The
1988
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Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
(PBA)
Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the
1988 PBA season
The 1988 PBA season was the 14th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors
Executive committee
* Rodrigo L. Salud (Commissioner)
* Reynaldo Marquez (Chairman, representing Shell Rimula-X Diesel Oilers)
* Jos ...
. It started on October 2 and ended on December 13, 1988. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports with a combined ceiling of 12 ft. 8 in. for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
* Double-round robin eliminations; 10 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.
* Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
* 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-five playoff.
Imports
Each team was allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.
Elimination round
Semifinal round
Third place playoffs
Finals
References
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Reinforced Conference