The 2001 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 2001 PBA season. It started on June 2 and ended on August 24, 2001. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.[1]
Format[]
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- One-round robin eliminations; 9 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.[2]
- The top eight teams after the eliminations will advance to the quarterfinals.
- Quarterfinals:
- Top four teams will have a twice-to-beat advantage against their opponent.
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
- Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
- Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
- Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
Imports[]
The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.
Elimination round[]
Team standings[]
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 85–75 Red Bull
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 99–94 Sta. Lucia
- ^ a b c d Head-to-head differential: Pop Cola +21, Mobiline +15, Shell −13, Tanduay −23; seventh-seed playoff: Tanduay 88–82 Pop Cola; eighth-seed playoff: Mobiline 71–56 Shell
Seventh seed playoff[]
Eighth seed playoff[]
Bracket[]
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
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Finals
(Best-of-7)
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#1 twice-to-beat
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| San Miguel |
81 |
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| Mobiline |
71 |
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San Miguel
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#4 twice-to-beat
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Alaska
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| Alaska |
78 |
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| Sta.Lucia' |
68 |
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San Miguel
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#2 twice-to-beat
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Red Bull
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| Purefoods |
82 |
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| Tanduay |
74 |
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Purefoods
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#3 twice-to-beat
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Red Bull
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89 |
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| Brgy. Ginebra |
70 |
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Alaska |
96 |
Quarterfinals[]
(1) San Miguel vs. (8) Mobiline[]
(2) Purefoods vs. (7) Tanduay[]
(3) Red Bull vs. (6) Barangay Ginebra[]
| Batang Red Bull 82, Barangay Ginebra Kings 70
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| Red Bull wins series in one game |
(4) Alaska vs. (5) Sta. Lucia[]
Semifinals[]
(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Alaska[]
(2) Purefoods vs. (3) Red Bull[]
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 91, Batang Red Bull 75
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| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 76, Batang Red Bull 95
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| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 84, Batang Red Bull 100
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| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77, Batang Red Bull 75
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| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 77, Batang Red Bull 87
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| Red Bull wins series, 3–2 |
Third place playoff[]
Finals[]
References[]
External links[]
