# 1988 PBA Reinforced Conference

The 1988 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Reinforced Conference was the third and last conference of the 1988 PBA season. It started on October 2 and ended on December 13, 1988. The tournament is an import-laden format, which requires two imports with a combined ceiling of 12 ft. 8 in. for each team.

## Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
* Double-round robin eliminations; 10 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records.
* Team with the worst record after the elimination round will be eliminated.
* Semifinals will be two round robin affairs with the five remaining teams. Results from the elimination round will be carried over.
* The top two teams in the semifinals advance to the best of seven finals. The last two teams dispute the third-place trophy in a best-of-five playoff.

## Imports

Each team was 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 |
| Alaska Milkmen | Eddie Cox | 5 | Willie Bland | 12 |
| Alaska Milkmen | David Boone | 13 | | |
| Añejo Rum 65 | Billy Ray Bates | 4 | Kevin Gamble | 5 |
| Añejo Rum 65 | Tommy Davis | 18 | Joe Ward | 17 |
| Presto Ice Cream | George Almones | 6 | Lewis Jackson | 22 |
| Presto Ice Cream | Tony White | 15 | | |
| Purefoods Hotdogs | Ray Hall | 5 | Tim McCalister | 3 |
| Purefoods Hotdogs | Kenny Travis | 3 | Perry Young | 6 |
| San Miguel Beermen | Michael Phelps | 23 | Norman Black | 23 |
| Shell Rimula-X | Bobby Parks | 23 | Derrick Rowland | 23 |

## Elimination round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 7 | 3 | .700 | — | Semifinal round |
| 2 | Presto Ice Cream Makers | 7 | 3 | .700 | — | Semifinal round |
| 3 | Shell Rimula X Oilers | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 4 | Alaska Milkmen | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 5 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | Semifinal round |
| 6 | Purefoods Hotdogs | 1 | 9 | .100 | 6 | |

## Semifinal round

| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 13 | 5 | .722 | — | Advance to the Finals |
| 2 | Shell Rimula X Oilers | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2 | Advance to the Finals |
| 3 | Presto Ice Cream Makers | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 4 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | Proceed to third-place playoff |
| 5 | Alaska Milkmen | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7 | |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Shell Rimula X Oilers | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Añejo Rum 65ers | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Presto Ice Cream Makers | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Alaska Milkmen | 1 | 7 |

## Third place playoffs

* Vintage
* December 4
Presto Ice Cream 141, Añejo Rum 65ers 150 :
| Scoring by quarter: 37-34, 32–38, 35–43, 46-26 |||
| Pts: Lewis Jackson 41 Tony White 41 | Pts: Tommy Davis 73 |
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* December 6
Presto Ice Cream 138, Añejo Rum 65ers 147 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 42-31, 43-41, 35-32 |||
| Pts: Lewis Jackson 42 Allan Caidic 31 | Pts: Joe Ward 59 Tommy Davis 46 |
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* December 8
Presto Ice Cream 138, Añejo Rum 65ers 131 :
| Scoring by quarter: 38-28, 36-29, 27–33, 30–48 |||
| Pts: Lewis Jackson 49 | Pts: Tommy Davis 51 Joe Ward 43 |
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* December 11
Presto Ice Cream 145, Añejo Rum 65ers 171 :
| Scoring by quarter: 40-21, 30–36, 41-35, 60-53 |||
| Pts: Lewis Jackson 33 Tony White 31 | Pts: Tommy Davis 65 Joe Ward 61 |
| Añejo Rum wins series, 3–1 |||
* The ULTRA, Pasig

## Finals

* Vintage
* December 4
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* December 6
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* December 8
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* December 11
* The ULTRA, Pasig
* Vintage
* December 13
San Miguel Beermen 151, Shell Rimula X 142 :
* San Miguel wins series, 4–1 ||
* The ULTRA, Pasig