1989 PBA Reinforced Conference finals

Philippine basketball tournament 1989 Reinforced Conference San Miguel Beermen Norman Black 4 Añejo Rum 65ers Robert Jaworski 1 November 28 – December 12, 1989 Vintage Sports (PTV) DZSR 1988 The 1989 PBA Reinforced Conference finals was the best-of-7 series basketball championship of the 1989 PBA Reinforced Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The San Miguel Beermen and the Añejo Rum 65ers played for the 44th championship contested by the league.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gWcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3573%2C4643010 SMB-Anejo finals on Manila Standard The San Miguel Beermen won their finals series against Añejo Rum 65ers, four games to one, becoming the third team in PBA history to achieve the distinction of capturing the Grandslam.https://rpbasketballphotos.blogspot.com/2015/10/1989-smb-finals-results-newspaper-clips.html 1989 SMB finals results Qualification San MiguelAñejoFinished 6–4 (.600), tied for 1st EliminationsFinished 5–5 (.500), tied for 2nd Finished 12–6 (.667), 1st Semifinals Finished 10–8 (.556), tied for 2ndTiebreaker Won against Purefoods, 113–112 Series scoring summary TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5WinsSan Miguel Beer 134 140 134 150 122 4Anejo Rum 65 125 134 138 134 111 1VenueULTRAULTRAULTRAULTRAULTRA Games summary Game 1 #eee November 28 7:30 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage San Miguel Beermen |score1=134 Añejo Rum 65ers 125 Ennis Whatley 52 Carlos Briggs 56 San Miguel leads series, 1–0 Elmer Reyes opened up with a booming triple, Yves Dignadice knock in an 18-foot jumper and Ramon Fernandez came off the bench to sizzle with a perimeter basket that highlighted a nine-point blast from a 110–111 deficit that sent the Beermen ahead at 119–111, 4:03 left in the game, with 25 seconds left to play, the Beermen ahead, 132–122, Rudy Distrito hit Alvin Teng on a rebound play, forcing the San Miguel player to retaliate with a shove.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gmcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bgsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4876%2C4826553 View to a Grandslam-all clear Manila Standard Game 2 #eee November 30 7:30 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage San Miguel Beermen |score1=140 Añejo Rum 65ers 134 Carlos Briggs 84 San Miguel leads series, 2–0 The second game was poorly officiated as rookie referees, Benjie Chua, Bernie de Dios and Gregorio Llaguno, failed to keep the game under control. San Miguel went up 74–66 at halftime and 108–100 at the end of the third quarter, a total of four technicals were given to Añejo while the referees give San Miguel only one warning through a deliberate foul by Ramon Fernandez against Carlos Briggs, the Añejo import, who scored a record 84 points, was clobbered by a triple-man defense during driving plays and no fouls were called, at the final buzzer, Rudy Distrito flung his elbows wildly at Fernandez, unruly fans triggered off a riotous protest against poor officiating, the aftermath of Game 2 had debris-throwing incident and bloody fighting among spectators. Game 3 #eee December 7 7:30 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage San Miguel Beermen 134 Añejo Rum 65ers |score2=138 Ennis Whatley 41 Carlos Briggs 71 San Miguel leads series, 2–1 Game 3 had two postponements because of the impending coup against the Philippine government. Prior to the third game, PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud issued a summon for Añejo playing coach Robert Jaworski and coach Norman Black of San Miguel in an effort to crush the brewing violence-related crisis within the pro-league, the 65ers' Rudy Distrito was suspended in Game three after Salud found him guilty of rough plays against Ennis Whatley in the chaotic Game two. Carlos Briggs scored 71 points but it was reserve-center Peter Aguilar's three-point play that broke the last deadlock at 133-all, as Añejo escaped with a victory to cut the series deficit to 2–1. Game 4 #eee December 10 6:30 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage San Miguel Beermen |score1=150 Añejo Rum 65ers 134 Ennis Whatley 50 Carlos Briggs 60 San Miguel leads series, 3–1 Ricardo Brown and Ennis Whatley combined for 71 points as San Miguel led from start to finish, Yves Dignadice sparked a 16–4 run that gave the Beermen a 17-point spread, 62–45, with 1:33 left before halftime. San Miguel enjoyed leads as much as 22 points with the last at 95–73. Game 5 #eee December 12 6:30 pm The ULTRA, Pasig, Metro Manila Vintage San Miguel Beermen |score1=122 Añejo Rum 65ers 111 Carlos Briggs 52 San Miguel wins series, 4–1 Trailing by six points, 43–49 at halftime, San Miguel broke even at 78-all going into the last 12 minutes of play, a 9–3 burst opened a six-point advantage for the beermen at 87–81. With 8:53 left in the final period and the Beermen ahead by only two points, 87–85, import Ennis Whatley committed his sixth and final foul off a driving Joey Loyzaga, the Beermen had to play all-Filipino in the last 8:42 and Ricardo Brown combined with Hector Calma and Samboy Lim as San Miguel began pulling away with a 15-point margin at 116–101. 1989 PBA Reinforced Conference Champions San Miguel Beermen Eight title Rosters n San Miguel Beermen 3 Ennis Whatley G 6 1 Alabama USA I 4 Elmer Reyes basketball F 6 1 San Beda PHI 5 Franz Pumaren G 5 9 De La Salle PHI 6 Ato Agustin G 5 11 Lyceum PHI 7 Alfie Almario G 6 0 De La Salle PHI 8 Bobby Jose F 6 3 UST 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 17 Jeffrey Graves basketball F 6 3 Angeles PHI 19 Ramon Fernandez C 6 4 San Carlos PHI 23 Ricardo Brown basketball G 5 11 Pepperdine USA USA Norman Black PHI Derrick Pumaren (I) Import n Añejo Rum 65ers 4 Peter Aguilar basketball C 6 5 Trinity University of Asia PHI 6 Dondon Ampalayo F 6 3 USJ-R PHI 7 Robert Jaworski G 6 1 UE PHI 9 Leo Isaac G 6 1 Mapua PHI 12 Dante Gonzalgo F 6 2 Lyceum PHI 13 Harmon Codinera F 6 3 FEU PHI 14 Joey Loyzaga G 6 1 San Beda PHI 15 Rey Cuenco FC 6 4 De La Salle Araneta PHI 17 Rudy Distrito G 5 11 UE PHI 18 Philip Cezar F 6 3 JRU PHI 22 Romulo Mamaril C 6 6 Mapua PHI 24 Carlos Briggs G 5 11 Baylor USA I 41 Chito Loyzaga F 6 2 San Beda PHI PHI Robert Jaworski PHI Rino Salazar (I) Import Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play AnalystGame 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Joe Cantada Andy Jao References 1989 Category:1989 PBA season Category:San Miguel Beermen games Category:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel games PBA Reinforced Conference Finals PBA Reinforced Conference Finals