1987 PBA Reinforced Conference

1987 PBA Reinforced Conference
Duration October 4 - December 13, 1987
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up Hills Bros. Coffee Kings
Awards
Best Import Bobby Parks (San Miguel)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 1987 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1987 PBA season. It started on October 4 and ended on December 13, 1987. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with a 6'4" height limit. [1]

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. [2]
  • Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
  • 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-seven playoff. [3]

Elimination round

Qualified for semifinals
#Team StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Shell Azocord73.700–-
2 San Miguel Beermen64.6001
3 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings64.6001
4 Ginebra San Miguel55.5002
5 Great Taste Instant Milk46.4003
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers28.2005

Semifinal round

Qualified for finals
Qualified for battle-for-third
#Team StandingsCumulativeSFPlayoff
WLPCTGBWL
1 San Miguel Beermen135.722–-71
2 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings108.556344
3 Ginebra San Miguel108.556353
4 Shell Azocord99.500426
5 Great Taste Instant Milk612.333726

Finals berth playoff

Battle for third

December 10
Ginebra San Miguel 153, Shell Azocord 109
Ginebra wins series, 4-0

Finals

December 13
San Miguel Beermen 96, Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 86
San Miguel wins series, 4-1

References

  1. "PBA Reinforced series on today". Manila Standard.
  2. "Jazz-up Shell halts SMB". Manila Standard.
  3. "Ginebra throttles Hills Bros". Manila Standard.
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