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1987 PBA Open Conference

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TV partner(s)
  
Vintage Sports (PTV)

Champions
  
Tanduay Rhum Makers

Duration
  
March 22 - June 23, 1987

Runners-up
  
Great Taste Coffee Makers

Best Import
  
David Thirdkill (Tanduay)

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.

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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.
  • 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).
  • 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.

    • 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

    1987 PBA Open Conference Wikipedia
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