2007 PBA Fiesta Conference

Philippine basketball tournament 2007 Fiesta Conference March 4 – July 20, 2007 ABC Mark Cardona (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters) Rosell Ellis (Alaska Aces) Willie Miller (Alaska Aces) Alaska Aces Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 2005-06 PBA Fiesta Conference 2005-06 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference 2008 2006–07 Philippine 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup 2007–08 Philippine 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup The 2007 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference or known as the 2007 Talk 'N Text PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the second conference of the 2006-07 season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Teams are allowed to pick an import with a maximum height-limit of 6-feet, 6-inches tall. The tournament began on March 4 and finished on July 20. The schedule will be shortened due to the league's commitment to the Philippine national basketball team while 12 players selected by national team head coach Chot Reyes will not play for their mother teams. Red Bull Barako is the defending champions of the tournament.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=01Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2486%2C7716094 Barako open Fiesta Cup defense vs TJ Giants Philippine Daily Inquirer Talk 'N Text, a product of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, was the main sponsor of the tournament. They also sponsored the 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup that ended a month before the tournament. List of 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 are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference. # Name Team Debuted1 Alex Compton Welcoat Dragons March 4 vs. Coca-Cola2 Charles Clark III Welcoat Dragons March 4 vs. Coca-Cola3 Anthony Johnson Coca-Cola Tigers March 4 vs. Welcoat4 Jessie King Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants March 4 vs. Red Bull5 James Penny Red Bull Barako March 4 vs. Purefoods6 Shawn Daniels Air21 Express March 7 vs. Sta. Lucia7 Marcellus Christian Air 21 Express March 7 vs. Barangay Ginebra8 Rosell Ellis Alaska Aces March 7 vs. Talk 'N Text9 Rock Winston Sta. Lucia Realtors March 7 vs. Air2110 James Sullinger Talk 'N Text Phone Pals March 7 vs. Alaska11 Vidal Massiah San Miguel Beermen March 9 vs. Red Bull12 Rod Nealy Barangay Ginebra Kings March 11 vs. Alaska13 Paul McMillan San Miguel Beermen March 17 vs. Coca-Cola14 Marquin Chandler Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants March 21 vs. San Miguel15 Galen Young San Miguel Beermen April 11 vs. Alaska16 Rob Sanders Welcoat Dragons April 15 vs. San Miguel17 Jeff Varem Coca-Cola Tigers April 20 vs. Barangay Ginebra18 Wayland White Welcoat Dragons May 2 vs. Barangay Ginebra19 Jamaal Williams Sta. Lucia Realtors May 2 vs. Air2120 Rashad Bell Coca-Cola Tigers May 30 vs. Red Bull Welcoat was allowed to have two imports. Compton, is an American citizen was born in the Philippines and was a member of the several local teams playing as a local. Tournament format Double round eliminations. Worst team would be eliminated. Sixth- to ninth-best teams figure in the one-game wildcard playoffs. Sixth seed vs. Ninth seed Seventh seed vs. Eighth seed Winners will figure in a playoff to advance to the quarterfinals. Third- to fifth-best teams, and the winner of the wildcards advance to the best-of-three quarterfinals. Third seed vs. winner of wildcards. Fourth seed vs. fifth seed. The two best teams and the winners of the quarterfinals advance to the best-of-seven semifinals. First seed vs. winner of the third seed/wildcard winner quarterfinal series Second seed vs. winner of the fourth seed/fifth seed quarterfinal series The winners of the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven Finals; the losers figure in a one-game third-place playoff. Elimination round Team standings Fifth seed playoff #eee June 6 Air21 Express 103 San Miguel Beermen 99 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC Second seed playoff June 6 Alaska Aces 103 Barangay Ginebra Kings 95 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC #eee Bracket Wildcard playoffs First round #eee June 8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 85 San Miguel Beermen|score2=102 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC June 8 Coca-Cola Tigers|score1=100 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 97 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC Second round #eee June 10 San Miguel Beermen|score1=102 Coca-Cola Tigers 101 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC Quarterfinals (3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) San Miguel #eee June 13 San Miguel Beermen 87 Barangay Ginebra Kings 113 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC June 15 San Miguel Beermen 111 Barangay Ginebra Kings 89 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay ABC recap #eee June 17 San Miguel Beermen 117 Barangay Ginebra Kings 114 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City 13,089 ABC San Miguel wins series, 2–1 OT (4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air22 #eee June 13 Air21 Express 121 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 102 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC June 15 Air21 Express 92 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 108 