2013–14 PBA season
The 2013–14 PBA season was the 39th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The season formally opened on November 17, 2013, and finished on July 9, 2014. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup is the second and third conferences for this season.
| 2013–14 PBA season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Duration | November 17, 2013 – July 9, 2014 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) International: Fox Sports Asia AksyonTV International |
| 2013 PBA draft | |
| Top draft pick | Greg Slaughter |
| Picked by | Barangay Ginebra |
| Season MVP | June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Top scorer | Jayson Castro (Talk N' Text Tropang Texters) |
| Philippine Cup champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| Philippine Cup runners-up | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| Commissioner's Cup champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| Commissioner's Cup runners-up | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| Governors' Cup champions | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| Governors' Cup runners-up | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
Due to the Philippines' hosting of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship last August, the third conference of the previous season, the 2013 PBA Governors' Cup was rescheduled to start on August 13. Subsequently, the annual draft and the opening of the new season, which is usually held every last week of August and first week of October respectively since 2004, was moved to November.
The first activity of the season was the 2013 PBA draft held on November 3.[1]
Board of governors
Executive committee
- Angelico Salud (Commissioner)
- Ramon Segismundo (chairman, representing Meralco Bolts)
- Patrick Gregorio (Vice-chairman, representing Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
- Robert Non (Treasurer, representing San Miguel Beermen)
Teams
| Team | Company | Governor | Alternate Governor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air21 Express | Airfrieght 2100, Inc. | Angelito Alvarez | Jerry Jara |
| Alaska Aces | Alaska Milk Corporation | Richard Bachmann | |
| Barako Bull Energy | Energy Food and Drinks Inc. | Manuel Alvarez | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. | Bernie Marquez | Alfrancis Chua |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. | Michael Romero | Nathaniel Romero / Erick Arejola |
| Meralco Bolts | Manila Electric Company | Ramon Segismundo | Al Panlilio / Betty Siy-Yap |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. | Mamerto Mondragon | Edison Orbania |
| San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | San Miguel Pure Foods Company, Inc. | Rene Pardo | |
| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Brewery, Inc. | Roberto Huang | Robert Non |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Smart Communications | Manuel V. Pangilinan | Victorino Vargas |
Arenas
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Mall of Asia Arena
Cuneta Astrodome
PhilSports Arena
Metro Manila venues of the PBA.
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Metro Manila
Cebu City
Davao City
Cagayan de Oro
Biñan
Dipolog
Provincial venues of the PBA that hosted one game day (red), and two or more game days (blue).
Like several Metro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas within Metro Manila, and sometimes, Antipolo. Games outside this area are called "out-of-town" games, and are usually played on Saturdays. Provincial arenas usually host one game, rarely two; these arenas typically host only once per season, but could return occasionally.
Main arenas
| Arena | City |
|---|---|
| Cuneta Astrodome | Pasay |
| Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay |
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| PhilSports Arena | Pasig |
Out-of-town arenas
| Arena | City | Date | Match-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cebu Coliseum | Cebu City | November 17, 2013 | Meralco vs. Talk 'N Text |
| University of Southeastern Philippines Gym | Davao City | Alaska vs. Rain or Shine | |
| Dipolog Sports Center | Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte | December 14, 2013 | Meralco vs. Petron |
| Alonte Sports Arena | Biñan, Laguna | March 29, 2014 | Alaska vs. San Miguel |
| May 28, 2014 | San Miguel vs. Barako Bull Rain or Shine vs. Talk 'N Text | ||
| June 8, 2014 | Barako Bull vs. GlobalPort Rain or Shine vs. Barangay Ginebra | ||
| June 14, 2014 | Meralco vs. GlobalPort Air21 vs. San Miguel | ||
| Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan Gym | Cagayan de Oro | June 7, 2014 | San Miguel vs. Meralco |
Pre-season events
Player movement
Key transactions:
Notable occurrences
- The fifth PBA Hall of Fame ceremony was held during the opening ceremonies of the 2013−14 PBA season. This year's inductees includes players Benjie Paras, Ronnie Magsanoc, Lim Eng Beng and coach Ed Ocampo[2]
- The PBA's developmental league held its first draft on September 19. Subsequently, the new D-League season began on October 24.[3]
- Possible changes of the season calendar will be further discussed between the league and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas for the preparation of the Philippines men's national basketball team for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which was scheduled to be held in Spain from August 30 to September 14, 2014.[4]
- Sports5 transferred the broadcast of the PBA games to their main network TV5. Also, Fox Sports will air live simulcasts of the Wednesday doubleheaders in English commentary, starting November 20, 2013.
