Year: | 1982 |
Conference Name: | Reinforced Filipino Conference |
Duration: | March 7 – July 13, 1982 |
Tv: | Vintage Sports (BBC) |
Best Import: | Norman Black |
Champion: | Toyota Super Corollas |
Runner-Up: | San Miguel Beermen |
Nextconf Link: | 1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference |
Nextconf Year: | 1983 |
Prev Conf: | 1981 Reinforced Filipino |
Prev Conf Link: | 1981 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference |
Next Conf: | 1982 Invitational |
Next Conf Link: | 1982 PBA Invitational championship |
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.
The following format was observed for the duration of the tournament:
Bogs Adornado scored four straight points in the final 30 seconds, including two charities to seal the win and eliminated the Gins.
Arnie Tuadles and Donnie Ray Koonce took over in the third quarter and gave Toyota a 95-77 advantage. The Super Corollas trailed by as many as 15 points in the first half. [1]
Donnie Ray Koonce scored eight 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. [2]
See main article: 1982 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals.