The 1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship was the third and last conference of the 1976 PBA season. It started on November 28 and ended on December 21, 1976. The Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Silver Tamaraws played for the sixth straight time in the finals.
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| Dates | December 12–21, 1976 | |||||||||
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| Television | KBS | |||||||||
| Announcers | DWXL | |||||||||
The Crispa Redmanizers overcame a 0–2 series deficit to win over the Toyota Silver Tamaraws, three games to two, and became the league's first Grand Slam champion.
Elimination round edit
| Qualified for finals | |
| Qualified for battle for third |
| # | Team Standings | W | L | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | Toyota Silver Tamaraws | 4 | 0 | .1000 | – |
| 2 | Crispa Redmanizers | 2 | 2 | .500 | – |
| 3 | Noritake Porcelain Makers | 2 | 2 | .500 | – |
| 4 | U/Tex Wranglers | 1 | 3 | .250 | – |
| 5 | Royal Tru-Orange | 1 | 3 | .250 | – |
Crispa defeated Noritake in a playoff match on December 9 for the right to meet Toyota in the championship.[1]
Battle for third edit
Finals edit
December 12
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| Crispa Redmanizers 90, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22-21, 18–26, 33-28, 17–25 | ||
| Pts: Cyrus Mann 21 | Pts: Francis Arnaiz 32 | |
Francis Arnaiz and Robert Jaworski took charge in finally applying the brakes on Crispa's last-ditch offensive, unleashing a telling 10–2 blast that gave Toyota an unreachable 97–86 lead, one minute and 30 seconds left.
December 14
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| Crispa Redmanizers 117, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 118 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 24-22, 32-30, 29-23, Overtime: 11–12 | ||
| Pts: Atoy Co 41 | Pts: Byron Jones 29 | |
Francis Arnaiz banged in his team's last six points in overtime from an imposing 115–110 Crispa spread and insuring a Toyota victory with a clinching drive in the last five seconds that propelled Toyota on top, 118–115. Four Silver Tamaraws fouled out just before the extension period. The Silver Tamaraws blew a six-point lead in regulation, 106–100, with 1:30 left, the fighting Redmanizers level the count at 106-all on a split charities by Bernie Fabiosa that forces overtime.[2]
December 16
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| Crispa Redmanizers 115, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 34-17, 22–24, 31-30 | ||
| Pts: Atoy Co 34 | Pts: Francis Arnaiz 22 | |
A 5–0 blast in the last 60 seconds, four of them by Freddie Hubalde, put Crispa ahead and beyond recall, 115–103, after the Silver Tamaraws briefly threatened with five minutes left in the ballgame. Atoy Co sizzled with 34 points as he combined with Cyrus Mann, who hauled down rebounds and block shots. Though Francis Arnaiz fired 22 points for Toyota, Ramon Fernandez was limited to only 11 while Robert Jaworski finished with only seven points.
December 19
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| Crispa Redmanizers 104, Toyota Tamaraws 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 23-22, 35-23, 23–30 | ||
| Pts: Atoy Co 25 | Pts: Francis Arnaiz 24 | |
A jumper by Cyrus Mann with 30 seconds left provided the Redmanizers the victory and sent the title series to a rubbermatch. The Silver Tamaraws rallied in the last two minutes from a 91–102 deficit. Crispa got their biggest lead of 14 points, 89–75, at the start of the fourth period on an 8–2 run with Atoy Co hitting two baskets and Mann and Philip Cezar combined for two points each.[3]
December 21
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| Crispa Redmanizers 110, Toyota Silver Tamaraws 92 | ||
| Pts: Atoy Co 39 | Pts: Byron Jones 17 | |
| Crispa wins series, 3-2 | ||
Fortunato "Atoy" Co rattled six straight points to give Crispa an 11-point spread at the half, 51–40. The Silver Tamaraws came back strongly in the third quarter with eight successive points to narrow the gap at 48–51. The Redmanizers did not panic and a 9–2 salvo gave them a 10-point lead quickly, 60–50.
The Redmanizers answered the Silver Tamaraws basket for basket and in the last two minutes, the Silver Tamaraws, demoralized by the impending defeat, lowered their guards completely, allowing Crispa to scored their biggest winning margin in the series.[4]
Broadcast notes edit
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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| Game 1 | Dick Ildefonso | Emy Arcilla |
| Game 2 | Dick Ildefonso | Emy Arcilla |
| Game 3 | Dick Ildefonso | Emy Arcilla |
| Game 4 | Dick Ildefonso | Emy Arcilla |
| Game 5 | Dick Ildefonso | Emy Arcilla |
References edit
- ^ "Toyota subdues Crispa". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Toyota shades Crispa". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Crispa squares series". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Crispa routs Toyota, completes Grandslam". crispatoyota.blogspot.com.