2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup finals

Basketball cup finals 200px 2015–16 Philippine Cup (1) Alaska Aces Alex Compton 3 (2) San Miguel Beermen Leo Austria 4 January 17 – February 3, 2016 Chris Ross (San Miguel Beermen) Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) Hyper (HD) Fox Sports International: AksyonTV International A. Herrera, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva P. Balao, J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, S. Pineda N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, J. Marabe, E. Tangkion A. Herrera, P. Balao, N. Guevara, S. Pineda N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva 2014–15 2016–17 2015 Governors' 2016 Commissioner's The 2015–16 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs.PBA set to hold one game of Philippine Cup finals in Lucena, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, January 13, 2016 The Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen competed for the 38th All-Filipino championship and the 116th overall championship contested by the league. This also serves as the rematch for both teams, as they competed for the 2014–15 Philippine Cup and for the 2015 Governors' Cup, a year and a conference, respectively.PBA’s most successful franchises San Miguel, Alaska collide as Philippine Cup Finals unfold, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph, January 17, 2016 The Alaska Aces won the first three games to go up 3–0, behind Vic Manuel's outstanding performances.HIGHLIGHTS: Alaska vs San Miguel – 2016 PBA Philippine Cup Finals Game 1, rappler.com, Rappler, January 17, 2016Alaska up 2–0, Edri Aznar, Sun Star Cebu, January 20, 2016Aces flatten Beermen, gain 3–0 lead, Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, January 23, 2016 Since then, the San Miguel Beermen won Games 4, 5, and 6San Miguel foils Alaska's PBA Finals sweep, wins Game 4 in OT to extend series, Jane Bracher, Rappler, January 24, 2016San Miguel beats Alaska in Game 5, extends PBA Finals, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 27, 2016PBA Finals: San Miguel Beer pummels Alaska, forces Game 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20160206004106/http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2016/01/29/PBA-Finals-San-Miguel-Beer-pummels-Alaska-forces-Game-7.html 2016-02-06 , CNN Philippines, February 1, 2016 to force a Game 7 and became the first team in PBA history to force a seventh game, after being down 0–3, behind excellent performances from Marcio Lassiter and Arwind Santos. Game 5 marked the return of June Mar Fajardo,PBA Finals: Fajardo returns as Beermen scrape past Alaska in Game 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20160206003913/http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2016/01/27/PBA-Finals-San-Miguel-Beer-forces-Game-6-vs-Alaska.html 2016-02-06 , Jan Ballesteros, CNN Philippines, January 28, 2016 who suffered a knee injury in Game 6 of their semifinals series against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. San Miguel won against Alaska in seven games to capture their 22nd PBA championship and their 6th Philippine Cup. Dubbed as "BEERacle", San Miguel became the first team in professional basketball history to win a series coming from a 0–3 deficit.San Miguel makes history, wins PBA Philippine Cup title, Jane Bracher, Rappler, February 3, 2016 Background In the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup, the Alaska Aces and the San Miguel Beermen were the top 2 teams in the conference, both with a 9–2 record. In their head-to-head matchup in the elimination round, the Aces defeated San Miguel, 103–97 to clinch the top spot in the elimination round.PBA: Alaska outlasts Beermen, overcomes Fajardo's 43 points https://web.archive.org/web/20160206022832/http://cnnphilippines.com/sports/2015/12/16/PBA-Season-41-Alaska-San-Miguel-Beer-Abueva-Fajardo.html 