1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup

1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup
1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup
Duration	May 22 – August 14, 1998
TV partner(s)	VTV (IBC)
Finals
Champions	Alaska Milkmen
Runners-up	San Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best Player	Kenneth Duremdes; (Alaska Milkmen)
Best Import	Devin Davis; (Alaska Milkmen)
Finals MVP	Kenneth Duremdes; (Alaska Milkmen)
PBA Commissioner's Cup chronology
	< 1997 1999 >
PBA conference chronology
	< 1998 All-Filipino 1998 Centennial >

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup was the second conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on May 22 and ended on August 14, 1998. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team with a 6'8" height limit.

Format

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

The teams were divided into 2 groups.

Group A:

Group B:

Teams in a group will play against each other once and against teams in the other group twice; 11 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams. Standings will be determined in one league table; teams do not qualify by basis of groupings.
The top two teams will automatically qualify to the semifinals, while the next four teams will have a crossover quarterfinal round.
Quarterfinals:
- QF1: #3 vs. #6, with #3 having the twice-to-beat advantage
- QF2: #4 vs. #5, with #4 having the twice-to-beat advantage
Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: QF1 vs. #4
- SF2: QF2 vs. #3
One-game third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Team standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Alaska Milkmen	9	2	.818	—	Advance to semifinals
2	Pop Cola 800s	6	5	.545^[a]	3	Advance to semifinals
3	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545^[a]	3	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
4	Purefoods TJ Hotdogs	5	6	.455^[b]	4	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
5	Formula Shell Zoom Masters	5	6	.455^[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6	Mobiline Phone Pals	5	6	.455^[b]	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
7	Ginebra San Miguel	4	7	.364^[c]	5
8	Sta. Lucia Realtors	4	7	.364^[c]	5

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 1–0 San Miguel
^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head differential: Purefoods 1.106, Shell 0.987, Mobiline 0.869
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: Ginebra 1–1 Sta. Lucia; Ginebra +2, Sta. Lucia −2

Alaska was unbeaten in their first eight outings before losing to Mobiline and San Miguel in succession. Pop Cola clinched the 2nd seed with a superior quotient over San Miguel Beermen.^[1]

Bracket

Quarterfinals (higher seeds twice-to-beat)				Semifinals (best-of-5 series)			Finals (best-of-7 series)

				1	Alaska	3
4	Purefoods	84	78	5	Formula Shell	2
5	Formula Shell	96	87				1	Alaska	4
							3	San Miguel	2
				2	Pop Cola	0
3	San Miguel		95	3	San Miguel	3
6	Mobiline		89				Third place

							2	Pop Cola	84
							5	Formula Shell	80

Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 78, Formula Shell 87
Shell wins series in two games

Format

Elimination round

Team standings

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(3) San Miguel vs. (6) Mobiline

(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Shell

Semifinals

(1) Alaska vs. (5) Shell

(2) Pop Cola vs. (3) San Miguel

Third-place playoff

Finals

References

External links