2007–08 Air21 Express season
Basketball team season
2007–08 Air21 Express season | |
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Head coach | Bo Perasol |
Owner(s) | Alberto "Bert" Lina |
Philippine Cup results | |
Record | 7–11 (38.9%) |
Place | 8th |
Playoff finish | 2nd Wildcard round (lost to Coca-Cola) |
Fiesta Conference results | |
Record | 12–6 (66.7%) |
Place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Fiesta finals (lost to Ginebra, 3–4) |
Air21 Express seasons | |
The 2007–08 Air21 Express season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
After drafting Ateneo stars on the draft day, Express finished in the Wildcard in the Philippine Cup. But a surprising and dominant in the Fiesta Conference,[1] Express reached the PBA finals for the first time,[2][3] only losing to Ginebra after having a 3–2 lead.[4][5]
Key dates
- August 19: The 2007 PBA draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Height | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 4 | JC Intal | 6'4" | SF | ![]() | Ateneo de Manila |
1 | 5 | Doug Kramer | 6'4" | PF | ![]() | Ateneo de Manila |
1 | 8 | Yousif Aljamal | 6'4" | SF / PF | ![]() | San Beda Manila |
2 | 14 | Marvin Cruz | 5'8" | PG | ![]() | UP Diliman |
2 | 20 | RJ Masbang | ![]() | East |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 12 | 6 | .667[a] | — | |
3 | Alaska Aces | 11 | 7 | .611[b] | 1 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611[b] | 1 | |
5 | Magnolia Beverage Masters | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | |
6 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
8 | Air21 Express | 7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | |
9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389[c] | 5 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 3 | 15 | .167 | 9 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Sta. Lucia
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Red Bull (Alaska +29)
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Air21 2–0 Coca-Cola
Schedule
Source: [citation needed]
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Bracket
Wildcard phase (single elimination) | Wildcard phase (single elimination) | Quarterfinals (best-of-3) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Talk 'N Text | 73 | 3 | Alaska | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Coca-Cola | 81 | 3 | Alaska | 2 | 2 | Sta. Lucia | 4 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Coca-Cola | 109 | 9 | Coca-Cola | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Air21 | 102 | 2 | Sta. Lucia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Brgy. Ginebra | 110 | 1 | Purefoods | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Air21 | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Purefoods | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Red Bull | 2 | 4 | Red Bull | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Magnolia | 0 | 3 | Alaska | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Red Bull | 125 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Fiesta Conference
Eliminations
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Air21 Express | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
5 | Magnolia Beverage Masters | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
6 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 9 | 9 | .500[b] | 3 | |
8 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | |
9 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
10 | Welcoat Dragons | 4 | 14 | .222 | 8 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +14, Coca-Cola +4, Magnolia −18
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Talk 'N Text (Alaska +9)
Schedule
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Team ╲ Game | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Air21 Express | WEL | RBB | PF | Coke | TNT | ALA | BGK | SLR | Coke | MBM | BGK | RBB | SLR | ALA | TNT | WEL | MBM | PF |
Alaska Aces | SLR | BGK | MBM | WEL | RBB | A21 | TNT | PF | Coke | RBB | TNT | PF | A21 | WEL | SLR | Coke | MBM | BGK |
Barangay Ginebra Kings | RBB | ALA | SLR | Coke | MBM | PF | A21 | TNT | WEL | A21 | MBM | RBB | SLR | PF | Coke | TNT | WEL | ALA |
Coca-Cola Tigers | TNT | PF | WEL | A21 | BGK | SLR | RBB | MBM | ALA | A21 | RBB | WEL | PF | TNT | BGK | MBM | ALA | SLR |
Magnolia Beverage Masters | PF | SLR | ALA | TNT | BGK | WEL | RBB | Coke | PF | A21 | BGK | TNT | WEL | RBB | SLR | Coke | A21 | ALA |
Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | MBM | Coke | A21 | RBB | WEL | BGK | ALA | MBM | TNT | SLR | ALA | Coke | WEL | BGK | RBB | TNT | SLR | A21 |
Red Bull Barako | BGK | A21 | TNT | PF | ALA | Coke | MBM | SLR | WEL | ALA | Coke | A21 | BGK | MBM | PF | WEL | TNT | SLR |
Sta. Lucia Realtors | ALA | MBM | BGK | TNT | Coke | WEL | RBB | A21 | TNT | WEL | PF | A21 | BGK | MBM | ALA | PF | Coke | RBB |
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Coke | WEL | RBB | MBM | SLR | A21 | ALA | WEL | BGK | SLR | PF | ALA | MBM | Coke | A21 | PF | BGK | RBB |
Welcoat Dragons | A21 | TNT | Coke | ALA | PF | MBM | SLR | TNT | RBB | BGK | SLR | Coke | MBM | PF | ALA | A21 | RBB | BGK |
Source: [citation needed]
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
= Win; = OT win; = Loss; = OT loss
Bracket
Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Wildcard phase (Single elimination) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | Alaska | 85 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sta. Lucia | 99 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 2 | 2 | Red Bull | 0 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Sta. Lucia | 111 | 9 | Sta. Lucia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Talk 'N Text | 96 | 3 | Brgy. Ginebra | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Talk 'N Text | 98 | 1 | Air21 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Purefoods | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Air21 | 4 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Coca-Cola | 1 | 5 | Magnolia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Magnolia | 2 | 2 | Red Bull | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Magnolia | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Wins | Date | July 20 | July 23 | July 25 | July 27 | July 30 | August 1 |
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Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | ||
4 | Air21 (1) | 87 | 103 | 82 | 102 | 82 | 99[3] |
2 | Magnolia (5) | 113 | 102 | 78 | 104 | 72 | 91[3] |
Finals
Wins | Date | August 6 | August 8 | August 10 | August 13 | August 15 | August 17 | August 20 |
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Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | ||
3 | Air21 (1) | 96 | 124 | 97 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 84 |
4 | Barangay Ginebra (3) | 105 | 90 | 87 | 90[6] | 73 | 80 | 97 |
Notable events
- Air21 Express' Homer Se was fined P20,000 for a flagrant foul-penalty 1 on their game against the Sta. Lucia Realtors when he put up a fighting stance after the looseball scramble between Williams and Air21 guard Wynne Arboleda directed towards SLR rookie Ryan Reyes and import Jamar Brown.[7]
References
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Air21 waiting in the wings". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Kauna-unahang finals stint asam ng Air21". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ a b c Henson, Joaquin M. "How Air21 did it". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Maglinte, Ni Lemuel P. "Ginebra naghari sa SMART-PBA Fiesta Conference". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin M. "Ron knew it all along". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Pasok ang Ginebra". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ Se Fined P20,000 for 2 Offenses in Air21 – SLR Game