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{{Infobox PBA conference
| year             = 2005–2006
| conference_name  = Fiesta Conference
| logo             = File:PBA2005-06 fiestaconference.png
| pixels           = 
| caption          = 
| duration         = October 2, 2005 – February 19, 2006
| attendance       = 
| TV               = [[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
| best_player      = [[Enrico Villanueva]]<br/> {{small|([[Red Bull Barako]])}}
| best_import      = [[Marquin Chandler]]<br/> {{small|([[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]])}}
| finals_mvp       = [[Lordy Tugade]]<br/> {{small|([[Red Bull Barako]])}}
| champion         = [[Red Bull Barako]]
| runner-up        = [[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]
| prevconf_link    = 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
| prevconf_year    = 2005
| nextconf_link    = 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference
| nextconf_year    = 2007
| prev_conf        = 2005 Fiesta
| prev_conf_link   = 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference
| next_conf        = 2006 Philippine
| next_conf_link   = 2006 PBA Philippine Cup
}}

'''The 2005-06 [[Philippine Basketball Association]] Fiesta Conference''' or known as the '''2005-06 San Mig Coffee PBA Fiesta Conference''' for sponsorship reasons, is the first conference of the [[2005-06 PBA season]]. It started on October 2, 2005, and ended on February 19, 2006.

The tournament has five rounds, the survivor playoff, the wildcard playoffs, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. All nine teams are included in the playoffs.

==Tournament format==
* Double round classifications.
* Survivor round
** Eighth and ninth seeds face off on a survivor playoff, with the eighth seed holding a twice-to-beat advantage.
* Wildcard playoffs
** Fifth seed and winner of the survivor playoff meet in a best-of-three wildcard playoffs.
** Sixth seed and seventh face off in a best-of-three wildcard playoff.
* Quarterfinals
** Fourth seed advance outright to the best-of-five quarterfinals, to meet winner of the fifth seed vs. eighth/ninth seed wildcard series (QF-A).
** Third seed advance outright to the best-of-five quarterfinals, to meet winner of the sixth seed vs. seventh seed (QF-B).
*Semifinals
** Second seed advance outright to the best-of-seven semifinals, to meet winner of the QF-B (SF-A).
** First seed advance outright to the best-of-seven semifinals, to meet winner of the QF-A (SF-B).
* Finals
** Winners of SF-A and SF-B face off for the best-of-seven finals for the 2005-06 Fiesta Conference Championship.
** Losers of SF-A and SF-B face off for a one-game playoff for the third-place trophy.

==List of imports==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Team !! Debuted
|-
| [[Shawn Daniels (basketball)|Shawn Daniels]] || [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] || October 7, 2005, vs. Purefoods
|-
| [[Artemus McClary]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] || October 5, 2005, vs. Sta.Lucia
|-
| [[Sean Lampley]] || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] || October 5, 2005, vs. Coca-Cola
|-
| [[Alex Carcamo]] || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || October 5, 2005, vs. Barangay Ginebra
|-
| [[Marquin Chandler]] || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] || October 2, 2005, vs. Red Bull
|-
| [[Quemont Greer]] || [[Red Bull Barako]] || October 2, 2005, vs. Purefoods
|-
| [[Rico Hill]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || October 7, 2005, vs. Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Luke Whitehead]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || October 5, 2005, vs. Alaska
|-
| [[Damian Cantrell]] || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] || October 7, 2005, vs. San Miguel
|-
| [[Odell Bradley]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] || December 17, 2005, vs. Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Chris Porter (basketball)|Chris Porter]] || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] || December 21, 2005, vs. Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Omar Thomas]] || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || October 26, 2005, vs. Purefoods
|-
| [[James Penny (basketball)|James Penny]] || [[Red Bull Barako]] || January 14, 2006, vs. Alaska (QF)
|-
| [[Kwan Johnson]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || November 11, 2005, vs. Air21
|-
| [[Leonard White (basketball)|Leonard White]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || October 19, 2005, vs. Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Omar Weaver]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || October 30, 2005, vs. Barangay Ginebra
|-
| [[Damian Owens]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || December 7, 2005, vs. Alaska
|-
| [[Darvin Ham]] || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] || January 18, 2006, vs. Air21 (QF) 
|-
|}

==Classification round==
===Team standings===
{{2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference}}

== Fourth seed playoff ==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 4 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Glg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3013%2C6590609 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score1=91
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]''' |score2='''101'''
}}

