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{{Infobox PBA conference
| year             = 2005
| conference_name  = Fiesta Conference
| logo             = PBA2005 fiestaconference.png
| pixels           = 
| caption          = 
| duration         = March 4 – July 10, 2005
| attendance       = 
| TV               = [[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
| best_player      = [[Willie Miller (basketball)|Willie Miller]]<br/> {{small|([[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]])}}
| best_import      = [[Jerald Honeycutt]]<br/> {{small|([[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]])}}
| finals_mvp       = [[Danny Ildefonso]]<br/> {{small|([[San Miguel Beermen]])}}
| champion         = [[San Miguel Beermen]]
| runner-up        = [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
| prevconf_link    = 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference
| prevconf_year    = 2004
| nextconf_link    = 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference
| nextconf_year    = 2005–06
| prev_conf        = 2004–05 Philippine
| prev_conf_link   = 2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup Finals
| next_conf        = 2005–06 Fiesta
| next_conf_link   = 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals
}}
The '''2005 PBA Fiesta Conference''' was the [[2004-05 PBA season|2004–05 season]]'s [[PBA Fiesta Conference]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]]. It was the second-staging of the Fiesta Conference.

The [[Shell Turbo Chargers]] won third place over [[Red Bull Barako]] in a one-game playoff. It was the last appearance of the Turbo Chargers in the league as it filed a leave of absence in August 2005, eventually selling their rights to [[Welcoat Dragons|Welcoat]].

The league finally allowed [[Asi Taulava]] to play in the finals series (who was indefinitely suspended) but still lost to the veteran-laided Beermen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Slg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1273%2C14479674|title=Taulava to see action for Phone Pals today|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

Talk N' Text's [[Willie Miller (basketball player)|Willie Miller]] was named the Best Player of the Conference while teammate [[Jerald Honeycutt]] won the Best Import plum.

The [[San Miguel Beermen]] won its 17th PBA title with a 4–1 series victory over [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] in the finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VFg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2527%2C18957056|title=Gritty Beermen back on top with 17th title|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

==List of imports==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Team !! Debuted
|-
| [[Leon Derricks]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] || March 4 vs. San Miguel
|-
| [[Eddie Elisma]] || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] || March 6 vs. Red Bull
|-
| [[Jaja Richards]] || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || March 4 vs. Sta.Lucia
|-
| [[Anthony Miller (basketball)|Anthony Miller]] || [[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx Express]] || March 6 vs. Purefoods
|-
| [[Antonio Smith (basketball)|Antonio Smith]] || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs]] || March 6 vs. FedEx
|-
| [[Dalron Johnson]] || [[Red Bull Barako]] || March 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
|-
| ''[[Chris Burgess]]'' || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || March 4 vs. Alaska
|-
| [[Wesley Wilson (basketball)|Wesley Wilson]] || [[Shell Turbo Chargers]] || March 6 vs. Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Richard Jeter]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || March 4 vs. Coca-Cola
|-
| ''[[Jerald Honeycutt]]'' || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] || March 6 vs. Shell
|-
| [[Dickey Simpkins]] || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] || March 31 vs. Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Andre Brown (basketball)|Andre Brown]] || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] || April 29 vs. Alaska
|-
| [[Bakari Hendrix]] || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || March 30 vs. Shell
|-
| [[Lorenzo Coleman]] || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs]] || May 4 vs. Coca-Cola
|-
| [[Earl Barron]] || [[Red Bull Barako]] || May 13 vs. Purefoods
|-
| [[Tommy Smith (basketball)|Tommy Smith]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || May 27 vs. FedEx
|-
| [[Melvin Robinson]] || [[Shell Turbo Chargers]] || April 28 vs. Purefoods
|-
| [[Raheim Brown]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || March 9 vs. Alaska
|-
| [[Earl Ike]] || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] || March 13 vs. Sta.Lucia
|-
| [[Hiram Fuller]] || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] || May 27 vs Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Darrell Johns]] || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || April 8 vs. Red Bull 
|-
| [[Marcus Melvin]] || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs]] || June 9 vs. FedEx (WC)
|-
| [[Ace Custis]] || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || June 24 vs. Red Bull (SF Game 3)
|-
| [[Ajani Williams]] || [[Shell Turbo Chargers]] || May 13 vs Talk 'N Text
|-
| [[Ryan Fletcher (basketball)|Ryan Fletcher]] || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || April 6 vs. Barangay Ginebra
|-
| [[Noel Felix]] || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] || March 31 vs. Alaska 
|-
| [[Mark Sanford (basketball)|Mark Sanford]] || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || April 28 vs. San Miguel 
|-
|}
Jerald Honeycutt played for TNT in their first game and was replaced by Earl Ike (two games). He returned on April 15 vs. Purefoods, replacing Noel Felix (three games) and played for the rest of the conference.

Chris Burgess played 17 games in the Classification round and was replaced by Tommy Smith in the Beermen's last game. Burgess returned in the first two games of the semifinal series vs Red Bull before being replaced by Ace Custis.

==Classification round==

=== Team standings ===
{{2005 PBA Fiesta Conference standings}}

== Second seed playoff ==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 8 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=73
|team2=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] |score2=71 }}

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

==Wildcard playoffs==
The #3 vs. #10 and the #4 vs. #9 matchups are in the "twice-to-beat" format; the team with the higher seed only needs to win once to advance, but needs to be beaten twice in order to be eliminated. The other two matchups are a best-of-three series.

