1982 PBA Open Conference

1982 PBA Open Conference
Duration August 22 – December 14, 1982
TV partner(s) Vintage Sports (BBC)
Finals
Champions Toyota Super Corollas
Runners-up Gilbey's Gin
Awards
Best Import Donnie Ray Koonce (Toyota)
PBA Open Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on August 22 and ended on December 14, 1982. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:

Elimination round

Division A

Qualified for outright semis
Qualified for quarterfinals
#TeamsWLPCTGB
1 N-Rich Coffee Creamers 13 5 .722 –-
2 Gilbey's Gin 13 5 .722 --
3 Toyota Super Corollas 8 10 .444 5
4 U-Tex Wranglers 8 10 .444 5

Division B

Qualified for outright semis
Qualified for quarterfinals
#TeamsWLPCTGB
1 Yco-Tanduay 11 7 .611 –-
2 San Miguel Beermen 10 8 .555 1
3 Crispa Redmanizers 6 12 .333 5
4 Galerie Dominique Artists 3 15 .166 8

Notes: The N-Rich Coffee Creamers were unbeaten in their first six games. [1]

Quarterfinal round

Qualified for semis
#Team StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Toyota Super Corollas 2 1 .667 –-
2 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 .667 --
3 Yco-Tanduay 1 2 .333 1
4 U-Tex Wranglers 1 2 .333 1

Semifinal round

Qualified for finals
Qualified for battle for third
#Team StandingsWLPCTGB
1 Gilbey's Gin 4 2 .667 –-
2 Toyota Super Corollas 3 3 .500 1
3 N-Rich Coffee Creamers 3 3 .500 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 2 4 .333 2

Notes: On the final playing day of the semifinals, both Gilbey's and N-Rich were a win away from advancing to the championship in the closest the PBA has ever had a finale without traditional powerhouses Toyota and Crispa, [2] but the Super Corollas forces a playoff with N-Rich Coffee and won their knockout game, to play first-time finalist Gilbey's Gin.

Finals berth playoff

Finals

December 14
Toyota Super Corollas 122, Gilbey's Gin 109
Toyota wins series, 3-0

References

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