== Second seed playoff ==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 4 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=760&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score1=102
|team2='''[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]''' |score2='''109'''
}}

==Bracket==
{{2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference Playoffs bracket}}

==Survivor playoffs==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 6 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=762&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score1=82
|team2='''[[Coca-Cola Tigers]]''' |score2='''85''' |overtime=OT}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 7 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G1g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2848%2C7439760 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1='''69'''
|team2=[[Coca-Cola Tigers]] |score2=67
|series=San Miguel wins series in two games }}

==Wildcard phase==

===(5) Air21 vs. (8) San Miguel===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 8 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score1='''97'''
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score2=88}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 11 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hlg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2566%2C8837970 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score1=103
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score2='''104'''}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 13 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IFg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1114%2C9403430 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score1='''100'''
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score2=86
|series=Air21 wins series, 2&ndash;1}}

===(6) Alaska vs. (7) Sta. Lucia===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 8 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HFg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=984%2C8040783 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]''' |score1='''108'''
|team2=[[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] |score2=104}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 11 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]''' |score1='''95'''
|team2=[[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] |score2=90
|series=Alaska wins series, 2&ndash;0}}

==Quarterfinals==

===(3) Red Bull vs. (6) Alaska===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 14 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=773&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score1='''100'''
|team2=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] |score2=92}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 15 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=776&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score1='''80'''
|team2=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] |score2=73}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 18 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://www.pba.com.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=779&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score1='''81'''
|team2=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] |score2=65
|series=Red Bull wins series, 3&ndash;0}}

===(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air21===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 14 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=774&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]''' |score1='''111'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score2=109}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 15 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=775&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=87
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score2='''90'''}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 18 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://www.pba.com.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=781&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=93
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score2='''98'''}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 20 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=783&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]''' |score1='''99'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score2=89}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 21 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=784&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=110
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score2='''117''' |overtime=OT
|series=Air21 wins series, 3&ndash;2}}

==Semifinals==

===(1) Purefoods vs. (5) Air21===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 22 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jlg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2199%2C12953925 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''94'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score2=89}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 25 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://www.pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=814&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''88'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score2=87}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 27 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KVg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2931%2C14765435 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=87
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score2='''101'''}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 29 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Klg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=762%2C15811204 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''100'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score2=90}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 1 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B1c1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1323%2C15153673 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=99
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score2='''100'''}}
{{basketballbox|date=February 3 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=836&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''100'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] |score2=79
|series=Purefoods wins series, 4&ndash;2}}

Purefoods won the first two games, with [[Marquin Chandler]] scoring 46 points in game 1, and 29 in game 2 to put the Giants up, 2&ndash;0. In game 3, Air21's [[Ren-Ren Ritualo]] scored 40 points to prevent a sweep at [[Antipolo]]. The Express had an awful shooting night on game 4 to pave way for a 3&ndash; series lead for Purefooods.

In the closing minutes of game 5, Air21 had a 17&ndash;9 run, but Purefoods had their run thanks to a rare four-point play from [[Kerby Raymundo]]. [[Ranidel de Ocampo]] split his free-throws to pad Air21's lead into three. With Air21 up by one, Raymundo rebounded the ball with 11 seconds remaining, but [[Roger Yap]] flubbed his pass and missed his lay-up against [[Shawn Daniels (basketball)|Shawn Daniels]] to give Air21 the victory. Purefoods erected a 20-point lead in game 7, and Air21's run came up short as they entered the PBA finals for the first time in four years.

===(2) Barangay Ginebra vs. (3) Red Bull===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 22 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jlg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2199%2C12953925 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]''' |score1='''105'''
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=100 |overtime=OT}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 25 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://www.pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=813&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] |score1=83
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''86'''}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=January 27 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |report=[http://www.pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=813&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] |score1=85
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''93'''}}
{{basketballbox|date=January 29 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Klg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=762%2C15811204 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] |score1=85
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''88'''}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 1 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B1c1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1323%2C15153673 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]''' |score1='''97'''
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=83}}
{{basketballbox|date=February 3 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CVc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1991%2C15798321 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]''' |score1='''85'''
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=77}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 5 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C1c1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1286%2C16769492 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] |score1=79
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''83'''
|series=Red Bull wins series, 4&ndash;3}}

After losing game 1, [[James Penny (basketball)|James Penny]] converted clutch three-pointers to prevent a 0&ndash;2 hole for Red Bull. Clutch plays from former [[Ateneo de Manila University|Ateneo]] teammates [[Enrico Villanueva]] and [[Larry Fonacier]] prevented a Ginebra run late in the fourth quarter in games 3 to 4 that placed Red Bull in an imposing 3&ndash;1 series lead. With Penny resting on game 6, Ginebra had a difficult win to close the series gap to one game; Ginebra's defensive stand forced a game 7, which put them on the way of replicating the Ginebra team of 15 seasons earlier when they won the championship after trailing 3–1.

