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1997
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Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
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Governors' Cup was the third and last conference of the
1997 PBA season
The 1997 PBA season was the 23rd season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Board of governors Executive committee
* Emilio P. Bernardino, Jr. (Commissioner)
* Nazario L. Avendaño (Chairman, representing San Miguel Beermen)
* Berna ...
. It started on September 20 with a provincial game in Tarlac City and ended on December 14, 1997. The tournament is an Import-laden format, which requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
* Double-round robin eliminations; 14 games per team.
*The top two teams will automatically qualify to the semifinals while the next four teams will have a crossover quarterfinal round.
*Quarterfinals:
**QF1: #3 vs. #6, with #3 having the twice-to-beat advantage
**QF2: #4 vs. #5, with #4 having the twice-to-beat advantage
*Best-of-five semifinals:
**SF1: QF1 vs. #4
**SF2: QF2 vs. #3
*Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
*Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals
Elimination round
Team standings
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(3) Sta. Lucia vs. (6) Gordon's Gin
(4) Purefoods vs. (5) Mobiline
Semifinals
(1) San Miguel vs. (4) Purefoods
(2) Alaska vs. (3) Sta. Lucia
Third place playoff
Finals
References
External links
PBA.ph
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Governors Cup
PBA Governors' Cup