1989 PBA Reinforced Conference

1989 PBA Reinforced Conference
Duration October 1 – December 12, 1989
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up Añejo Rum 65ers
Awards
Best Import Carlos Briggs (Añejo)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 1989 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1989 PBA season. It started on October 1 and ended on December 12, 1989. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires each team to have an import standing 6 feet 1 inch.

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.
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. [2] 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 Beermen64.600–-
2 Purefoods Hotdogs64.600--
3 Presto Tivolis55.5001
4 Añejo Rum 65ers55.5001
5 Alaska Milkmen55.5001
6 Formula Shell Zoom Masters37.3003

Semifinal round

Qualified for finals
Qualified for finals playoff
Qualified for battle-for-third
#Team StandingsCumulativeSFPlayoff
WLPCTGBWL
1 San Miguel Beermen126.667–-62
2 Añejo Rum 65ers108.556253
3 Purefoods Hotdogs108.556244
4 Alaska Milkmen810.444435
5 Presto Tivolis711.389526

Finals berth playoff

Battle for third

December 10
Alaska Milkmen 126, Purefoods Hotdogs 102
Alaska wins series, 3-1

Finals

December 12
San Miguel Beermen 122, Añejo Rum 65ers 111
San Miguel wins series, 4-1

References

  1. "Time for real fun in PBA". Manila Standard.
  2. "Añejo Rum in playoff". Manila Standard.
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