1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference
| 1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference | |
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| Duration | March 7 – July 13, 1982 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (BBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Toyota Super Corollas |
| Runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Awards | |
| Best Import | Norman Black (San Miguel) |
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The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Filipino Conference was the first conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on March 7 and ended on July 13, 1982. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import with the height limit of 6"5' and below for each team.
Format
The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:
- The eight participating teams were divided into two groups; teams in the same group played each other twice, while in the other group three times, totalling 18 games.
- A series of best-of-three quarterfinals, best-of-five semifinals, and the first-ever best-of-seven championship series will determine the PBA First Conference champion.
Elimination round
Division A
| Qualified for outright semis | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals |
| # | Teams | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 12 | 6 | .667 | –- |
| 2 | Gilbey's Gin | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 |
| 3 | Yco-Tanduay | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 |
| 4 | U/Tex Wranglers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 |
Division B
| Qualified for outright semis | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals |
| # | Teams | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | –- |
| 2 | Toyota Super Corollas | 10 | 8 | .555 | 3 |
| 3 | Mariwasa-Honda TMXers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6 |
| 4 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 2 | 16 | .111 | 11 |
Best-of-three quarterfinals
Gilbey's Gin vs U/Tex
Bogs Adornado scored four straight points in the final 30 seconds, including two charities to seal the win and eliminated the Gins.
Toyota vs Yco-Tanduay
Arnie Tuadles and Donnie Ray Koonce took over in the third quarter and gave Toyota a 95-77 advantage. The Super Corollas trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half. [1]
Best-of-five semifinals
San Miguel vs U/Tex
Crispa vs Toyota
Donnie Ray Koonce scored 8 crucial points in a 10-2 Toyota run to give the Super Corollas a 107-99 lead in the last two minutes of the deciding fifth game of their semifinal series. Crispa fought back on a five-point burst by Atoy Co to trim down Toyota's margin to three, 104-107, but Ramon Fernandez fired the last two of his 25 points on a hard drive for a 109-104 Toyota lead with 52 seconds left. [2]
Finals
References
- ↑ "Toyota in semis". Interbasket.net.
- ↑ "Toyota ousts Crispa by 7". Interbasket.net.