1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference finals
The 1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference finalsbest-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference , and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Great Taste Coffee Makers and Hills Bros. Coffee Kings played for the 37th championship contested by the league.
Great Taste Coffee Makers won their fifth PBA title and third All-Filipino crown, scoring a 3–0 sweep over Hills Bros. Coffee Kings .
Qualification Great Taste Hills Bros. Finished 5–3 (.625), tied for 1st Eliminations Finished 5–3 (.625), tied for 1st Finished 6–2 (.750), 2nd Semifinals Finished 7–1 (.875), 1st
Series scoring summary Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Wins Great Taste 124 114 109 3 Hills Bros. 94 110 108 0 Venue ULTRA ULTRA ULTRA
Games summary Game 1 Great taste had their largest lead at 109–70, in a surprising lopsided win.
Game 2 Great Taste Coffee Makers 114Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 110Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 28–27, 31–31, 23–30Pts :Ricardo Brown 23Pts: Alejo Alolor 27
Great Taste leads by as much as 16 points in the final quarter but got a scare from a three-point shooting of Naning Valenciano. The Coffee Makers answered every short-lived uprising in the last two minutes with clutch hits by Ricardo Brown and Allan Caidic.
Game 3 Great Taste Coffee Makers 109Hills Bros. Coffee Kings 108Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 32–19, 26–32, 29–33Great Taste wins series, 3–0
Going into the last 12 minutes of the game with Great Taste up by five points, 80–75, a 16–4 run by the Coffee Makers open up a 17-point deficit, 96–79, and looks headed for an easy win and a victory celebration until the Coffee Kings, behind the blazing hands of Bogs Adornado and Ludovico "Naning" Valenciano, suddenly trimmed down the lead to a single margin. The score was 107–99 in favor of Great Taste when Naning Valenciano drained in three consecutive triples in a 9–2 burst as the Coffee Kings came within a point, 108–109, the Coffee Makers didn't call a timeout and Abe King was fouled with four seconds remaining, King muffed his two free throws that gave Hills Bros a chance to reverse the outcome of the game, unfortunately, time ran out as Marte Saldaña failed to score as the buzzer sounded.
1987 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions Great Taste Coffee Makers Fifth title
Rosters Great Taste Coffee roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 5 Philippines Aaron Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE F 6 Philippines Abe King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda G/F 8 Philippines Allan Caidic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE G/F 11 Philippines Arnie Tuadles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas F 13 Philippines Rey Ramos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) TUA C 14 Philippines Noli Banate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mindanao G 15 Philippines Bernie Fabiosa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE F 16 Philippines Ranulfo Robles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran F 18 Philippines Philip Cezar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 23 United States Ricardo Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Pepperdine F 24 Philippines Aldo Perez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle F 29 Philippines Bernardo Carpio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo G 60 Philippines Fortunato Co, Jr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Mapúa Head coach Philippines Baby Dalupan Assistant coach(es) Philippines Bong Go Legend (C) Team captainInjured Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 5 Philippines Aaron Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE F 6 Philippines Abe King 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Beda G/F 8 Philippines Allan Caidic 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UE G/F 11 Philippines Arnie Tuadles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Visayas F 13 Philippines Rey Ramos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) TUA C 14 Philippines Noli Banate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Mindanao G 15 Philippines Bernie Fabiosa 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UE F 16 Philippines Ranulfo Robles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Letran F 18 Philippines Philip Cezar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 23 United States Ricardo Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Pepperdine F 24 Philippines Aldo Perez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) De La Salle F 29 Philippines Bernardo Carpio 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Ateneo G 60 Philippines Fortunato Co, Jr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Mapúa
Hills Bros. Coffee roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 2 Philippines Alejo Alolor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas G 4 Philippines Frankie Lim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda G 7 Philippines Marte Saldaña 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern F 9 Philippines Naning Valenciano 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USLS C 12 Philippines Teddy Alfarero 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) De La Salle F 13 Philippines Elpidio Villamin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F 15 Philippines Ricky Relosa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa F 22 Philippines Dennis Abbatuan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 26 Philippines Adonis Tierra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FEATI G 32 Philippines Tim Coloso 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran F 33 Philippines Bogs Adornado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST Head coach Philippines Nat Canson Assistant coach(es) Philippines Cholo Martin Legend (C) Team captainInjured Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. F 2 Philippines Alejo Alolor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Visayas G 4 Philippines Frankie Lim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Beda G 7 Philippines Marte Saldaña 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern F 9 Philippines Naning Valenciano 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USLS C 12 Philippines Teddy Alfarero 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) De La Salle F 13 Philippines Elpidio Villamin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F 15 Philippines Ricky Relosa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Mapúa F 22 Philippines Dennis Abbatuan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) José Rizal G 26 Philippines Adonis Tierra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FEATI G 32 Philippines Tim Coloso 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran F 33 Philippines Bogs Adornado 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
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