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 | |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
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 | Philippines | Ateneo de Manila |
1 | 5 | Doug Kramer | 6'4" | PF | Philippines | Ateneo de Manila |
1 | 8 | Yousif Aljamal | 6'4" | SF / PF | Philippines | San Beda Manila |
2 | 14 | Marvin Cruz | 5'8" | PG | Philippines | UP Diliman |
2 | 20 | RJ Masbang | Philippines | East |
Roster
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Philippine Cup
Eliminations
Standings
Pos | Team
| W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Alaska Aces | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
2 | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | |
3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | Advance to quarterfinals |
4 | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
5 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 10 | 8 | .556[a] | 2 | |
6 | San Miguel Beermen | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to wildcard round |
7 | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants | 8 | 10 | .444[b] | 4 | |
8 | Air21 Express | 8 | 10 | .444[b] | 4 | |
9 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | |
10 | Red Bull Barako | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Barangay Ginebra +16, Rain or Shine −3, Sta. Lucia −13
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–0 Air21
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-5) | 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-5) | 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 |
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.