2007 PBA Fiesta Conference
Encyclopedia
Barangay Ginebra-San Miguel series
Talk 'N Text-Air21 series
Red Bull-Talk 'N Text series
Alaska-San Miguel series
Third-place playoff
Finals
Prior to Game 1, SandwichSandwich (band)
Sandwich is a Filipino rock band that was formed in 1995 by Raimund Marasigan and Diego Castillo for the purpose of fulfilling their mutual desire to work together. Castillo recruited former band mates from The Aga Muhlach Experience Mike Dizon to play drums and Myrene Academia to handle bass...
performed "Laban kung Laban," the TV theme song of the PBA.
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
Alaska Aces
Games
On Game 1, the Phone Pals raced into a twenty-point lead at the first quarter but the Aces chipped in to lead by a point by halftime. The Phone Pals lost steam as the Aces won the first game. The Phone Pals reversed the roles as the Aces themselves lost steam at the ends of Games 2 and 3 for a Phone Pals 2-1 series lead.With a 1-3 deficit looming, newly-crowned MVP Willie Miller
Willie Miller (basketball player)
Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....
stepped up his performance as he tied his conference-high 29 points to lead the Aces into victory on Game 3. Conference Best Player Mark Cardona
Mark Cardona
Mark "Macmac" Cardona is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association...
blew the Phone Pals chances' when he turned the ball over with 4 seconds with a 2-point deficit to lead a Rossel Ellis tip-in from a Sonny Thoss
Sonny Thoss
Joachim Gunther Thoss, better known as Sonny Thoss, is a Filipino-Papua New Guinean professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association in the Philippines playing for the Alaska Aces...
missed lay-up.
On Game 5, Willie Miller turned cold when the Phone Pals started pulling away. The Piltel franchise notched win #3 to assure a twice-to-beat advantage. Miller, who was severely criticized by a lackluster performance by the MVP, answered his critics with a 37-point output (the best in the Finals by a local) to lead the Aces to a Game 6 win and to force a Game 7.
Broadcast notes
The Associated Broadcasting CompanyAssociated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
and DZSR
DZSR
DZSR Sports Radio 918 is an AM station owned and operated by Philippine Broadcasting Service in the Philippines. The programming and the format of the station is Sports. the station's studio is located at 4th Floor, PIA Building, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, and the transmitter is located...
Sports Radio broadcast the games nationwide.
Finals broadcasters are:
- Game 1: Quinito HensonQuinito HensonQuinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...
and Ed Picson - Game 2: Jason WebbJason WebbJason Webb is a former professional soccer player and a Partner and Co-Founder of Soccer Shots, a national soccer program based in the Harrisburg, Pa. area that introduces children ages 3 – 8 to the game of soccer, as well as character development and fundamental life skills.Webb moved from...
and Ed Picson - Game 3: Quinito HensonQuinito HensonQuinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...
and Mico Halili - Game 4: Jason WebbJason WebbJason Webb is a former professional soccer player and a Partner and Co-Founder of Soccer Shots, a national soccer program based in the Harrisburg, Pa. area that introduces children ages 3 – 8 to the game of soccer, as well as character development and fundamental life skills.Webb moved from...
and Mico Halili - Game 5: Quinito HensonQuinito HensonQuinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...
and Ed Picson - Game 6: Jason WebbJason WebbJason Webb is a former professional soccer player and a Partner and Co-Founder of Soccer Shots, a national soccer program based in the Harrisburg, Pa. area that introduces children ages 3 – 8 to the game of soccer, as well as character development and fundamental life skills.Webb moved from...
and Mico Halili - Game 7: Quinito HensonQuinito HensonQuinito Henson is a Filipino sports analyst and television color commentator. His newspaper column, Sporting Chance, has appeared in the Philippine Star since the 1980s...
and Ed Picson
Awards
- Best Player of the Conference: Mark CardonaMark CardonaMark "Macmac" Cardona is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association...
(Talk 'N Text) - Best Import of the Conference: Rossel Ellis (Alaska)
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Willie MillerWillie Miller (basketball player)Willie V. Miller, Jr. , better known simply as Willie Miller, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association....
(Alaska)