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2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals

The 2015 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup finals was the best-of-seven championship series of the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Rain or Shine and Talk 'N Text competed for the 15th Commissioner's Cup championship and the 114th overall championship contested by the league.

2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Jong Uichico 4
(1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 3
DatesApril 15–29, 2015
MVPRanidel de Ocampo
(Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
TelevisionLocal:
Sports5
TV5
AksyonTV
Cignal PPV (HD)
Fox Sports Asia
International:
AksyonTV International
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio networkDWFM
Referees
Game 1:P. Balao, N. Guevara, E. Tangkion
Game 2:J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe
Game 3:A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe
Game 4:N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion
Game 5:J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe
Game 6:N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe
Game 7:A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion
PBA Commissioner's Cup finals chronology
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Background

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Road to the finals

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Talk 'N TextRain or Shine
Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Rain or Shine at 1st placeElimination roundFinished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Talk 'N Text at 1st place
1.010 (2nd place)Tiebreaker*1.025 (1st place)
Def. Barako Bull, 127–97 (twice-to-beat advantage)QuarterfinalsDef. Barangay Ginebra, 92–91 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Purefoods Star, 3–1 (best-of-five)SemifinalsDef. Meralco, 3–0 (best-of-five)

Head-to-head matchup

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Series summary

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Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7** Wins
Talk 'N Text 991089799103931214
Rain or Shine 9211610992941011193
Venue MOAAranetaAranetaAranetaAranetaAranetaAraneta

*number of overtimes

Game 1

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April 15
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 21–18, 27–29, 23–22
Pts: de Ocampo 24
Rebs: Johnson 12
Asts: Castro, Johnson 5		 Pts: Chism 34
Rebs: Chism 15
Asts: Belga 5
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Referees: P. Balao, N. Guevarra, E. Tangkion

Game 2

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April 17
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 108, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 116
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 36–22, 22–36, 24–31
Pts: Castro 44
Rebs: Johnson 12
Asts: de Ocampo 5		 Pts: Chism 30
Rebs: Chism 13
Asts: Lee 4
Series tied, 1–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, N. Guevara, J. Marabe

Game 3

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April 19
5:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 97, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 109
Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 19–20, 20–32, 32–25
Pts: Johnson 30
Rebs: Johnson 14
Asts: Castro 4		 Pts: Chism 32
Rebs: Chism 15
Asts: Lee, Norwood, Tiu 5
Rain or Shine leads series, 2–1
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, J. Mariano, J. Marabe

Game 4

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April 22
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 99, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 92
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 25–25, 32–25, 25–26
Pts: de Ocampo 33
Rebs: Johnson 10
Asts: Castro 6		 Pts: Tiu 21
Rebs: Almazan 10
Asts: Uyloan 4
Series tied, 2–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Quilingen, P. Balao, E. Tangkion

Game 5

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April 24
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 103, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 94
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 29–13, 22–22, 25–30
Pts: de Ocampo, Johnson 27
Rebs: de Ocampo 8
Asts: Castro 9		 Pts: Chism 25
Rebs: Chism 17
Asts: Tiu 6
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–2
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: J. Mariano, P. Balao, J. Marabe

Game 6

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April 26
5:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 101
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 24–31, 29–22, 22–25
Pts: de Ocampo 21
Rebs: Washington 11
Asts: Castro 8		 Pts: Chism, Almazan 18
Rebs: Chism 24
Asts: Lee 5
Series tied, 3–3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: N. Guevara, A. Hererra, J. Marabe

Game 7

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April 29
7:00pm
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 121, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 119 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 21–21, 26–27, 21–28, Overtime: 9–9, 15–13
Pts: de Ocampo 34
Rebs: Johnson 11
Asts: Castro 12		 Pts: Lee 38
Rebs: Chism 29
Asts: Norwood, Tiu 4
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–3
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: A. Herrera, N. Guevara, E. Tankion

Rosters

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Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
C 2 Philippines Jay Washington 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-11-10 Eckerd
PF 4 United States Harvey Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-03-18 Sonoma State
G 6 Philippines Kevin Alas (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-11-13 Letran
PG 9 Philippines Robert Labagala 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1984-07-05 UE
SG 10 Philippines Ryan Jay Reyes Injured (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-08-10 Cal State Fullerton
C/G 11 Philippines Willie Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1977-07-13 Letran
G/F 12 Philippines Larry Fonacier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-05-13 Ateneo
PG 17 Philippines Jayson Castro William 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1986-06-30 Philippine Christian
PF 21 United States Kelly Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-02-07 Oakland
G/F 22 Philippines Matt Ganuelas-Rosser (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-06-13 California (PA)
SF 23 Philippines Elmer Espiritu 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-11-23 UE
C 24 United States Robert Reyes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-03-16 Flagler
PF 33 Philippines Ranidel De Ocampo (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi
C 42 United States Danny Seigle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-06-14 Wagner
PF 44 United States Ivan Johnson (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1984-04-10 Cal State San Bernardino
SF 51 Philippines Aaron Aban 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982-04-08 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured

Roster

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters roster
Players Coaches
Pos.#POBNameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY–MM–DD)From
SG 1 Philippines Jonathan Uyloan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983-11-23 Golden West
PF/C 2 United States Wayne Chism (I) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-06-16 Tennessee
PG 3 Philippines Paul Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-02-14 UE
SF 5 United States Gabe Norwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1985-02-09 George Mason
SF 6 Philippines Jireh Ibañes (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1982-04-20 UP Diliman
SG 8 Philippines Jeric Teng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1991-03-18 UST
PG 9 Philippines Jericho Cruz (R) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-11 Adamson
PG 11 Philippines Tyrone Tang 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 1984-09-25 La Salle
SG 16 Philippines Jeffrei Chan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1983-02-11 Far Eastern
PG 17 Philippines Chris Tiu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-07-15 Ateneo
SG 18 Philippines Ryan Araña 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1985-03-23 La Salle
PF 20 Philippines Jervy Cruz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986-09-09 UST
C 30 Philippines Beau Belga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1985-11-30 Philippine Christian
C 48 Philippines J.R. Quiñahan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 1984-05-08 Visayas
C 57 Philippines Raymond Almazan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1989-08-02 Letran
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager


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 Injured
  • a also serves as Rain or Shine's board governor.

Broadcast notes

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GameTV5 and AksyonTV CoverageFox Sports Coverage
Play-by-playAnalyst(s)Courtside reportersPlay-by-playAnalyst(s)
Game 1Charlie CunaEric Reyes and Richard del RosarioRizza DiazAndrei FelixCharles Tiu
Game 2Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Andy JaoErika PadillaAndrei FelixRonnie Magsanoc
Game 3Charlie CunaRyan Gregorio and Ronnie MagsanocSel GuevaraJude TurcuatoKirk Long
Game 4Magoo MarjonQuinito Henson and Luigi TrilloRizza DiazShawn WeinsteinCharles Tiu
Game 5Magoo MarjonEric Reyes and Richard del RosarioSel GuevaraPatricia Bermudez-HizonCharles Tiu
Game 6Magoo MarjonDominic Uy and Ronnie MagsanocErika PadillaJude TurcuatoVince Hizon
Game 7Charlie CunaQuinito Henson and Richard del RosarioRizza DiazPatricia Bermudez-HizonCharles Tiu

References

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