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{{Infobox PBA conference
| year             = 2007
| conference_name  = Fiesta Conference
| logo             = 
| pixels           = 
| caption          = 
| duration         = March 4 – July 20, 2007 
| attendance       = 
| TV               = [[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
| best_player      = [[Mark Cardona]]<br/> {{small|([[Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters]])}}
| best_import      = [[Rosell Ellis]]<br/> {{small|([[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]])}}
| finals_mvp       = [[Willie Miller (basketball)|Willie Miller]]<br/> {{small|([[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]])}}
| champion         = [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
| runner-up        = [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
| prevconf_link    = 2005-06 PBA Fiesta Conference
| prevconf_year    = 2005-06
| nextconf_link    = 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference
| nextconf_year    = 2008
| prev_conf        = 2006–07 Philippine
| prev_conf_link   = 2006–07 PBA Philippine Cup
| next_conf        = 2007–08 Philippine
| next_conf_link   = 2007–08 PBA Philippine Cup
}}
The '''2007 [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) [[PBA Fiesta Conference|Fiesta Conference]]''' or known as the '''2007 Talk 'N Text PBA Fiesta Conference''' for [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]]ship reasons, is the second conference of the [[2006-07 PBA season|2006-07 season]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA). Teams are allowed to pick an import with a maximum height-limit of 6-feet, 6-inches tall.

The tournament began on March 4 and finished on July 20. The schedule will be shortened due to the league's commitment to the [[Philippine national basketball team]] while 12 players selected by national team head coach [[Chot Reyes]] will not play for their mother teams.

[[Red Bull Barako]] is the defending champions of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=01Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2486%2C7716094|title=Barako open Fiesta Cup defense vs TJ Giants|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref>

Talk 'N Text, a product of [[Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company]], was the main sponsor of the tournament. They also sponsored the [[2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup]] that ended a month before the tournament.

==List of imports==
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once, with the returning imports in ''italics''. Highlighted are the imports who stayed with their respective teams for the whole conference.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!# !! Name !! Team !! Debuted
|-bgcolor=#FFE4C4
|1 || '''[[Alex Compton]]''' || [[Welcoat Dragons]] || March 4 vs. Coca-Cola
|-
|2 || '''[[Charles Clark III]]''' || [[Welcoat Dragons]] || March 4 vs. Coca-Cola
|-
|3 || '''[[Anthony Johnson (basketball forward)|Anthony Johnson]]''' || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || March 4 vs. Welcoat
|-
|4 || '''[[Jessie King (basketball)|Jessie King]]''' || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants]] || March 4 vs. Red Bull
|-bgcolor=#FFE4C4
|5 || '''''[[James Penny (basketball)|James Penny]]''''' || [[Red Bull Barako]] || March 4 vs. Purefoods
|-bgcolor=#FFE4C4
|6 || '''''[[Shawn Daniels (basketball)|Shawn Daniels]]''''' || [[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]] || March 7 vs. Sta. Lucia
|-bgcolor=#FFE4C4
|7 || '''[[Marcellus Christian]]''' || [[Air 21 Express]] || March 7 vs. Barangay Ginebra
|-
|8 || '''''[[Rosell Ellis]]''''' || [[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]] || March 7 vs. Talk 'N Text
|-
|9 || '''[[Rock Winston]]''' || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || March 7 vs. Air21
|-bgcolor=#FFE4C4
|10 || '''[[James Sullinger]]''' || [[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]] || March 7 vs. Alaska
|-
|11 || '''[[Vidal Massiah]]''' || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || March 9 vs. Red Bull
|-bgcolor=#FFE4C4
|12 || '''[[Rod Nealy]]''' || [[Barangay Ginebra Kings]] || March 11 vs. Alaska
|-
|13 || '''[[Paul McMillan (basketball)|Paul McMillan]]''' || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || March 17 vs. Coca-Cola
|-
|14 || '''''[[Marquin Chandler]]''''' || [[Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants]] || March 21 vs. San Miguel
|-
|15 || '''''[[Galen Young]]''''' || [[San Miguel Beermen]] || April 11 vs. Alaska
|-
|16 || '''[[Rob Sanders]]''' || [[Welcoat Dragons]] || April 15 vs. San Miguel
|-
|17 || '''[[Jeff Varem]]''' || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || April 20 vs. Barangay Ginebra
|-
|18 || '''[[Wayland White]]''' || [[Welcoat Dragons]] || May 2 vs. Barangay Ginebra
|-
|19 || '''[[Jamaal Williams]]''' || [[Sta. Lucia Realtors]] || May 2 vs. Air21
|-
|20 || '''[[Rashad Bell]]''' || [[Coca-Cola Tigers]] || May 30 vs. Red Bull
|-
|}
Welcoat was allowed to have two imports. Compton, is an American citizen was born in the Philippines and was a member of the several local teams playing as a local.

