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2008 PBA Fiesta Conference

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2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
DurationMarch 29 – August 20, 2008
TV partner(s)ABC/TV5 (Local)
The Filipino Channel (International)
Finals
ChampionsBarangay Ginebra Kings
Runners-upAir21 Express
Awards
Best PlayerJayjay Helterbrand
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Best ImportChris Alexander
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Finals MVPEric Menk and Ronald Tubid
(Barangay Ginebra Kings)
PBA Fiesta Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference, also known as the 2008 Smart PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, was the last conference of the 2007-08 PBA season. The tournament began on March 29 with a game between the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals at Panabo, Davao del Norte. Opening ceremonies were held the day after at the Araneta Coliseum.

All ten teams are permitted to acquire one non-Filipino (the "import") of unlimited height as reinforcement. Furthermore, the two worst performers in the elimination round of the previous conference (the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Welcoat Dragons), will also be able to acquire another import but with a height limit of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m).

Tournament format

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  • 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

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Air21 Express 12 6 .667 Advance to semifinals
2 Red Bull Barako 11 7 .611 1
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 10 8 .556[a] 2 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Coca-Cola Tigers 10 8 .556[a] 2
5 Magnolia Beverage Masters 10 8 .556[a] 2
6 Alaska Aces 9 9 .500[b] 3 Advance to wildcard round
7 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 9 9 .500[b] 3
8 Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants 8 10 .444 4
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 7 11 .389 5
10 Welcoat Dragons 4 14 .222 8
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text (Alaska +9)

Schedule

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 Round 1Round 2
Team ╲ Game123456789101112131415161718
Air21 ExpressWELRBBPFCokeTNTALABGKSLRCokeMBMBGKRBBSLRALATNTWELMBMPF
Alaska AcesSLRBGKMBMWELRBBA21TNTPFCokeRBBTNTPFA21WELSLRCokeMBMBGK
Barangay Ginebra KingsRBBALASLRCokeMBMPFA21TNTWELA21MBMRBBSLRPFCokeTNTWELALA
Coca-Cola TigersTNTPFWELA21BGKSLRRBBMBMALAA21RBBWELPFTNTBGKMBMALASLR
Magnolia Beverage MastersPFSLRALATNTBGKWELRBBCokePFA21BGKTNTWELRBBSLRCokeA21ALA
Purefoods Tender Juicy GiantsMBMCokeA21RBBWELBGKALAMBMTNTSLRALACokeWELBGKRBBTNTSLRA21
Red Bull BarakoBGKA21TNTPFALACokeMBMSLRWELALACokeA21BGKMBMPFWELTNTSLR
Sta. Lucia RealtorsALAMBMBGKTNTCokeWELRBBA21TNTWELPFA21BGKMBMALAPFCokeRBB
Talk 'N Text Phone PalsCokeWELRBBMBMSLRA21ALAWELBGKSLRPFALAMBMCokeA21PFBGKRBB
Welcoat DragonsA21TNTCokeALAPFMBMSLRTNTRBBBGKSLRCokeMBMPFALAA21RBBBGK
Source: [citation needed]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

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Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Wildcard phase
(Single elimination)
Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
Semifinals
(Best-of-7)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
6Alaska853Brgy. Ginebra4
9Sta. Lucia993Brgy. Ginebra22Red Bull0
9Sta. Lucia1119Sta. Lucia0
7Talk 'N Text963Brgy. Ginebra4
7Talk 'N Text981Air213
8Purefoods83
1Air214Third place
4Coca-Cola15Magnolia2
5Magnolia22Red Bull102
5Magnolia90

Wildcard phase

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First round

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Second round

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Quarterfinals

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(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (9) Sta. Lucia

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July 16
Sta. Lucia Realtors 85, Barangay Ginebra Kings 113
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–0

(4) Coca-Cola vs. (5) Magnolia

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July 18
Magnolia Beverage Masters 78, Coca-Cola Tigers 60
Magnolia wins series 2–1

Semifinals

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(1) Air21 vs. (5) Magnolia

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August 1
Magnolia Beverage Masters 91, Air21 Express 99
Air21 wins series, 4–2

(2) Red Bull vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra

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July 27
Barangay Ginebra Kings 101, Red Bull Barako 97 (OT)
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–0

Third place playoff

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August 6
Red Bull Barako 102, Magnolia Beverage Masters 90
Scoring by quarter: 28-22, 15-26, 27-37, 20-17

Finals

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August 6
7:20 p.m.
Air21 Express 96, Barangay Ginebra Kings 105
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: Aldaba, Ting, Maurillo
August 8
7:20 p.m.
Barangay Ginebra Kings 90, Air21 Express 124
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Referees: Montiel, Ferrer, Pascual
August 10
6:30 p.m.
Air21 Express 97, Barangay Ginebra Kings 87
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 15,142
August 13
7:20 p.m.
Barangay Ginebra Kings 90, Air21 Express 77
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Cruz, Aldaba, Quilinguen
August 15
7:20 p.m.
Air21 Express 76, Barangay Ginebra Kings 73
Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
Referees: Cruz, Calungcaguin, Guevarra
August 17
6:30 p.m.
Barangay Ginebra Kings 80, Air21 Express 75
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 18,043
August 20
7:20 p.m.
Air21 Express 84, Barangay Ginebra Kings 97
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 4–3
Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 22,902

Awards

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Imports

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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 Debuted
1 United States Calvin Cage Coca-Cola Tigers March 29 vs. Talk 'N Text
2 United States Jason Dixon Coca-Cola Tigers March 29 vs. Talk 'N Text
3 United States Aaron McGhee Talk 'N Text Phone Pals March 29 vs. Coca-Cola
4 United States Steve Thomas Air21 Express March 30 vs. Welcoat
5 United States Jason Keep Welcoat Dragons March 30 vs. Air21
6 United States Cory Santee Welcoat Dragons March 30 vs. Air21
7 Mexico Adam Parada Red Bull Barako March 30 vs. Brgy. Ginebra
8 United States Rahshon Turner Barangay Ginebra Kings March 30 vs. Red Bull
9 United States Wesley Wilson Sta. Lucia Realtors April 2 vs. Alaska
10 United States Randy Holcomb Alaska Aces April 2 vs. Sta. Lucia
11 United States Darius Rice Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants April 2 vs. Magnolia
12 United States Jameel Watkins Magnolia Beverage Masters April 2 vs. Purefoods
13 United States Marquis Gainous Welcoat Dragons April 9 vs. Coca-Cola
14 United States Ernest Brown Barangay Ginebra Kings April 12 vs. Sta. Lucia
15 United States George Gervin, Jr. Coca-Cola Tigers April 13 vs. Air21
16 United States Chris Alexander Barangay Ginebra Kings May 2 vs. Purefoods
17 Morocco Reda Rhalimi Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants May 10 vs. Alaska
18 United States Donald Copeland Coca-Cola Tigers May 23 vs. Red Bull
19 United States Jamar Brown Sta. Lucia Realtors June 1 vs. Air21
20 United States Lee Benson, Jr. Sta. Lucia Realtors June 13 vs. Magnolia
21 United States Amal McCaskill Magnolia Beverage Masters June 13 vs. Sta. Lucia
22 United States Terrence Leather Talk 'N Text Phone Pals June 13 vs. Air21
23 United States Alex Compton Welcoat Dragons June 18 vs. Air21
24 United States Brandon Dean Coca-Cola Tigers July 13 vs. Magnolia
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