2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup
| 2002 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 16 – September 20, 2002 |
| TV partner(s) | Viva TV on IBC |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Batang Red Bull Thunder |
| Runners-up | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Davonn Harp (Batang Red Bull Thunder) |
| Best Import | Jerald Honeycutt (Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) |
| Finals MVP | Willie Miller (Batang Red Bull Thunder) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
The 2002 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung–PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2002 PBA season. It started on June 16 and ended on September 20, 2002. The tournament requires two imports per each team. [1]
Format
[edit]The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- One-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
- The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
- Quarterfinals:
- Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
- Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
- Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
- Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
List of imports
[edit]Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.
Elimination round
[edit]Team standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 7 | 3 | .700[a] | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 3 | .700[a] | — | |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 1 | |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 1 | |
| 5 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 1 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | FedEx Express | 6 | 4 | .600[b] | 1 | |
| 7 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | |
| 8 | Shell Velocity | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | |
| 9 | RP-Selecta Ice Cream (G) | 3 | 7 | .300[c] | 4 | |
| 10 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 3 | 7 | .300[c] | 4 | |
| 11 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5 |
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| #1 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Red Bull | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Shell | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Red Bull | 3 | ||||||||||||
| #4 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Miguel | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | San Miguel | 80 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Coca-Cola | 84 | 84 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Red Bull | 4 | ||||||||||||
| #2 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sta. Lucia | 79 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Talk 'N Text | 87 | 80 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | Third-place playoff | |||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 76 | 82 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Miguel | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | FedEx | 79 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Alaska | 85 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]In each match-up, the lower-seeded team has to win twice, while the higher-seeded team only once, to progress.
(1) Red Bull vs. (8) Shell
[edit](2) Sta. Lucia vs. (7) Talk 'N Text
[edit](3) Alaska vs. (6) FedEx
[edit](4) San Miguel vs. (5) Coca-Cola
[edit]Semifinals
[edit](1) Red Bull vs. (4) San Miguel
[edit](3) Alaska vs. (7) Talk 'N Text
[edit]Third place playoff
[edit]Finals
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shell faces Talk 'N Text in PBA opener". Philippine Daily Inquirer.