The 2007–08 Air21 Express season was the sixth season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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 | |
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
edit- August 19: The 2007 PBA draft took place in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig.
Draft picks
editRound | 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
editEliminations
editStandings
editPos | 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:
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Schedule
editBracket
editWildcard 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fiesta Conference
editEliminations
editPos | 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:
Schedule
editBracket
editWildcard 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Semifinals
editWins | 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
editWins | 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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