2008 PBA Fiesta Conference finals

2008 Fiesta Conference (3) Barangay Ginebra Kings Jong Uichico 4 (1) Air21 Express Bo Perasol 3 August 6–20, 2008 Ronald Tubid and Eric Menk ABC/TV5 See broadcast notes Sports Radio 918 See broadcast notes 2007 2009 2007–08 Philippine 2008–09 Philippine The 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The series was a best-of-seven affair and was the 95th championship disputed in the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qk1aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KSgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1490%2C16270630 Kings, Express begin final series The Manila Times Road to the finals 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference Air21Barangay GinebraFinished 12–6 (.667): 1stElimination round Finished 10–8 (.556): 3rdByeWildcard phase Def. Sta.Lucia, 2-0 (QF)QuarterfinalsDef. Magnolia, 4–2 SemifinalsDef. Barako Bull, 4–0 Series scoring summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6Game 7Wins Barangay Ginebra105908790738097 4Air21961249777767584 3VenueAranetaYnaresAranetaAranetaCunetaAranetaAraneta Game 1 #eee August 6 ABC 7:20 p.m. 16,028 Aldaba, Ting, Maurillo Barangay Ginebra Kings |score1=105 Air21 Express 96 boxscore 25–19 25–20 29–23 20–28 Caguioa 22 de Ocampo 22 Alexander 25 Thomas 16 Helterbrand 8 Arboleda 4 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Barangay Ginebra leads series, 1–0 Chris Alexander scored five of his seven fourth quarter points and came off with three offensive rebounds, each one proving crucial in helping the Kings stopped the Express' comeback bid from a 20-point third quarter deficit. Air21 whittled the deficit to as low as 90–96 on a hook by Steven Thomas, still 2:07 to go. Then Alexander canned in a charity off his offensive rebound and then tipped in a Jayjay Helterbrand miss to make it a nine-point game with 1:20 left. Eric Menk highlighted his best game in the conference by canning two charities in the first minute of the third period to earn his place as the 59th member of the league's 5,000-point club and his jumper from the left corner gave Ginebra its biggest lead at 64–44. Game 2 #eee August 8 ABC 7:20 p.m. Montiel, Ferrer, Pascual Barangay Ginebra Kings 90 Air21 Express |score2=124 boxscore 18–26 27–32 18–34 27–32 Caguioa 26 Santos, David 20 Alexander 10 Thomas 18 Helterbrand 6 Arboleda, Thomas 5 Ynares Center, Antipolo Series tied, 1–1 Air21 outscored Ginebra on all quarters in dealing the Kings their first loss in their last 14 games. The Express buried the Kings completely in the third period with a 14–0 run that padded a 58-45 halftime lead to 72–45. Air21 would lead by as many as 35 points, 117–82, following a three-point play by rookie Marvin Cruz and a three-point bomb by fellow rookie JC Intal heading into the final 3:05. The Express not only leveled the series but it also halted Ginebra's franchise-best 13-game winning streak. Game 3 #eee August 10 TV5 6:30 p.m. 15,142 Barangay Ginebra Kings 87 Air21 Express |score2=97 boxscore 30–22 20–24 18–20 19–31 Caguioa 21 David 25 Alexander 17 Thomas 20 Caguioa, Pacana 4 Arboleda 9 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Air21 leads series, 2–1 KG Canaleta drained four triples in the most crucial stretches of the fourth period. Ginebra was in control for most of the game until the Express got things going in the third period and early in the fourth as Canaleta caught fire and Air21 outscored the Kings, 17–6, for an 87–76 lead. Chris Alexander was at the short end in several one-on-one confrontations with Steven Thomas in the second half and the loss put to naught his first PBA triple double of 14 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks. The 11 rejections was the most by any player in the last 19 years after Jerry Codinera swatted away the same number of attempts in a game for Purefoods in 1989. Toyota import Andy Fields holds the all-time record of 13. Game 4 #eee August 13 TV5 7:20 p.m. Cruz, Aldaba, Quilinguen Barangay Ginebra Kings |score1=90 Air21 Express 77 boxscore 19–17 24–23 25–20 22–17 Alexander 22 Thomas 19 Alexander 18 Thomas 16 Caguioa 5 Arboleda, Se 3 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Series tied, 2–2 From a 43–40 lead at halftime, the Kings used a 9–0 run early in the third period capped by a three-point play from Junthy Valenzuela for a 52–43 lead. They led by as many as 15 points on a foul shot by Eric Menk, 83–68, with four minutes to play. Game 5 #eee August 15 TV5 7:20 p.m. Cruz, Calungcaguin, Guevarra Barangay Ginebra Kings 73 Air21 Express |score2=76 boxscore 26–19 12–26 16–12 19–19 Alexander 21 Thomas, David 15 Alexander 21 Thomas 19 Paul Artadi 5 Arboleda, Santos, Billones 2 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Air21 leads series, 3–2 The Express held Ginebra