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1985 PBA Reinforced Conference

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TV partner(s)
  
Vintage Sports (MBS)

Champions
  
Northern Cement (NCC)

Duration
  
September 8 - November 28, 1985

Runners-up
  
Manila Beer Brewmasters

Best Import
  
Michael Hackett (Ginebra)

The 1985 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1985 PBA season. It started on September 8 and ended on November 28, 1985. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Contents

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.
  • Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
  • The next four teams will qualify to the single round robin quarterfinals. Results from the eliminations will be carried over. The top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals will be a double round robin affair with the remaining teams.
  • 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 series.

    • 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.

    References

    1985 PBA Reinforced Conference Wikipedia
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