2016-02-06 , CNN Philippines, December 17, 2015 The Beermen finished second. With the virtue of being the top two teams, the Aces and the Beermen qualified directly to the semi-finals of the conference. In the semifinals, Alaska faced the GlobalPort Batang Pier, who are making their first semifinals appearance in the history of their franchise.PBA: GlobalPort outlasts Ginebra, books semis slugfest vs Alaska, Renee Fopalan, GMA News, December 27, 2015 The first game was won by GlobalPort, led by Terrence Romeo's career high 41 points.Terrence Romeo runs GlobalPort show, scores career-high 41 in Game One win over Alaska, Karlo Sacamos, spin.ph Since then, the Aces bounced back to win 4 straight games to win the series 4–1 with the held, and make their 10th Philippine Cup finals appearance.Alaska returns to PBA Finals after blowout of Globalport, Jane Bracher, Rappler, January 12, 2016 San Miguel faced the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the other semi-final series. The two teams last played a semifinals series against each other during the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup. The first game was won by San Miguel, coming back from a 20-point deficit, behind June Mar Fajardo's double-double of 36 points and 18 rebounds and Ronald Tubid's outside shooting heroics.PBA: San Miguel erases 20-pt lead, steals Game 1 of semis vs Rain or Shine, Renee Fopalan, GMA News, January 5, 2016 Rain or Shine won Game 2, led by Jeff Chan's 16 points,Rain or Shine avoids another meltdown vs San Miguel in Game 2, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 7, 2016 and Game 3, led by Paul Lee's 18 points.PBA 2016: San Miguel falls despite Fajardo's 40 points; Rain or Shine leads series 2–1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306212542/http://www.sportsrageous.com/sports/pba-2016-san-miguel-falls-despite-fajardos-40-points-rain-or-shine-leads-series-2-1/4059/ 2016-03-06 , Ernest Hernandez, SportsRageous, January 9, 2016 The Elasto Painters were not able to win the next games and the Beermen went on to win 3 straight games to win the series 4–2 and to book their ticket to the finals.San Miguel beats Rain or Shine to make finals, but loses Fajardo, Naveen Ganglani, Rappler, January 15, 2016 However, June Mar Fajardo got injured with a twisted left knee during the game and was brought out of the Smart Araneta Coliseum, and was brought directly to the St. Lukes Medical Center in Taguig.Prayers for June Mar Fajardo after SMB, Gilas star leaves Game Six with knee injury, Gerry Ramos, spin.ph, January 15, 2016 Road to the finals 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup San Miguel Alaska Finished 9–2 (0.818): Tied with Alaska at 1st place Elimination round Finished 9–2 (0.818): Tied with San Miguel at 1st place 0.942 (2nd place) Tiebreaker* 1.062 (1st place) Automatically advanced after placing top 2 Quarterfinals Automatically advanced after placing top 2 def. Rain or Shine, 4–2 Semifinals def. GlobalPort, 4–1 head-to-head matchup #eee December 16 recap San Miguel Beermen 97 Alaska Aces |score2= 103 Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Series summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Wins San Miguel9180 75110* 86* 100 96 4 Alaska100 83 82 104 73 89 89 3Venue Araneta Araneta Lucena PhilSports Araneta Araneta MOA *overtime Game 1 #eee January 17 5:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 A. Herrera, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva San Miguel Beermen 91 Alaska Aces 100 Boxscore 23–23 19–15 33–28 16–34 Manuel 24 Cabagnot 20 Abueva 13 Espinas 8 Hontiveros, Jazul 4 Cabagnot, Ross 4 Alaska leads series, 1–0 In this game, the Beermen and the Aces were tied after the first quarter as both team scored 23 points a piece. Then at halftime, the Beermen