1987 PBA Reinforced Conference
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]
| 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 | |
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 Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters | 7 | 3 | .700 | –- |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 |
| 3 | Hills Bros. Coffee Kings | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 |
| 5 | Great Taste Instant Milk | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 |
| 6 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5 |
Semifinal round
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle-for-third |
| # | Team Standings | Cumulative | SF | Playoff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | W | L | |||
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | –- | 7 | 1 | |
| 2 | Hills Bros. Coffee Kings | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | 4 | 4 |  |
| 3 | Ginebra San Miguel | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | 5 | 3 |  |
| 4 | Shell Azocord | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Great Taste Instant Milk | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
Finals berth playoff
Battle for third
Finals
December 13 |
| San Miguel Beermen 96, Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 86 | ||
| San Miguel wins series, 4-1 |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
References
- "PBA Reinforced series on today". Manila Standard.
- "Jazz-up Shell halts SMB". Manila Standard.
- "Ginebra throttles Hills Bros". Manila Standard.
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