Runners-up Red Bull Barako | ||
Duration March 5 – July 21, 2006 Champions Purefoods Chunkee Giants Finals MVP Marc Pingris (Purefoods) |
The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the second conference of the 2005-06 PBA season.
Contents
- Tournament format
- Team standings
- Fifth seed playoff
- Wildcard phase
- Third place playoff
- Finals
- Series scoring summary
- Game One
- Game Two
- Game Three
- Game Four
- Game Five
- Game Six
- Broadcasters
- Further information
- References
The tournament has four rounds, the wildcard playoffs, quarterfinals, semi-finals and the Finals. All nine teams are included in the playoffs.
The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated Red Bull Barako in six games of the best-of-seven finals series.
Tournament format
Team standings
These are the final standings after ties and classification games were sorted out.
Fifth seed playoff
Air21 Express vs. Coca-Cola Tigers
Wildcard phase
By virtue of having the best cumulative record in the wildcard phase, Barangay Ginebra advances to the quarterfinals.
Third place playoff
(2) San Miguel Beermen vs. (4) Alaska Aces
Finals
(1) Purefoods Chunkee Giants vs. (3) Red Bull Barako: Chunkee Giants win series 4-2
Series scoring summary
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
† denotes number of overtimes
Game One
Wednesday, July 5, at the Araneta Coliseum
Game Two
Friday, July 7, at the Cuneta Astrodome
Purefoods came off to a great start in the first quarter, taking a big 12-point lead. But the Bulls bounced back behind Lordy Tugade and the rest of the team to take a 46-38 halftime lead. But the Giants' strong third quarter put the game out of reach for a 2-0 lead in the series.
Game Three
Sunday, July 9, at the Araneta Coliseum
Trailing 0-2, the Bulls made a strong statement in Game 3. Big games by the rest of the team in the third quarter, gave Red Bull a commanding 17-point cushion. Despite a fourth-quarter rally by Purefoods, the Bulls held on to cut the margin to just one game, going into Game 4.
Game Four
Wednesday, July 12, at the Araneta Coliseum
Purefoods started hot from the get go with key games from newly crowned MVP James Yap and Most Improved Player Marc Pingris. The Giants led by as many as 34 points and the Bulls never looked back as Purefoods needs one more win to clinch their first crown since 2002.
Game Five
Wednesday, July 19, at the Araneta Coliseum
Purefoods was on the verge to win the title with a 15-point third quarter lead behind the strong shooting of James Yap. But Red Bull fought back in the fourth quarter as Enrico Villanueva and the Bulls slowly mounted a comeback to steal the game from the Chunkee Giants extending the series to a sixth game.
Game Six
Friday, July 21, at the Araneta Coliseum
Purefoods and Red Bull had a see-saw battle, with neither trailing by more than ten points. By the halfway mark of the fourth quarter, Red Bull committed a barage of fouls that led to freethrows for Purefoods, which a majority were converted. Missed freethrows by Barako Junthy Valenzuela sealed defeat for the Barakos.
Broadcasters
The play-by-play commentators are Mico Halili and Ed Picson, while the color commentators are Norman Black, Quinito Henson and Chot Reyes. The courtside reporters are Richard del Rosario, Eric Reyes, Jason Webb and Patricia Bermudez-Hizon.