2014–15 PBA Philippine Cup
The 2014–15 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup was the first conference of the 2014–15 PBA season. The tournament began on October 19, 2014, and ended on January 21, 2015. The tournament does not allow teams to hire foreign players or imports.
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:- Single-round robin eliminations; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. Ties are broken among head-to-head records of the tied teams.
- The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
- The next eight teams will play in a double-phase quarterfinal round. The #3 to #6 seed will have twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent. Phase 1 matchups are:
- * QF1: #3 team vs. #10 team
- * QF2: #4 team vs. #9 team
- * QF3: #5 team vs. #8 team
- * QF4: #6 team vs. #7 team
- The winners of Phase 1 will advance to the knockout phase. The match ups are:
- *KO1: QF1 vs. QF4
- *KO2: QF2 vs. QF3
- The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-seven semifinals series. Match ups are:
- * SF1: #1 vs. KO2
- * SF2: #2 vs. KO1
- The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals.
Elimination round
Team standings
Schedule
Results
Bracket
Quarterfinals
First phase
In this round, the higher-seeded team in the series has the twice-to-beat advantage.Alaska vs. NLEX
Talk 'N Text vs. Barako Bull
Barangay Ginebra vs. GlobalPort
Meralco vs. Purefoods Star
Second phase
This is a single-elimination round. The winner advances to the semifinals, while the loser is eliminated.Semifinals
San Miguel-Talk 'N Text series
Rain or Shine-Alaska series
Finals
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: June Mar Fajardo
- Finals MVP: Arwind Santos
Players of the Week
Statistical leaders
Entire conference
Category | Player | Team | Games played | Totals | Average |
Points per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 22 | 390 | 17.73 |
Rebounds per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 22 | 285 | 12.95 |
Assists per game | Stanley Pringle | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 11 | 56 | 5.09 |
Steals per game | Chico Lanete | Barako Bull Energy Cola | 10 | 20 | 2.00 |
Blocks per game | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 22 | 44 | 2.00 |
Field goal percentage | June Mar Fajardo | San Miguel Beermen | 22 | 140/249 | 56.22% |
3-pt field goal percentage | Raul Soyud | NLEX Road Warriors | 2 | 5/8 | 62.50% |
Free throw percentage | Mark Caguioa | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 13 | 17/17 | 100.00% |
Turnovers per game | Mark Cardona | NLEX Road Warriors | 11 | 44 | 4.00 |