1988 PBA Reinforced Conference

The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1988 PBA season. 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.

1988 PBA Reinforced Conference
Duration	October 2 – December 13, 1988
TV partner(s)	Vintage Sports (PTV)
Finals
Champions	San Miguel Beermen
Runners-up	Shell Rimula X Oilers
Awards
Best Import	Bobby Parks (Shell Rimula X Oilers)
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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.^[1]
• Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.^[2]
• 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.

Team	Name	GP	Name	GP
Alaska Milkmen	Eddie Cox	5	Willie Bland	12
	David Boone	13
Añejo Rum 65	Billy Ray Bates	4	Kevin Gamble	5
	Tommy Davis	18	Joe Ward	17
Presto Ice Cream	George Almones	6	Lewis Jackson	22
	Tony White	15
Purefoods Hotdogs	Ray Hall	5	Tim McCalister	3
	Kenny Travis	3	Perry Young	6
San Miguel Beermen	Michael Phelps	23	Norman Black	23
Shell Rimula-X	Bobby Parks	23	Derrick Rowland	23

Elimination round

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	7	3	.700	—	Semifinal round
2	Presto Ice Cream Makers	7	3	.700	—
3	Shell Rimula X Oilers	5	5	.500	2
4	Alaska Milkmen	5	5	.500	2
5	Añejo Rum 65ers	5	5	.500	2
6	Purefoods Hotdogs	1	9	.100	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Semifinal round

Overall standings Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification 1 San Miguel Beermen 13 5 .722 — Advance to the Finals 2 Shell Rimula X Oilers 11 7 .611 2 3 Presto Ice Cream Makers 10 8 .556 3 Proceed to third place playoffs 4 Añejo Rum 65ers 9 9 .500 4 5 Alaska Milkmen 6 12 .333 7 Source: [citation needed]

Semifinal round standings Pos Team W L 1 San Miguel Beermen 6 2 2 Shell Rimula X Oilers 6 2 3 Añejo Rum 65ers 4 4 4 Presto Ice Cream Makers 3 5 5 Alaska Milkmen 1 7 Source: [citation needed]

Third place playoffs

Vintage

December 4

Presto Ice Cream 141, Añejo Rum 65ers 150
Scoring by quarter: 37-34, 32–38, 35–43, 46-26
Pts: Lewis Jackson 41 Tony White 41		Pts: Tommy Davis 73

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Vintage

December 6

Presto Ice Cream 138, Añejo Rum 65ers 147
Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 42-31, 43-41, 35-32
Pts: Lewis Jackson 42 Allan Caidic 31		Pts: Joe Ward 59 Tommy Davis 46

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Vintage

December 8

Presto Ice Cream 138, Añejo Rum 65ers 131
Scoring by quarter: 38-28, 36-29, 27–33, 30–48
Pts: Lewis Jackson 49		Pts: Tommy Davis 51 Joe Ward 43

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Vintage

December 11

Presto Ice Cream 145, Añejo Rum 65ers 171
Scoring by quarter: 40-21, 30–36, 41-35, 60-53
Pts: Lewis Jackson 33 Tony White 31		Pts: Tommy Davis 65 Joe Ward 61
Añejo Rum wins series, 3–1

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Finals

Main article: 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

Vintage

December 4

San Miguel Beermen 134, Shell Rimula X 111

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Vintage

December 6

San Miguel Beermen 119, Shell Rimula X 111

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Vintage

December 8

San Miguel Beermen 126, Shell Rimula X 137

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Vintage

December 11

San Miguel Beermen 144, Shell Rimula X 119

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Vintage

December 13

San Miguel Beermen 151, Shell Rimula X 142

San Miguel wins series, 4–1

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