# 1982 PBA Open Conference

The 1982 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Open Conference was the third conference of the 1982 PBA season. It started on August 22 and ended on December 14, 1982. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports per each team.

## Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the tournament:
* The 8 participating teams are divided into two groups. Teams in the same group played each other twice while in the other group three times, totalling 18 games.
* Top two teams advances in the semifinals outright and the next four teams will dispute the last two semifinals berth in a one-round quarterfinals (back to zero standings).
* Semifinals will be a double-round robin affairs. The top two teams in the semifinal round advance to the best-of-five finals series. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

## Imports

Each team were allowed two imports. The first line in the table are the original reinforcements of the teams. Below the name are the replacement of the import above. Same with the third replacement that is also highlighted with a different color. GP is the number of games played.
| Team | Name | GP | Name | GP |
| Crispa Redmanizers | Mike Schultz | 3 | Clarence Kea | 1 |
| Crispa Redmanizers | James Wright | 5 | Lew Brown | 12 |
| Crispa Redmanizers | Mike Gibson | 8 | | |
| Galerie Dominique | James Robinson | 4 | Kenny Barnes | 18 |
| Galerie Dominique | Micah Blunt | 14 | | |
| Gilbey's Gin | Rickey Brown | 3 | Lew Massey | 27 |
| Gilbey's Gin | Larry McNeill | 24 | | |
| N-Rich Coffee | Danny Salisbury | 27 | Rich Adams | 28 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Terry Sykes | 2 | Norman Black | 30 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Marvin Johnson | 5 | | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Aaron James | 23 | | |
| Toyota Super Corollas | Donnie Ray Koonce | 30 | Andrew Fields | 29 |
| U-Tex Wranglers | Ira Terrell | 11 | Leroy Jackson | 21 |
| U-Tex Wranglers | Leo Cunningham | 2 | | |
| U-Tex Wranglers | Francois Wise | 8 | | |
| Yco-Tanduay | Curtis Berry | 21 | Jerome Henderson | 21 |

## Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | N-Rich Coffee Creamers | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 2 | Gilbey's Gin | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinal round |
| 3 | YCO-Tanduay | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Toyota Super Corollas | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 6 | U-Tex Wranglers | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5 | Proceed to quarterfinal round |
| 7 | Crispa Redmanizers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | |
| 8 | Galerie Dominique Artists | 3 | 15 | .167 | 10 | |

## Quarterfinal round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 3 | Toyota Super Corollas | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Semifinal round |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Semifinal round |
| 5 | YCO-Tanduay | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | |
| 6 | U-Tex Wranglers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | |

## Semifinal round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Gilbey's Gin | 4 | 2 | .667 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Toyota Super Corollas | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | Advance to the Finals |
| 3 | N-Rich Coffee Creamers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | Proceed to third place playoff |
| 4 | San Miguel Beermen | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | Proceed to third place playoff |
* 1 2 Second-seed playoff: Toyota 114–87 N-Rich
On the final playing day of the semifinals, both Gilbey's and N-Rich were a win away from advancing to the championship in the closest the PBA has ever had a finale without traditional powerhouses Toyota and Crispa, but the Super Corollas forces a playoff with N-Rich Coffee and won their knockout game to play first-time finalist Gilbey's Gin.

## Second seed playoff

* Vintage
* December 9
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Finals

* Vintage
* December 11
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Vintage
* December 12
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* Vintage
* December 14
Toyota Super Corollas 122, Gilbey's Gin 109 :
* Toyota wins series, 3–0 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City