1987 PBA season

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1987 PBA season
DurationMarch 22 – December 13, 1987
Number of teams6
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (PTV)
1987 PBA Draft
Top draft pick Allan Caidic
Picked by Great Taste Coffee Makers
Season MVP Abet Guidaben
(San Miguel Beermen)
Open Conference champions Tanduay Rhum Makers
  Open Conference runners-up Great Taste Coffee Makers
All-Filipino Conference champions Great Taste Coffee Makers
  All-Filipino Conference runners-up Hills Bros. Coffee Kings
Reinforced Conference champions San Miguel Beermen
  Reinforced Conference runners-up Hills Bros. Coffee Kings
Seasons

The 1987 PBA season was the 13th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Contents

Board of governors

Executive committee

Teams

TeamCompanyGovernor
Forumula Shell Pilipinas Shell Petroleum CorporationReynaldo Marquez
Ginebra San Miguel La Tondeña Incorporada Carlos Palanca III
Great Taste Coffee Makers Consolidated Foods Corporation James Go
Hills Bros. Coffee Kings G.F. Equity Inc. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu
Magnolia Ice Cream Makers San Miguel Corporation Jose C. Ibazeta
Tanduay Rhum Makers Elizalde & Company
Tanduay Distillers, Inc.
Renato Reyes

Season highlights

Opening ceremonies

The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

TeamMuse
Formula Shell Pinky Amador
Ginebra San Miguel Bing Loyzaga
Great Taste Coffee Makers Tina Abad
Hills Bros. Coffee Kings Joey Albert
Magnolia Ice Cream Rachel Ann Wolfe
Philippine Team Marichit Vergara
Tanduay Rhum Makers Cassandra Romero

Champions

Open Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 102.833Advance to semifinals
2 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 93.750 [lower-alpha 1] 1
3 Tanduay Rhum Makers 93.750 [lower-alpha 1] 1Proceed to quarterfinals
4 Ginebra San Miguel 66.5004
5 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 48.3336
6 Formula Shell Spark Aiders 210.167 [lower-alpha 2] 8
7 Philippine national team (G)210.167 [lower-alpha 2] 8
Source: [ citation needed ]
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Semifinal berth playoff: Magnolia 108–98 Tanduay
  2. 1 2 Quarterfinal berth playoff: Shell 120–111 Philippine team

Quarterfinal round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
3 Tanduay Rhum Makers 105.667Advance to semifinals
4 Ginebra San Miguel 96.6001
5 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 510.3335
6 Formula Shell Spark Aiders 312.2007
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 42.667 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to the Finals
2 Tanduay Rhum Makers 42.667 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 24.333 [lower-alpha 2] 2Proceed to third place playoff
4 Ginebra San Miguel 24.333 [lower-alpha 2] 2
Source: [ citation needed ]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Great Taste 1–1 Tanduay, Great Taste +2
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head record: Magnolia 2–0 Ginebra

Third-place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(3) Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 4–1(4) Ginebra San Miguel 103–9691–97105–7698–91106–101

Finals results

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) Great Taste Coffee Makers 1–4(2) Tanduay Rhum Makers 114–118134–135 (OT)120–114112–113120–134

All-Filipino Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 53.625Advance to semifinals
2 Great Taste Coffee Makers 53.625
3 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 44.5001
4 Formula Shell Spark Aiders 44.5001
5 Ginebra San Miguel 44.5001
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 26.2503
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 71.875Advance to the Finals
2 Great Taste Coffee Makers 62.7501
3 Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 35.3754Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Ginebra San Miguel 35.3754
5 Formula Shell Spark Aiders 17.1256
Source: [ citation needed ]

Third-place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(3) Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 3–0(4) Ginebra San Miguel 102–98 (OT)101–98 (OT)106–105

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 0–3(2) Great Taste Coffee Makers 94–124110–114108–109

Reinforced Conference

Elimination round

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters 73.700Advance to semifinals
2 San Miguel Beermen 64.6001
3 Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 64.6001
4 Ginebra San Miguel 55.5002
5 Great Taste Instant Milk 46.4003
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 28.2005
Source: [ citation needed ]

Semifinal round

Third-place playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(3) Ginebra San Miguel 4–0(4) Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters 134–127127–123166–132153–109

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) San Miguel Beermen 4–1(2) Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 97–110123–100114–92113–10596–86

Awards

Cumulative standings

TeamGPWLPCT
Magnolia Ice Cream Makers / San Miguel Beermen 664323.652
Great Taste Coffee Makers 603525.583
Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 582929.500
Tanduay Rhum Makers 452223.488
Ginebra San Miguel 683335.486
Formula Shell Spark Aiders / Shell Azocord Super Bugbusters 541836.333
Philippine Team 13211.181

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References

  1. "PBA Special: 1987 PBA Season Preview". Manila Standard.