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1983 PBA Open Conference

The 1983 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third and last conference of the 1983 PBA season. It started on August 28 and ended on December 1, 1983. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team.

1983 PBA Open Conference
DurationAugust 28 – December 1, 1983
TV partner(s)Vintage Sports (City2)
Finals
ChampionsCrispa Redmanizers
Runners-upGreat Taste Coffee Makers
Awards
Best ImportBilly Ray Bates
(Crispa Redmanizers)
PBA Open Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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The following format was observed for the conference:

  • Double-round eliminations; 14 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
  • The two teams at the bottom of the standings after the elimination round will be eliminated. The top two teams will advance outright to the semifinals.
  • The next four teams will qualify in a single round-robin quarterfinals; the top two teams will advance to the semifinals.
  • Semifinals will be a double round-robin affair with the four remaining teams. [1]
  • The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best-of-five finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

Imports

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Each team were 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
Crispa Redmanizers DeWayne Scales 5 Billy Ray Bates 24
Larry Demic 19
Galerie Dominique Larry Fogle 16 Donald Robinson 16
Gilbey's Gin Anthony Roberts 2 Jacky Dorsey 27
Lew Massey 25
Great Taste Coffee Charles Thompson 2 Norman Black 24
Dawan Scott 22
San Miguel Beermen Rich Adams 28 Donnie Ray Koonce 28
Tanduay Rhum Makers George Melton 18 Francois Wise 19
Toyota Super Corollas Ralph Brewster 15 Andrew Fields 15
Winston Kings Darryl Smith 2 Eddie Roberson 2
Larry McNeill 12 Maurice Williams 12

Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Great Taste Coffee Makers 9 5 .643 — Advance to semifinal round
2 Crispa Redmanizers 9 5 .643 —
3 San Miguel Beermen 7 7 .500 2 Proceed to quarterfinal round
4 Galerie Dominique Artists 7 7 .500 2
5 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 7 7 .500 2
6 Tanduay Rhum Makers 6 8 .429[a] 3
7 Toyota Super Corollas 6 8 .429[a] 3
8 Winston Kings 5 9 .357 4
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Quarterfinal round berth playoff: Tanduay 111–110 Toyota

Quarterfinal round berth playoff

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Quarterfinal round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 2 1 .667[a] — Semifinal round
2 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 .667[a] —
3 Tanduay Rhum Makers 2 1 .667[a] —
4 Galerie Dominique Artists 0 3 .000 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head quotient: Gilbey's 1.095, San Miguel 0.981, Tanduay 0.927; semifinal round berth playoff: San Miguel 108–104 Tanduay

Semifinal round berth playoff

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Semifinal round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Crispa Redmanizers 3 3 .500[a] — Advance to the Finals
2 Great Taste Coffee Makers 3 3 .500[a] —
3 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets 3 3 .500[a] — Proceed to third-place playoff
4 San Miguel Beermen 3 3 .500[a] —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Crispa 1.033, Gilbey's 1.003, Great Taste 1.000, San Miguel 0.966; first-seed playoff: Crispa 130–120 San Miguel; second-seed playoff: Great Taste 126–118 Gilbey's

All four teams were tied with three wins and three losses after the double-round semifinals. The PBA had their first-ever double playoff for the two finals berths. [2]

Second-seed playoff

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First-seed playoff

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Third-place playoffs

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December 1
San Miguel Beermen 129, Gilbey's Gin Tonics 119
Series aborted; San Miguel wins series by virtue of having more wins, 2–1, when series was aborted

Finals

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Main article: 1983 PBA Open Conference finals
December 1
Crispa Redmanizers 133, Great Taste Coffee Makers 113
Crispa wins series, 3–0

References

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  1. ^ "PBA boxscores: November 1983".
  2. ^ "It's GTC vs Crispa". Interbasket.net.
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