==Tournament format==
*Double round eliminations. Worst team would be eliminated.
*Sixth- to ninth-best teams figure in the one-game wildcard playoffs.
**Sixth seed vs. Ninth seed
**Seventh seed vs. Eighth seed
**Winners will figure in a playoff to advance to the quarterfinals.
*Third- to fifth-best teams, and the winner of the wildcards advance to the best-of-three quarterfinals.
**Third seed vs. winner of wildcards.
**Fourth seed vs. fifth seed.
*The two best teams and the winners of the quarterfinals advance to the best-of-seven semifinals.
**First seed vs. winner of the third seed/wildcard winner quarterfinal series
**Second seed vs. winner of the fourth seed/fifth seed quarterfinal series
*The winners of the semifinals advance to the best-of-seven Finals; the losers figure in a one-game third-place playoff.

==Elimination round==
===Team standings===
{{2007 PBA Fiesta Conference standings}}

== Fifth seed playoff ==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=June 6|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]''' |score2=103 |team1=[[San Miguel Beermen]]|score1=99|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]}}

== Second seed playoff ==
{{basketballbox|date=June 6|team2='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]''' |score2=103 |team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]|score1=95|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]|bg=#eee}}

==Bracket==
{{2007 PBA Fiesta Conference Playoffs bracket}}

== Wildcard playoffs ==

=== First round ===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=June 8
|team1=[[Sta. Lucia Realtors]]|score1=85
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]|score2=102'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]}}
{{basketballbox|date=June 8
|team1='''[[Coca-Cola Tigers]]|score1=100'''
|team2=[[Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants]]|score2=97
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]}}

=== Second round ===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=June 10
|team1='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]|score1=102'''
|team2=[[Coca-Cola Tigers]]|score2=101
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]}}

==Quarterfinals==

===(3) Barangay Ginebra vs. (6) San Miguel===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 13
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]]
|score2=87
|team1='''[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]'''
|score1='''113'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox|
|date=June 15
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]'''
|score2='''111'''
|team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]
|score1=89
|place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wlY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3122%2C149849 recap]
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 17
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]'''
|score2='''117'''
|team1=[[Barangay Ginebra Kings]]
|score1=114
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|attendance= 13,089
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=San Miguel wins series, 2–1|overtime=OT}}

===(4) Talk 'N Text vs. (5) Air22===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 13
|team2='''[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]'''
|score2='''121'''
|team1=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|score1=102
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
}}
{{basketballbox|
|date=June 15
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]
|score2=92
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score1='''108'''
|place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 17
|team2=[[Barako Bull Energy|Air21 Express]]
|score2=112
|team1='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score1='''114'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w1Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2849%2C1147840 recap]
|series=Talk 'N Text wins series, 2–1}}

==Semifinals==

===(1) Red Bull vs. (4) Talk 'N Text===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 20
|team2=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|score2=101
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]'''
|score1='''107'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox
|date=June 22
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score2='''107'''
|team1=[[Red Bull Barako]]
|score1=103
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 24
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score2='''105'''
|team1=[[Red Bull Barako]]
|score1=98
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox
|date=June 27
|team2=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|score2=104
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]'''
|score1='''111'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 29
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score2='''112'''
|team1=[[Red Bull Barako]]
|score1=111
|place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z1Y1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1055%2C6048207 recap]
}}
{{basketballbox
|date=July 1
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score2='''122'''
|team1=[[Red Bull Barako]]
|score1=110
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–2}}

===(2) Alaska vs. (6) San Miguel===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 20
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]]
|score2=99
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1='''100'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox|
|date=June 22
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]]
|score2=68
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1='''93'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 24
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]'''
|score2='''91'''
|team1=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
|score1=81
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=}}
{{basketballbox|
|date=June 27
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]]
|score2=87
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1='''93'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zVY1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2975%2C5190571 recap]
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=June 29
|team2='''[[San Miguel Beermen]]'''
|score2=126
|team1=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
|score1=108
|place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
}}
{{basketballbox
|date=July 1
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]]
|score2=109
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1='''113'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|series=Alaska wins series, 4–2|overtime=2OT}}

==Third place playoff==
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=July 4
|team2=[[San Miguel Beermen]]
|score2=96
|team1='''[[Red Bull Barako]]'''
|score1=103
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T01aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KSgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1206%2C6304291 recap]
|series=Red Bull wins third-place trophy}}

