1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals

The 1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs.

1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals
TeamCoachWins
Crispa Redmanizers Tommy Manotoc 3
Great Taste Coffee Makers Jimmy Mariano 2
DatesAugust 11–23, 1983
TelevisionVintage Sports (City2)
Radio networkDZRP
PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference finals chronology
1982

The Crispa Redmanizers won their second championship of the season and 11th league title, winning over first-time finalist Great Taste Coffee Makers, three games to two, in their best-of-five championship series. [1]

Qualification

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Crispa Redmanizers Great Taste Coffee Makers
Finished 11–3 (.786), 1st Eliminations Finished 10–4 (.714), 2nd
Outright semis Quarterfinals Outright semis
Finished 4–2 (.667), tied for 1st Semifinals Finished 4–2 (.667), tied for 1st
Tiebreaker Won against Gilbey's Gin Gimlets, 129–123

Games summary

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Game 1

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August 11
Crispa Redmanizers 128, Great Taste Coffee Makers 135
Scoring by quarter: 32–41, 34–36, 32–31, 30–27
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 47 Pts: Norman Black 45, Bogs Adornado 36

Game 2

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August 14
Crispa Redmanizers 105, Great Taste Coffee Makers 102
Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 29–24, 22–29, 28–20
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 43 Pts: Ricardo Brown 29

Game 3

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August 16
Crispa Redmanizers 123, Great Taste Coffee Makers 128
Scoring by quarter: 33–30, 27–33, 34–32, 29–33
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 47, Abet Guidaben 27 Pts: Norman Black 35, Ricardo Brown 28

In a closely fought contest, Crispa import Billy Ray Bates got his fifth foul with 4:08 left in the game, the Redmanizers levelled the count for the last time at 115-all with 3:27 remaining, Bogs Adornado and Ricardo Brown unloaded a 6–0 bomb to put Great Taste ahead for good, 121–115 with two minutes left.

Game 4

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August 18
Crispa Redmanizers 142, Great Taste Coffee Makers 113
Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 34–28, 33–26, 44–33
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 52, Abet Guidaben 30 Pts: Norman Black 42

From a 31–26 advantage for Crispa after the first period, Billy Ray Bates suddenly catch fire in the second quarter, back-to-back three-pointers and a fastbreak lay-up by Bates gave the Redmanizers a 50–32 lead. The Coffee Makers came within eight points, 76–84 in the third quarter, but Bates spearhead a 14–4 Crispa run that sent Great Taste reeling from the onslaught at the end of the crucial third period. Crispa blew the game wide open in the fourth quarter, leading by as many as 26 points, 125–99 with 3:14 left in the game.

Game 5

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August 23
Crispa Redmanizers 139, Great Taste Coffee Makers 120
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 34–26, 34–36, 42–35
Pts: Billy Ray Bates 50 Pts: Norman Black 45
Crispa wins series, 3–2

Crispa led 63–49 at halftime of the deciding fifth game, the Redmanizers padded their lead to 17 points, 76–59 in the third quarter, but the Coffee Makers countered with a 12–2 run to trimmed the deficit at 71–78 with 5:52 remaining, Atoy Co's turnaround jumper just before the buzzer sounded ending the third period put Crispa up front, 97–85. Great Taste were down by eight, 94–102, when Bernie Fabiosa got an easy inside basket and Bates hitting one from the left and Yoyoy Villamin making a follow-up shot as Crispa's lead were back to 14 points, 108–94, Billy Ray Bates was unstoppable as the Redmanizers answered every baskets the Coffee Makers made, Abet Guidaben finalized the count with an open lay-up for a 139–120 tally.

1983 PBA Reinforced Filipino Conference Champions

Crispa Redmanizers
11th title

Rosters

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Crispa Redmanizers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G/F 2   Bates, Billy Ray (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Kentucky State
F/C 5   Guidaben, Abet 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) USJ–R
G 6   Co, Jr, Fortunato 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Mapúa
G/F 7   Cristobal, Arturo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Far Eastern
G/F 9   Israel, Padim 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Ateneo
F 10   Hubalde, Freddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mapúa
F/C 13   Villamin, Elpidio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg)
G 14   Varela, Tito 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UE
G 15   Fabiosa, Bernie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UE
F 16   Esguerra, Angelito 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Letran
F 18   Cezar, Philip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) José Rizal
G 24   Cruz, Ramon 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) UE
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured


Great Taste Coffee roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
F/C 1   Victorino, Manny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) José Rizal
G/F 2   Alolor, Alejo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Visayas
F/C 6   Banal, Joel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Mapúa
G 8   Guzman, Noel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) San Beda
G 10   Mendoza, Eduardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Visayas
C 11   Ritualo, Florendo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Baguio
G 16   Paguntalan, Leonardo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Western Institute of Technology (Philippines)
G 23   Brown, Ricardo 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Pepperdine
F 24   Black, Norman (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Saint Joseph's
F 29   Carpio, Bernardo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Ateneo
G/F 33   Adornado, Bogs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UST
F 66   Marquez, Joey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Angeles
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  •   Nap Flores

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import
  •   Injured

Broadcast notes

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Game Play-by-play Analyst
Game 1
Game 2 Joe Cantada Steve Kattan and Lauro Mumar
Game 3 Pinggoy Pengson Andy Jao and Ramon Fernandez
Game 4
Game 5 Pinggoy Pengson Andy Jao and Steve Kattan

References

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  1. ^ "1983 Crispa finals results".