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

Team Coach Wins (2) Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters Jong Uichico 4 (1) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Yeng Guiao 3
Dates	April 15–29, 2015
MVP	Ranidel de Ocampo (Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters)
Television	Local: Sports5 TV5 AksyonTV Cignal PPV (HD) Fox Sports Asia International: AksyonTV International
Announcers	See broadcast notes
Radio network	DWFM
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

Background

Road to the finals

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

January 28

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 86

Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

Series summary

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

April 15 7:00pm

boxscore

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

April 17 7:00pm

boxscore

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

April 19 5:00pm

boxscore

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

April 22 7:00pm

boxscore

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

April 24 7:00pm

boxscore

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

April 26 5:00pm

boxscore

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

April 29 7:00pm

boxscore

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

Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters roster

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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 Jong Uichico (De La Salle) Assistant coach(es) Nash Racela Bong Ravena (UE) Joshua Reyes Team manager Jimmy Alapag (Cal State San Bernardino) Magnum Membrere (Ateneo) (Asst. Mgr.) 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

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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 Yeng Guiao (UP Diliman) Assistant coach(es) Caloy Garcia (St. Benilde) Mike Buendia Jay Legacion Matthew Makalintal Ricky Umayam 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

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

• Additional Game 7 crew:
  • Trophy presentation: Dominic Uy and Carla Lizardo
  • Dugout interviewer: Sel Guevara

References

External links

• PBA official website