==Finals==
Prior to Game 1, [[Sandwich (band)|Sandwich]] performed "Laban kung Laban," the TV theme song of the PBA.{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=July 6 |time=7:30 P.M. |referee=Cruz, Herrera, Ferrer
|Q2=28-16 |Q1=16-29 |Q3=19-37 |Q4=22-31
|team2=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|score2=85
|points1=[[Mike Cortez|Cortez]], [[Rosell Ellis|Ellis]] 22 each |points2=[[James Sullinger]] 25
|rebounds1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 13 |rebounds2=[[James Sullinger]] 12
|assist1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 10 |assist2=[[Mark Cardona]] 3
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1='''113'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074954/http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=115 boxscore]
}}{{basketballbox
|date=July 8 |time=6:30 P.M. |referee=Calungcaguin, Aldaba, Ferrer
|Q2=28-30 |Q1=25-30 |Q3=31-33 |Q4=27-29
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score2='''120'''
|team1=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
|score1=113
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074954/http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=116 boxscore]
|points1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 40 |points2=[[Mark Cardona]] 30
|rebounds1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 18 |rebounds2=[[Yancy de Ocampo]] 9
|assist1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 7 |assist2=[[Mark Cardona]] 5
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
}}{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|date=July 11 |time=7:30 P.M. |referee=Montiel, Herrera, Canizares
|Q2=15-30 |Q1=25-26 |Q3=27-12 |Q4=28-19
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score2='''95'''
|team1=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
|score1=87
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074954/http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=117 boxscore]
|points1=[[Willie Miller (basketball)|Willie Miller]] 29 |points2=[[James Sullinger]] 30
|rebounds1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 13 |rebounds2=[[James Sullinger]] 15
|assist1=[[Rosell Ellis|Ellis]], [[Reynel Hugnatan|Hugnatan]] 3 each |assist2=[[James Sullinger]] 8
}}{{basketballbox
|Q2=25-21 |Q1=18-24 |Q3=23-18 |Q4=16-23
|date=July 13 |time=7:30 P.M. |referee=Canizares, Aldaba, Cruz
|team2=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|score2=82
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1=86
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074954/http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=118 boxscore]
|points1=[[Willie Miller (basketball)|Willie Miller]] 29 |points2=[[James Sullinger]] 26
|rebounds1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 14 |rebounds2=[[James Sullinger]] 13
|assist1=[[Willie Miller (basketball)|Willie Miller]] 4 |assist2=[[Donbel Belano]] 5
}}{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|Q2=31-25 |Q1=23-20 |Q3=25-27 |Q4=28-32
|date=July 15 |time=6:30 p.m.
|team2='''[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]'''
|score2='''107'''
|team1=[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]
|score1=104
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074954/http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=119 boxscore]
|points1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 28 |points2=[[James Sullinger]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 16 |rebounds2=[[James Sullinger|Sullinger]], [[Harvey Carey|Carey]] 8 each
|assist1=[[Willie Miller (basketball)|Miller]], [[Rosell Ellis|Ellis]] 5 each |assist2=[[Mark Cardona]] 5
|referee=Quilinguen, Herrera, Montiel
|attendance=11,097
}}{{basketballbox
|Q2=34-22 |Q1=11-34 |Q3=31-38 |Q4=34-27
|date=July 18 |time=7:05 p.m.
|team2=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|score2=110
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1='''121'''
|place=[[Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074954/http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=120 boxscore]
|points1=[[Willie Miller (basketball)|Willie Miller]] 37 |points2=[[Mark Cardona]] 29
|rebounds1=[[Rosell Ellis]] 16 |rebounds2=[[James Sullinger]] 9
|assist1=[[Mike Cortez|Cortez]], [[Rosell Ellis|Ellis]] 8 each |assist2=[[James Sullinger]] 3
|referee=Cruz, Calungcaguin, Canizares}}{{basketballbox|bg=#eee
|Q2=26-25 |Q1=27-20 |Q3=19-25 |Q4=24-29
|date=July 20 |time=7:05 P.M. |attendance=10,040
|team2=[[Talk 'N Text Phone Pals]]
|score2=96
|team1='''[[Alaska Aces (PBA)|Alaska Aces]]'''
|score1='''99'''
|place=[[Cuneta Astrodome]], [[Pasay]]
|TV=[[PBA on ABC|ABC]]
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070807074954/http://www.pba.ph/box_score.asp?game_no=121 boxscore]
|points1=[[Rosell Ellis|Ellis]] 30 |points2=[[James Sullinger|Sullinger]] 30
|rebounds1=[[Rosell Ellis|Ellis]] 10 |rebounds2=[[James Sullinger|Sullinger]] 13
|assist1=[[Rosell Ellis|Ellis]] 9 |assist2=[[James Sullinger|Sullinger]] 5
|referee=Quilinguen, Aldaba, Calungcaguin
|series=Alaska wins series 4–3
}}
On Game 1, the Phone Pals raced into a twenty-point lead at the first quarter but the Aces chipped in to lead by a point by halftime. The Phone Pals lost steam as the Aces won the first game. The Phone Pals reversed the roles as the Aces themselves lost steam at the ends of Games 2 and 3 for a Phone Pals 2–1 series lead.

With a 1–3 deficit looming, newly crowned MVP [[Willie Miller (basketball)|Willie Miller]] stepped up his performance as he tied his conference-high 29 points to lead the Aces into victory on Game 4. Conference Best Player [[Mark Cardona]] blew the Phone Pals chances' when he turned the ball over with 4 seconds with a 2-point deficit to lead a [[Rosell Ellis]] tip-in from a [[Sonny Thoss]] missed lay-up.

On Game 5, Willie Miller turned cold when the Phone Pals started pulling away. The Piltel franchise notched win #3 to assure a twice-to-beat advantage. Miller, who was severely criticized by a lackluster performance by the MVP, answered his critics with a 37-point output (the best in the Finals by a local) to lead the Aces to a Game 6 win and to force a Game 7.

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{2006-07 PBA season by team}}
{{PBA Fiesta Conference}}

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