The 1983 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference was the first conference of the 1983 PBA season. It started on March 6 and ended on April 24, 1983.
| 1983 PBA All-Filipino Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 6 – April 24, 1983 |
| TV partner(s) | Vintage Sports (City2) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Crispa Redmanizers |
| Runners-up | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets |
| PBA All-Filipino Conference chronology | |
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| PBA conference chronology | |
Format edit
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- One-round eliminations; 7 games per team. The top four teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals. [1]
- Semifinals will be just a single round robin affair with the four remaining teams and their won-loss records back to zero.
- The top two teams in the semifinals advance in the best-of-five finals series. The other two teams dispute the third-place trophy also in a best-of-five series.
Elimination round edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 6 | 1 | .857 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Great Taste Discoverers | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | |
| 3 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | |
| 4 | Toyota Silver Coronas | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | |
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | |
| 6 | San Miguel Beermen | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | |
| 7 | Manhattan Shirtmakers | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | |
| 8 | Galerie Dominique Artists | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinals edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crispa Redmanizers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Gilbey's Gin Gimlets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Great Taste Discoverers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | Proceed to third place playoff |
| 4 | Toyota Silver Coronas | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Third place playoffs edit
April 24
|
| Great Taste Discoverers 131, Toyota Silver Coronas 126 | ||
| Series aborted; Great Taste wins series by virtue of having more wins, 2–1, when series was aborted |