With a seesaw battle ongoing throughout the game, Ginebra import [[Chris Porter (basketball)|Chris Porter]] slam dunked to put Ginebra up, 75&ndash;73. Barako [[Celino Cruz]] converted a three-point shot to put Red Bull by a point, 76&ndash;75. Following a Ginebra turnover, Red Bull import James Penny converted his own 3-point jumper, to put Red Bull up for good, 79&ndash;75.

==Third place playoff==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 8 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=846&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] |score1=98
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score2='''108'''
}}

==Finals==
{{Infobox PBA conference finals
  | image=
  | year = 2005–06
  | conference = Fiesta Conference
  | champion = [[2005–06 Red Bull Barako season|Red Bull Barako]]
  | champion_coach = [[Yeng Guiao]]
  | champion_games = 4
  | runnerup = [[2005–06 Purefoods Chunkee Giants season|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]
  | runnerup_coach = [[Ryan Gregorio]]
  | runnerup_games = 2
  | date= February 8–19, 2006
  | MVP = [[Lordy Tugade]]
  | television = [[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
  | announcers = 
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  | referees_1 = 
  | referees_2 = 
  | referees_3 = 
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  | prev_year  = [[2005 PBA Fiesta Conference finals|2005 Fiesta]]
  | next_year  = [[2007 PBA Fiesta Conference finals|2007]]
  | prev_conf  = [[2005 PBA Fiesta Conference finals|2005 Fiesta]]
  | next_conf  = [[2006 PBA Philippine Cup finals|2006 Philippine]]
}}

The '''2005–06 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) [[PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]]''' finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Red Bull Barako and Purefoods Chunkee Giants played for the 90th championship contested by the league.

The Red Bull Barako won their 5th league championship with a 4–2 series victory over Purefoods.

===Series scoring summary===
The following scoring summary is written in a [[line score]] format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 width=425 style="margin-left:3em;"
|- style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"
!align=center width=28%|Team
!width=6%|Game 1†
!width=6%|Game 2
!width=6%|Game 3
!width=6%|Game 4
!width=6%|Game 5
!width=6%|Game 6

!width=6%|Wins
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|Purefoods
| 102 || 84 || '''103''' || '''96''' || 86 || 73 || 2
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left|'''Red Bull'''
| '''107'''|| '''98''' || 97 || 91 || '''91''' || '''83''' || '''4'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
|}
† denotes number of overtimes
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|team1=[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=102
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''107''' |overtime=OT
}}
{{basketballbox|date=February 10 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://www.pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=851&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=85
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''98'''
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 12 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |report=[http://www.pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=853&Itemid=59 Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''103'''
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=97
}}
{{basketballbox|date=February 15 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://www.pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=859&Itemid=59  Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''96'''
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=91
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 17 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |report=[http://www.pba.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=862&Itemid=59  Recap] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=86
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''91'''
}}
{{basketballbox|date=February 19 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=73
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''81'''
|series=Red Bull wins series, 4&ndash;2
}}
-->

===Game one===
''Wednesday, February 8, at the Araneta Coliseum''.{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 8 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=102
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''107'''
|series=Red Bull leads series, 1–0|overtime=OT}}

After conquering their respective semi-final rivals, the Giants and the Barako are both itching to win their first PBA titles in 4 years. Purefoods haven't won since the 2002 Governors' Cup, while Red Bull haven't won since the 2002 Commissioner's Cup.

The game was close throughout, with neither team pulling away. However, Red Bull ignited a run that would make them lead by 8 points at the third, but the Giants inched closer as they lessened the gap to a point. In the fourth quarter, Red Bull tried to pull away, but Purefoods fought back. In the dying seconds of regulation, with the score tied at 89-all, Purefoods import Marquin Chandler failed to convert an open jumper at the paint that could've won them the game.

In Overtime, Red Bull raced to an eight-point lead. In the final minute, Purefoods' [[Noy Castillo]] converted two three-pointers that cut the lead to two. But a crucial turnover down low cost Purefoods the game.

