2011_PBA_Commissioner's_Cup

2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup

2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup

Second conference of the 2010–11 PBA season


The 2011 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2010–11 PBA season. The tournament began on February 18 and ended on May 8, 2011. The tournament was an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team and with a height limit of 6-foot-4. Defending 2002 champions Barako Bull Energy Boosters took a leave of absence during this conference. Replacing them was the Smart Gilas Philippine national team.

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The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters won their fourth and first back-to-back championship, defeating the Barangay Ginebra Kings, 4–2.

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[1][2]

  • Single-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among points differences of the tied teams.
  • The top two teams after the elimination round will automatically advance to the semifinals.
  • The next four teams will play in a best of three quarterfinals series for the two last berths in the semifinals. Matchups are:
    • QF1: #3 team vs. #6 team
    • QF2: #4 team vs. #5 team
  • The winners of the quarterfinals will challenge the top two teams in a best-of-five semifinals series. Matchups are:
    • SF1: #1 vs. QF2
    • SF2: #2 vs. QF1
  • The winners in the semifinals advance to the best of seven Finals.

Elimination round

Team standings

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Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +12, Air21 4, Alaska 8
  2. Head-to-head record: Rain or Shine 1–0 B-Meg
  3. Head-to-head record: Powerade 1–0 San Miguel

Schedule

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Source: [3]
  = Win;   = OT win;   = Loss;   = OT loss

Bracket

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
1 Talk 'N Text 3
4 Air21 2 4 Air21 0
5 Alaska 1 1 Talk 'N Text 4
3 Barangay Ginebra 2
2 Smart Gilas 1
3 Barangay Ginebra 2 3 Barangay Ginebra 3
6 Rain or Shine 1

Quarterfinals

(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) Rain or Shine

April 13
Barangay Ginebra Kings 92, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82
Barangay Ginebra wins series, 2–1

(4) Air21 vs. (5) Alaska

April 13
Air21 Express 97, Alaska Aces 94
Air21 wins series, 2–1

Semifinals

(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (4) Air21

(2) Smart Gilas vs. (3) Barangay Ginebra

Finals

May 1
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 104, Barangay Ginebra Kings 88
Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Puerto Princesa

Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in italics. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.

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Awards

Conference

Players of the Week

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Statistical leaders

Locals

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Imports

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References

  1. 2011 COMMISSIONER’S CUP FORMAT, PBA.ph, February 10, 2011
  2. "2009-2010 Fiesta Conference Game Results". Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  3. ALASKA’S GO-TO GUY DOWN THE STRETCH, PBA.ph, February 28, 2011
  4. MARK THE TRANSFORMER, PBA.ph, March 21, 2011
  5. LA & PJ DISH OUT BIG GAMES, PBA.ph, March 28, 2011
  6. THIS COMPETITOR HATES LOSING, PBA.ph, April 18, 2011

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