Coca Cola Tigers wins their 1st PBA title with a 3–1 series victory over the Alaska Aces as history was made on Christmas Day with the Tigers becoming the first team to win a championship in their first season.[2]
Ato Morano pumped in 8 of his game-high 23 points in the extension period as he filled in for the Tigers' reliable scorers, Johnny Abarrientos and Jeffrey Cariaso, who were sideline by injuries they sustained in the finals and semifinals, respectively, Rudy Hatfield buried a triple barely a minute left in overtime that keyed the Tigers' breakaway, Morano's free throws made it 70–64 but Kenneth Duremdes and Don Allado converted five straight points in the final 16 seconds that kept the Aces in the game, Rob Duat could have sent the game into second overtime but his two three-pointers rattled out at the final buzzer.
Kenneth Duremdes missed a potential game-winning shot with 4 ticks left as Coca Cola stole another overtime victory and moved the Tigers to within a win of capturing the title, the Aces were contesting what looked like a three-point shot drained by John Arigo in the last 43 seconds. Arigo's jumper could have tied the game at 60-all but referee Mario Montiel assessed the shot as only two points, giving the Tigers a one-point lead in the process, Television cameras showed Arigo's attempt was way out of the three-point line, the final count was an all-time low for a PBA championship series with the Tigers scoring only five points in the third quarter and typified the game's offensive drought in some stretches.
Rafi Reavis led a big third quarter attack as he buried three triples, including a buzzer-beater that towed the Tigers to a 59–47 advantage entering the final period, from there, it was an all Coca Cola show with Ato Morano's hot-shooting and Rudy Hatfield, adjudged the finals MVP, battling for every possession, the Tigers cemented their place in PBA history.[3]
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The 2002 Selecta PBA All Filipino Cup finals was the best of 5 basketball championship series of the 2002 PBA All Filipino Cup and the conclusion of the conference s playoffs The Coca Cola Tigers and Alaska Aces played for the 83rd championship contested by the league 1 2002 PBA All Filipino Cup finalsTeamCoachWinsCoca Cola Tigers Chot Reyes 3Alaska Aces Tim Cone 1DatesDecember 18 25 2002MVPRudy HatfieldTelevisionVTV IBC Radio networkDZSRPBA All Filipino Cup finals chronology lt 2001 2003 gt PBA finals chronology lt 2002 Commissioner s 2003 All Filipino gt Coca Cola Tigers wins their 1st PBA title with a 3 1 series victory over the Alaska Aces as history was made on Christmas Day with the Tigers becoming the first team to win a championship in their first season 2 Contents 1 Series scoring summary 2 Games summary 2 1 Game 1 2 2 Game 2 2 3 Game 3 2 4 Game 4 3 Roster 4 Broadcast notes 5 ReferencesSeries scoring summary editTeam Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 WinsCoca Cola 67 72 62 78 3Alaska 70 69 60 63 1Games summary editGame 1 edit Viva TVDecember 18Coca Cola Tigers 67 Alaska Aces 70Alaska leads series 1 0Cuneta Astrodome Pasay Game 2 edit Viva TVDecember 20recapCoca Cola Tigers 72 Alaska Aces 69 OT Scoring by quarter 14 18 18 14 15 14 12 13 Overtime 13 10Pts Renato Morano 23 Pts Kenneth Duremdes 23series tied 1 1Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Ato Morano pumped in 8 of his game high 23 points in the extension period as he filled in for the Tigers reliable scorers Johnny Abarrientos and Jeffrey Cariaso who were sideline by injuries they sustained in the finals and semifinals respectively Rudy Hatfield buried a triple barely a minute left in overtime that keyed the Tigers breakaway Morano s free throws made it 70 64 but Kenneth Duremdes and Don Allado converted five straight points in the final 16 seconds that kept the Aces in the game Rob Duat could have sent the game into second overtime but his two three pointers rattled out at the final buzzer Game 3 edit Viva TVDecember 22recapCoca Cola Tigers 62 Alaska Aces 60 OT Scoring by quarter 20 7 13 13 5 16 13 15 Overtime 11 9Pts Rudy Hatfield 19 Pts John Arigo 23Coca Cola leads series 2 1Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Kenneth Duremdes missed a potential game winning shot with 4 ticks left as Coca Cola stole another overtime victory and moved the