1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup

{{Infobox PBA conference

| year = 1999

| conference_name = All-Filipino Cup

| logo = McDonalds-PBA All Filipino Cup logo.png

| pixels = 250px

| caption =

| duration = February 7 – June 6, 1999

| attendance =

| TV = VTV (IBC)

| best_player = Eric Menk
{{small|(Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters)}}

| best_import =

| finals_mvp = Gerald Esplana
{{small|(Formula Shell Zoom Masters)}}

| champion = Formula Shell Zoom Masters

| runner-up = Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters

| prevconf_link = 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup

| prevconf_year = 1998

| nextconf_link = 2000 PBA All-Filipino Cup

| nextconf_year = 2000

| prev_conf = 1998 Governors'

| prev_conf_link = 1998 PBA Governors' Cup

| next_conf = 1999 Commissioner's

| next_conf_link = 1999 PBA Commissioner's Cup

}}

The 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup or known as the 1999 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the First Conference of the 1999 PBA season. It started on February 7 and ended on June 6, 1999. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

Format

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

Two-round eliminations; 16 games per team. 8 teams will advance to the Quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals: top 4 seeded teams will have twice-to-beat advantage
QF1: 1st seed vs. 8th seed
QF2: 2nd seed vs. 7th seed
QF3: 3rd seed vs. 6th seed
QF4: 4th seed vs. 5th seed
Best-of-five Semifinals: winners of each pairings
SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
Third-place match: One-game playoff
LSF1 vs. LSF2
Finals: Best-of-7 championship series
F1: WSF1 vs. WSF2

Elimination round

=Team standings=

Eighth seed playoff

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 5 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score1=77

|team2=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score2=74

}}

Bracket

{{8TeamBracket-info

| autolegs=y

| RD1=Quarterfinals

| RD2=Semifinals
(Best-of-5)

| RD3=Finals
(Best-of-7)

| RD3b=Third place playoff

| RD1-text1=#1 twice-to-beat

| RD1-text2=#4 twice-to-beat

| RD1-text3=#2 twice-to-beat

| RD1-text4=#3 twice-to-beat

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Mobiline

| RD1-score1-1=67

| RD1-score1-2=81

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Brgy. Ginebra

| RD1-score2-1=81

| RD1-score2-2=82

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Formula Shell

| RD1-score3-1=79

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=San Miguel

| RD1-score4-1=73

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Alaska

| RD1-score5-1=74

| RD1-score5-2=W

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Purefoods

| RD1-score6-1=86

| RD1-score6-2=L

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Tanduay

| RD1-score7-1=91

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Pop Cola

| RD1-score8-1=77

| RD2-seed1=8

| RD2-team1=Brgy. Ginebra

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Formula Shell

| RD2-score2=3

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Alaska

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Tanduay

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=4

| RD3-team1=Formula Shell

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=3

| RD3-team2=Tanduay

| RD3-score2=2

| RD3-seed3=8

| RD3-team3=Brgy. Ginebra

| RD3-score3=95

| RD3-seed4=2

| RD3-team4=Alaska

| RD3-score4=73

}}

Quarterfinals

= (1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra =

{{basketballbox|date=May 9 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=67

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=77

|bg=#eee}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 12 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Mobiline Phone Pals |score1=81

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=82

|series=Barangay Ginebra wins series in two games}}

With a 7–0 start, Mobiline had a losing run to finish the elimination round. Being the #1 seed, they faced the ragtag Barangay Ginebra Kings with a twice to beat advantage.

The Kings managed to keep in step with the Phone Pals throughout the game; with Mobiline leading by one point in the closing seconds, Bal David converted a jump-shot as time expired that caused jubilation at the mostly pro-Ginebra crowd. Asi Taulava broke down and slumped to the bench right after David's game-clinching jumper and booked a flight to the United States the day after the game.{{cite news|last=Reyes|first=Marc Anthony|date=1999-05-14|title=Semis begin today; dejected Asi to US|publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer|url=//www.inquirer.net/issues/may99/may14/sports/spo_2.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2009-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000526100853/http://www.inquirer.net/issues/may99/may14/sports/spo_2.htm|archive-date=May 26, 2000}}

= (2) Alaska vs. (7) Purefoods =

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 7 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Alaska Milkmen |score1=74

|team2=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=86

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 12 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Alaska Milkmen |score1=W

|team2=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=L

|series=Alaska wins series in two games}}

= (3) Tanduay vs. (6) Pop Cola =

{{basketballbox|date=May 7 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Tanduay Rhum |score1=91

|team2=Pop Cola 800s |score2=77

|series=Tanduay wins series in one game|bg=#eee}}

= (4) Shell vs. (5) San Miguel =

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 9 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Zoom Masters |score1=79

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=73

|series=Shell wins series in one game}}

Semifinals

=(2) Alaska vs. (3) Tanduay=

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 14 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Alaska Milkmen |score1=84

|team2=Tanduay Rhum Masters |score2= 86

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 16 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Alaska Milkmen |score1=77

|team2=Tanduay Rhum Masters |score2= 98

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 19 |place=Bago Cultural Center, Bago, Negros Occidental |TV=VTV

|team1=Alaska Milkmen |score1=103

|team2=Tanduay Rhum Masters |score2=98

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 21 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Alaska Milkmen |score1=93

|team2=Tanduay Rhum Masters |score2=111

|series=Tanduay wins series, 3–1

}}

=(4) Shell vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra=

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 14 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Zoom Masters |score1=81

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=67

}}

{{basketballbox|date=May 16 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Zoom Masters |score1=84

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=63

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 19 |place=Bago Cultural Center, Bago, Negros Occidental |TV=VTV

|team1=Formula Shell Zoom Masters |score1=98

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=85

|series=Formula Shell wins series, 3–0

}}

Barangay Ginebra would come up short in their playoffs run as the Zoom Masters swept them in their semifinals series, 3–0. Game 2 had a free-for all bench-clearing brawl that saw punches being thrown; Shell player Jay Mendoza instigated the fight when he elbowed Ginebra's Wilmer Ong. A total of ₱235,000 worth of fines were issued by PBA commissioner Jun Bernardino, the second-greatest amount since the 1990 finals played, ironically, by Shell and Ginebra, where Ginebra walked out to hand Shell the championship trophy.{{cite news|first=Marc Anthony |last=Reyes |url=//www.inquirer.net/issues/may99/may18/sports/spo_main.htm |title=Shell cager slapped record P40,000 fine |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=1999-05-18 |access-date=2009-02-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000621123635/http://www.inquirer.net/issues/may99/may18/sports/spo_main.htm |archive-date=June 21, 2000 }}