1987 PBA Reinforced Conference

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1987 PBA Reinforced Conference
DurationOctober 4 - December 13, 1987
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
ChampionsSan Miguel Beermen
Runners-upHills Bros. Coffee Kings
Awards
Best ImportBobby 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[]

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters 7 3 .700 — Advance to semifinals
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
Source:[citation needed]

Semifinals[]

Finals berth playoff[]

Third place playoffs[]

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

Finals[]

Main article: 1987 PBA Reinforced Conference 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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