| 2013–14 PBA season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | November 17, 2013 – July 9, 2014 |
| 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 |
| Seasons | |
The2013–14 PBA season was the 39th season of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA). 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 thePhilippine Cup, or the traditional All-Filipino Conference. TheCommissioner's Cup and theGovernors' Cup is the second and third conferences for this season. Originally scheduled to end on August 13, the season schedule was shortened to allow more time forGilas Pilipinas to prepare for the2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the2014 Asian Games.[1]
Due to the Philippines' hosting of the2013 FIBA Asia Championship last August, the third conference of the previous season, the2013 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 the2013 PBA draft held on November 3.[2]
| 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 |
Like severalMetro Manila-centric leagues, most games are held at arenas withinMetro 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.
| Arena | City |
|---|---|
| Cuneta Astrodome | Pasay |
| Mall of Asia Arena | Pasay |
| Smart Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| PhilSports Arena | Pasig |
| 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 |
Key transactions:
Theopening ceremonies for this season were held in three different locations, one each representingLuzon (Smart Araneta Coliseum,Quezon City),Visayas (Cebu Coliseum), andMindanao (USEP Gymnasium,Davao City), while the main ceremonies was held at theSmart Araneta Coliseum inQuezon City.[7]
The muses for the participating teams are as follows:[8]
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 11 | 3 | .786[a] | — | |
| 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[b] | 6 | |
| 7 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Alaska Aces | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 9 | .357[b] | 6 | |
| 10 | Air21 Express | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| (#1twice-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 | ||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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 hastwice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.
| 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 | — | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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[a] | 4 | |
| 5 | Meralco Bolts | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 4 | |
| 6 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5 | |
| 7 | Air21 Express | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 6 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 8 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 6 | |
| 9 | Barako Bull Energy | 2 | 7 | .222 | 7 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 8 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||
| (#1twice-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
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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 hastwice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 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[a] | 2 | |
| 4 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | |
| 5 | Petron Blaze Boosters | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | |
| 7 | Air21 Express | 5 | 4 | .556[a] | 2 | |
| 8 | Barako Bull Energy | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 4 | |
| 9 | Meralco Bolts | 3 | 6 | .333[b] | 4 | |
| 10 | GlobalPort Batang Pier | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6 |
| Quarterfinals (Top 4twice-to-beat) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-5) | |||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 99 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Barako Bull | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 97 | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Miguel | 90 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Mig Coffee | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 111 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Air21 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Rain or Shine | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 92 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 81 | |||||||||||
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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 hastwice-to-beat advantage. Team #1 only has to win once, while Team #2 has to win twice.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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[a] |
| 3 | Petron Blaze Boosters/San Miguel Beermen | 32 | 22 | 10 | .688[a] |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 32 | 19 | 13 | .594 |
| 5 | Alaska Aces | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500[b] |
| 6 | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500[b] |
| 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 |