2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup finals

2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup finals
TeamCoachWins
(1) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Norman Black 4
(3) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 0
DatesJanuary 9–16, 2013
MVPRanidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
TelevisionAKTV on IBC
AnnouncersSee broadcast notes
Radio networkDZSR
Referees
Game 1:E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta
Game 2:R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta
Game 3:R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion
Game 4:E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

The 2012–13 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup finals was the best-of-7 championship series of the 2012–13 PBA Philippine Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters competed for the 107th championship contested by the league.

Talk 'N Text defeated Rain or Shine by sweeping the series, 4–0 and winning their third consecutive Philippine Cup. The Tropang Texters will also have permanent possession of the Jun Bernardino Trophy, which is awarded to the champions of the tournament since the 2006–07 season.[1][2]

Background

Road to the finals

Talk 'N Text Rain or Shine
Finished 12–2 (0.857): 1st Elimination round Finished 9–5 (0.643): 3rd
Def. Air21, 105–100 (twice-to-beat advantage) Quarterfinals Def. Barangay Ginebra, 2–1 (best-of-three series)
Def. Alaska, 4–2 Semifinals Def. San Mig Coffee, 4–2

Head-to-head matchup

The lone conference head-to-head matchup of the two teams was won by Talk 'N Text.

Series summary

Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Wins
Talk 'N Text 87 89 89 105 4
Rain or Shine 81 81 80 82 0
Venue Araneta MOA Araneta Araneta

Game 1

January 9
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 27–24, 20–19, 16–23
Pts: Castro, de Ocampo 16
Rebs: Williams 12
Asts: Alapag 6
Pts: Cruz 13
Rebs: Cruz 9
Asts: Ibañes, Rodriguez 3
Talk 'N Text leads series, 1–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 14,065
Referees: E. Aquino, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 2

January 11
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 21–20, 19–28, 26–18
Pts: de Ocampo 24
Rebs: de Ocampo 9
Asts: Alapag, de Ocampo, 4
Pts: Quiñahan 16
Rebs: Lee 9
Asts: Lee 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 2–0
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, R. Gruta

Game 3

January 13
6:00 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–19, 19–26, 28–15
Pts: Castro 19
Rebs: Carey, Reyes, Williams 8
Asts: Alapag, Castro 4
Pts: Tiu 14
Rebs: Belga 9
Asts: Norwood 4
Talk 'N Text leads series, 3–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 16,028
Referees: R. Maurillo, R. Yante, E. Tankion

Game 4

January 16
6:45 p.m.
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 24–31, 17–17, 35–19
Pts: de Ocampo 19
Rebs: Williams 11
Asts: Alapag 8
Pts: Rodriguez 16
Rebs: Norwood 10
Asts: Chan 4
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–0
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 17,136
Referees: E. Aquino, S. Pineda, E. Tankion

Rosters

Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 3 Jimmy Alapag (C) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Cal State San Bernardino
PF 4 Harvey Carey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sonoma State
G/F 6 Riego Gamalinda 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) San Beda
G 10 Ryan Reyes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Cal State Fullerton
G/F 12 Larry Fonacier 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ateneo
PG 16 John Raymundo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) San Sebastian
G 17 Jayson Castro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Philippine Christian
C 18 Gilbert Lao 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UST
G/F 20 Jared Dillinger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 21 Kelly Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oakland
PF 22 John Ferriols 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) USJ–R
G 27 Emmerson Oreta 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) UST
F 33 Ranidel De Ocampo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Francis of Assisi
F/C 34 Ali Peek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Saint Mary's
F 40 Rich Alvarez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ateneo
SF 51 Aaron Aban 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 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

Roster


Players Coaches
Pos. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 1 Jonathan Uyloan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Golden West
G 3 Paul Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) UE
PF 5 Larry Rodriguez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) PMI
SF 6 Jireh Ibañes (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) UP Diliman
G 10 Gabe Norwood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) George Mason
PG 11 Tyrone Tang 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 155 lb (70 kg) De La Salle
G/F 16 Jeffrei Chan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
G 17 Chris Tiu (R) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Ateneo
SG 18 Ryan Araña 6 ft 1.25 in (1.86 m) 180 lb (82 kg) De La Salle
F/C 20 Jervy Cruz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UST
G/F 21 Chito Jaime 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) AMA
C 30 Beau Belga 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Philippine Christian
SF 33 Ronnie Matias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Manila
F/C 48 J.R. Quiñahan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Visayas
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

Roster


Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters AKTV Center Analysts
Game 1 Magoo Marjon Jason Webb Jessica Mendoza and Erika Padilla Mico Halili, Richard del Rosario and Topex Robinson
Game 2 Mico Halili Quinito Henson Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla Aaron Atayde, Ronnie Magsanoc and Benjie Paras
Game 3 Magoo Marjon Jason Webb Sel Guevara and Jessica Mendoza Mico Halili, Ronnie Magsanoc and Jojo Lastimosa
Game 4 Mico Halili Quinito Henson Sel Guevara and Erika Padilla Benjie Paras, Ryan Gregorio and Jason Webb

References