2005 PBA Fiesta Conference

2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
DurationMarch 4 – July 10, 2005
TV partner(s)ABC
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upTalk 'N Text Phone Pals
Awards
Best PlayerWillie Miller
(Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)
Best ImportJerald Honeycutt
(Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)
Finals MVPDanny Ildefonso
(San Miguel Beermen)
PBA Fiesta Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference was the 2004–05 season's PBA Fiesta Conference of the Philippine Basketball Association. It was the second-staging of the Fiesta Conference.

The Shell Turbo Chargers won third place over Red Bull Barako in a one-game playoff. It was the last appearance of the Turbo Chargers in the league as it filed a leave of absence in August 2005, eventually selling their rights to Welcoat.

The league finally allowed Asi Taulava to play in the finals series (who was indefinitely suspended) but still lost to the veteran-laided Beermen.[1]

Talk N' Text's Willie Miller was named the Best Player of the Conference while teammate Jerald Honeycutt won the Best Import plum.

The San Miguel Beermen won its 17th PBA title with a 4–1 series victory over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the finals.[2]

List of imports

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Name Team Debuted
Leon Derricks Alaska Aces March 4 vs. San Miguel
Eddie Elisma Barangay Ginebra Kings March 6 vs. Red Bull
Jaja Richards Coca-Cola Tigers March 4 vs. Sta.Lucia
Anthony Miller FedEx Express March 6 vs. Purefoods
Antonio Smith Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs March 6 vs. FedEx
Dalron Johnson Red Bull Barako March 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Chris Burgess San Miguel Beermen March 4 vs. Alaska
Wesley Wilson Shell Turbo Chargers March 6 vs. Talk 'N Text
Richard Jeter Sta. Lucia Realtors March 4 vs. Coca-Cola
Jerald Honeycutt Talk 'N Text Phone Pals March 6 vs. Shell
Dickey Simpkins Alaska Aces March 31 vs. Talk 'N Text
Andre Brown Barangay Ginebra Kings April 29 vs. Alaska
Bakari Hendrix Coca-Cola Tigers March 30 vs. Shell
Lorenzo Coleman Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs May 4 vs. Coca-Cola
Earl Barron Red Bull Barako May 13 vs. Purefoods
Tommy Smith San Miguel Beermen May 27 vs. FedEx
Melvin Robinson Shell Turbo Chargers April 28 vs. Purefoods
Raheim Brown Sta. Lucia Realtors March 9 vs. Alaska
Earl Ike Talk 'N Text Phone Pals March 13 vs. Sta.Lucia
Hiram Fuller Barangay Ginebra Kings May 27 vs Talk 'N Text
Darrell Johns Coca-Cola Tigers April 8 vs. Red Bull
Marcus Melvin Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs June 9 vs. FedEx (WC)
Ace Custis San Miguel Beermen June 24 vs. Red Bull (SF Game 3)
Ajani Williams Shell Turbo Chargers May 13 vs Talk 'N Text
Ryan Fletcher Sta. Lucia Realtors April 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Noel Felix Talk 'N Text Phone Pals March 31 vs. Alaska
Mark Sanford Coca-Cola Tigers April 28 vs. San Miguel

Jerald Honeycutt played for TNT in their first game and was replaced by Earl Ike (two games). He returned on April 15 vs. Purefoods, replacing Noel Felix (three games) and played for the rest of the conference.

Chris Burgess played 17 games in the Classification round and was replaced by Tommy Smith in the Beermen's last game. Burgess returned in the first two games of the semifinal series vs Red Bull before being replaced by Ace Custis.

Classification round

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Team standings

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Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 12 6 .667 — Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 11 7 .611[a] 1
3 Alaska Aces 11 7 .611[a] 1 Twice-to-beat in wildcard phase
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 2
5 FedEx Express 9 9 .500[b] 3 Best-of-three wildcard phase
6 Red Bull Thunder 9 9 .500[b] 3
7 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 10 .444 4
8 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 7 11 .389[c] 5
9 Shell Turbo Chargers 7 11 .389[c] 5 Twice-to-win in wildcard phase
10 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 12 .333 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second-seed playoff: San Miguel 73–71 Alaska
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: FedEx +15, Red Bull −15
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head differential: Purefoods +6, Shell −6

Second-seed playoff

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Bracket

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Wildcard phaseQuarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		Finals
(Best-of-7)
(#4 twice to beat)
4Sta. Lucia7485
1Talk 'N Text3
9Shell8587
9Shell29Shell1
(Best-of-3)
8Purefoods0
5FedEx1
1Talk 'N Text1
8Purefoods2
2San Miguel4
(#3 twice to beat)
3Alaska86
2San Miguel3Third place playoff
10Coca-Cola66
3Alaska16Red Bull1
(Best-of-3)
6Red Bull29Shell102
6Red Bull2
6Red Bull86
7Barangay Ginebra0
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Wildcard playoffs

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The #3 vs. #10 and the #4 vs. #9 matchups are in the "twice-to-beat" format; the team with the higher seed only needs to win once to advance, but needs to be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The other two matchups are a best-of-three series.

(3) Alaska vs. (10) Coca-Cola

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June 10
Alaska Aces 86, Coca-Cola Tigers 66
Alaska advances to the quarterfinals

(4) Sta. Lucia vs. (9) Shell

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June 12
Shell Turbo Chargers 87, Sta. Lucia Realtors 85
Shell advances to the quarterfinals

(5) FedEx vs. (8) Purefoods

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June 12
FedEx Express 86, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 94
Purefoods wins series, 2–1

(6) Red Bull vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra

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June 11
Red Bull Barako 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89
Red Bull wins series, 2–0

Quarterfinals

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(3) Alaska vs. (6) Red Bull

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June 17
Alaska Aces 86, Red Bull Barako 87
Red Bull wins series, 2–1

(8) Shell vs. (9) Purefoods

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June 16
Shell Turbo Chargers 87, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80
Shell wins series, 2–0

Semifinals

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(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Shell

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June 26
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 96, Shell Turbo Chargers 91
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–1

(2) San Miguel vs. (6) Red Bull

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June 26
San Miguel Beermen 88, Red Bull Barako 86
San Miguel wins series, 3–1

Third place playoff

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Finals

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2005 PBA Fiesta Conference finals
TeamCoachWins
San Miguel Beermen Jong Uichico 4
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Joel Banal 1
DatesJuly 1–10, 2005
MVPDanny Ildefonso
TelevisionABC
PBA Fiesta Conference finals chronology
< 2004
PBA finals chronology

The 2005 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Fiesta Conference finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Barangay Ginebra Kings and Red Bull Barako played for the 89th championship contested by the league.

The San Miguel Beermen won their 17th league championship with a 4–1 series victory over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.

Danny Ildefonso was named Finals MVP.

Games

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July 10
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 87, San Miguel Beermen 91
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

References

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  1. ^ "Taulava to see action for Phone Pals today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Gritty Beermen back on top with 17th title". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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