The 1999 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 1999 PBA season. It started on June 27 and ended on September 15, 1999. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.[1]
| 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup | |
|---|---|
| Duration | June 27 - September 15, 1999 |
| TV partner(s) | VTV (IBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | San Miguel Beermen |
| Runners-up | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Benjie Paras (Formula Shell Zoom Masters) |
| Best Import | Terquin Mott (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Finals MVP | Danny Seigle (San Miguel Beermen) |
| PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format edit
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- One-round eliminations; 8 games per team.[2]
- Quarterfinals: top 4 seeded teams will have twice-to-beat advantage
- QF1: #1 vs. #8
- QF2: #2 vs. #7
- QF3: #3 vs. #6
- QF4: #4 vs. #5
- Best-of-five semifinals: winners of each pairings
- QF1 vs QF4
- QF2 vs.QF3
- For third-place: one-game playoff
- Finals: best-of-seven series
Elimination round edit
Team standings edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska Milkmen | 6 | 2 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals |
| 2 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | |
| 5 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | |
| 7 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | |
| 8 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | |
| 9 | Pop Cola 800s | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5 |
Source: PBA.ph
Schedule edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| #1 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Mobiline | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 2 | ||||||||||||
| #4 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | San Miguel | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tanduay | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | San Miguel | 4 | ||||||||||||
| #2 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Formula Shell | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Formula Shell | 71 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Purefoods | 78 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Formula Shell | 3 | Third place playoff | |||||||||||
| #3 twice-to-beat | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sta. Lucia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sta. Lucia | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alaska | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Barangay Ginebra | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sta. Lucia | 88 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals edit
(1) Alaska vs. (8) Mobiline edit
(2) Shell vs. (7) Purefoods edit
(3) Sta. Lucia vs. (6) Barangay Ginebra edit
(4) San Miguel vs. (5) Tanduay edit
Semifinals edit
(1) Alaska vs. (4) San Miguel edit
(2) Shell vs. (3) Sta. Lucia edit
Third place playoff edit
Finals edit
References edit
- ^ "PBA Commish Cup unfolds today". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Prospects bleak for Ginebra, Pop". Manila Standard.