2004–05 PBA season

The 2004–05 PBA season was the 30th season of the Philippine Basketball Association. Instead of the usual calendar year of February–December, the league changed its schedule to the current October–July format, while limiting the number of conferences from three to two. As part of the new league format, the season was preceded with a transition conference known as the 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference.

2004–05 PBA season
2004–05 PBA season
DurationOctober 3, 2004 – July 10, 2005
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Local: ABC
International: The Filipino Channel
Draft
Top draft pickRich Alvarez
Picked byShell Turbo Chargers
Conferences
Philippine Cup championsBarangay Ginebra Kings
  Runners-upTalk 'N Text Phone Pals
Fiesta Conference championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Runners-upTalk 'N Text Phone Pals
Awards
Season MVPEric Menk (Barangay Ginebra Kings)
Seasons

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Aces Maricel Soriano
Barangay Ginebra Kings Maureen Larrazabal
Coca-Cola Tigers Angel Locsin
FedEx Express Cesca Litton
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Karel Marquez
Red Bull Thunder
San Miguel Beermen Cindy Kurleto
Shell Turbo Chargers April Rodriguez
Sta. Lucia Realtors Tessa Prieto
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Anne Curtis

2004-05 Philippine Cup
Main article: 2004-05 PBA Philippine Cup

Barangay Ginebra won its first back-to-back titles and sixth overall crown with a 4-2 conquest over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals. The series was marred by a controversial reversal of the Phone Pals' Game 1 victory after fielding in an ineligible Taulava in the said game. Taulava was serving an indefinite suspension after being cited as one of six Filipino-American players with questionable citizenship papers.

The San Miguel Beermen won third place after beating the Shell Turbo Chargers in a one-game match.

Eric Menk won another Best Player of the Conference Award, his third in his PBA career.

Chot Reyes left his post as the Coca Cola Tigers head coach to become the new coach of the Philippine national basketball team. [1]

Classification round
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Barangay Ginebra Kings 13 5 .722 — Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Shell Turbo Chargers 12 6 .667[lower-alpha 1] 1 Twice-to-beat in wildcard phase
4 Alaska Aces 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
5 San Miguel Beermen 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4 Best of-3 wildcard phase
6 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 9 9 .500[lower-alpha 2] 4
7 Coca-Cola Tigers 8 10 .444 5
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 12 .333[lower-alpha 3] 7
9 FedEx Express 6 12 .333[lower-alpha 3] 7 Twice-to-win in wildcard phase
10 Red Bull Thunder 6 12 .333[lower-alpha 3] 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Second-seed playoff: Talk 'N Text 85–79 Shell
  2. Head-to-head differential: Alaska +16, San Miguel +11, Purefoods −27; fourth-seed playoff: Alaska 98–91 San Miguel
  3. Head-to-head differential: Sta. Lucia +15, FedEx +4, Red Bull −19

Playoffs
  Wildcard phase     Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)		     Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
    (#4 twice to beat)                                  
  4 Alaska 96  
  9 FedEx 93  
            4 Alaska 0    
    (Best-of-3)       5 San Miguel 2     5 San Miguel 2  
  5 San Miguel 2     1 Barangay Ginebra 3  
  8 Sta. Lucia 0  
    1 Barangay Ginebra 4
    (#3 twice-to-beat)     2 Talk 'N Text 2
  3 Shell 98  
  10 Red Bull 77       2 Talk 'N Text 3
            3 Shell 2     3 Shell 0  
    (Best-of-3)     6 Purefoods 1     Third place playoff
  6 Purefoods 2   5 San Miguel 105
  7 Coca-Cola 1     3 Shell 100

Final results

2005 Fiesta Conference
Main article: 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference

San Miguel won its 17th PBA title with a 4-1 series victory over Talk N' Text. The league finally allowed Asi Taulava to play in the finals series.

Shell won third place over Red Bull in a one-game playoff, which turn out to be the last appearance of the Turbo Chargers in the league as it filed a leave of absence in August 2005. [2] Shell eventually sell their rights to Welcoat.

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

Classification round
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

Playoffs
  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

Final results

Individual awards

Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

Cumulative standings
Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 55 34 21 .618 Finalist
2 San Miguel Beermen 57 35 22 .614 Champions
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 49 28 21 .571
4 Alaska Aces 45 24 21 .533 Quarterfinalist
5 Shell Turbo Chargers 54 28 26 .519 Semifinalist
6 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 47 21 26 .447 Quarterfinalist
7 Red Bull Thunder 47 20 27 .426 Semifinalist
8 Sta. Lucia Realtors 40 16 24 .400 Wildcard phase
9 FedEx Express 40 16 24 .400
10 Coca-Cola Tigers 40 15 25 .375
Source:

Elimination round
Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 36 24 12 .667
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 36 21 15 .583
3 Alaska Aces 36 20 16 .556
4 San Miguel Beermen 36 20 16 .556
5 Shell Turbo Chargers 36 19 17 .528
6 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 36 16 20 .444
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 36 16 20 .444
8 FedEx Express 36 15 21 .417
9 Red Bull Thunder 36 15 21 .417
10 Coca-Cola Tigers 36 14 22 .389
Source:

Playoffs
Pos Team Pld W L PCT
1 San Miguel Beermen 21 15 6 .714
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 13 7 6 .538
3 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 19 10 9 .526
4 Shell Turbo Chargers 18 9 9 .500
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 11 5 6 .455
6 Red Bull Thunder 11 5 6 .455
7 Alaska Aces 9 4 5 .444
8 FedEx Express 4 1 3 .250
9 Coca-Cola Tigers 4 1 3 .250
10 Sta. Lucia Realtors 4 0 4 .000
Source:

References
  1. "Reyes bares possible RP players". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Shell gets PBA leave of absence". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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