1981 PBA season

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1981 PBA season
DurationMarch 8 – November 28, 1981
Number of teams10
TV partner(s) MBS
Conferences
Open Conference champions Toyota Super Diesels
  Runners-up Crispa Redmanizers
Reinforced Filipino Conference champions Crispa Redmanizers
  Runners-up U/Tex Wranglers
Awards
Season MVP Bogs Adornado
(U/Tex Wranglers)
Seasons
<  1980
1982  >

The 1981 PBA season was the seventh season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Season highlights

Champions

Open Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 144.778—Advance to semifinals
2 U-Tex Wranglers 144.778—
3 Crispa Redmanizers 135.7221
4 Toyota Super Diesels 126.6672
5 Tefilin Polyesters 108.5564
6 CDCP Road Builders 108.5564
7 Gilbey's Gin 711.3897
8 Finance Funders 513.2789
9 Presto Fun Drinks 414.22210
10 YCO-Tanduay 117.05613
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinals

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Toyota Super Diesels 51.833—Advance to the Finals
2 Crispa Redmanizers 42.6671
3 U-Tex Wranglers 24.3333Proceed to third place playoff
4 San Miguel Beermen 15.1674
Source: [ citation needed ]

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) Toyota Super Diesels 3–2(2) Crispa Redmanizers 123–116124–126116–126116–98103–97

Reinforced Filipino Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 72.778—Advance to quarterfinals
2 Toyota Super Diesels 72.778—
3 U-Tex Wranglers 63.6671
4 Presto Fun Drinks 54.5562
5 YCO-Tanduay 54.5562
6 Tefilin Polyesters 54.5562
7 CDCP Road Builders 45.4443
8 Finance Funders 36.3334
9 San Miguel Beermen 27.2225
10 St. George Whiskies 18.1116
Source: [ citation needed ]

Quarterfinals

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 U-Tex Wranglers 41.800—Advance to semifinals
2 Crispa Redmanizers 32.6001
3 YCO-Tanduay 32.6001
4 Presto Fun Drinks 32.6001
5 Toyota Super Diesels 23.4002
6 Tefilin Polyesters 05.0004
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinals

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 U-Tex Wranglers 42.667—Advance to the Finals
2 Crispa Redmanizers 33.500 [lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Presto Fun Drinks 33.500 [lower-alpha 1] 1Proceed to third place playoff
4 YCO-Tanduay 24.3332
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Second seed playoff: Crispa 119–114 Presto

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) U-Tex Wranglers 1–3(2) Crispa Redmanizers 108–11395–91112–116119–124⁠—

Awards

Cumulative standings

TeamGPWLPCT
Toyota Super Diesels 432914.674
Crispa Redmanizers 543618.667
U/Tex Wranglers 533419.641
San Miguel Beermen 412219.536
CDCP Road Builders301614.533
Tefilin Polyesters321517.469
Presto Fun Drinks 431726.395
YCO-Tanduay 421329.309
Finance Funders30921.300
Gilbey's Gin/St.George Whiskies 30822.267

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References

  1. ↑ "Looking back: The PBA's history". Manila Standard.


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