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1978 PBA Invitational championship
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The 1978 PBA Invitational championship was the third conference of the 1978 PBA season. It started on November 25 and ended on December 14, 1978.
The Toyota Tamaraws retains the Invitational crown with a 3–1 series victory over first-time finalist Tanduay Esquires.[1]
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Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:
- Top five teams in the first two conferences are qualified in the Invitational championship.
- The top two teams at the end of the single round eliminations advance to the best-of-five finals. The third and fourth-place finishers play in the best-of-five series for third place.
Elimination round
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle for third |
Battle for third
Finals
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The 1978 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Invitational Championship finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1979 PBA Invitational Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs.
Toyota Tamaraws won the championship.
Series scoring summary
The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
† denotes the number of overtimes
December 7 |
| Toyota Tamaraws 129, Tanduay ESQ 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 42–36, 27–28, 34–35, 26–24 | ||
| Pts: Francis Arnaiz 31 | ||
December 12 |
| Toyota Tamaraws 128, Tanduay ESQ 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–20, 27–37, 31–35, 32–26 | ||
| Pts: Carlos Terry 41 | Pts: Gene Moore 41 | |
December 14 |
| Toyota Tamaraws 108, Tanduay ESQ 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 28–25, 25–22, 25–36 | ||
| Pts: Carlos Terry 36 | ||
| Toyota wins series, 3–1 | ||
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