1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals
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The 1998
PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals is the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 Commissioner's Cup
, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen
and the San Miguel Beermen
played anew in the finals of this Import-laden conference, serving as a rematch of their All-Filipino series
Alaska led 48-29 at halftime, beermen rallied from 21 points down and trailed by only a point entering the final quarter.
Beermen led by 20 points in the 3rd quarter and starved off repeated rallies by Alaska, courtesy of clutch treys by Allan Caidic.
1998 PBA season
The 1998 PBA season was the 24th season of the Philippine Basketball Association .-Season Highlights:*The PBA is in their toughest challenge for the year, with the formation of a new league called Metropolitan Basketball Association, backed by the giant network ABS-CBN, is perceived to be a threat...
PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals is the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 Commissioner's Cup
1998 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 1998 Philippine Basketball Association Commissioners Cup is the second conference of the 1998 PBA season. It started on May 22 and ended on August 14, 1998.-Imports:-Team standings:...
, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. The Alaska Milkmen
Alaska Aces (PBA)
The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...
and the San Miguel Beermen
San Miguel Beermen
The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food...
played anew in the finals of this Import-laden conference, serving as a rematch of their All-Filipino series
1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals
The 1998 PBA All Filipino Cup Finals is the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 PBA All-Filipino Cup, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs...
Recap
- Alaska Milk won its 9th PBA title, tying the famed Toyota Tamaraws as the 3rd winningest ballclub, defeating San Miguel Beer for the 2nd time in the season, the Milkmen clinch the championship in Game 6, 85-74 in front of thousands of fans at the jampacked Big Dome in Cubao, Quezon City for their third straight crown, as Alaska Milk continued their quest for another Grandslam season.
Finals Summary
San Miguel had the game almost won in regulation, leading 88-78 when Alaska came thru with a 13-0 blast, game went into overtime at 91-allAlaska led 48-29 at halftime, beermen rallied from 21 points down and trailed by only a point entering the final quarter.
Beermen led by 20 points in the 3rd quarter and starved off repeated rallies by Alaska, courtesy of clutch treys by Allan Caidic.