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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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Main article: 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Talk 'N Text Rain or Shine
Finished 8–3 (0.727)—Tied with Purefoods and Rain or Shine at 1st place Elimination round Finished 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) Quarterfinals Def. Barangay Ginebra, 92–91 (twice-to-beat advantage)
Def. Purefoods Star, 3–1 (best-of-five) Semifinals Def. 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 99 108 97 99 103 93 121 4
Rain or Shine 92 116 109 92 94 101 118 3
Venue MOA Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta Araneta

*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 118 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 21–21, 26–27, 21–28, Overtime: 9–9, 15-12
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. # POB Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 2   Washington, Jay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-11-10 Eckerd
PF 4   Carey, Harvey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-03-18 Sonoma State
G 6   Alas, Kevin (R) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991-11-13 Letran
PG 9   Labagala, Robert 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1984-07-05 UE
SG 10   Reyes, Ryan Jay   (IN) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-08-10 Cal State Fullerton
C/G 11   Miller, Willie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1977-07-13 Letran
G/F 12   Fonacier, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1982-05-13 Ateneo
PG 17   Castro William, Jayson 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1986-06-30 Philippine Christian
PF 21   Williams, Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1982-02-07 Oakland
G/F 22   Ganuelas-Rosser, Matt (R) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-06-13 California (PA)
SF 23   Espiritu, Elmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1985-11-23 UE
C 24   Reyes, Robert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1983-03-16 Flagler
PF 33   De Ocampo, Ranidel (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1981-12-08 Saint Francis of Assisi
C 42   Seigle, Danny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1976-06-14 Wagner
PF 44   Johnson, Ivan (I) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1984-04-10 Cal State San Bernardino
SF 51   Aban, Aaron 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

Roster

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


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

Broadcast notes

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Game TV5 and AksyonTV Coverage Fox Sports Coverage
Play-by-play Analyst(s) Courtside reporters Play-by-play Analyst(s)
Game 1 Charlie Cuna Eric Reyes and Richard del Rosario Rizza Diaz Andrei Felix Charles Tiu
Game 2 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Andy Jao Erika Padilla Andrei Felix Ronnie Magsanoc
Game 3 Charlie Cuna Ryan Gregorio and Ronnie Magsanoc Sel Guevara Jude Turcuato Kirk Long
Game 4 Magoo Marjon Quinito Henson and Luigi Trillo Rizza Diaz Shawn Weinstein Charles Tiu
Game 5 Magoo Marjon Eric Reyes and Richard del Rosario Sel Guevara Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Charles Tiu
Game 6 Magoo Marjon Dominic Uy and Ronnie Magsanoc Erika Padilla Jude Turcuato Vince Hizon
Game 7 Charlie Cuna Quinito Henson and Richard del Rosario Rizza Diaz Patricia Bermudez-Hizon Charles Tiu

References

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