1988 PBA Reinforced Conference

The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1988 PBA season. It started on October 2 and ended on December 13, 1988. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires two imports with a combined ceiling of 12 ft. 8 in. for each team.

1988 PBA Reinforced Conference
DurationOctober 2 - December 13, 1988
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upShell Rimula X Oilers
Awards
Best ImportBobby Parks (Shell)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
  • Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. [1]
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. [2]
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Imports

Each team was allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.

TeamNameGPNameGP
Alaska MilkmenEddie Cox5Willie Bland12
David Boone13
Añejo Rum 65Billy Ray Bates4Kevin Gamble5
Tommy Davis18Joe Ward17
Presto Ice CreamGeorge Almones6Lewis Jackson22
Tony White15
Purefoods HotdogsRay Hall5Tim McCalister3
Kenny Travis3Perry Young6
San Miguel BeermenMichael Phelps23Norman Black23
Shell Rimula-XBobby Parks23Derrick Rowland23

Elimination round

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 7 3 .700 Advance to semifinals
2 Presto Ice Cream Makers 7 3 .700
3 Shell Rimula X Oilers 5 5 .500 2
4 Alaska Milkmen 5 5 .500 2
5 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 5 .500 2
6 Purefoods Hotdogs 1 9 .100 6
Source:

Semifinals

Third place playoffs

December 4
Añejo Rum 65ers 150, Presto Ice Cream 141
Scoring by quarter: 32-38, 37-34, 35-43, 46-26
Pts: Tommy Davis 73 Pts: Lewis Jackson 41 Tony White 41
December 6
Añejo Rum 65ers 147, Presto Ice Cream 138
Scoring by quarter: 42-31, 27-34, 43-41, 35-32
Pts: Joe Ward 59 Tommy Davis 46 Pts: Lewis Jackson 42 Allan Caidic 31
December 8
Añejo Rum 65ers 131, Presto Ice Cream 138
Scoring by quarter: 36-29, 38-28, 27-33, 30-48
Pts: Tommy Davis 51 Joe Ward 43 Pts: Lewis Jackson 49
December 11
Añejo Rum 65ers 171, Presto Ice Cream 145
Scoring by quarter: 30-36, 40-21, 41-35, 60-53
Pts: Tommy Davis 65 Joe Ward 61 Pts: Lewis Jackson 33 Tony White 31
Añejo Rum wins series, 3–1

Finals

December 13
San Miguel Beermen 151, Shell Rimula X 142
San Miguel wins series, 4–1

References

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