1987 PBA Open Conference
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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.
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.
Elimination round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | |
| 5 | Hills Bros. Coffee Kings | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6 | |
| 6 | Formula Shell Spark Aiders | 2 | 10 | .167 | 8 | |
| 7 | Philippine national team (G) | 2 | 10 | .167 | 8 |
Quarterfinal round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 10 | 5 | .667 | — | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 9 | 6 | .600 | 1 | |
| 5 | Hills Bros. Coffee Kings | 5 | 10 | .333 | 5 | |
| 6 | Formula Shell Spark Aiders | 3 | 12 | .200 | 7 |
Semifinal round
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Taste Coffee Makers | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Tanduay Rhum Makers | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | |
| 3 | Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | Proceed to third place playoffs |
| 4 | Ginebra San Miguel | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 |
Results
| Teams | GIN | GTC | MAG | TAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginebra San Miguel | — | 119–118 | 105–112 | 110–102 |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers | 154–127 | — | 112–106 | 124–136 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Makers | 134–130** | 107–114 | — | 91–101 |
| Tanduay Rhum Makers | 122–104 | 119–131 | 106–100 | — |
Third place playoffs
| June 14 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 103, Ginebra San Miguel 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26-21, 23–25, 30-24, 24–26 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 46 | Pts: Michael Hackett 38 |
| June 16 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 91, Ginebra San Miguel 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 20-14, 34-22, 16–36 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 33 | Pts: Michael Hackett 43 |
| June 18 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 105, Ginebra San Miguel 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28-16, 23-19, 22-22, 32-19 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 46 | Pts: Michael Hackett 23 |
| June 21 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 98, Ginebra San Miguel 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31-25, 23–24, 19-18, 25-24 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 33 | Pts: Michael Hackett 48 |
| June 23 |
| Magnolia Ice Cream Makers 106, Ginebra San Miguel 101 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27-16, 19–24, 33-26, 27–35 | ||
| Pts: Norman Black 39 | Pts: Joey Loyzaga 24 | |
| Magnolia wins series, 4–1 |
Finals
| June 14 |
| June 16 |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers 134, Tanduay Rhum Makers 135 (OT) |
| June 18 |
| June 21 |
| June 23 |
| Great Taste Coffee Makers 120, Tanduay Rhum Makers 134 |
| Tanduay wins series, 4–1 |