- A second version of the Jun Bernardino Trophy was created after the 2006 trophy was awarded to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters after they won the Philippine Cup for the third consecutive year last season.
Coaching changes
- Junel Baculi is replaced by Richie Ticzon as head coach of the GlobalPort Batang Pier.[5]
Opening ceremonies
The opening ceremonies for this season were held in three different locations, one each representing Luzon (Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City), Visayas (Cebu Coliseum), and Mindanao (USEP Gymnasium, Davao City), while the main ceremonies was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.[6]
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[7]
| Team | Muse |
|---|---|
| Air21 Express | Lauren Young |
| Alaska Aces | Fila Guia Hidalgo |
| Barako Bull Energy | Tereza Fajksova |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Marian Rivera |
| GlobalPort Batang Pier | Maxene Magalona |
| Meralco Bolts | Sophie Albert and Stephanie Rowe |
| Petron Blaze Boosters | Gretchen Ho |
| Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | Koreen Medina |
| San Mig Coffee Mixers | Isabel Oli |
| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | Chanel Morales and Danielle Montano Lee |
2013–14 Philippine Cup
Notable events
- On January 13, 2014, San Miguel Corporation president Ramon S. Ang announced that the Petron Blaze Boosters will revert to its iconic name "San Miguel Beermen" starting in the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[8]
- On January 29, 2014, GlobalPort owner Mikee Romero announced that interim coach Richie Ticzon will replaced by Pido Jarencio as head coach of GlobalPort Batang Pier starting next conference.[9]
- The league's board of governors approved the proposal of shortening the finals series of the Commissioner's and Governors' Cups to a best-of-five to give time for the Philippine men's national basketball team time to prepare for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games. The opening of the 2014–15 season will also be moved to October 19.[10]
- On February 12, 2014, the seventh game of the 2013-14 PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals series between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and San Mig Super Coffee Mixers set the all-time basketball attendance record of 24,883,[11] which broke the previous record of 23,436 set on May 19, 2013, that featured Game Three of the PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals between the Alaska Aces and the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.[12]
- The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters staged a "partial walkout" during Game 6 of their Finals series against the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers at the 10:59 mark of the second quarter. Rain or Shine returned to the playing court before the 15-minute time limit given to teams who walks out of the playing court and eventually lost to San Mig Super Coffee.[13]
- On February 25, 2014, Petron Blaze/San Miguel Beer board governor Ely Capacio died following a stroke[14] The league paid tribute to him before the start of Game 5 of the Philippine Cup Finals. Also, the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers, which was coached by Capacio in 1991, had black patches in their jerseys as a sign of mourning.
- San Mig Super Coffee coach Tim Cone became the winning-est coach in PBA history after his team clinched his 16th title. He surpassed the record of 15 championships set by Baby Dalupan before he retired as a coach in 1991.
- The San Mig Super Coffee Mixers became the team with most All-Filipino/Philippine Cup championships after winning their sixth Philippine Cup, surpassing the Crispa Redmanizers with five All-Filipino titles.