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay ABC #eee June 17 Air21 Express 112 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 114 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC recap Talk 'N Text wins series, 2–1 Semifinals (1) Red Bull vs. (4) Talk 'N Text #eee June 20 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 101 Red Bull Barako 107 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC June 22 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 107 Red Bull Barako 103 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC #eee June 24 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 105 Red Bull Barako 98 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC June 27 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 104 Red Bull Barako 111 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC #eee June 29 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 112 Red Bull Barako 111 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay ABC recap July 1 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 122 Red Bull Barako 110 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–2 (2) Alaska vs. (6) San Miguel #eee June 20 San Miguel Beermen 99 Alaska Aces 100 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC June 22 San Miguel Beermen 68 Alaska Aces 93 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC #eee June 24 San Miguel Beermen 91 Alaska Aces 81 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC June 27 San Miguel Beermen 87 Alaska Aces 93 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC recap #eee June 29 San Miguel Beermen 126 Alaska Aces 108 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay ABC July 1 San Miguel Beermen 109 Alaska Aces 113 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC Alaska wins series, 4–2 2OT Third place playoff #eee July 4 San Miguel Beermen 96 Red Bull Barako 103 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC recap Red Bull wins third-place trophy Finals Prior to Game 1, Sandwich performed "Laban kung Laban," the TV theme song of the PBA.#eee July 6 7:30 P.M. Cruz, Herrera, Ferrer 28-16 16-29 19-37 22-31 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 85 Cortez, Ellis 22 each James Sullinger 25 Rosell Ellis 13 James Sullinger 12 Rosell Ellis 10 Mark Cardona 3 Alaska Aces 113 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC boxscoreJuly 8 6:30 P.M. Calungcaguin, Aldaba, Ferrer 28-30 25-30 31-33 27-29 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 120 Alaska Aces 113 boxscore Rosell Ellis 40 Mark Cardona 30 Rosell Ellis 18 Yancy de Ocampo 9 Rosell Ellis 7 Mark Cardona 5 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC#eee July 11 7:30 P.M. Montiel, Herrera, Canizares 15-30 25-26 27-12 28-19 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 95 Alaska Aces 87 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC boxscore Willie Miller 29 James Sullinger 30 Rosell Ellis 13 James Sullinger 15 Ellis, Hugnatan 3 each James Sullinger 825-21 18-24 23-18 16-23 July 13 7:30 P.M. Canizares, Aldaba, Cruz Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 82 Alaska Aces 86 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC boxscore Willie Miller 29 James Sullinger 26 Rosell Ellis 14 James Sullinger 13 Willie Miller 4 Donbel Belano 5#eee 31-25 23-20 25-27 28-32 July 15 6:30 p.m. Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 107 Alaska Aces 104 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC boxscore Rosell Ellis 28 James Sullinger 24 Rosell Ellis 16 Sullinger, Carey 8 each Miller, Ellis 5 each Mark Cardona 5 Quilinguen, Herrera, Montiel 11,09734-22 11-34 31-38 34-27 July 18 7:05 p.m. Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 110 Alaska Aces 121 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City ABC boxscore Willie Miller 37 Mark Cardona 29 Rosell Ellis 16 James Sullinger 9 Cortez, Ellis 8 each James Sullinger 3 Cruz, Calungcaguin, Canizares#eee 26-25 27-20 19-25 24-29 July 20 7:05 P.M. 10,040 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 96 Alaska Aces 99 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay ABC boxscore Ellis 30 Sullinger 30 Ellis 10 Sullinger 13 Ellis 9 Sullinger 5 Quilinguen, Aldaba, Calungcaguin Alaska wins series 4–3 On Game 1, the Phone Pals raced into a twenty-point lead at the first quarter but the Aces chipped in to lead by a point by halftime. The Phone Pals lost steam as the Aces won the first game. The Phone Pals reversed the roles as the Aces themselves lost steam at the ends of Games 2 and 3 for a Phone Pals 2–1 series lead. With a 1–3 deficit looming, newly crowned MVP Willie Miller stepped up his performance as he tied his conference-high 29 points to lead the Aces into victory on Game 4. Conference Best Player Mark Cardona blew the Phone Pals chances' when he turned the ball over with 4 seconds with a 2-point deficit to lead a Rosell Ellis tip-in from a Sonny Thoss missed lay-up. On Game 5, Willie Miller turned cold when the Phone Pals started pulling away. The Piltel franchise notched win #3 to assure a twice-to-beat advantage. Miller, who was severely criticized by a lackluster performance by the MVP, answered his critics with a 37-point output (the best in the Finals by a local) to lead the Aces to a Game 6 win and to force a Game 7. References External links PBA.ph https://web.archive.org/web/20170809140619/http://www.pba.ph/ 2017-08-09 Fiesta Conference Category:PBA Fiesta Conference