2006 PBA Philippine Cup
| 2006 PBA Philippine Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Duration | March 5 – July 21, 2006 |
| TV partner(s) |
ABC (Local) The Filipino Channel (International) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Purefoods Chunkee Giants |
| Runners-up | Red Bull Barako |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Danny Seigle (San Miguel) |
| Finals MVP | Marc Pingris (Purefoods) |
| PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
| Qualified for semifinals | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for wildcards | |
| Eliminated |
The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2006 Gran Matador Brandy Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup is the second conference of the 2005-06 PBA season.
The tournament has four rounds, the wildcard playoffs, quarterfinals, semi-finals and the Finals. All nine teams are included in the playoffs.
The Purefoods Chunkee Giants defeated Red Bull Barako in six games of the best-of-seven finals series.
These are the final standings after ties and classification games were sorted out.
Air21 Express vs. Coca-Cola Tigers
By virtue of having the best cumulative record in the wildcard phase, Barangay Ginebra advances to the quarterfinals.
(2) San Miguel Beermen vs. (4) Alaska Aces
(1) Purefoods Chunkee Giants vs. (3) Red Bull Barako: Chunkee Giants win series 4-2
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
† denotes number of overtimes
Wednesday, July 5, at the Araneta Coliseum
Friday, July 7, at the Cuneta Astrodome
Purefoods came off to a great start in the first quarter, taking a big 12-point lead. But the Bulls bounced back behind Lordy Tugade and the rest of the team to take a 46-38 halftime lead. But the Giants' strong third quarter put the game out of reach for a 2-0 lead in the series.
Sunday, July 9, at the Araneta Coliseum
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