- PBA Commissioner Chito Salud penalized the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters with a P2 million for their "partial walkout" during the 2nd quarter (11:49) of their Finals in Game 6 series against the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers.[15]
- Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao accumulated a record total of P426,400 worth of fines due to a league rule that penalizes a coach, player or official that receives more than nine technical fouls in a conference after incurring 13 technicals during the tournament (P50,000 each technical foul), and the P100,000 fine sanctioned to him after flashing the finger at league officials during the semifinals.[16]
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 11 | 3 | .786[lower-alpha 1] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 11 | 3 | .786[lower-alpha 1] | — | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | |
| 5 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 7 | 7 | .500 | 4 | |
| 6 | Barako Bull Energy | 5 | 9 | .357[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 9 | .357[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 9 | .357[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 9 | .357[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Barangay Ginebra 1–0 Rain or Shine
- Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.06, GlobalPort 1.01, Alaska 0.99, Meralco 0.95; eighth seed playoff: Alaska 94–91 Meralco
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 97 | 108 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Alaska | 104 | 95 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Mig Coffee | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Talk 'N Text | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Mig Coffee | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | GlobalPort | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 4 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Petron Blaze | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Petron Blaze | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Barako Bull | 0 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel* | 1–1 | (8) Alaska Aces | 97–104 | 108–95 |
| (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* | 1–0 | (7) GlobalPort Batang Pier | 106–96 | — |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) Petron Blaze Boosters | 2–0 | (6) Barako Bull Energy | 101–88 | 107–100 | — |
| (4) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 1–2 | (5) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 83–90 | 82–77 | 82–90 |
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3–4 | (5) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 83–85 | 93–64 | 89–97 | 85–82 | 76–79 | 94–91 | 87–110 |
| (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 4–1 | (3) Petron Blaze Boosters | 103–95 | 103–94 | 73–106 | 88–83 | 97–88 | — | — |
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2–4 | (5) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 83–80 | 70–80 | 76–77 | 90–93 | 81–74 | 87–93 | — |
- Finals MVP: Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee Mixers)
- Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo (Petron Blaze Boosters)
2014 Commissioner's Cup
Notable events
- Ever Bilena Incorporated owner Dioceldo Sy submitted a letter of intent for the application of his PBA D-League team, Black Water Sports in joining as an expansion team for the 2014–15 season. This was after Ever Bilena was given clearance of its financial capability to put up a PBA team.[17][18]
- Columbian Autocar Corporation (CAC), the distributor of Kia cars in the Philippines submitted its letter of intent to join the PBA starting in the next 2014–15 season.[18][19]
- Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, owners of the NLEX Road Warriors team in the PBA D-League has submitted its letter of intent to join the PBA as an expansion team.[20]
- After the regular meeting of the PBA Board of Governors last March 6, PBA commissioner Chito Salud announced that he will review the submitted requirements of the three companies that applied for an expansion team to determine their financial and operating capability in having a PBA team. He will send his recommendations by April to the board of governors.[21][22]
- The league's Board of Governors unanimously approved the application of Blackwater, Kia, and NLEX as expansion teams for the 2014–15 PBA season during their meeting on April 10. As a concession with Kia, who does not have a basketball team in the PBA D-League, the Board of Governors did not allow Blackwater and NLEX to sign up their players from their D-League teams. Instead, the expansion teams will build their teams through an expansion draft with the 10 existing teams will protect 14 players in their roster, the free agency and the rookie draft, in which the expansion teams will be given the 11th, 12th and 13th pick in the first round of the 2014 PBA draft.[23][24]
- Additional concessions were given to the three expansion teams at the conclusion of the special meeting by the league's Board of Governors. These include the revision of the expansion draft in which the 10 existing teams will protect 12 players from the previous 14, and the first three picks of the second round of the 2014 PBA draft. Only the three expansion teams will be allowed to pick players after the third round of the rookie draft.[25]