In the marquee matchup, former [[Ateneo de Manila University|Ateneo]] Blue Eagle Enrico Villanueva, with 25 points, won the matchup against former [[Colegio de San Juan de Letran|Letranite]] Kerby Raymundo, who finished with 11 markers.

===Game two===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 10 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=84
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''98'''
|series=Red Bull leads series, 2–0}}With a masterful conquest of Purefoods at game one, third seed Red Bull Barako aimed to have a commanding 2-0 lead at the best of seven series.

The Barakos opened the game with relative ease, with the Chunkee Giants within striking distance. Purefoods stayed close through the efforts of import Marquin Chandler. However, Red Bull's import James Penny appeared to have an answer on every shot made by Chandler. By the start of the fourth, Purefoods led by a point, 71-70, after Red Bull erased an 8-point deficit.

The fourth quarter began with Purefoods keeping close with Red Bull. However, Red Bull answered with a 12-0 run, capped off by a three-pointer by Larry Fonacier. Purefoods weren't able to erase the lead, leading to a 2-0 lead for Red Bull.

Chandler led all scorers with 32 points while Red Bull's former [[National University (Philippines)|NU]] standout Lordy Tugade outscored all locals with 30 points.

===Game three===
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|team1='''[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''103'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Barako]] |score2=97
|series=Red Bull leads series, 2–1}}
The last time Purefoods was down 0–2 at the finals, they've rallied and won the next four games, clinching the 2002 Governors' Cup at the expense of the Alaska Aces.

Red Bull, on the other hand, is seeking for their third PBA championship, and the stopping of the four-conference championship streak of [[San Miguel Corporation]] teams (in which Purefoods is a subsidiary).

The first quarter saw easy baskets from Red Bull against a virtually nonexistent Purefoods defense. Purefoods, on the other hand, had to work for their every basket. Purefoods then had problems when their import, Marquin Chandler, got into foul trouble, forcing the Chunkee Giants to play All-Filipino for a great part of the first half. The quarter ended with the score tied, 26-all.

On the second quarter, Purefoods made key defensive adjustments that limited Red Bull's scoring opportunities. The Chunkee Giants also had big contributions from their bench, especially from Marc Pingris, who scattered 8 markers at the 2nd quarter. The Barakos still relied on the frontline of Villanueva and Tugade, with the former Ateneo standout scoring 15 points at the first half. Purefoods, however, seized the momentum and erected a ten-point lead by halftime, 54–44.

The two teams settled down at the third quarter. James Penny, the former [[Texas Christian University|Texas Christian]] and [[Oklahoma Storm]] player posted big plays, including a three-point play. Red Bull utilized the foul problems of Purefoods. Nevertheless, the Giants still led, 77-68.

In the payoff period, Red Bull inched closer on every possession. With Red Bull down by six, Chandler and Fonacier had a scuffle at the half court line. This led to a technical foul for Chandler. Red Bull nipped the lead to four. But when the Chunkee Giants raised the lead back to ten, Chandler fouled out at the 3:49 mark, which led to a 5-0 run by Red Bull. A Raymundo assist to Jondan Salvador raised the lead by seven at the 1:00 mark, and Purefoods never looked back as they clinched their first victory in the Fiesta Conference finals.

Chunkee Giant Kerby Raymundo finished the game with 13 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, a near [[triple-double]]. Villanueva led all locals with 25 points, while teammate Tugade had zero points in the second half to finish with 14 points. Penny won the battle of the imports, outscoring Chandler 31-26.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Elc1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2436%2C19557134|title=Clutch baskets power hot Giants past Bulls|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

The halftime show featured the first part of the interview of [[Associated Broadcasting Company|ABC Sports]]' [[Richard del Rosario]] to [[Kris Aquino]] and Purefoods sophomore [[James Yap]], who are engaged to each other.

===Game four===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 14 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]]''' |score1='''96'''
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Barako]] |score2=91
|series=Series tied 2–2}}

Before the game started, the league handed out its [[Philippine Basketball Association Best Player of the Conference Award|Best Player and Best Import of the Conference Award]]. The Best Player, restricted to Filipinos had a tighter race among Purefoods' Kerby Raymundo, Air21's Renren Ritualo, and Red Bull's Enrico Villanueva. The Best Import award, on the other hand, was contested between Purefoods' Marquin Chandler and Air21's Shawn Daniels.