Tigers to within a win of capturing the title the Aces were contesting what looked like a three point shot drained by John Arigo in the last 43 seconds Arigo s jumper could have tied the game at 60 all but referee Mario Montiel assessed the shot as only two points giving the Tigers a one point lead in the process Television cameras showed Arigo s attempt was way out of the three point line the final count was an all time low for a PBA championship series with the Tigers scoring only five points in the third quarter and typified the game s offensive drought in some stretches Game 4 edit Viva TVDecember 25Coca Cola Tigers 78 Alaska Aces 63Scoring by quarter 27 22 10 11 22 14 19 16Pts Rudy Hatfield 20 Pts Ali Peek 19Coca Cola wins series 3 1Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Rafi Reavis led a big third quarter attack as he buried three triples including a buzzer beater that towed the Tigers to a 59 47 advantage entering the final period from there it was an all Coca Cola show with Ato Morano s hot shooting and Rudy Hatfield adjudged the finals MVP battling for every possession the Tigers cemented their place in PBA history 3 2002 PBA All Filipino Cup ChampionsCoca Cola Tigers First titleRoster editCoca Cola Tigers rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt AgeG F 3 nbsp Manalo Jojo 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m UPHSDC 4 nbsp Reavis Rafi 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m Coppin StateC 9 nbsp Lao Gilbert 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m USTG 10 nbsp Morano Renato 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m San BedaG 14 nbsp Abarrientos Johnny nbsp 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Far EasternG 18 nbsp Avenido Leo 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Far EasternG 22 nbsp Cariaso Jeffrey 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Sonoma StateC 24 nbsp Bolado Cris 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m National UF 25 nbsp Abuda Freddie 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m CebuC nbsp Sese Jovie 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m MLQUG 31 nbsp Antonio William 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m ChaminadeC 32 nbsp Juinio Poch 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m PhilippinesF 99 nbsp Hatfield Rudy 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m UM Dearborn Head coach nbsp Chot ReyesAssistant coach es nbsp Biboy Ravanes nbsp Binky FavisLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredAlaska Aces rosterPlayers CoachesPos POB Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromG 1 nbsp Newton Philip 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m F 2 nbsp Peek Ali 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Saint Mary sF 5 nbsp Duat Rob 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m MenloG 6 nbsp Lastimosa Jojo 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m USJ RG 7 nbsp Ordonio Jon 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Master sC 8 nbsp Allado Don 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m De La SalleG 9 nbsp Santos Rodney 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m San SebastianF 10 nbsp Reyes Eric 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m AteneoG F 19 nbsp Duremdes Kenneth 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m AdamsonF 31 nbsp Arigo John 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m TampaC 32 nbsp Feihl EJ 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m AdamsonF 41 nbsp Noble Miguel 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Utica Head coach nbsp Tim ConeAssistant coach es nbsp Richard Bachmann nbsp Gilbert Reyes nbsp Luigi TrilloLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredBroadcast notes editGame Play by play Analyst Courtside Reporters amp Halftime HostsGame 1 Anthony Suntay Quinito HensonGame 2 Noli Eala TJ ManotocGame 3 Anthony Suntay Quinito HensonGame 4 Noli Eala Tommy ManotocReferences edit Pivotal Aces Tigers All Filipino duel up Philippine Daily Inquirer Coke dreams of Merry Xmas tonight Philippine Daily Inquirer Tigers capture All Filipino crown Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 PBA All Filipino Cup finals amp oldid 1216590790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
