The 2005–06 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).
2005-06 Heroes Cup Qualified for semifinals Qualified for quarterfinals #Team StandingsWLPCTGB1 Rain or Shine 8 3 .727 -- 2 Magnolia Dairy Ice Cream 7 4 .636 1 3 Granny Goose 6 5 .545 2 4 Harbour Centre 6 5 .545 2 5 Hapee Toothpaste 6 5 .545 2 6 Montana Pawnshop 5 6 .455 3 7 Far Eastern Insurance 3 8 .273 5 8 Toyota-Otis Sparks 3 8 .273 5 Magnolia and Rain or Shine makes it to the finals via two-game sweep in their best-of-three semifinal series against Granny Goose and Harbour respectively, the Wizards won over Tortillos, 98-97 in overtime in Game One and repeated with another double overtime win in the second game, 92-86. The Painters edged Harbour, 69-67, in their semifinals opener, and they wrapped up the series with a 69-59 triumph in Game Two.
Finals
Magnolia overcame a 0-2 series deficit, the Wizards pulled away from a 56-all deadlock in the final three minutes of the deciding fifth game, a 9-0 run, with Arwind Santos hitting a triple, gave Magnolia a 65-56 advantage with 1:23 remaining, the Painters remain scoreless and allowed the Wizards to pad their lead to 16 points, 73-57. Kelly Williams of Magnolia was voted the finals MVP.
Individual awards Heroes Cup Most Valuable Player: Jojo Tangkay (Rain or Shine) Finals MVP: Kelly Williams (Magnolia) Defensive Stopper Award: Robb Reyes (Harbour Centre) Quantum Leap Award: JR Reyes (Rain or Shine) True Gentleman Award: Yousif Aljamal (Rain or Shine) Instant Impact Award: Jeff Chan (Magnolia) Academic All-Star Award: Toti Almeda (Granny Goose) Fantastic Freshman Award: Mark Moreno (Hapee-PCU) Mythical First Team: Jojo Tangkay (Rain or Shine) Jayson Castro (Hapee-PCU) Kelly Williams (Magnolia) Arwind Santos (Magnolia) JR Reyes (Rain or Shine) Mythical Second Team: Joseph Yeo (Harbour Centre) Robb Reyes (Harbour Centre) Joe Devance (Toyota-Otis) Gabby Espinas (Hapee-PCU) Robert Sanz (Hapee-PCU)
2006 Unity Cup Qualified for semifinals Qualified for quarterfinals #Team StandingsWLPCTGB1 Toyota-Otis Sparks 10 4 .714 -- 2 Montana Pawnshop Jewels 10 4 .714 -- 3 Granny Goose 8 6 .571 2 4 Rain or Shine 8 6 .571 2 5 Magnolia Ice Cream Spinners 6 8 .429 4 6 Harbour Centre 6 8 .429 4 7 Hapee-PCU Teeth Sparkles 4 10 .285 6 8 Teletech Titans 4 10 .285 6 Sixth-seeded Harbour advances to the finals with a 3-1 series win over Montaña. In the other semifinal series, Toyota-Otis scored a 3-0 sweep over defending champion Rain or Shine.
Finals
Joseph Yeo fired seven three-pointers and scored a game-high 28 points as Harbour captured its first PBL title. The Portmasters drilled in 36 points from the three-point area and five of those triples came in the opening of the fourth period that opened up a 68-57 lead against the Sparks heading into the final 4:50. LA Tenorio of Harbour Centre was awarded with the finals MVP.
Individual awards Unity Cup Most Valuable Player: Joe Devance (Toyota-Otis) Finals MVP: LA Tenorio (Harbour Centre) Defensive Stopper Award: Jireh Ibañes (Granny Goose) Quantum Leap Award: Ken Bono (Montaña) True Gentleman Award: JV Casion (Toyota-Otis) Instant Impact Award: Alfie Grijaldo (Granny Goose) Academic All-Star Award: LA Tenorio (Harbour Centre) Fantastic Freshman Award: Larry Rodriguez (Montaña) Mythical First Team: Jayson Castro (Hapee-PCU) J.R. Quiñahan (Granny Goose) Joe Devance (Toyota-Otis) Jojo Tangkay (Rain or Shine) Kelly Williams (Magnolia Ice Cream) Mythical Second Team: Arwind Santos (Magnolia Ice Cream) Marvin Ortiguerra (Rain or Shine) Alex Compton (Montana) Ken Bono (Montana) Al Magpayo (Montana)
References
External links www.philippinebasketball.ph