- Rain or Shine Elasto Painters coach Yeng Guiao was slapped with a P100,000 fine after an altercation with Meralco Bolts player Cliff Hodge and calling him "mongoloid" (a derogatory word used in the Philippines for persons who has Down syndrome) after the second game of their best-of-three quarterfinals game.[26] Meanwhile, Hodge's flagrant foul on Raymond Almazan on the same game was upgraded to flagrant foul penalty two and was fined with P20,000[27]
- Air21 Express made their first semifinals appearance in franchise history, after beating second-seeded San Miguel Beermen with the knockout game ending in two overtimes.[28][29]
- Sports5 head Chot Reyes announced via Twitter that the PBA games will now be aired in high definition for Cignal Digital TV subscribers starting with the 2014 Commissioner's Cup Finals.[30]
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3 | Best-of-three quarterfinals |
| 4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | |
| 6 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5 | |
| 7 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 2 | 7 | .222 | 7 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 Meralco
- Head-to-head record: Air21 1–0 Barangay Ginebra
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||
| (#1 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Rain or Shine | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Rain or Shine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Meralco | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 1 | ||||||||||||
| (#2 twice-to-beat) | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Miguel | 79 | 95 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Air21 | 92 | 101** | |||||||||||
| 7 | Air21 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | San Mig Coffee | 2 | ||||||||||||
**double overtime
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters* | 1–0 | (8) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 97–84 | — |
| (2) San Miguel Beermen* | 0–2 | (7) Air21 Express | 79–92 | 95–101 (2OT) |
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (3) Alaska Aces | 1–2 | (6) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 86–77 | 65–70 | 65–79 |
| (4) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2–1 | (5) Meralco Bolts | 91–94 | 102–93 | 97–96 (OT) |
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 3–0 | (4) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 91–85 | 94–87 | 99–91 | — | — |
| (6) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 3–2 | (7) Air21 Express | 100–103 | 82–75 | 84–73 | 91–94 | 99–83 |
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 1–3 | (6) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 80–95 | 86–76 | 75–77 | 91–100 | — |
- Finals MVP: James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Best Player of the Conference: Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Richard Howell (Talk 'N Text)
2014 Governors' Cup
Notable events
- Jeffrey Cariaso was named as the head coach of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. Olsen Racela was also transferred from San Mig Super Coffee to Barangay Ginebra to become the lead assistant coach.[31]
- Luigi Trillo resigned as head coach of the Alaska Aces due to family reasons and was replaced by Alex Compton.[32]
- The sale of the Air21 Express franchise to Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, owners of the NLEX Road Warriors has been approved by the PBA Board of Governors on June 26, 2014.[33]
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 7 | 2 | .778 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 4 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 5 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 7 | Air21 Express | 5 | 4 | .556[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 6 | .333[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head quotient: Alaska 1.08, San Mig 1.02, San Miguel 0.99, Barangay Ginebra 0.97, Air21 0.94
- Head-to-head record: Barako Bull 95–94 Meralco
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-5) | |||||||||||
| (#1 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 99 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Barako Bull | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | |||||||||||
| (#4 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 97 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 90 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
| (#2 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 111 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Air21 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
| (#3 twice to beat) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 92 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 81 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 1–0 | (8) Barako Bull Energy | 99–84 | — |
| (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters* | 1–0 | (7) Air21 Express | 111–90 | — |
| (3) Alaska Aces* | 1–0 | (6) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 92–81 | — |
| (4) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers* | 1–0 | (5) San Miguel Beermen | 97–90 | — |
*Team has twice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 2–3 | (4) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 88–92 (OT) | 85–93 | 112–86 | 84–81 (OT) | 87–93 |
| (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 3–2 | (3) Alaska Aces | 93–97 | 99–87 | 94–104 | 123–121 (OT) | 97–94 |
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2–3 | (4) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 101–104 | 89–87 (OT) | 69–78 | 88–79 | 89–92 |
- Finals MVP: James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Best Player of the Conference: Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text)
- Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference: Arizona Reid (Rain or Shine)
Individual awards
Leo Awards
- Most Valuable Player: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
- Rookie of the Year: Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra)
- First Mythical Team:
- Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text)
- Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee)
- June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
- Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text)
- Asi Taulava (Air21)
- Second Mythical Team:
- Paul Lee (Rain or Shine)
- PJ Simon (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra)
- Marc Pingris (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Sonny Thoss (Alaska)
- All-Defensive Team:
- Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
- June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
- Jireh Ibañes (Rain or Shine)
- Marc Pingris (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Most Improved Player: June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel)
- Sportsmanship Award: Willie Miller (Barako Bull)
Awards given by the PBA Press Corps
- Defensive Player of the Year: Marc Pingris (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Scoring Champion: Jayson Castro (Talk 'N Text)
- Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year: Tim Cone (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Mr. Quality Minutes: PJ Simon (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Comeback Player of the Year: Asi Taulava (Air21)
- Danny Floro Executive of the Year: Ramon S. Ang
- Order of Merit: Mark Barroca (San Mig Super Coffee)
- All-Rookie Team
- Greg Slaughter (Barangay Ginebra)
- Ian Sangalang (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Justin Melton (San Mig Super Coffee)
- Terrence Romeo (GlobalPort)
- Raymond Almazan (Rain or Shine)
Cumulative standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 49 | 33 | 16 | .673 | Finalist |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 61 | 37 | 24 | .607 | |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters/San Miguel Beermen | 42 | 25 | 17 | .595 | Semifinalist |
| 4 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 71 | 41 | 30 | .577 | Champions |
| 5 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 43 | 23 | 20 | .535 | Semifinalist |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 44 | 22 | 22 | .500 | |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 36 | 14 | 22 | .389 | Quarterfinalist |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 40 | 15 | 25 | .375 | Semifinalist |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 35 | 10 | 25 | .286 | Quarterfinalist |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 33 | 7 | 26 | .212 |
Source:
Elimination rounds
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 32 | 24 | 8 | .750 |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 32 | 22 | 10 | .688 |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters/San Miguel Beermen | 32 | 22 | 10 | .688 |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 32 | 19 | 13 | .594 |
| 5 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500 |
| 6 | Alaska Aces | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500 |
| 7 | Meralco Bolts | 32 | 13 | 19 | .406 |
| 8 | Air21 Express | 32 | 11 | 21 | .344 |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 32 | 10 | 22 | .313 |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 32 | 7 | 25 | .219 |
Source:
Playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 39 | 25 | 14 | .641 |
| 2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 17 | 9 | 8 | .529 |
| 3 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 29 | 15 | 14 | .517 |
| 4 | Air21 Express | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 11 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
| 7 | Petron Blaze Boosters/San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 |
| 8 | Meralco Bolts | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 9 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 10 | Barako Bull Energy | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
Source:
References
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- Philippine Cup technical fouls cost Yeng Guiao a staggering P426,000 in penalties, Richard Dy, spin.ph, February 28, 2014
- Blackwater closer to becoming 11th PBA team after clearing due diligence by league, Snow Badua, spin.ph, February 28, 2014
- Two new companies express formal interest in joining PBA next season Archived March 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, Interaksyon.com, March 2, 2014
- Top Korean carmaker Kia files letter of intent to put up PBA expansion team, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 1, 2014
- NLEX files letter of intent to formalize bid to put up PBA expansion team, Snow Badua, spin.ph, March 6, 2014
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- No direct amateur hires for expansion teams NLEX, Kia, Blackwater Archived April 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Rey Joble, InterAksyon.com, April 10, 2014
- More concessions, but still no direct hires for PBA expansion teams Kia, NLEX, Blackwater Archived April 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, InterAksyon.com, April 24, 2014
- Yeng Guiao slapped another P100k fine for calling Cliff Hodge 'mongoloid' Archived April 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, InterAksyon.com, April 25, 2014
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