1987 PBA Reinforced Conference

The 1987 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1987 PBA season. It started on October 4 and ended on December 13, 1987. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with a 6'4" height limit. ^[1]

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

• Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win-loss records. ^[2]
• Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.
• Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
• The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-seven playoff. ^[3]

Elimination round

Semifinal round

#	Team Standings	Cumulative				SF		Playoff
		W	L	PCT	GB	W	L
1	San Miguel Beermen	13	5	.722	–-	7	1
2	Hills Bros. Coffee Kings	10	8	.556	3	4	4
3	Ginebra San Miguel	10	8	.556	3	5	3
4	Shell Azocord	9	9	.500	4	2	6
5	Great Taste Instant Milk	6	12	.333	7	2	6

Finals berth playoff

Battle for third

Finals

References