 210 USJ-R PHI 63 Michael Burtscher F 6 6 220 San Beda SUI 21 Samigue Eman C 6 9 239 Mindanao PHI USA Tim Cone (James Madison) PHI Joel Banal (Mapúa) PHI Dickie Bachmann (De La Salle) PHI Jojo Lastimosa (Ateneo) PHI Luigi Trillo (De La Salle) PHI Bong Hawkins (UPHSD) Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reportersGame 1 Mico Halili Alex Compton and Quinito Henson Magoo MarjonGame 2 Richard del Rosario Norman Black Magoo Marjon and Chiqui ReyesGame 3 Vitto Lazatin Danny Francisco Patricia Bermudez-Hizon and Jinno RufinoGame 4 Sev Sarmienta Andy Jao Dominic Uy and Chiqui Reyes References External links PBA official website https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 2010 Category:2009–10 PBA season Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) games Category:Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots games PBA Philippine Cup Finals PBA Philippine Cup Finals