1998 PBA Governors' Cup

{{Short description|Fourth conference of the 1998 PBA season}}

{{Infobox PBA conference

| year = 1998

| conference_name = Governors' Cup

| logo =

| pixels =

| caption =

| duration = October 9 – December 9, 1998

| attendance =

| TV = VTV (IBC)

| best_player = Jerry Codiñera
{{small|(Purefoods TJ Hotdogs)}}

| best_import = Silas Mills
{{small|(Mobiline Phone Pals)}}

| finals_mvp = Benjie Paras
{{small|(Formula Shell Zoom Masters)}}

| champion = Formula Shell Zoom Masters

| runner-up = Mobiline Phone Pals

| prevconf_link = 1997 PBA Governors Cup

| prevconf_year = 1997

| nextconf_link = 1999 PBA Governors Cup

| nextconf_year = 1999

| prev_conf = 1998 Centennial

| prev_conf_link = 1998 PBA Centennial Cup

| next_conf = 1999 All-Filipino

| next_conf_link = 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup

}}

The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup was the fourth conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on October 9 and ended on December 9, 1998. The tournament is a two-import format, which requires each team to have two American reinforcements.

Format

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

One-round robin eliminations; Teams' won-loss record in the Centennial Cup were carried over
The top four teams after the eliminations will advance to the semifinals.{{cite news|url=http://www.interbasket.net/forums/album.php?albumid=164&attachmentid=10240|title=Pall of Gloom – Sports Flash, October 30 – November 5, 1998|work=Interbasket.net}}
Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the standings back to zero.
The top two teams will face each other in a best-of-seven championship series. The next two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a Best of three series.

Elimination round

=Team standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |source=

|ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=yes |hide_played=yes |for_against_style=none |update=complete

|team8=ALA |win_ALA= 6 |loss_ALA= 9 |name_ALA=Alaska Milkmen

|team6=GSM |win_GSM= 7 |loss_GSM= 8 |name_GSM=Ginebra San Miguel

|team1=MOB |win_MOB= 9 |loss_MOB= 6 |name_MOB=Mobiline Phone Pals |hth_MOB=Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.068, Shell 1.027, San Miguel 0.953, Purefoods 0.952

|team4=PF |win_PF= 9 |loss_PF= 6 |name_PF= Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |hth_PF=MOB

|team5=POP |win_POP= 8 |loss_POP= 7 |name_POP=Pop Cola 800s

|team2=SHL |win_SHL= 9 |loss_SHL= 6 |name_SHL=Formula Shell Zoom Masters |hth_SHL=MOB

|team7=SLR |win_SLR= 6 |loss_SLR= 9 |name_SLR=Sta. Lucia Realtors

|team3=SMB |win_SMB= 9 |loss_SMB= 6 |name_SMB=San Miguel Beermen |hth_SMB=MOB

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3=SF |result4=SF

|res_col_header=Q

|status_pos=before

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Semifinal round

}}

Semifinal round

=Team standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main |style=WL |source=

|ranking_style=percentage |show_GB=yes |hide_played=yes |for_against_style=none |update=complete

|team1=MOB |win_MOB= 12 |loss_MOB= 9 |name_MOB=Mobiline Phone Pals |hth_MOB=Head-to-head quotient: Mobiline 1.045, Shell 1.006, San Miguel 0.985, Purefoods 0.963; first-seed playoff: Mobiline 84–80 Purefoods; second-seed playoff: Shell 87–83 San Miguel

|team4=PF |win_PF= 12 |loss_PF= 9 |name_PF= Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |hth_PF=MOB

|team2=SHL |win_SHL= 12 |loss_SHL= 9 |name_SHL=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |hth_SHL=MOB

|team3=SMB |win_SMB= 12 |loss_SMB= 9 |name_SMB=San Miguel Beermen |hth_SMB=MOB

|result1=F |result2=F |result3=3rd |result4=3rd

|res_col_header=Q

|status_pos=before

|col_F=green1 |text_F=Advance to the finals

|col_3rd=yellow1 |text_3rd=Proceed to third place playoff

}}

= Results =

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date= November 8 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=89

|team2= Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=81

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 8 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=89

|team2= Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=80

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date= November 10 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |overtime=OT |TV=VTV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=90

|team2= Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=89

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 10 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=73

|team2= Mobiline Phone Pals |score2=72

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date= November 13 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score1=85

|team2= Mobiline Phone Pals |score2=82

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 13 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=89

|team2= San Miguel Beermen |score2=80

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date= November 15 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=80

|team2= San Miguel Beermen |score2=75

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 15 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score1=112

|team2= Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=101

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date= November 17 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=80

|team2= Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=71

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 17 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |overtime=OT |TV=VTV

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=90

|team2= Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=89

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date= November 20 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score1=79

|team2= San Miguel Beermen |score2=78

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 20 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score1=87

|team2= Mobiline Phone Pals |score2=80

}}

First seed playoff

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= November 22 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=84

|team2=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=80

}}

Second seed playoff

{{basketballbox|date= November 22 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score1=87

|team2= San Miguel Beermen |score2=83

}}

Third place playoffs

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= November 24 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=88

|team2=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=94

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 27 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1= San Miguel Beermen |score1=101

|team2=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=90

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= December 1 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=San Miguel Beermen |score1=96

|team2=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=99

|series=Purefoods wins series, 2–1

}}

Finals

{{Main|1998 PBA Governors' Cup finals}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= November 24 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=90

|team2=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=110

}}

{{basketballbox|date= November 27 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1= Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=94

|team2=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=67

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= November 29 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=81

|team2=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=78

}}

{{basketballbox|date= December 1 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=97

|team2=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=109

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= December 4 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1= Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=88

|team2=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=81

}}

{{basketballbox|date= December 6 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=77

|team2=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=80

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date= December 9 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=91

|team2=Formula Shell Super Unleaded |score2=93

|series=Formula Shell wins series, 4–3

}}

References

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External links

[http://www.pba.ph PBA.ph]

{{1998 PBA season by team}}

{{PBA Governors' Cup}}

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