The
1990 Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
(PBA) Third Conference was the third and last conference of the
1990 PBA season
The 1990 PBA season was the 16th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors
Executive committee
* Rudy Salud (Commissioner)
* Rey Marquez (Chairman, representing Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
* Wilfred Steven Uytengs ...
. It started on September 30 and ended on December 20, 1990. The tournament is a two-import format, which requires each team to have two American reinforcements.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
*The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A:
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Pepsi Hotshots
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Presto Tivolis
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San Miguel Beermen
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Group B:
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Alaska Air Force
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Añejo Rum 65ers
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Purefoods Hotdogs
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Sarsi Sizzlers
*Teams in a group will play against each other twice and against teams in the other group once; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
*The top five teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.
*Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win five of their eight semifinal games.
*The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-five championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a best-of-three playoff for third place.
Elimination round
Team standings
Semifinals
Team standings
*Cumulative standings
*Semifinal round standings:
Finals berth incentive playoff
Finals berth playoff
Third place playoffs
Finals
References
External links
PBA.ph
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1990
Third Conference