1989 PBA Reinforced Conference

1989 PBA Reinforced Conference
DurationOctober 1 – December 12, 1989
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upAñejo Rum 65ers
Awards
Best ImportCarlos Briggs
(Añejo Rum 65ers)
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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

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 6 4 .600 — Advance to semifinals
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 6 4 .600 —
3 Presto Tivolis 5 5 .500 1
4 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 5 .500 1
5 Alaska Milkmen 5 5 .500 1
6 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 3 7 .300 3
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

  • Cumulative standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 12 6 .667 — Advance to the Finals[a]
2 Purefoods Hotdogs 10 8 .556[b] 2 Guaranteed Finals berth playoff
3 Añejo Rum 65ers 10 8 .556[b] 2 Qualify to Finals berth playoff
4 Alaska Milkmen 8 10 .444 4 Proceed to third-place playoff
5 Presto Tivolis 7 11 .389 5
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ If a team outside the top two teams wins at least five semifinal round games, then it and the second-placed team will playoff for the last Finals berth; otherwise, the top 2 teams qualify outright.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 2–2 Añejo, Purefoods +6
  • Semifinal round standings:
Pos Team W L Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 6 2
2 Añejo Rum 65ers 5 3 Qualify to Finals berth playoff[a]
3 Purefoods Hotdogs 4 4
4 Alaska Milkmen 3 5
5 Presto Tivolis 2 6
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ San Miguel advanced to the Finals outright as #1 seeded team; Finals berth playoff: Añejo 113–112 Purefoods

Third-place playoffs

November 28
Alaska Milkmen 116, Purefoods Hotdogs 109
Scoring by quarter: 27-31, 30-16, 38-32, 21-30
Pts: Sean Chambers 53 Pts: Alvin Patrimonio 31
November 30
Alaska Milkmen 108, Purefoods Hotdogs 114
December 7
Alaska Milkmen 123, Purefoods Hotdogs 112
Scoring by quarter: 30-30, 30-24, 34-31, 29-27
Pts: Sean Chambers 34 Pts: Jojo Lastimosa 30
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.