2005 PBA Fiesta Conference

The 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference was the 2004-05 season's PBA Fiesta Conference of the Philippine Basketball Association. It was the second-staging of the Fiesta Conference.

2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
DurationMarch 4 – July 10, 2005
TV partner(s)ABC
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upTalk 'N Text Phone Pals
Awards
Best PlayerWillie Miller (Talk 'N Text)
Best ImportJerald Honeycutt (Talk 'N Text)
Finals MVPDanny Ildefonso (San Miguel)
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The Shell Turbo Chargers won third place over Red Bull Barako in a one-game playoff. It was the last appearance of the Turbo Chargers in the league as it filed a leave of absence in August 2005, eventually selling their rights to Welcoat.

The league finally allowed Asi Taulava to play in the finals series (who was indefinitely suspended) but still lost to the veteran-laided Beermen.[1]

Talk N' Text's Willie Miller was named the Best Player of the Conference while teammate Jerald Honeycutt won the Best Import plum.

The San Miguel Beermen won its 17th PBA title with a 4-1 series victory over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals in the finals.[2]

List of imports

NameTeamDebuted
Leon DerricksAlaska AcesMarch 4 vs. San Miguel
Eddie ElismaBarangay Ginebra KingsMarch 6 vs. Red Bull
Jaja RichardsCoca-Cola TigersMarch 4 vs. Sta.Lucia
Anthony MillerFedEx ExpressMarch 6 vs. Purefoods
Antonio SmithPurefoods Tender Juicy HotdogsMarch 6 vs. FedEx
Dalron JohnsonRed Bull BarakoMarch 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Chris BurgessSan Miguel BeermenMarch 4 vs. Alaska
Wesley WilsonShell Turbo ChargersMarch 6 vs. Talk 'N Text
Richard JeterSta. Lucia RealtorsMarch 4 vs. Coca-Cola
Jerald HoneycuttTalk 'N Text Phone PalsMarch 6 vs. Shell
Dickey SimpkinsAlaska AcesMarch 31 vs. Talk 'N Text
Andre BrownBarangay Ginebra KingsApril 29 vs. Alaska
Bakari HendrixCoca-Cola TigersMarch 30 vs. Shell
Lorenzo ColemanPurefoods Tender Juicy HotdogsMay 4 vs. Coca-Cola
Earl BarronRed Bull BarakoMay 13 vs. Purefoods
Tommy SmithSan Miguel BeermenMay 27 vs. FedEx
Melvin RobinsonShell Turbo ChargersApril 28 vs. Purefoods
Raheim BrownSta. Lucia RealtorsMarch 9 vs. Alaska
Earl IkeTalk 'N Text Phone PalsMarch 13 vs. Sta.Lucia
Hiram FullerBarangay Ginebra KingsMay 27 vs Talk 'N Text
Darrell JohnsCoca-Cola TigersApril 8 vs. Red Bull
Marcus MelvinPurefoods Tender Juicy HotdogsJune 9 vs. FedEx (WC)
Ace CustisSan Miguel BeermenJune 24 vs. Red Bull (SF Game 3)
Ajani WilliamsShell Turbo ChargersMay 13 vs Talk 'N Text
Ryan FletcherSta. Lucia RealtorsApril 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
Noel FelixTalk 'N Text Phone PalsMarch 31 vs. Alaska
Mark SanfordCoca-Cola TigersApril 28 vs. San Miguel

Jerald Honeycutt played for TNT in their first game and was replaced by Earl Ike (two games). He returned on April 15 vs. Purefoods, replacing Noel Felix (three games) and played for the rest of the conference.

Chris Burgess played 17 games in the Classification round and was replaced by Tommy Smith in the Beermen's last game. Burgess returned in the first two games of the semifinal series vs Red Bull before being replaced by Ace Custis.

Classification round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 12 6 .667 Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 11 7 .611[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Alaska Aces 11 7 .611[lower-alpha 1] 1 Twice-to-beat in wildcard phase
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 10 8 .556 2
5 FedEx Express 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 3 Best of-3 wildcard phase
6 Red Bull Thunder 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 3
7 Barangay Ginebra Kings 8 10 .444 4
8 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 7 11 .389[lower-alpha 3] 5
9 Shell Turbo Chargers 7 11 .389[lower-alpha 3] 5 Twice-to-win in wildcard phase
10 Coca-Cola Tigers 6 12 .333 6
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Second-seed playoff: San Miguel 73–71 Alaska
  2. Head-to-head differential: FedEx +15, Red Bull 15
  3. Head-to-head differential: Purefoods +6, Shell 6

Second-seed playoff

Bracket

  Wildcard phase     Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
    Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
    Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#4 twice to beat)                                  
  4 Sta. Lucia 74 85  
  9 Shell 85 87  
            9 Shell 2    
    (Best-of-3)       8 Purefoods 0     9 Shell 1  
  5 FedEx 1     1 Talk 'N Text 3  
  8 Purefoods 2  
    1 Talk 'N Text 1
    (#3 twice-to-beat)     2 San Miguel 4
  3 Alaska 86  
  10 Coca-Cola 66       2 San Miguel 3
            3 Alaska 1     6 Red Bull 1  
    (Best-of-3)     6 Red Bull 2     Third place playoff
  6 Red Bull 2   9 Shell 102
  7 Barangay Ginebra 0     6 Red Bull 86

Wildcard playoffs

The #3 vs. #10 and the #4 vs. #9 matchups are in the "twice-to-beat" format; the team with the higher seed only needs to win once to advance, but needs to be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The other two matchups are a best-of-three series.

(3) Alaska vs. (10) Coca-Cola

June 10
Alaska Aces 86, Coca-Cola Tigers 66
Alaska advances to the quarterfinals

(4) Sta. Lucia vs. (9) Shell

June 12
Shell Turbo Chargers 87, Sta. Lucia Realtors 85
Shell advances to the quarterfinals

(5) FedEx vs. (8) Purefoods

June 12
FedEx Express 86, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 94
Purefoods wins series, 21

(6) Red Bull vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra

June 11
Red Bull Barako 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89
Red Bull wins series, 20

Quarterfinals

(3) Alaska vs. (6) Red Bull

June 17
Alaska Aces 86, Red Bull Barako 87
Red Bull wins series, 21

(8) Shell vs. (9) Purefoods

June 16
Shell Turbo Chargers 87, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80
Shell wins series, 20

Semifinals

(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Shell

June 26
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 96, Shell Turbo Chargers 91
Talk 'N Text wins series, 31

(2) San Miguel vs. (6) Red Bull

June 26
San Miguel Beermen 88, Red Bull Barako 86
San Miguel wins series, 31

Third place playoff

Finals

July 10
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 87, San Miguel Beermen 91
San Miguel wins series, 41

References

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