hold a 4-point lead against the Aces. After the third quarter, the Beermen scored 33 points as they got a nine-point lead over the Aces. But in the 4th quarter, the Aces scored 34 points to comeback from a nine-point deficit in the 3rd quarter and won Game 1 of the series. Game 2 January 19 7:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 P. Balao, J. Mariano, E. Tangkion, J. Oliva San Miguel Beermen 80 Alaska Aces 83 Boxscore 18–23 18–16 24–23 20–21 Cabagnot 23 Manuel 18 de Ocampo 14 Abueva 11 Lassiter 3 Manuel 3 Alaska lead series, 2–0 Game 3 #eee January 22 7:00pm Quezon Convention Center, Lucena TV5 N. Quilinguen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion, S. Pineda San Miguel Beermen 75 Alaska Aces 82 Boxscore 17–20 24–11 17–24 17–27 Reyes 13 Manuel 17 Santos 9 Baguio 8 Cabagnot 5 Baguio 4 Alaska lead series, 3–0 Game 4 January 24 5:00pm PhilSports Arena, Pasig TV5 N. Quilinguen, R. Marabe, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva OT San Miguel Beermen 110 Alaska Aces 104 Boxscore 20–28 23–21 26–28 29–21 12–6 Lassiter 26 Manuel 20 Espinas 14 Manuel 13 Ross 9 Baguio, Casio 4 Alaska lead series, 3–1 Game 5 #eee January 27 7:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 J. Mariano, N. Guevarra, J. Marabe, E. Tangkion OT San Miguel Beermen 86 Alaska Aces 73 Boxscore 23–20 13–16 16–19 15–12 19–6 Santos 22 Manuel 25 Santos 16 Manuel 13 Ross 7 Abueva 6 Alaska lead series, 3–2 Game 6 January 29 7:00pm Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City TV5 A. Herrera, P. Balao, N. Guevara, S. Pineda 12,626 San Miguel Beermen 100 Alaska Aces 89 Boxscore 22–29 29–20 16–17 33–23 Lassiter 26 Manuel 21 Santos 15 Abueva, Manuel 9 three players 3 Jazul 4 Series tied, 3–3 Game 7 #eee February 3 7:00pm Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay TV5 N. Quilinguen, N. Guevarra, R. Dacanay, J. Oliva 23,616 San Miguel Beermen 96 Alaska Aces 89 Boxscore 22–16 21–22 25–13 28–38 Fajardo, Ross 21 Banchero 21 Fajardo 15 Baguio 11 Cabagnot, Ross 5 Abueva, Exciminiano 3 San Miguel wins series, 4–3 In a controversial move, Alaska head coach Alex Compton called for three straight timeouts at the start of the game. By winning the game and the series, San Miguel became the first team in professional basketball history to comeback in a 3–0 deficit. This comeback is known as the "Beeracle". It was cited by The New York Times in a May 2023 article about a prelude to the Game 7 of the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference finals series between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat, where Miami led the series 3–0 before Boston won the next three games to force a game 7.Henson Joaquin Quinito Henson https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/06/02/2270842/beeracle-cited-ny-times/ 'Beeracle' cited by NY Times The Philippine Star May 29, 2023 December 2, 2023Marther Victor https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/sports/basketball/miami-heat-boston-celtics-blow-series-lead.html The Miami Heat Are on the Brink of Bad History The New York Times May 29, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530013223/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/sports/basketball/miami-heat-boston-celtics-blow-series-lead.html May 30, 2023 live subscription December 2, 2023 Unlike the Beermen, however, the Celtics lost the Game 7, rendering their comeback attempt as unsuccessful.https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/29/sports/basketball/miami-heat-boston-celtics.html The Miami Heat Earned a Trip to the N.B.A. Finals the Hard Way Cacciola Scott May 29, 2023 The New York Times February 12, 2024 "The Heat, just the second eighth seed to reach the championship round, nearly blew a 3-0 series lead against the Celtics." Rosters San Miguel Beermen 1 Brian Heruela G 5 10 195 1989-04-13 Cebu PHI 3 