2014 PBA Governors' Cup finals

2014 PBA Governors' Cup finals

Team Coach Wins (4) San Mig Super Coffee Mixers Tim Cone 3 (2) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 2
Dates	July 1–9, 2014
MVP	James Yap (San Mig Super Coffee)
Television	Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) International: Fox Sports Asia AksyonTV International
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DZSR and DWFM
Referees
Game 1: J. Mariano, E. Tankion, J. Cabiles Game 2: A. Herrera, E. Aquino, R. Yante Game 3: P. Balao, R. Gruta, B. Oliva Game 4: N. Quilingen, S. Pineda, R. Dacanay Game 5: A. Herrera, N. Guevarra, E. Tankion
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The 2014 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup finals was the best-of-5 championship series of the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Mig Super Coffee Mixers and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 14th Governors' Cup championship and the 112th overall championship contested by the league. The format was shortened to a best-of-5 format instead of the usual best-of-7 due to changes in the season calendar to accommodate Gilas Pilipinas's participation in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2014 Asian Games.^[1]

The Coffee Mixers became the fourth team in the league's history, and the first one since 1996, to win all of the conference titles in a season, also known as the Grand Slam, after defeating the Elasto Painters, three games to two. They also won their fourth straight PBA title, which was last done by the Alaska Milkmen (who also won the latest Grand Slam) from 1995 to 1996.^[2]

San Mig Super Coffee finished the elimination round with a 5–4 record and tied with Alaska, San Miguel, Barangay Ginebra and Air21 in third place. Due to the quotient system imposed for tiebreakers this conference, the Coffee Mixers ended up in fourth place, having the second superior quotient among the five teams. The team then defeated fifth seeded San Miguel Beermen in the quarterfinals in one game (SMC has a twice to beat advantage), 97–90. San Mig Coffee advanced to the semifinal round and was matched up against their Commissioner's Cup finals opponent, the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters. San Mig Coffee was able to win the first two games of their best-of-five series, giving them an edge to close out the series and sweep out Talk 'N Text. However, the Tropang Texters were able to win games 3 and 4, forcing a deciding Game 5. The rubber match was very close and no team led their opponent by more than six points in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, the free throw shooting woes and missed attempts in the painted area of Talk 'N Text became costly as San Mig Coffee was able to break away with the lead and the win to clinch the first finals berth.

The Elasto Painters struggled in the earlier part of the tournament, ending up with a 1–3 record in their first four games. They won all of their remaining games, including a 51-point win against Alaska last June 4. After the eliminations, they ended up with the second seed going to the quarterfinals and was pitted against the Air21. They took advantage of their twice-to-win incentive and defeated the Express in one game, 111–90. In the semifinals, they went up against Alaska. Both teams had alternating wins in the series, with Alaska winning games one and three, while the Elasto Painters won games two and four. Rain or Shine eventually won the deciding game five of their series, and set a rematch against San Mig Coffee.

*overtime

At the first three quarters, Rain or Shine got the lead many times, even up to seventeen,^[3] but the Coffee Mixers bounced back and won this game, 101–104, led by PJ Simon's 18 points.^[4]

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 00 Taha, Yousef 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1988-07-08 North Lake G 2 Melton, Justin (R) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1987-4-27 Mount Olive C 4 Reavis, Rafi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1977-7-27 Coppin State C 5 Holstein, Isaac (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1987-9-7 West Virginia State SF 6 Cawaling, JR (R, IN) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1987-8-15 Far Eastern SG 8 Simon, Peter June 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1980-6-1 Mindanao PG 9 Alvarez, Lester (IN) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 1988-9-18 Adamson F/C 10 Sangalang, Ian (R) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1991-12-20 San Sebastian SG 11 Mallari, Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1987-3-26 Lewis–Clark State PG 14 Barroca, Mark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1986-4-25 Far Eastern PF 15 Pingris, Marc 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-10-16 PSBA SG 18 Yap, James 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1982-2-15 UE SF 19 Gaco, Jerwin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981-1-17 De La Salle G/F 22 Maliksi, Allein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1987-9-18 UST F 23 Blakely, Marqus (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988-10-22 Vermont SF 33 Matias, Ronnie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1983-11-29 Manila PF 38 Devance, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-2-19 UTEP	Head coach Tim Cone (George Washington) Assistant coach(es) Richard del Rosario (De La Salle) Johnny Abarrientos (Far Eastern) Jason Webb (De La Salle) Mon Jose (De La Salle) Team manager Alvin Patrimonio (Mapúa) Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster

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Players	Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SG 1 Uyloan, Jonathan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Golden West PG 3 Lee, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE SG 5 Norwood, Gabe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) George Mason SF 6 Ibañes, Jireh (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman G 8 Teng, Jeric (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UST G 9 Nuyles, Alex (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Adamson PG 11 Tang, Tyrone 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle SG 16 Chan, Jeffrei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern PG 17 Tiu, Chris 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo SG 18 Araña, Ryan 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle C 20 Cruz, Jervy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST C 30 Belga, Beau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Philippine Christian F 32 Reid, Arizona (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) High Point PF 48 Quiñahan, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Visayas PF 55 Rodriguez, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI C 57 Almazan, Raymond (R) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Letran	Head coach Yeng Guiao (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Caloy Garcia (St. Benilde) Mike Buendia Jay Legacion Matthew Makalintal Ricky Umayam Legend (C) Team captain (CI) Commissioner's Cup Import (GI) Governors' Cup Import (EI) EASL Import (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended (R) Rookie Injured Roster

• Additional Game 5 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Nikko Ramos
  • Dugout interviewer: Nikko Ramos

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