1998 PBA Governors' Cup

Fourth conference of the 1998 PBA season
1998 PBA Governors' Cup
DurationOctober 9 – December 9, 1998
TV partner(s)VTV (IBC)
Finals
ChampionsFormula Shell Zoom Masters
Runners-upMobiline Phone Pals
Awards
Best PlayerJerry Codiñera
(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)
Best ImportSilas Mills
(Mobiline Phone Pals)
Finals MVPBenjie Paras
(Formula Shell Zoom Masters)
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The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the fourth conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on October 9 and ended on December 9, 1998. The tournament is a two-import format, which requires each team to have two American reinforcements.

Format

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

  • One-round robin eliminations; Teams' won-loss record in the Centennial Cup were carried over
  • The top four teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.[1]
  • Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the standings back to zero.
  • The top two teams will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a Best of three series.

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 9 6 .600[a] — Advance to semifinal round
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 9 6 .600[a] —
3 San Miguel Beermen 9 6 .600[a] —
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 9 6 .600[a] —
5 Pop Cola 800s 8 7 .533 1
6 Ginebra San Miguel 7 8 .467 2
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 9 .400 3
8 Alaska Milkmen 6 9 .400 3
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.068, Shell 1.027, San Miguel 0.953, Purefoods 0.952

Semifinals

Team standings

Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 12 9 .571[a] — Advance to the Finals
2 Formula Shell Super Unleaded 12 9 .571[a] —
3 San Miguel Beermen 12 9 .571[a] — Proceed to third-place playoff
4 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 12 9 .571[a] —
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.045, Shell 1.006, San Miguel 0.985, Purefoods 0.963; first-seed playoff: Mobiline 84–80 Purefoods; second-seed playoff: Shell 87–83 San Miguel

Results

First seed playoff

Second seed playoff

Third place playoffs

December 1
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 99, San Miguel Beermen 96
Purefoods wins series, 2–1

Finals

December 9
Formula Shell Super Unleaded 93, Mobiline Phone Pals 91
Formula Shell wins series, 4–3

References

  1. ^ "Pall of Gloom – Sports Flash, October 30 – November 5, 1998". Interbasket.net.

External links

  • PBA.ph