Chris Lutz G/F 6 3 200 1985-02-11 Marshall USA 4 Jay-R Reyes F/C 6 7 215 1984-07-16 UP Diliman PHI 5 Alex Cabagnot G 6 0 180 1982-12-08 Hawaii-Hilo PHI 6 Chris Ross basketball G 6 2 180 1985-03-08 Marshall USA 13 Marcio Lassiter G/F 6 3 185 1987-05-16 Cal State Fullerton USA 15 June Mar Fajardo C 6 10 268 1989-11-17 Cebu PHI 18 Ryan Araña G 6 1 180 1983-03-23 De La Salle PHI 21 Nelbert Omolon F 6 4 185 1980-06-30 Philippine Christian University PHI 27 Gabby Espinas F 6 4 200 1982-01-03 Philippine Christian University PHI 28 Michael Mabulac F 6 4 218 1991-10-31 José Rizal PHI R/IN 29 Arwind Santos F 6 4 175 1981-06-10 FEU PHI C 33 David Semerad F 6 5 220 1991-04-25 San Beda AUS 71 Ronald Tubid G 6 1 185 1981-10-15 University of the East PHI 95 Yancy De Ocampo Yancy de Ocampo C 6 9 225 1980-03-11 St. Francis of Assisi PHI PHI Leo Austria (Lyceum) PHI Peter Martin (San Sebastian) PHI Dayong Mendoza PHI Biboy Ravanes (Cebu) PHI Boyzie Zamar (UE) PHI Ato Agustin (Lyceum) PHI Jorge Gallent (FEU) PHI Gee Abanilla (De La Salle) PHI Daniel Henares (Assistant) http://pba.inquirer.net/teams/san-miguel-beermen Alaska Aces 2 Chris Banchero G 6 1 185 1989–01–24 Seattle Pacific USA 3 Cyrus Baguio G/F 6 2 180 1980–08–19 UST PHI 4 Vic Manuel F 6 4 208 1987–06–18 PSBA PHI 7 Sonny Thoss C 6 7 205 1981–12–07 James Cook PNG 8 Calvin Abueva F 6 2 185 1988–02–04 San Sebastian PHI 9 Nonoy Baclao F/C 6 5 210 1987–06–15 Ateneo PHI 10 Marion Magat F/C 6 6 180 1989–10–22 National-U PHI R/IN 11 Rome dela Rosa F 6 3 185 1990–12–11 San Beda USA 17 Chris Exciminiano G 6 0 185 1988–11–17 FEU PHI 25 Dondon Hontiveros G/F 6 2 180 1977–06–01 Cebu PHI 26 Samigue Eman C 6 9 239 1982–03–12 Mindanao PHI 30 Eric Menk F/C 6 6 250 1974–08–24 Lake Superior State USA 31 RJ Jazul G 5 11 170 1986–04–11 Letran PHI 35 Tony dela Cruz F 6 4 209 1978–08–24 UC Irvine USA C 42 JVee Casio G 5 10 175 1986–09–01 De La Salle PHI 61 Kevin Racal F 6 3 175 1991–05–16 Letran PHI R/IN PHI Alex Compton (Cornell) PHI Louie Alas (Adamson) USA Jeffrey Cariaso (Sonoma State) PHI Topex Robinson (San Sebastian) PHI Monch Gavieres (Letran) PHI Franco Atienza (San Sebastian) PHI Dickie BachmannNote1 a a (De La Salle) http://pba.inquirer.net/teams/alaska-aces Note1 a a also serves as Alaska's board governor. Broadcast notes The Philippine Cup Finals aired on TV5 with simulcasts on Hyper (both in standard and high definition) and Cignal TV channel 198 (in high definition). TV5's radio arm, Radyo5 aired it as well. Fox Sports Asia airs the games as well on a delayed basis. Cignal TV provided English-language coverage of the finals. Game Sports5 Cignal TV (English)Fox Sports (English)Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s) Play-by-play Analyst(s)Game 1 Magoo Marjon Andy Jao and Ryan Gregorio Rizza Diaz same commentators with TV5 no broadcastGame 2 Charlie Cuna Eric Reyes and Tim Cone Sel Guevara James Velasquez Richard del Rosario Nikko Ramos Ronnie MagsanocGame 3 Magoo Marjon Jolly Escobar and Charles Tiu Apple David James Velasquez Carlo Pamintuan no broadcastGame 4 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao and Ali Peek Rizza Diaz Aaron Atayde Norman Black Jude Turcuato Vince HizonGame 5 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Tim Cone Sel Guevara Charlie Cuna Luigi Trillo Nikko Ramos Vince HizonGame 6 Charlie Cuna Quinito Henson and Tim Cone Rizza Diaz Aaron Atayde Ryan Gregorio Jude Turcuato Ronnie MagsanocGame 7 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Tim Cone Apple David Charlie Cuna Richard del Rosario Nikko Ramos Vince Hizon Additional Game 7 crew: Trophy presentation: James Velasquez Dugout celebration interviewer: Mara Aquino References 3 External links PBA official website 2016 Category:2015–16 PBA season Category:San Miguel Beermen games Category:Alaska Aces (PBA) games PBA Philippine Cup Finals PBA Philippine Cup Finals