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1983 PBA Open Conference finals
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1983 |
| conference | Open Conference |
| champion | Crispa Redmanizers |
| champion_coach | Tommy Manotoc |
| champion_games | 3 |
| runnerup | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
| runnerup_coach | Baby Dalupan |
| runnerup_games | 0 |
| date | November 27 – December 1, 1983 |
| television | Vintage Sports (City2) |
| radio_network | DZRP |
| referees_3 | E. Cruz, F. Sta. Rina, A. dela Cruz |
| prev_year | 1982 |
| next_year | 1985 |
The 1983 PBA Open Conference finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1983 PBA Open Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs.
The Crispa Redmanizers achieved a historic 2nd Grand Slam, repeating over Great Taste Coffee Makers, this time via 3–0 sweep in their best-of-five finals series.
Qualification
| Crispa Redmanizers | Great Taste Coffee Makers |
|---|---|
| Finished 9–5 (.643), outright semis | Eliminations |
| Finished 3–3 (.500) | Semifinals |
| Won against San Miguel, 130–120 | Playoff |
Games summary
Game 1
The Redmanizers engaged the Coffee Makers in a nip-and-tuck battle before coming up with a 9–2 windup in the last one minute and 55 seconds to pull off the victory. Behind 109–111, the Redmanizers equalized on a jumpshot by Atoy Co with 1:39 left before Philip Cezar put Crispa ahead for good, 113–111, on a fastbreak pitch by Billy Ray Bates with 59 seconds to go, Ricardo Brown of Great Taste missed a three-point shot and Bates put in what proved to be the winning points on a foul by Brown with 11 ticks remaining.
Game 2
From a 35–30 first period advantage, Crispa poured on the heat and was up by 22 points early in the third quarter, 73–51. The Coffee Makers tried to mount a rally but the closest they got was within eight points twice, the last at 123–131 with 3:25 left, another 14–5 flurry by the Redmanizers wrapped up the contest.
Game 3
Billy Ray Bates hit all of his first five jumpers, including a three-point shot in the last quarter as the black superman unleashed 21 of his 58 points in the final 12 minutes to spark the Redmanizers' runaway victory and a second grandslam. The see-saw encounter turned into a devastating rout through a 25–13 splurge for a 117–103 Crispa advantage.
| 1983 PBA Open Conference Champions |
|---|
| Crispa Redmanizers |
| 12th title |
Rosters
(I) Import
(I) Import
Broadcast notes
| Game | Play-by-play | Analyst |
|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Pinggoy Penson | Andy Jao & Steve Kattan |
| Game 2 | Joe Cantada | Joaqui Trillo |
| Game 3 | Joe Cantada | Andy Jao |
References
References
- "It's Crispa". Interbasket.net.
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