1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship

Philippine Basketball Championship December 2022 1976 All-Philippine Championship Crispa Redmanizers Baby Dalupan 3 Toyota Silver Tamaraws Dante Silverio 2 December 12–21, 1976 KBS DWXL 1975 The 1976 PBA All-Philippine Championship was the third and last conference of the 1976 PBA season. It started on November 28 and ended on December 21, 1976. The Crispa Redmanizers and the Toyota Silver Tamaraws played for the sixth straight time in the finals. The Crispa Redmanizers overcame a 0–2 series deficit to win over the Toyota Silver Tamaraws, three games to two, and became the league's first Grand Slam champion. Elimination round Qualified for finals Qualified for battle for third #Team StandingsWLPCTGB1 Toyota Silver Tamaraws 4 0 1.000 –2 Crispa Redmanizers 2 2 .500 23 Noritake Porcelain Makers 2 2 .500 24 U/Tex Wranglers 1 3 .250 35 Royal Tru-Orange 1 3 .250 3 Crispa defeated Noritake in a playoff match on December 9 for the right to meet Toyota in the championship.http://crispatoyota.blogspot.com/1976/12/game-38-toyota-106-crispa-100-dec-7-1976.html Toyota subdues Crispa crispatoyota.blogspot.com Battle for third #eee December 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City KBS U/Tex Wranglers |score1=106 Noritake Porcelain Makers 95 December 14 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City 2OT KBS U/Tex Wranglers 129 Noritake Porcelain Makers |score2=134 #eee December 16 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City KBS U/Tex Wranglers |score1=116 Noritake Porcelain Makers 113 December 19 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City KBS U/Tex Wranglers |score1=133 Noritake Porcelain Makers 117 U-Tex wins series, 3-1 Finals #eee December 12 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City KBS Crispa Redmanizers 90 Toyota Silver Tamaraws |score2=100 22-21 18–26 33-28 17–25 Cyrus Mann 21 Francis Arnaiz 32 Francis Arnaiz and Robert Jaworski took charge in finally applying the brakes on Crispa's last-ditch offensive, unleashing a telling 10–2 blast that gave Toyota an unreachable 97–86 lead, one minute and 30 seconds left. #eee December 14 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City OT KBS Crispa Redmanizers 117 Toyota Silver Tamaraws |score2=118 21–31 24-22 32-30 29-23 11–12 Atoy Co 41 Byron Jones 29 Francis Arnaiz banged in his team's last six points in overtime from an imposing 115–110 Crispa spread and insuring a Toyota victory with a clinching drive in the last five seconds that propelled Toyota on top, 118–115. Four Silver Tamaraws fouled out just before the extension period. The Silver Tamaraws blew a six-point lead in regulation, 106–100, with 1:30 left, the fighting Redmanizers level the count at 106-all on a split charities by Bernie Fabiosa that forces overtime.http://crispatoyota.blogspot.com/1976/12/game-40-toyota-118-crispa-117-dec-14.html Toyota shades Crispa crispatoyota.blogspot.com #eee December 16 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City KBS Crispa Redmanizers |score1=115 Toyota Silver Tamaraws 105 28–34 34-17 22–24 31-30 Atoy Co 34 Francis Arnaiz 22 A 5–0 blast in the last 60 seconds, four of them by Freddie Hubalde, put Crispa ahead and beyond recall, 115–103, after the Silver Tamaraws briefly threatened with five minutes left in the ballgame. Atoy Co sizzled with 34 points as he combined with Cyrus Mann, who hauled down rebounds and block shots. Though Francis Arnaiz fired 22 points for Toyota, Ramon Fernandez was limited to only 11 while Robert Jaworski finished with only seven points. #eee December 19 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City KBS Crispa Redmanizers |score1=104 Toyota Tamaraws 103 23–28 23-22 35-23 23–30 Atoy Co 25 Francis Arnaiz 24 A jumper by Cyrus Mann with 30 seconds left provided the Redmanizers the victory and sent the title series to a rubbermatch. The Silver Tamaraws rallied in the last two minutes from a 91–102 deficit. Crispa got their biggest lead of 14 points, 89–75, at the start of the fourth period on an 8–2 run with Atoy Co hitting two baskets and Mann and Philip Cezar combined for two points each.http://crispatoyota.blogspot.com/1976/12/game-42-crispa-104-toyota-103-dec-19.html Crispa squares series crispatoyota.blogspot.com #eee December 21 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City KBS Crispa Redmanizers |score1=110 Toyota Silver Tamaraws 92 Atoy Co 39 Byron Jones 17 Crispa wins series, 3-2 Fortunato "Atoy" Co rattled six straight points to give Crispa an 11-point spread at the half, 51–40. The Silver Tamaraws came back strongly in the third quarter with eight successive points to narrow the gap at 48–51. The Redmanizers did not panic and a 9–2 salvo gave them a 10-point lead quickly, 60–50. The Redmanizers answered the Silver Tamaraws basket for basket and in the last two minutes, the Silver Tamaraws, demoralized by the impending defeat, lowered their guards completely, allowing Crispa to scored their biggest winning margin in the series.http://crispatoyota.blogspot.com/1976/12/game-43-crispa-110-toyota-92-dec-21-1976.html Crispa routs Toyota, completes Grandslam crispatoyota.blogspot.com Broadcast notes Game Play-by-play AnalystGame 1 Dick Ildefonso Emy ArcillaGame 2 Dick Ildefonso Emy ArcillaGame 3 Dick Ildefonso Emy Arcilla Game 4 Dick Ildefonso Emy ArcillaGame 5 Dick Ildefonso Emy Arcilla References External links Crispa-Toyota rivalry All-Philippine Championship