1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference

The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Filipino Conference was the first conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on March 7 and ended on July 13, 1982. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import with the height limit of 6"5' and below for each team.

Format

The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:

• The eight participating teams were divided into two groups; teams in the same group played each other twice, while in the other group three times, totalling 18 games.
• A series of best-of-three quarterfinals, best-of-five semifinals, and the first-ever best-of-seven championship series will determine the PBA First Conference champion.

Elimination round

Division A

Division B

Best-of-three quarterfinals

Gilbey's Gin vs U/Tex

Toyota vs Yco-Tanduay

Best-of-five semifinals

San Miguel vs U/Tex

Crispa vs Toyota

Donnie Ray Koonce scored 8 crucial points in a 10-2 Toyota run to give the Super Corollas a 107-99 lead in the last two minutes of the deciding fifth game of their semifinal series. Crispa fought back on a five-point burst by Atoy Co to trim down Toyota's margin to three, 104-107, but Ramon Fernandez fired the last two of his 25 points on a hard drive for a 109-104 Toyota lead with 52 seconds left. ^[1]

Finals

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