1988 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

Philippine basketball tournament 1988 Reinforced Conference San Miguel Beermen Norman Black 4 Shell Rimula X Oilers Dante Silverio 1 December 4–13, 1988 Vintage Sports (PTV) DZSR G. Ledesma, D. Bayais, E. de Leon G. Ledesma, A. Bartolome, R. Hines G. Ledesma, A. Bartolome, E. de Leon 1987 1989 The 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers played for the 41st championship contested by the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3WwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477%2C641590 Shell uncaps glory bid Manila Standard The San Miguel Beermen easily retains the Reinforced Conference title with a 4–1 series victory over Shell Rimula X Diesel Oilers and claim their 5th PBA crown. Qualification San MiguelShellFinished 7–3 (.700), tied for 1st EliminationsFinished 5–5 (.500), tied for 2ndFinished 13–5 (.722), 1st SemifinalsFinished 11–7 (.611), 2nd Series scoring summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5WinsSan Miguel 134 119 126 144 151 4Shell 111 111 137 119 142 1VenueULTRAULTRAULTRAULTRAULTRA Games summary Game 1 #eee December 4 6:20 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage G. Ledesma, D. Bayais, E. de Leon San Miguel Beermen |score1=134 Shell Rimula X 111 30–27 25–33 30–27 49–24 Norman Black 39 Michael Phelps 39 Derrick Rowland 42 San Miguel leads series, 1–0 Shell battled defending champion San Miguel for most of the first three quarters before falling apart in the fourth, enabling the Beermen to win by a rout, the key factor in the opening game was the explosive performance of Franz Pumaren, who came off the bench because of the foul trouble of Hector Calma going into the final quarter.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3mwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5110%2C843123 SMB runs down Shell Manila Standard Game 2 #eee December 6 7:20 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage G. Ledesma, A. Bartolome, R. Hines San Miguel Beermen |score1=119 Shell Rimula X 111 31–26 32–31 25–27 31–27 Michael Phelps 39 Derrick Rowland 36 San Miguel leads series, 2–0 An 11–1 burst by the Beermen in the final two minutes gave them a 2–0 edge in the series, a rash of errors by Shell in the last 1:25 caused their downfall, after battling San Miguel to 11 deadlocks, lose steam in the homestretch and failed to keep their composure by taking a couple of bad shots.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4GwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5463%2C1138077 Phelps delivers key blows as Beermen take 2–0 lead Manila Standard Game 3 #eee December 8 7:20 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage San Miguel Beermen 126 Shell Rimula X |score2=137 20–30 33–37 46–32 27–38 Norman Black 39 Samboy Lim 28 Derrick Rowland 38 Bobby Parks 37 San Miguel leads series, 2–1 Shell raced to an early 17-point lead and with the score at 73–61 in favor of the Diesel Oilers, Jay Ramirez suffered a nasty fall when he pulled down Samboy Lim who landed on top of Ramirez as the rookie banged the back of his head against the hardcourt and had to be carried out on a stretcher. Just when Shell looked sure of a victory, Samboy Lim cut loose to rally the Beermen back and tied the count at 99-all at the end of the third quarter. San Miguel import Michael Phelps fouled out trying to stop Derrick Rowland with Shell on top, 115–111.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4WwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4425%2C1430813 Shell comes alive Manila Standard Game 4 #eee December 11 6:20 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage San Miguel Beermen |score1=144 Shell Rimula X 119 36–26 32–34 32–25 44–34 Norman Black 41 Bobby Parks 36 San Miguel leads series, 3–1 San Miguel established a big lead early, the third quarter saw Shell mount an uprising that brought them within a couple of baskets of the Beermen until Samboy Lim, who had been fantastic throughout the series, engineered a counter-rally that gave them a dominating 100–85 lead going into the last 12 minutes. Rookie Jay Ramirez was slapped off a deliberate foul on Samboy Lim with some 43 seconds remaining in the game when Samboy apparently got hit on the teeth by Jay's elbow, causing him to bleed in the mouth.