2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
# 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.

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.

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.

## List of imports

| Name | Team | Debuted |
| - | - | - |
| Leon Derricks | Alaska Aces | March 4 vs. San Miguel |
| Eddie Elisma | Barangay Ginebra Kings | March 6 vs. Red Bull |
| Jaja Richards | Coca-Cola Tigers | March 4 vs. Sta.Lucia |
| Anthony Miller | FedEx Express | March 6 vs. Purefoods |
| Antonio Smith | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | March 6 vs. FedEx |
| Dalron Johnson | Red Bull Barako | March 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra |
| Chris Burgess | San Miguel Beermen | March 4 vs. Alaska |
| Wesley Wilson | Shell Turbo Chargers | March 6 vs. Talk 'N Text |
| Richard Jeter | Sta. Lucia Realtors | March 4 vs. Coca-Cola |
| Jerald Honeycutt | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | March 6 vs. Shell |
| Dickey Simpkins | Alaska Aces | March 31 vs. Talk 'N Text |
| Andre Brown | Barangay Ginebra Kings | April 29 vs. Alaska |
| Bakari Hendrix | Coca-Cola Tigers | March 30 vs. Shell |
| Lorenzo Coleman | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | May 4 vs. Coca-Cola |
| Earl Barron | Red Bull Barako | May 13 vs. Purefoods |
| Tommy Smith | San Miguel Beermen | May 27 vs. FedEx |
| Melvin Robinson | Shell Turbo Chargers | April 28 vs. Purefoods |
| Raheim Brown | Sta. Lucia Realtors | March 9 vs. Alaska |
| Earl Ike | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | March 13 vs. Sta.Lucia |
| Hiram Fuller | Barangay Ginebra Kings | May 27 vs Talk 'N Text |
| Darrell Johns | Coca-Cola Tigers | April 8 vs. Red Bull |
| Marcus Melvin | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs | June 9 vs. FedEx (WC) |
| Ace Custis | San Miguel Beermen | June 24 vs. Red Bull (SF Game 3) |
| Ajani Williams | Shell Turbo Chargers | May 13 vs Talk 'N Text |
| Ryan Fletcher | Sta. Lucia Realtors | April 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra |
| Noel Felix | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | March 31 vs. Alaska |
| Mark Sanford | Coca-Cola Tigers | April 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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | Twice-to-beat in wildcard phase |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | Twice-to-beat in wildcard phase |
| 5 | FedEx Express | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Best of-3 wildcard phase |
| 6 | Red Bull Thunder | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Best of-3 wildcard phase |
| 7 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | Best of-3 wildcard phase |
| 8 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | Best of-3 wildcard phase |
| 9 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | Twice-to-win in wildcard phase |
| 10 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 6 | Twice-to-win in wildcard phase |

* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: San Miguel 73–71 Alaska
* 1 2 Head-to-head differential: FedEx +15, Red Bull −15
* 1 2 Head-to-head differential: Purefoods +6, Shell −6

### Second-seed playoff

* ABC
* June 8
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Bracket

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

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## 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

* ABC
* June 10

Alaska Aces 86, Coca-Cola Tigers 66 :

* Alaska advances to the quarterfinals ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

* ABC
* June 10
* recap
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* June 12

Shell Turbo Chargers 87, Sta. Lucia Realtors 85 :

* Shell advances to the quarterfinals ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (5) FedEx vs. (8) Purefoods

* ABC
* June 9
* Ynares Center, Antipolo
* ABC
* June 11
* Ynares Center, Antipolo
* ABC
* June 12

FedEx Express 86, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 94 :

* Purefoods wins series, 2–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

* ABC
* June 9
* Ynares Center, Antipolo
* ABC
* June 11
* recap

Red Bull Barako 90, Barangay Ginebra Kings 89 :

* Red Bull wins series, 2–0 ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

## Quarterfinals

### (3) Alaska vs. (6) Red Bull

* ABC
* June 15
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* June 16
* boxscores
* Ynares Center, Antipolo
* ABC
* June 17
* boxscores

Alaska Aces 86, Red Bull Barako 87 :

* Red Bull wins series, 2–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (8) Shell vs. (9) Purefoods

* ABC
* June 15
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* June 16

Shell Turbo Chargers 87, Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 80 :

* Shell wins series, 2–0 ||
* Ynares Center, Antipolo

## Semifinals

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

* ABC
* June 19
* boxscores
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* June 22
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* June 24
* boxscores
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* ABC
* June 26

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 96, Shell Turbo Chargers 91 :

* Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

* ABC
* June 19
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* June 22
* boxscores
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* June 24
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* ABC
* June 26
* boxscores

San Miguel Beermen 88, Red Bull Barako 86 :

* San Miguel wins series, 3–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Third place playoff

* ABC
* July 1
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Finals

* ABC
* July 1
* boxscores
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* July 3
* boxscores
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* July 6
* boxscores
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* July 8
* boxscores
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* ABC
* July 10

Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 87, San Miguel Beermen 91 :

* San Miguel wins series, 4–1 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