Villanueva eventually won the Best Player award, when the PBA Press Corps voted him over Raymundo and Ritualo. The Best Import award, was in reality a no-contest since although Chandler and Daniels stayed with their clubs all-conference long, only Chandler was able to lead his team to the finals.

On the game proper, just like in the previous three games, Red Bull got off to a good start when Chunkee Giant Jondan Salvador injured his knee. Penny and Villanueva combined for 25 points by halftime. However, Purefoods caught up with them at the third quarter, thanks to good shooting from Chandler and Noy Castillo.

On the fourth period, James Yap, who was celebrating his 24th birthday made clutch freethrows, much to the delight of fiancée [[Kris Aquino]]. Further freethrows from Raymundo, James and Roger (not related) Yap gave the advantage to Purefoods. A dribbling violation by Red Bull import James Penny sealed the win for Purefoods.

In the post-game interview, Raymundo said that for him, he should be the MVP, his coach [[Ryan Gregorio]], agreed wholeheartedly, as Raymundo brought Villanueva to school in the dying minutes of the game, especially at the low post. Raymundo finished the game with 21 points and 9 rebounds, and was chosen as the player of the game. Villanueva led all scorers with 25 points, and 14 rebounds.

===Game five===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 17 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=86
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''91'''
|series=Red Bull leads series, 3–2}}

Red Bull Barako seemed intent from the get-go to prevent a 3-2 Purefoods series lead, as they, like in previous games, surged ahead at the first half. Red Bull, through the effort of import James Penny and locals Lordy Tugade and [[Junthy Valenzuela]] each converted a trey, to give the Bulls their biggest lead 50-34.

Best Player of the Conference Enrico Villanueva, although he finished with nine points, his lowest yet in the series, he grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Penny and Rookie of the Year candidate Larry Fonacier carried the scoring load for the Bulls.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EFg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2374%2C889166|title=Rookie lifts Red Bull to victory|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

Best Import of the Conference Marquin Chandler had another day in the office with a series-high 43 points, but he did not receive support from the locals, especially when the Bulls won the battle of the bench, 40-13.

The Barako never looked back in the second half on their way for a 91–86 game-five win. Tugade led all locals with 17 points, followed closely by Raymundo with 16.

===Game six===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=February 19 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Magnolia Hotshots|Purefoods Chunkee Giants]] |score1=73
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy Boosters|Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2='''83'''
|series=Red Bull wins series, 4–2}}

Red Bull put down the defensive clamps in the stretch and got several clutch plays from an array of heroes to finally send the Giants down to their knees and capture the PBA Fiesta Conference crown before a roaring crowd of 10,755.

James Penny was in the zone in the third quarter but solid contributions coming from Mick Pennisi, Cyrus Baguio, Topex Robinson and Finals' Most Valuable Player Lordy Tugade also help the Bulls clinch their third franchise title since joining the league in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EVg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=790%2C1987843|title=Bulls finish off Giants, put away Fiesta title|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

Pennisi had big shots in the end, including two three-pointers and a long two, while Baguio, Celino Cruz and Junthy Valenzuela made great stops that rendered the Giants scoreless in the final one minute and 33 seconds.

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
!2005-06 Fiesta Conference Champions
|-
|<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Red Bull Barako old logo.png|100px]]  --><br /> '''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' <br /> '''Third title'''
|}

==Broadcasters==
The [[TV5 (Philippines)|Associated Broadcasting Company]] [[PBA on ABC|televised the games]] on Philippine TV.

The [[play-by-play]] commentators were [[Mico Halili]] and [[Ed Picson]], while the [[color commentator]]s are [[Norman Black]] and [[Quinito Henson]]. The courtside reporters were [[Richard del Rosario]], [[Eric Reyes (basketball)|Eric Reyes]], [[Jason Webb (basketball)|Jason Webb]] and [[Patricia Bermudez-Hizon]].

==Trivia==
* Talk N' Text failed to enter the semifinals of a PBA tournament for the first time since the 2003 Invitational tournament.
* Air21, technically made its second semifinals appearance in franchise history. Apparently, TV coverage mentioned Air21's appearance as its first-time ever. In 2003 they placed third in the invitational tournament.
* Purefoods made its first semifinals appearance since winning the 2002 Governors Cup.
* Barangay Ginebra played its first game 7 since the 1991 First Conference title, when they were Ginebra San Miguel and defeated Shell for the championship.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.pba.com.ph Official PBA site]

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