The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Centennial All-Filipino Cup, also known as the 1998 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on February 1 and ended on May 8, 1998. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
| 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup | |
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| Duration | February 1 - May 8, 1998 |
| TV partner(s) | VTV (IBC) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alaska Milkmen |
| Runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Nelson Asaytono (San Miguel Beermen) |
| Finals MVP | Kenneth Duremdes (Alaska Milkmen) |
| PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format edit
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
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Group A: |
Group B:
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- Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.[1]
- The top six teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.[2]
- Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over. A playoff incentive for a finals berth will be given to the team that will win at least seven of their ten semifinal games.
- The top two teams (or the top team and the winner of the playoff incentive) will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams will qualify for a one-game playoff for third place.
Elimination round edit
Team standings edit
| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Alaska Milkmen | 9 | 2 | .818 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 4 | Pop Cola 800s | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 5 | Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 6 | Gordon's Gin Boars | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4 | |
| 7 | Mobiline Phone Pals | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | |
| 8 | Formula Shell Zoom Masters | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5 |
Source: [citation needed]
Semifinals edit
Team standings edit
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Finals berth playoff edit
Third place playoff edit
Finals edit
References edit
- ^ "Gordon's, SLR must do it today". Manila Standard.
- ^ "Purefoods makes semis despite loss to San Miguel". Manila Standard.