2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup
| 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup | |
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| Duration | October 14, 2007 – March 2, 2008 |
| TV partner(s) |
ABC (Local) The Filipino Channel (International) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| Runners-up | Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia) |
| Finals MVP | Dennis Espino (Sta. Lucia) |
| PBA Philippine Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
| Qualified for semifinals | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for wildcards | |
| Eliminated |
| Win | |
| Loss | |
| OT win | |
| OT loss |
The 2007–08 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup or known as the 2007–08 Smart PBA Philippine Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the 2007–08 PBA season. The tournament was formally opened on October 14, 2007 and ended on March 2, 2008. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
The winner will receive the Jun Bernardino Trophy. The Sta. Lucia Realtors needed the maximum seven games to defeat the #1 seed Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants to win their first All-Filipino conference championship.
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
Legend: GB = games behind; PCT = winning percentage.
Coca-Cola and Talk 'N Text met in the first wildcard round, with the two teams making a mid-season trade, with Asi Taulava going to the Tigers while Ali Peek and draft picks going to the Phone Pals. Coke, which had previously denied the Phone Pals of a playoff for the last quarterfinal berth by winning their last elimination round game 2 days earlier, started out strong; the Phone Pals failed to answer to the challenge as they were beaten by the #9 seeds.
Air21 on the other hand faced defending champions Barangay Ginebra Kings, which were decimated by injuries to Billy Mamaril, Mark Caguioa and personal commitments by Rudy Hatfield (Hatfield didn't return) early in the season caused several losses and they had to settle for a wildcard berth. Behind the shooting of team captain Wynne Arboleda, Air21 raced to an early lead. Ginebra cut down the deficit, but while Caguioa was on a fastbreak attempt, Niño Canaleta blocked his shot that virtually ended Ginebra's title defense.
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