1999–2000 Philippine Basketball League season

1999–2000 PBL season
Duration March 13, 1999 – January 31, 2000
Number of teams 9 + 2
TV partner(s) VTV (IBC)
Silverstar Sports (PTV)
Conferences
1st Yakult-PBL Challenge Cup champions Welcoat Paints
  Runners-up Red Bull
2nd Yakult-PBL Challenge Cup champions Welcoat Paints
  Runners-up Ana Water Dispenser
Seasons

The 1999–2000 season of the Philippine Basketball League (PBL).[1]

Participating teams (coach)

1999 (1st) Yakult-Challenge Cup

Semifinal standings

Qualified for finals
#TeamsWLPCTGB
1 Welcoat Paints 15 7 .681 --
2 Red Bull Energy Drink 15 7 .681 --
3 Chowking 15 7 .681 --
4 Colt 45 12 10 .545 3
5 Blu Detergent 8 14 .363 7

Eliminated from the semifinals were Dr.J/Ana, Dazz and Montana. Red Bull defeats Chowking in a playoff game to advance in the finals series against Welcoat, the Paint Masters made it first via superior quotient.

July 1
Welcoat Paints 80, Red Bull Energy Drink 74
Welcoat wins series, 3-0

A torrid third-quarter run and tight defense down the stretch was all it took for Welcoat to win their PBL championship as it held off Red Bull, 80-74, to complete a three-game sweep as the Paint Masters finally stepped out of the shadows of the Asia Brewery franchise Stag Pale Pilsen / Tanduay, which dominated the league the past three years before the latter ascended to the PBA this year. It was coach Junel Baculi's first PBL title since steering Hapee Toothpaste to the Import-Reinforced Conference title in 1996.[2]

1999-2000 (2nd) Yakult-Challenge Cup

Team standings

Qualified for quarterfinals
#Group AWLPCTGB
1 Welcoat Paints 11 2 .847 --
2 Chowking 8 5 .615 3
3 Dazz Dishwashing Gel 6 7 .461 5
4 Boom Laundry Master 5 8 .384 6
5 Kendi Mint 4 9 .310 7

Chaz Perfume and Kendi Mint were guest teams.

#Group BWLPCTGB
1 Red Bull Energy Drink 10 3 .770 --
2 Ana Water Dispenser 10 3 .770 --
3 Blu Detergent Kings 9 4 .692 1
4 Montaña Jewels 2 11 .153 8
5 Chaz Perfume 0 13 .000 10

The top 4 teams had a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinal round, pairings were Welcoat-Kendi Mint, Ana-Boom, Red Bull-Dazz and Blu-Chowking.[3]

Welcoat and Red Bull meet in a best-of-three semifinals series while the two other winners of the quarterfinals are Ana Water Dispenser and Blu Detergent.[4] Welcoat and Ana prevailed, 2 games to 1, in their respective series to set up a finals showdown.[5]

January 27
Welcoat Paints 65, Ana Water Dispenser 55
January 29
Welcoat Paints 83, Ana Water Dispenser 71
January 31
Welcoat Paints 58, Ana Water Dispenser 56
Welcoat wins series, 3-0

The Paint Masters recorded their second straight "sweet sweep" with a controversial 58-56 squeaker over hard-fighting Ana Water Dispenser. Ana's Paolo Mendoza hit an off-balance three-point shot with .4 second remaining, which was nullified by the referees, saying the foul was made by Welcoat's Yancy De Ocampo before the shot, the decision of the referees not to count Mendoza's shot was loudly booed by Ana followers, had it been counted will give Ana a hairline 59-58 lead and could have prevented an outright celebration by Welcoat.[6]

References

  1. ↑ PBL Season gets going today
  2. ↑ Welcoat brings out the broom for Red Bull
  3. ↑ Welcoat, Ana eye semifinals
  4. ↑ Blu ousts Chowking
  5. ↑ It's Ana Water vs Welcoat
  6. ↑ Welcoat sweeps Ana in PBL tilt

External links

www.philippinebasketball.ph

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