1986 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals
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| Dates | June 5, 1986- June 17, 1986 |
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| Television | Vintage Sports (PTV) | |||||||||
| Radio network | DZSR | |||||||||
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The 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1986 PBA Reinforced Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Tanduay Rhum Makers and Great Taste Coffee Makers played for the 33rd championship contested by the league.
Tanduay Rhum Makers wins their first-ever PBA title after 11 long years with a 4-2 series victory against Great Taste Coffee Makers.
Both teams battle to several lead changes in the first two quarters, an 8-2 run by Tanduay in the closing minutes of the second quarter gave them a 61-57 edge at halftime. The Rhum Makers went up by nine, 75-66 in the third period, but Great Taste countered with a 14-2 run to take the lead back, 80-77. The game was last tied at 109-all, Jayvee Yango's three-point play gave Tanduay a 112-109 lead with 1:38 to go, the Coffee Makers were down by two points twice, 112-114, after Michael Holton converted a triple, and 114-116, in an exciting finish, Great Taste had a chance to tie the count after a split free throw from the Rhum Makers but Andre McKoy stole the ball from Holton with 14 seconds remaining to prevent a possible game-tying three pointer.
Ricardo Brown sparked a rally for Great Taste in the fourth quarter, the Coffee Makers tied the count in a long while at 110-all after the Rhum Makers led all throughout for three quarters, Padim Israel's semi-hook shot gave Tanduay a 112-110 lead but Ricardo Brown forces overtime on a jumper with 40 seconds left in regulation, the Rhum Makers had a chance to win outright but Willie Generalao missed on his final attempt with two seconds to go. In the extension period, Great Taste took a commanding six-point lead three times, the last at 124-118, Rob Williams hit a triple to put the Rhum Makers within three, 121-124, Williams missed two three-point attempts to tie the game and a long, outlet pass and an easy lay-up for Brown, who knocked in eight points in overtime, completed a come-from-behind victory for Great Taste.
The Coffee Makers raced to a 17-point lead in the third quarter, 81-64, with 6:20 remaining and seems headed for an easy victory. After a timeout by Tanduay, the Rhum Makers regroup and rallied with a 21-6 splurge and were only down by two, 85-87, going into the final quarter. The fourth period turned nightmarish for the Coffee Makers as Tanduay opened up a ten-point spread at 103-93, Jeff Collins tried to rally Great Taste back with six straight points to trimmed the deficit at 99-103. Freddie Hubalde got away with a basket that put the Rhum Makers safely ahead, 113-107, in the final minute.
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