1987 PBA Open Conference
The 1987 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the first conference of the 1987 PBA season. It started on March 22 and ended on June 23, 1987. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team. [1]
| 1987 PBA Open Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 22 - June 23, 1987 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (PTV) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Tanduay Rhum Makers |
| Runners-up | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
| Awards | |
| Best Import | David Thirdkill (Tanduay) |
| PBA Open Conference chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- Double-round robin eliminations; 12 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records.
- #1 and #2 teams automatically advance to the semifinals. [2]
- Teams seeded #3, #4, #5 and #6 will dispute in the last two semifinals berth in a one round-robin quarterfinals (results from the eliminations will be carried over). [3]
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs
- 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. [4]
Elimination round
| Qualified for semifinals | |
| Qualified for quarterfinals |
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 10 | 2 | .833 | –- | |
| 2 | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 |  |
| 3 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 |  |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hills Bros. Coffee Kings | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | |
| 6 | Formula Shell Spark Aiders | 2 | 10 | .167 | 8 | |
| 7 | Philippine National Team | 2 | 10 | .167 | 8 | |
Seeding playoffs
Quarterfinal round
| Qualified for semifinals |
| # | Team Standings | Cumulative | QF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | W | L | ||
| 3 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 10 | 5 | .667 | -- | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 6 | .600 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Hills Bros. Coffee Kings | 5 | 10 | .333 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Formula Shell Spark Aiders | 3 | 12 | .200 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Semifinal round
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle-for-third |
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 4 | 2 | .667 | –- |
| 2 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 4 | 2 | .667 | –- |
| 3 | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 |
Results
- The score given first is for the team indicated at the left-most column. Results to the right and top of the black cells are first round games, those to the left and below are second round games.
| Win | |
| Win via OT | |
| Loss | |
| Loss via OT |
| Left \ Top | GIN | GTC | MAG | TAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginebra | 119–118 | 105–112 | 110–102 | |
| Great Taste | 154–127 | 112–106 | 124–136 | |
| Magnolia | 134–130 *2OT | 107–114 | 91–101 | |
| Tanduay | 122–104 | 119–131 | 106–100 |
Battle for third
June 14 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream 103, Ginebra San Miguel 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-21, 23-25, 30-24, 24-26 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 46 | Pts: Michael Hackett 38 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
June 16 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream 91, Ginebra San Miguel 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21-25, 20-14, 34-22, 16-36 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 33 | Pts: Michael Hackett 43 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
June 18 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream 105, Ginebra San Miguel 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28-16, 23-19, 22-22, 32-19 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 46 | Pts: Michael Hackett 23 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
June 21 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream 98, Ginebra San Miguel 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31-25, 23-24, 19-18, 25-24 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 33 | Pts: Michael Hackett 48 | |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
June 23 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream 106, Ginebra San Miguel 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27-16, 19-24, 33-26, 27-35 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 39 | Pts: Joey Loyzaga 24 | |
| Magnolia wins series, 4-1 | ||
The ULTRA, Pasig |
Finals
June 23 |
| Tanduay Rhum Makers 134, Great Taste Coffee Makers 120 | ||
| Tanduay wins series, 4-1 |
The ULTRA, Pasig |
References
- "The pros takes charge". Manila Standard.
- "Magnolia enters semis". Manila Standard.
- "The good news and the bad". Manila Standard.
- "Tanduay, GTC in PBA finals". Manila Standard.
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