top gun Mark Caguioa to seven points in the contest and the entire Ginebra team scoreless in the last 2:44 of play. Arwind Santos took a crucial steal and a breakaway lay-up with 43.3 seconds to go. The Kings actually had a chance to send the game into overtime but Chris Alexander was called for a traveling violation with the team down by two and with only 2.6 seconds left. Game 6 #eee August 17 TV5 6:30 p.m. 18,043 Barangay Ginebra Kings |score1=80 Air21 Express 75 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City boxscore 15–27 19–10 27–18 19–20 Alexander 37 Thomas 20 Alexander 24 Series tied, 3–3 Air21 zoomed to a 14–0 lead as the Kings missed their first six shots and committed three of their six first half turnovers. The Express padded this to their biggest, 33–17, with 7:21 left in the second quarter. The half ended at 37–34 in favor of the Express, marking a magnificent rally by Ginebra in the final four minutes of the second period. Chris Alexander had a PBA career-best performance of 37 points 24 rebounds as he went on the attack mode in the third quarter with Thomas already in foul trouble, and the Kings rode on a 23-5 onslaught and closed out the third quarter with a 13–0 run to take a 61–55 lead. Game 7 #eee August 20 TV5 7:20 p.m. 22,902 Barangay Ginebra Kings |score1=97 Air21 Express 84 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City boxscore 26–21 23–25 23–17 25–21 Tubid 22 Menk 21 Thomas 24 Santos 19 Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3 The Kings established leads of as many as 13 points, the last at 65-52 after a daredevil drive by Ronald Tubid heading into the final 7:34 of the third quarter. Chris Alexander played on the edge of fouling out with 10:37 left in the game but gallantly held on to stand at Ginebra's frontline of defense, holding the Express without a field goal in the last 4:27. Air21 led, 84–83, after an Arwind Santos follow up of his own miss, but that would prove to be the final time the Express would score as they lapsed into a mazed of errors and ill-advised shots. 2008 Fiesta Conference Champions Barangay Ginebra Kings 8th title Rosters Barangay Ginebra Kings Barangay Ginebra Kings 2 Billy Mamaril FC 6 6 Bakersfield College PHI 4 Rafi Reavis C 6 8 Coppin State USA 5 Macky Escalona G 5 9 Ateneo PHI 9 Rodney Santos GF 6 2 San Sebastian PHI 10 Junthy Valenzuela GF 6 3 SCSIT PHI 13 Jayjay Helterbrand G 5 11 Kentucky State PHI 16 Paul Artadi G 5 7 University of the East PHI 22 Chris Pacana G 6 1 Saint Francis of Assisi PHI 27 Willy Wilson F 6 3 De La Salle PHI 30 Eric Menk FC 6 6 Lake Superior State USA C 33 Victor Pablo F 6 4 FEU PHI 43 Alex Crisano CF 6 7 Brooklyn College USA 44 Chris Alexander basketball C 7 1 Iowa State USA I 47 Mark Caguioa G 6 1 Glendale (CA) PHI 71 Ronald Tubid GF 6 1 University of the East PHI 80 Sunday Salvacion F 6 3 Benilde PHI PHI Jong Uichico PHI Art dela Cruz PHI Juno Sauler PHI Allan Caidic Air21 Express Air21 Express 3 Egay Billones G 5 9 Las Piñas PHI 7 JC Intal F 6 4 Ateneo PHI 9 KG Canaleta F 6 6 University of the East PHI 10 Gabby Espinas F 6 4 Philippine Christian University PHI 12 Marvin Cruz G 5 8 UP Diliman PHI 13 Ervin Sotto C 6 7 Saint Francis of Assisi PHI 16 Homer Se CF 6 5 San Sebastian PHI 18 Doug Kramer F 6 5 Ateneo PHI 19 Wynne Arboleda G 5 11 MLQU PHI C 20 Gary David G 6 2 Lyceum PHI 29 Arwind Santos F 6 4 FEU PHI 33 Ranidel De Ocampo F 6 6 Saint Francis of Assisi PHI 55 Steven Thomas basketball CF 6 9 Middle Tennessee USA I PHI Bo Perasol PHI Leo Isaac Broadcast notes The 2008 Fiesta Conference is the last PBA tournament to be broadcast by the Associated Broadcasting Company, as the network declined renewal of its broadcast rights following its blocktime deal with MPB Primedia, Inc. Afterwards, Radio Philippines Network became the PBA's new broadcaster. Following game 2 on August 8, ABC was reformatted as TV5, but the network continued to broadcast the finals under the auspices of MPB Primedia. The championship series was the last PBA event covered under the ABC name and the only PBA event covered under the TV5 name until 2013. The finals broadcasters are: Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside ReportersGame 1 Richard del Rosario Jason Webb Dominic Uy, Eric Reyes and Miakka LimGame 2 Ed Picson Quinito HensonGame 3 Mico Halili Rado Dimalibot Magoo MarjonGame 4 Ed Picson Jason Webb Dominic Uy and Eric ReyesGame 5 Mico Halili Quinito Henson Richard del Rosario and Magoo MarjonGame 6 Ed Picson Quinito Henson Richard del Rosario and Dominic UyGame 7 Mico Halili Jason Webb Dominic Uy and Eric Reyes References External links PBA official website https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 2008 Category:2007–08 PBA season Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel games PBA Fiesta Conference Finals