Hispanopedia WikiThe 2012 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2011–12 PBA season. The tournament began on February 10 and ended on May 6, 2012. The tournament is an import-laden format, which means that a team may sign an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with no height limit.
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the conference:[1]
- Single round-robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. In case of tie, playoffs will be held only for the #2 and #6 seeds.
- 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
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Second seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 93–84 B-Meg
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Barako Bull 1.04, Meralco 1.01, Powerade 0.95; sixth seed playoff: Meralco 102–98 Powerade
- ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Rain or Shine 1.12, Petron 1.11, Air21 0.80
Schedule
Source: [citation needed]
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Results
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Sixth seed playoff
Second seed playoff
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(3) B-Meg vs. (6) Meralco
(4) Alaska vs. (5) Barako Bull series
Semifinals
(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Barako Bull
(2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (3) B-Meg
Finals
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.
Awards
Conference
- Best Player of the Conference: Mark Caguioa (Barangay Ginebra)
- Best Import of the Conference: Denzel Bowles (B-Meg)
- Finals MVP: James Yap (B-Meg)
Players of the Week
Statistical leaders
Locals
References
- ^ 2011-12 PBA Commissioner's Cup Format, PBA.ph, February 1, 2012
- ^ LA MAKING HAY, PBA.ph, February 20, 2012
- ^ DAVID SPREE GOES ON, PBA.ph, February 27, 2012
- ^ BACK IN THE GROOVE, PBA.ph, March 5, 2012
- ^ CAPTAIN HOOK’S EXPLOITS SILENCE HECKLES & BOOS, PBA.ph, March 12, 2012
- ^ BIG EXPLOSION FROM ‘H-BOMB’, PBA.ph, March 19, 2012
- ^ CAGUIOA IMPLOSES WILL, PBA.ph, March 26, 2012,
- ^ CORTEZ, CARDONA ANSWER CRUNCH TIME CALL, PBA.ph, April 2, 2012
- ^ TUBID ADDS MORE ZING TO ENERGY, PBA.ph, April 9, 2012
- ^ DYNAMITE DANNY STILL HAS IT, PBA.ph, April 16, 2012
- ^ DE OCAMPO AT THE CLUTCH, PBA.ph, April 23, 2012
External links
- PBA.ph