2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

Basketball tournament in the Philippines December 2022 December 2022 250px 2011 Commissioner's Cup (1) Talk 'N Text Chot Reyes 4 (3) Barangay Ginebra Jong Uichico 2 April 27 - May 5, 2011 Jimmy Alapag and Jayson Castro Solar Sports (Studio 23), BTV See broadcast notes DZRJ-AM N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Maurillo P. Balao, J. Mariano, S. Pineda B. Guevarra, J. Mariano, S. Pineda N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Maurillo J. Mariano, B. Guevarra, N. Quilinguen N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, S. Pineda 2002 2012 2010–11 Philippine 2011 Governors The 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) 2011 Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Barangay Ginebra Kings played for the 102nd championship contested by the league. The Tropang Texters qualified to the playoffs after finishing the elimination round with the #1 seed and a bye up to the semifinals, suffering only one defeat, against Smart Gilas national team in their conference opener. In the semifinals they defeated the Air21 Express in three consecutive games. The Kings on the other hand, finished third and had to beat the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the quarterfinals in order to meet Smart Gilas in the semifinals. The Kings defeated #2 seed Smart Gilas in four games to qualify for the finals. In the finals, the Tropang Texters blew the game wide open in the third quarter after a tightly contested first half to lead the series 1–0. The Kings won Game 2 in a tight contest to tie the series, but the Tropang Texters won comfortably at Puerto Princesa to regain the series lead. Back in Metro Manila, the Tropang Texters won Game 4 after trailing by as much 17 points to move within a win away from the championship, but the Kings won Game 5 to extend the series. In a tightly contested Game 6, Talk 'N Text needed an overtime period to eliminate Ginebra to win their second consecutive PBA championship. Background Road to the finals 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Talk 'N TextBarangay GinebraFinished 1st, 8–1 (0.889) Elimination round Finished tied for 3rd, 5–4 (0.556)Tiebreaker +12 in overall point differential over Air21's -4 and Alaska's -8Bye Quarterfinals Def. Rain or Shine, 2–1Def. Air21, 3–0SemifinalsDef. Smart Gilas, 3–1 Series summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6*WinsTalk 'N Text 102 106 104 91 93 99 4Barangay Ginebra 83 108 88 84 100 96 2VenueAranetaCunetaPuerto PrincesaAranetaAranetaAraneta*overtime Game 1 #eee April 27 7:00 p.m. Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Maurillo Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1=102 Barangay Ginebra Kings 83 Report 22–20 24–27 27–12 29–24 Harris 28 Caguioa 23 Harris 15 Hatfield 10 Alapag 5 Labagala 5 Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0 Ginebra led early in the first quarter, erecting a 16–6 lead but Talk 'N Text scored on a 15–4 run to lead in the first quarter by one point. The Tropang Texters then had another 15–5 run gave them a 39–29 advantage but Ginebra made their own run at the final minutes of the second quarter, capped off by a three-point buzzer-beater by Mark Caguioa to put the Kings up by one point at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Talk 'N Text limited the Kings to two field goals and scored 14 points to lead by nine points. Talk 'N Text's bench scored 39 points to prevent another Ginebra run to close out the game, with the Tropang Texters leading by as much as 22 at some point.http://www.gmanews.tv/story/218909/sports/pba-finals-texters-continue-dominance-blast-gin-kings-in-game-1 PBA: Texters continue dominance, blast Gin Kings in finals opener Rey Joble GMA News Online April 27, 2011 May 11, 2011 Game 2 April 29 7:00 p.m. Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay Solar P. Balao, J. Mariano, S. Pineda Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 106 Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=108 Report 30–15 16–32 34–29 26–32 Harris 24 Brumfield 27 Carey 9 Brumfield 15 Alapag 10 Brumfield 8 Series tied, 1–1 Talk 'N Text led early in the game with Paul Harris, Ryan Reyes and Jayson Castro outscoring the entire Ginebra team 30–15 in the first quarter. Robert Labagala and John Wilson scored on hustle plays in the second quarter to give Ginebra the lead 47–46. In the third quarter, Ronald Tubid and Talk 'N Text assistant coach Aboy Castro had a verbal altercation but were separated after Tubid gave Jimmy Alapag a hard foul; Ranidel de Ocampo later scored a three-point shot to tie the game at 71–all. Wilson scored 16 points in the game, including a key three-point play in a Ginebra 9-point run to give them the lead 108–101. Talk 'N Text made a final run and had a chance to win the game, but Alapag missed his three-point shot as time expired.http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=681135&publicationSubCategoryId=69 https://archive.today/20120908133512/http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=681135&publicationSubCategoryId=69 dead September 8, 2012 King-size fightback ties series Nelson Beltran The Philippine Star April 29, 2011 May 11, 2011 Game 3 #eee May 1 6:00 p.m. Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa Solar B. Guevarra, J. Mariano, S. Pineda Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1=104 Barangay Ginebra Kings 88 Report 31–29 26–20 22–25 25–14 de Ocampo 21 Caguioa 18 Harris 8 Brumfield 13 Alapag 5 Cortez 5 Talk 'N Text leads series, 2–1 Ranidel de Ocampo scored two consecutive three-point shots to give Talk 'N Text a 57–49 lead at halftime. While Caguioa led Ginebra into tying the game at 47–all, De Ocampo, Alapag and Larry Fonacier scored on five more three-point shots to extend Talk 'N Text's lead; Alapag's last three-pointer extended the Tropang Texters' lead to 12 points with 3:49 left in the game. Harvey Carey and Castro scored against the Ginebra defense to give the Tropang Texters an unassailable 18-point lead.http://www.gmanews.tv/story/219281/sports/game-3-fully-loaded-texters-outplay-gin-kings-to-take-2-1-lead Game 3: Fully loaded Texters outplay Gin Kings to take 2-1 lead Rey Joble GMA News Online May 1, 2011 May 11, 2011 Game 4 May 4 7:00 p.m. Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, R. Maurillo Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1=91 Barangay Ginebra Kings 84 Report 20–23 16–26 23–19 32–16 Harris 26 Brumfield, Caguioa 15 Harris 10 Nate Brumfield 15 Alapag, Reyes 3 Cortez 4 Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–1 Ginebra erected a 49–36 lead at halftime then extended it to a 55–38 lead early in the third quarter after a JC Intal three-point shot with 10:44 left in the third quarter. Talk 'N Text then had a 24–7 run led by Harris, de Ocampo and Castro, who converted on a jump shot to give the Tropang Texters the lead, 83–77, with 2:16 left in the game. The Kings would not recover and they trailed the series, 3–1.http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/316861/texters-near-2nd-straight-crown Texters near 2nd straight crown Waylon Galvez Manila Bulletin May 5, 2011 May 11, 2011 Game 5 #eee May 6 7:00 pm Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar J. Mariano, B. Guevarra, N. Quilinguen Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93 Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=100 ReportJanuary 2025 medicmedic 24–18 14–21 28–31 27–30 Castro 19 Brumfield 26 Peek 9 Brumfield 14 Castro 5 Brumfield 6 Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–2 Both teams figured in a low-scoring first half, with Ginebra holding a 39–38 lead. The Kings started the third quarter with a 9–0 run to extend their lead to ten; Castro scored five points in a 9–2 Talk 'N Text run to cut the lead to one, 58–57. Castro kept the Tropang Texters in the game, but Ginebra broke a 62–all deadlock with a run to lead 70–66 at the end of the third quarter. Castro scored nine more points but Ginebra kept the lead; with the Kings holding a 95–90 lead, the Tropang Texters turned over the ball, which led to a Mike Cortez three-point shot that gave Ginebra an unassailable 98–90 lead.http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/sports/view/20110507-335083/Never-say-die-Gin-Kings--win--Game-5-of-Commissioners-Cup-Finals Never-say-die Gin Kings win Game 5 of Commissioners Cup Finals Calvin Cordova Cebu Daily News May 7, 2011 May 11, 2011 Game 6 May 8 6:00 pm Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Solar : N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, S. Pineda Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |score1=99 OT Barangay Ginebra Kings 96 Report 23–28 25–25 16–21 24–14 11–8 Alapag 24 Miller 21 Peek 12 Brumfield 22 Alapag 6 Brumfield, Miller 4 Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–2 Ginebra had an 81–65 lead early in the fourth quarter when Talk 'N Text had an 11–0 run as they cut the lead to four points with 5:35 left. Down by two points in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, Alapag drove to the basket and scored a lay-up to tie the game. On the ensuing possession, Labagala also drove to the basket but missed on a floater to send the game into overtime. De Ocampo, Alapag and Castro scored three-point shots to give the Tropang Texters the lead 97–93 when Wilson scored his own three-pointer to cut the lead to one point with 58.3 seconds left in overtime. After Alapag scored on two free throws, Caguioa missed on a difficult three-pointer and Willie Miller turned the ball over as time expired.http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20110509-335464/Talk-N-Text-finishes-off-Ginebra-via-come-from-behind-overtime-victory Talk 'N Text finishes off Ginebra via come-from-behind overtime victory Jonas Panerio Philippine Daily Inquirer May 9, 2011 May 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110512230833/http://sports.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20110509-335464/Talk-N-Text-finishes-off-Ginebra-via-come-from-behind-overtime-victory May 12, 2011 dead Alapag and Castro were named finals co-MVPs for the second consecutive conference. Rosters Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 3 Jimmy Alapag G 5 9 160 Cal State San Bernardino USA C 4 Harvey Carey F 6 3 210 Sonoma State USA 10 Ryan Reyes G 6 2 190 Cal State Fullerton PHI 11 Paul Harris (basketball) Harris, Paul GF 6 3 235 Syracuse USA I 12 Larry Fonacier GF 6 2 170 Ateneo PHI 17 Jayson Castro G 5 11 167 Philippine Christian University PHI 20 Jared Dillinger F 6 5 220 Hawaii USA 21 Kelly Williams F 6 7 215 Oakland USA 27 Emerson Oreta G 5 11 180 UST PHI 28 Mark Yee GF 6 2 170 San Sebastian (Cavite) PHI 33 Ranidel De Ocampo FC 6 6 200 St. Francis of Assisi PHI 34 Ali Peek C 6 4 240 Saint Mary's USA 40 Rich Alvarez F 6 4 200 Ateneo JPN 51 Aaron Aban F 6 3 200 Letran PHI 98 Gilbert Lao C 6 6 210 UST PHI PHI Chot Reyes (Ateneo) USA Norman Black (Saint Joseph's) PHI Jamike Jarin (Ateneo) PHI Nash Racela (Ateneo) PHI Bong Ravena (UE) PHI Jaime Macayan (UE) (I) Import Barangay Ginebra Kings 1 Mike Cortez G 6 0 180 De La Salle PHI 2 Billy Mamaril CF 6 5 220 Bakersfield College PHI 4 Jimbo Aquino GF 6 1 180 San Sebastian PHI R 6 JC Intal F 6 4 195 Ateneo PHI 9 Rob Labagala G 5 9 170 University of the East PHI R 11 Willie Miller basketball G 5 11 180 Letran PHI 13 Jayjay Helterbrand G 5 11 170 Kentucky State PHI yes 15 Nate Brumfield F 6 4 175 Oklahoma Baptist USA I 18 Yancy de Ocampo C 6 8 220 St. Francis of Assisi PHI 23 Enrico Villanueva CF 6 5 210 Ateneo PHI yes 24 John Wilson (PBA player) Wilson, John GF 6 2 185 Jose Rizal PHI R 27 Willy Wilson F 6 3 200 De La Salle USA 30 Eric Menk CF 6 6 220 Lake Superior State USA C 47 Mark Caguioa G 6 0 190 Glendale (CA) PHI 71 Ronald Tubid GF 6 1 185 University of the East PHI 99 Rudy Hatfield F 6 4 205 Michigan Dearborn USA PHI Jong Uichico (De La Salle) PHI Siot Tanquingcen (UST) PHI Juno Sauler (De La Salle) PHI Allan Caidic (UE) (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play Analyst Courtside reportersGame 1 Mico Halili Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao Magoo MarjonGame 2 Richard del Rosario Quinito Henson and Tim Cone Patricia Bermudez-HizonGame 3 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao Cesca LittonGame 4 Sev Sarmenta Jason Webb and Ryan Gregorio Dominic UyGame 5 Richard del Rosario Andy Jao and Yeng Guiao Chiqui ReyesGame 6 Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Jason Webb and Tim Cone Magoo Marjon and Jinno Rufino References External links PBA official website Category:2010–11 PBA season 2011 Category:TNT Tropang 5G games Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel games PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals