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Biggest winning margin: 83 by EcoOil-La Salle vs AMA Online, May 25, 2023 [39] Most points in a quarter: 60 by BRT Sumisip Basilan-St. Clare; Fewest points in a quarter: 2 by AMA Online [39] Most points in a half: 108 by BRT Sumisip Basilan-St. Clare; Fewest points in a half: 13 by Gamboa Coffee Lovers; Longest winning streak: 24 by NLEX Road ...
The team's winning streak continued into the next conference, the Reinforced Filipino Conference, as Crispa won their first nine games in the group stage and ended their streak with 21 wins. [9] Also this conference, they hired former Portland Trail Blazer player Billy Ray Bates as their import.
Logo of the PBA finals used since the 2010–11 PBA season. The Philippine Basketball Association awards a championship trophy (or cup) to the winning team at the end of each conference (tournament). To determine a champion for a conference, a double-round elimination (sometimes a classification) round is usually held.
Each season is composed of 2 or more conferences; in the PBA where teams are owned by corporations and do not reside in a geographical area, "conferences" are tournaments held during a season. Winning a conference is considered a greater honor than having the best record in the season; the most prestigious conference is the All-Filipino Cup.
The Coca Cola Tigers made history by becoming the first team to win a PBA title in its maiden season as they captured the season-ending All-Filipino Cup crown over the Alaska Aces, three games to one. The Tigers won their first championship on a historic night on Christmas Day with a 78-63 victory in Game four of the finals.
In front of 11,000 fans at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on May 10, the Crispa-Floro Redmanizers and Toyota Comets clash for the first time in what could be the start of their long-storied rivalry. The Redmanizers hacked out a 139–133 victory to hand the Comets their first loss of the season and halted their seven-game winning streak.
Alaska struggled at the start of the season winning only two matches in five outings even losing to an import-less team San Miguel but went on to a four-game winning streak. The team treated their final outings in the eliminations as "knock out games". On September 16, 2016, Banchero, again, extended his tenure with the Aces.
Asi "The Rock" then became Coke's main skipper. He then led his team to a five-game winning streak that was enough to get the Tigers through the wildcard phase with a 7–11 card during the season. In the wildcard phase, the Tigers eliminated the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and Air21 Express to get into the quarterfinals, the lowest-seed to do so.