1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship

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1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship Finals
TeamCoachWins
Crispa Redmanizers Baby Dalupan 3
Toyota Silver Tamaraws Dante Silverio 2
DatesDecember 12–21, 1976
Television KBS
Announcers DWXL
PBA All-Philippine Championship Finals chronology
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The 1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship was the third and last conference of the 1976 PBA season. It started on November 28 and ended on December 21, 1976. The Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Silver Tamaraws played for the sixth straight time in the finals.

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The Crispa Redmanizers overcame a 0–2 series deficit to win over the Toyota Silver Tamaraws, three games to two, and became the league's first Grand Slam champion.

Elimination round

Qualified for finals
Qualified for battle for third
#Team StandingsWL PCT GB
1 Toyota Silver Tamaraws 40.1000–
2 Crispa Redmanizers 22.500–
3Noritake Porcelain Makers22.500–
4 U/Tex Wranglers 13.250–
5 Royal Tru-Orange 13.250–

Crispa defeated Noritake in a playoff match on December 9 for the right to meet Toyota in the championship. [1]

Battle for third

KBS
December 12
U/Tex Wranglers 106, Noritake Porcelain Makers 95
KBS
December 14
U/Tex Wranglers 129, Noritake Porcelain Makers 134 (2OT)
KBS
December 16
U/Tex Wranglers 116, Noritake Porcelain Makers 113
KBS
December 19
U/Tex Wranglers 133, Noritake Porcelain Makers 117
U-Tex wins series, 3-1

Finals

KBS
December 12
Crispa Redmanizers 90, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 100
Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 18–26, 33-28, 17–25
Pts: Cyrus Mann 21Pts: Francis Arnaiz 32

Francis Arnaiz and Robert Jaworski took charge in finally applying the brakes on Crispa's last-ditch offensive, unleashing a telling 10–2 blast that gave Toyota an unreachable 97–86 lead, one minute and 30 seconds left.

KBS
December 14
Crispa Redmanizers 117, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 118 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 24-22, 32-30, 29-23,  Overtime: 11–12
Pts: Atoy Co 41Pts: Byron Jones 29

Francis Arnaiz banged in his team's last six points in overtime from an imposing 115–110 Crispa spread and insuring a Toyota victory with a clinching drive in the last five seconds that propelled Toyota on top, 118–115. Four Silver Tamaraws fouled out just before the extension period. The Silver Tamaraws blew a six-point lead in regulation, 106–100, with 1:30 left, the fighting Redmanizers level the count at 106-all on a split charities by Bernie Fabiosa that forces overtime. [2]

KBS
December 16
Crispa Redmanizers 115, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 105
Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 34-17, 22–24, 31-30
Pts: Atoy Co 34Pts: Francis Arnaiz 22

A 5–0 blast in the last 60 seconds, four of them by Freddie Hubalde, put Crispa ahead and beyond recall, 115–103, after the Silver Tamaraws briefly threatened with five minutes left in the ballgame. Atoy Co sizzled with 34 points as he combined with Cyrus Mann, who hauled down rebounds and block shots. Though Francis Arnaiz fired 22 points for Toyota, Ramon Fernandez was limited to only 11 while Robert Jaworski finished with only seven points.

KBS
December 19
Crispa Redmanizers 104, Toyota Tamaraws 103
Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 23-22, 35-23, 23–30
Pts: Atoy Co 25Pts: Francis Arnaiz 24

A jumper by Cyrus Mann with 30 seconds left provided the Redmanizers the victory and sent the title series to a rubbermatch. The Silver Tamaraws rallied in the last two minutes from a 91–102 deficit. Crispa got their biggest lead of 14 points, 89–75, at the start of the fourth period on an 8–2 run with Atoy Co hitting two baskets and Mann and Philip Cezar combined for two points each. [3]

KBS
December 21
Crispa Redmanizers 110, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 92
Pts: Atoy Co 39Pts: Byron Jones 17
Crispa wins series, 3-2

Fortunato "Atoy" Co rattled six straight points to give Crispa an 11-point spread at the half, 51–40. The Silver Tamaraws came back strongly in the third quarter with eight successive points to narrow the gap at 48–51. The Redmanizers did not panic and a 9–2 salvo gave them a 10-point lead quickly, 60–50.

The Redmanizers answered the Silver Tamaraws basket for basket and in the last two minutes, the Silver Tamaraws, demoralized by the impending defeat, lowered their guards completely, allowing Crispa to scored their biggest winning margin in the series. [4]

Broadcast notes

Game Play-by-play Analyst
Game 1Dick IldefonsoEmy Arcilla
Game 2Dick IldefonsoEmy Arcilla
Game 3Dick IldefonsoEmy Arcilla
Game 4Dick IldefonsoEmy Arcilla
Game 5Dick IldefonsoEmy Arcilla

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References

  1. ↑ "Toyota subdues Crispa". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
  2. ↑ "Toyota shades Crispa". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
  3. ↑ "Crispa squares series". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
  4. ↑ "Crispa routs Toyota, completes Grandslam". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
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