===(3) Alaska vs. (10) Coca-Cola===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 10 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]''' |score1=86
|team2=[[Coca-Cola Tigers]] |score2=66
|series=Alaska advances to the quarterfinals }}

===(4) Sta. Lucia vs. (9) Shell===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 10 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6n5iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2539%2C5032352 recap]
|team1=[[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] |score1=74
|team2='''[[Shell Turbo Chargers]]''' |score2=85 }}
{{basketballbox|date=June 12 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] |score1=85
|team2='''[[Shell Turbo Chargers]]''' |score2=87
|series=Shell advances to the quarterfinals }}

===(5) FedEx vs. (8) Purefoods===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 9 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx Express]] |score1=87
|team2='''[[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]''' |score2=98}}
{{basketballbox|date=June 11 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx Express]]''' |score1=99
|team2=[[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]] |score2=89}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 12 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Barako Bull Energy|FedEx Express]] |score1=86
|team2='''[[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]]''' |score2=94
|series=Purefoods wins series, 2–1 }}

===(6) Red Bull vs. (7) Barangay Ginebra===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 9 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score1=99
|team2=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] |score2=84
}} 
{{basketballbox||date=June 11 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B1Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2874%2C5634707 recap]
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score1=90
|team2=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] |score2=89
|series=Red Bull wins series, 2–0 }}

==Quarterfinals==

=== (3) Alaska vs. (6) Red Bull ===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 15 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]''' |score1=89
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=80 }}
{{basketballbox|date=June 16 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DFY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=819%2C8090703 boxscores]
|team1=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] |score1=71
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2=84}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 17 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DVY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1206%2C8665756 boxscores]
|team1=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] |score1=86
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2=87
|series=Red Bull wins series, 2–1 }}

===(8) Shell vs. (9) Purefoods===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 15 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Shell Turbo Chargers]]''' |score1=86
|team2=[[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]] |score2=79 }}
{{basketballbox|date=June 16 |place=[[Ynares Center]], [[Antipolo]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Shell Turbo Chargers]]''' |score1=87
|team2=[[Purefoods TJ Hotdogs]] |score2=80
|series=Shell wins series, 2–0 }}

==Semifinals==
===(1) Talk 'N Text vs. (9) Shell===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 19 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D1Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1910%2C10226394 boxscores]
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]''' |score1=97
|team2=[[Shell Turbo Chargers]] |score2=74 }}
{{basketballbox|date=June 22 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=92
|team2='''[[Shell Turbo Chargers]]''' |score2=94 }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 24 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FFY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2092%2C12198326 boxscores]
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]''' |score1=91
|team2=[[Shell Turbo Chargers]] |score2=78 }}
{{basketballbox|date=June 26 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]''' |score1=96
|team2=[[Shell Turbo Chargers]] |score2=91
|series=Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–1 }}

===(2) San Miguel vs. (6) Red Bull===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 19 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=89
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=81 }}
{{basketballbox|date=June 22 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1092%2C11325909 boxscores]
|team1=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score1=77
|team2='''[[Red Bull Barako]]''' |score2=79 }}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 24 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=80
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=70 }}
{{basketballbox|date=June 26 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FlY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1455%2C13345348 boxscores]
|team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score1=88
|team2=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score2=86 
|series=San Miguel wins series, 3–1 }}

==Third place playoff==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=July 1 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Red Bull Barako]] |score1=86
|team2='''[[Shell Turbo Chargers]]''' |score2=102
}}

==Finals==
{{Infobox PBA conference finals
  | image=
  | year = 2005
  | conference = Fiesta Conference
  | champion = [[2004–05 San Miguel Beermen season|San Miguel Beermen]]
  | champion_coach = [[Jong Uichico]]
  | champion_games = 4
  | runnerup = [[2004–05 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals season|Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
  | runnerup_coach = [[Joel Banal]]
  | runnerup_games = 1
  | date= July 1–10, 2005
  | MVP = [[Danny Ildefonso]]
  | television = [[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
  | announcers = 
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  | referees_1 = 
  | referees_2 = 
  | referees_3 = 
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  | prev_year  = [[2004 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals|2004]]
  | next_year  = [[2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals|2005–06]]
  | prev_conf  = [[2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup|2004–05 Philippine]]
  | next_conf  = [[2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference Finals|2005–06 Fiesta]]
}}

The '''2005 [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) [[PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]] finals''' was the [[Playoff format#Best-of-five playoff|best-of-7]] [[basketball]] championship series of the 2005 PBA Fiesta Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Barangay Ginebra Kings and Red Bull Barako played for the 89th championship contested by the league.

The San Miguel Beermen won their 17th league championship with a 4–1 series victory over Talk 'N Text Phone Pals.

Danny Ildefonso was named Finals MVP.

===Games===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=July 1 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S1g1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2514%2C14972704 boxscores]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=66
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score2=74
}}
{{basketballbox|date=July 3 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TVg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2540%2C16062284 boxscores]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=79
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score2=81
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=July 6 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UFg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=928%2C17212530 boxscores]
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]''' |score1=103
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]] |score2=77
}}
{{basketballbox|date=July 8 |place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]] |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ulg1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=kCUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2152%2C17943012 boxscores]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=82
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score2=87
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=July 10 |place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]] |TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] |score1=87
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]''' |score2=91
|series=San Miguel wins series, 4–1
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{2004-05 PBA season by team}}
{{PBA Fiesta Conference}}

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