1988 PBA Reinforced Conference

1988 PBA Reinforced Conference
Duration October 2 - December 13, 1988
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up Shell Rimula X Oilers
Awards
Best Import Bobby Parks (Shell)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

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.

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.

Elimination round

Qualified for semifinals
#Team StandingsWLPCTGB
1 San Miguel Beermen73.700–-
2 Presto Ice Cream73.700–-
3 Shell Rimula X Oilers55.5002
4 Alaska Milkmen55.5002
5 Añejo Rum 65ers55.5002
6 Purefoods Hotdogs19.1006

Semifinal round

Qualified for finals
Qualified for battle-for-third
#Team StandingsCumulativeSF
WLPCTGBWL
1 San Miguel Beermen135.722–-62
2 Shell Rimula X Oilers117.611262
3 Presto Ice Cream108.556335
4 Añejo Rum 65ers99.500444
5 Alaska Milkmen612.333717

Battle for third

December 11
Añejo Rum 65ers 171, Presto Ice Cream 145
Añejo Rum wins series, 3-1

Finals

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

References

  1. "SMB, Presto all square after elims". Manila Standard.
  2. "Crucial tiff for Presto". Manila Standard.
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