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1999 PBA season

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1999 PBA season
DurationFebruary 7 – December 12, 1999
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)VTV (IBC)
1999 PBA Draft
Top draft pickSonny Alvarado
Picked byTanduay Rhum Masters
Season MVPBenjie Paras
(Shell Velocity)
All-Filipino Cup championsFormula Shell Zoom Masters
  All-Filipino Cup runners-upTanduay Rhum Masters
Commissioner's Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Commissioner's Cup runners-upFormula Shell Zoom Masters
Governors Cup championsSan Miguel Beermen
  Governors Cup runners-upAlaska Milkmen
Seasons

The 1999 PBA season was the 25th season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Season highlights

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  • A new era began with the entry of Fil-foreign cagers such as Asi Taulava, Danny Siegle and Eric Menk.
  • During the opening ceremonies, the PBA honored basketball greats in their respective era as the all-time first five, nominated in each decade from 1950s–1990s were Caloy Loyzaga, Narciso Bernardo, Robert Jaworski, Hector Calma and Alvin Patrimonio, surprisingly absent from the list was Ramon Fernandez, who was then the MBA Commissioner.
  • The opening ceremonies for the said season went head-to-head against the opening ceremonies of rival league, MBA, involving the TV network war. The PBA sought the alliance of GMA Network who facilitated their opening ceremonies while MBA used ABS-CBN's roster of stars for its opening ceremonies.
  • The PBA transferred from the Cuneta Astrodome to the PhilSports Arena as their main playing venue.
  • The league changes their playdates from Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays to Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Friday games were still held exclusively at the Araneta Coliseum while the Sunday games are played at the PhilSports Arena.
  • The Tanduay Rhum Masters returned to the PBA after a 12-year absence.
  • During the off-season, the league allowed each team to have a direct-hire Filipino-Foreigner recruit as their answer to the increasing popularity of rival basketball league, the Metropolitan Basketball Association.[1]
  • Formula Shell became the 10th team to win the All-Filipino crown, and won their first back-to-back championships, the underdog Shell team led by Benjie Paras, Victor Pablo and Gerry Esplana, defied the odds by beating the stronger Tanduay ballclub, composed of powerhouse rookies Sonny Alvarado, Mark Telan, Chris Cantonjos and Eric Menk.
  • The San Miguel Beermen, under new coach Jong Uichico, ended a five-year title-drought and won the final two conferences of the season to tie the legendary Crispa Redmanizers for the most championships with 13.

Opening ceremonies

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The muses for the participating teams are as follows:

Team Muse
Alaska Milkmen
Barangay Ginebra Kings Ruffa Gutierrez
Formula Shell Zoom Masters Francine Prieto
Pop Cola 800s Cris Villonco
Mobiline Phone Pals
Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs
San Miguel Beermen Aileen Damiles
Sta. Lucia Realtors
Tanduay Rhum Masters Ara Mina

1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Mobiline Phone Pals 11 5 .688 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Alaska Milkmen 9 7 .563[a] 2
3 Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters 9 7 .563[a] 2
4 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 9 7 .563[a] 2
5 San Miguel Beermen 8 8 .500 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Pop Cola 800s 7 9 .438[b] 4
7 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 7 9 .438[b] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 10 .375[c] 5
9 Sta. Lucia Realtors 6 10 .375[c] 5
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head differential: Alaska +11, Tanduay +8, Shell −19
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Pop Cola 2–0 Purefoods
  3. ^ a b Eighth-seed playoff: Barangay Ginebra 77–74 Sta. Lucia

Playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1Mobiline6781
8Brgy. Ginebra8182
8Brgy. Ginebra0
#4 twice-to-beat
4Formula Shell3
4Formula Shell79
5San Miguel73
4Formula Shell4
#2 twice-to-beat
3Tanduay2
2Alaska74W
7Purefoods86L
2Alaska1Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3Tanduay3
3Tanduay91
8Brgy. Ginebra95
6Pop Cola77
2Alaska73

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(3) Tanduay Rhum Masters 4–2 (4) Shell Turbo Chargers 91–84 76–79 81–91 87–65 68–75 76–85

1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Milkmen 6 2 .750 Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Formula Shell Zoom Masters 5 3 .625 1
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 5 3 .625 1
4 San Miguel Beermen 5 3 .625 1
5 Tanduay Rhum Masters 5 3 .625 1 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Barangay Ginebra Kings 3 5 .375 3
7 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 3 5 .375 3
8 Mobiline Phone Pals 3 5 .375 3
9 Pop Cola 800s 1 7 .125 5
Source: PBA.ph

Playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1Alaska88
8Mobiline77
1Alaska2
#4 twice-to-beat
4San Miguel3
4San Miguel73
5Tanduay67
4San Miguel4
#2 twice-to-beat
2Formula Shell2
2Formula Shell7165
7Purefoods7858
2Formula Shell3Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3Sta. Lucia2
3Sta. Lucia96
1Alaska93
6Barangay Ginebra75
3Sta. Lucia88

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(2) Shell Turbo Chargers 2–4 (4) San Miguel Beermen 64–68 68–78 89–87 (OT) 77–72 85–89 64–74

1999 PBA Governors' Cup

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Elimination round

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 7 1 .875[a] Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2 Tanduay Rhum Masters 7 1 .875[a]
3 San Miguel Beermen 6 2 .750 1
4 Alaska Milkmen 5 3 .625 2
5 Shell Velocity 4 4 .500 3 Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
6 Sta. Lucia Realtors 3 5 .375[b] 4
7 Mobiline Phone Pals 3 5 .375[b] 4
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings 1 7 .125 6
9 Pop Cola 800s 0 8 .000 7
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Purefoods 1–0 Tanduay
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Sta. Lucia 1–0 Mobiline

Playoffs

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QuarterfinalsSemifinals
(best-of-5)
Finals
(best-of-7)
#1 twice-to-beat
1Purefoods80
8Brgy. Ginebra74
1Purefoods0
#4 twice-to-beat
4Alaska3
4Alaska77
5Shell Velocity65
4Alaska2
#2 twice-to-beat
3San Miguel4
2Tanduay7884
7Mobiline9375
2Tanduay0Third place playoff
#3 twice-to-beat
3San Miguel3
3San Miguel82
1Purefoods92
6Sta.Lucia66
2Tanduay101

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
(3) San Miguel Beermen 4–2 (4) Alaska Aces 87–80 (2OT) 62–73 82–88 76–65 74–68 72–69

Awards

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Awards given by the PBA Press Corps

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Cumulative standings

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Team GP W L PCT
San Miguel Beermen 55 35 20 .636
Alaska Milkmen 56 32 24 .571
Formula Shell Zoom Masters / Shell Velocity 56 32 24 .571
Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters 50 28 22 .560
Mobiline Phone Pals 37 18 19 .487
Sta. Lucia Realtors 42 18 24 .429
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 51 20 31 .392
Barangay Ginebra Kings 42 15 27 .358
Pop Cola 800s 33 8 25 .242

References

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  1. ^ Tighter PBA rules on imported cagers, Philippine Headline News Online