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5GwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3939%2C1865581 San Miguel now up, 3–1 Manila Standard Game 5 #eee December 13 6:30 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage G. Ledesma, A. Bartolome, E. de Leon San Miguel Beermen |score1=151 Shell Rimula X 142 30–33 34–37 41–29 46–43 Norman Black 42 Bobby Parks 56 Derrick Rowland 42 San Miguel wins series, 4–1 Shell took the first two quarters until Samboy Lim once more led his team to a double-digit margin from a 64–70 halftime deficit to a 105–99 San Miguel advantage at the end of the third period. Shell coach Dante Silverio, visibly upset over the poor officiating, was irked when confetti rained down on Shell's frontcourt with 1:11 left to play, the Beermen on top, 145–134. There were only 36 seconds before the final buzzer and the score, 147–138 for San Miguel, when Silverio summoned his players to walk out and immediately leave the playing arena and go back to their locker room, PBA Vice Chairman Jose Ibazeta, who was seated on the San Miguel bench, went to Silverio and tried to convince him to return to the court and apologized for what happened; after some prodding, Silverio acceded to their request of coming back to finish the game, the clock was set back to 1:11 and the count at 145–134 for San Miguel, the Oilers went back with coach Dante Silverio leading the way.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5WwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4308%2C2150697 Another title for San Miguel Manila Standard 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions San Miguel Beermen Fifth title Awards Sports Columnist Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) Finals Most Outstanding local player: Samboy Lim ( Average 22.2 pts, 4.4 rebs, 2.8 assists in the finals series) Sports Columnist Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) Finals Most Outstanding import: Norman Black Rosters n San Miguel Beermen #b50000 white #b50000 white 4 Elmer Reyes basketball F 6 1 San Beda PHI 5 Franz Pumaren G 5 9 De La Salle PHI 7 Alfie Almario G 6 0 De La Salle PHI 9 Samboy Lim F 6 0 Letran PHI 10 Alvin Teng F 6 4 Arellano PHI 11 Tonichi Yturri C 6 5 De La Salle PHI 12 Yves Dignadice F 6 4 STI WNU PHI 14 Hector Calma G 5 9 Adamson PHI 15 Ricardo Cui F 6 3 Lyceum PHI 17 Jeffrey Graves basketball F 6 3 Angeles PHI 19 Ramon Fernandez C 6 4 San Carlos PHI 24 Norman Black FC 6 5 Saint Joseph's USA I 25 Michael Phelps Mike Phelps GF 6 3 Alcorn State USA I USA Norman Black PHI Derrick Pumaren (I) Import n Shell Rimula X #B50000 #FDD501 #fdd501 black 1 Manny Victorino C 6 5 JRU PHI 2 Jay Ramirez basketball F 6 2 Visayas PHI 3 Edgardo Cordero F 6 3 UST PHI 5 Ronnie Magsanoc G 5 9 UP Diliman PHI 7 Ramon Dela Cruz G 5 11 Philippine Christian University PHI 9 Rey Cuenco FC 6 4 De La Salle Araneta PHI 10 Romeo Ang G 6 1 Letran PHI 11 Jaime Manansala G 5 11 UE PHI 12 Victor Sanchez basketball F 6 2 Mapua PHI 13 Leo Austria G 5 10 Lyceum PHI 14 Leopoldo Herrera F 6 2 Wesleyan University Philippines PHI 16 Angelito Esguerra F 6 1 Letran PHI 19 Freddie Hubalde GF 6 1 Mapua PHI 22 Bobby Parks F 6 3 Memphis State USA I 44 Derrick Rowland FC 6 5 Potsdam State USA I PHI Dante Silverio PHI Arlene Rodriguez (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play AnalystGame 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Joe Cantada Quinito HensonGame 5 Sev Sarmenta Andy Jao References 1988 Category:1988 PBA season Category:San Miguel Beermen games Category:Shell Turbo Chargers games PBA Reinforced Conference Finals