1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals

1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals | Team| Coach| Wins

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Great Taste Coffee Makers | Baby Dalupan | 3
Shell Azodrin Bugbusters | Freddie Webb | 1
Dates| August 13–20, 1985
Television| Vintage Sports (MBS)
Radio network| DZRP/DZFM
PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals chronology

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The 1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference Finals was the best-of-5 basketball championship series of the 1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Great Taste Coffee Makers and Shell Azodrin Bugbusters played for the 31st championship contested by the league.

The Great Taste Coffee Makers won their finals series against Shell Azodrin Bugbusters, three games to one, for their fourth straight PBA title.

## Qualification[edit]

Great Taste | Shell

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Finished 8–2 (.800), 1st | Eliminations | Finished 5–5 (.500), tied for 2nd
Finished 12–4 (.750), 1st | Semifinals | Finished 8–8 (.500), tied for 2nd
Tiebreaker | Won against Ginebra, 89–76

## Series scoring summary[edit]

Team  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3  | Game 4  | Wins

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Great Taste  | 103 | 113 | 102 | 110 | 3
Shell Azodrin  | 98 | 106 | 103 | 91 | 1
Venue  | ULTRA | ULTRA | ULTRA | ULTRA |

## Games summary[edit]

### Game 1[edit]

Vintage

August 13

recap

Great Taste Coffee Makers 103, Shell Azodrin 98

Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 27–29, 20–22, 30–31
Pts: Pongkee Alolor 23 |  | Pts: Bogs Adornado 28

The ULTRA, Pasig

Ricardo Brown was taken out at 7:36 in the second period after he sustained a bad fall while going for a layup. The Coffee Makers dominated the first half despite the loss of Brown and took the fight out of the rallying Bugbusters midway in the final period with a 9–2 spurt to open a 91–80 lead, time down to five minutes.

### Game 2[edit]

Vintage

August 15

Great Taste Coffee Makers 113, Shell Azodrin 106

Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 29–26, 25–26, 30–26
Pts: Manny Victorino 35 |  | Pts: Bogs Adornado 46

The ULTRA, Pasig

Manny Victorino shot a team-high 35 points but it was the presence of Ricardo Brown that led to the Coffee Makers' surge in the final period, Brown sparked an 11–2 blast to turn an 87–90 deficit to a 98–92 lead with 5:23 left. The bugbusters lapsed into series of errors as Great Taste went to pad its lead to 12 points at 111–99 with 42 seconds remaining. Bogs Adornado shot a conference-high 46 points for Shell but the Coffee Makers' defense held other bugbusters in check.

### Game 3[edit]

Vintage

August 18

recap

Great Taste Coffee Makers 102, Shell Azodrin 103

Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 24–22, 26–17, 32–32
Pts: Willie Pearson 22 |  | Pts: Bogs Adornado 32

The ULTRA, Pasig

Ricardo Brown missed what could have been a winning shot at the buzzer. In the last five seconds, Brown moved out of a double team by Bernie Fabiosa and Romy Ang and jumped at the left side of the key hole but the ball rimmed out as the buzzer sounded. The bugbusters almost let a won game slipped away, the Coffee Makers were behind by 10 points at halftime but came back with Brown hitting four three-point shots in the last nine minutes. Great Taste moved to within 102–103 on the last of Brown's triple and Willie Pearson intercepted a pass by Philip Cezar with 27 seconds to go.

### Game 4[edit]

Vintage

August 20

Great Taste Coffee Makers 110, Shell Azodrin 91

Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 35–14, 29–19, 27–34
Pts: Ricardo Brown 23 |  | Pts: Bogs Adornado 32
Great Taste wins series, 3–1

The ULTRA, Pasig

An explosive second quarter blitz by Great Taste opened up a 54–38 halftime advantage. Ricardo Brown, who shot 15 points in the second quarter alone, including three triples, spearheaded a decisive 23–5 splurge as the Coffee Makers took a 16-point lead at the break. The bugbusters never recovered from there as the lead of Great Taste balloon to as many as 30 points in the second half, the last at 110–80 and with the championship wrapped up, the Coffee Makers relaxed allowing the Bugbusters to score eleven straight points for the final count. [1]

1985 PBA All-Filipino Conference Champions

Great Taste Coffee Makers
Fourth title

## Rosters[edit]

Great Taste Coffee roster

Players | Coaches
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C | 1 |  | Victorino, Manny | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  |  |  | José Rizal
G/F | 2 |  | Alolor, Alejo | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  | Visayas
G/F | 3 |  | Dalman, Oliveros | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | Visayas
G | 4 |  | Lim, Frankie | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  |  |  | San Beda
F | 6 |  | King, Abe | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  |  |  | San Beda
C | 7 |  | Banal, Joel | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  |  |  | Mapúa
G | 11 |  | Manansala, Jaime | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  |  |  | UE
F | 14 |  | Loyzaga, Chito | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  |  |  | San Beda
G | 18 |  | Merced, Lawrence | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  |  |  | Adamson
C | 20 |  | Alfarero, Teodicio | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  |  | De La Salle
G | 23 |  | Brown, Ricardo | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  |  |  | Pepperdine
F | 29 |  | Carpio, Bernardo | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  |  |  | Ateneo
F | 33 |  | Pearson, William | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  | Chaminade

Head coach

*   * Baby Dalupan

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Jimmy Mariano

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

Shell Azodrin roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. | Wt. |  |

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F | 3 |  | Gutierrez, Alberto | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | Ateneo de Davao
C | 5 |  | Cabatu, Sonny | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  |  |  | PSBA
G | 7 |  | Cristobal, Arturo | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  | Far Eastern
G | 10 |  | Ang, Romeo | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  | Letran
C | 11 |  | Jubinal, Menardo | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  |  |  | Mapúa
F | 12 |  | Lazaro, Rey | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | Far Eastern
G | 13 |  | Austria, Leo | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  |  |  | Lyceum
F | 17 |  | Marquez, Manuel | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | San Beda
F | 26 |  | Perez, Aldo | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  |  |  | De La Salle
G/F | 33 |  | Adornado, Bogs | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  |  |  | UST
F | 42 |  | Abbatuan, Dennis | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  |  |  | José Rizal
G | 51 |  | Fabiosa, Bernie | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  |  |  | UE
F | 81 |  | Cezar, Philip | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  |  |  | José Rizal

Head coach

*   * Freddie Webb

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* Injured

## Broadcast notes[edit]

Game | Play-by-play | Analyst

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Great Taste snares title".

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1985 PBA season

*   * 1985 draft
* 1985 Open Conference (Finals)
* 1985 All-Filipino Conference (Finals)
* 1985 Reinforced Conference (Finals)

Team seasons|

* Ginebra San Miguel
* Great Taste Coffee Makers
* Magnolia Ice Cream Makers
* Manila Beer Brewmasters
* Shell Azodrin Bugbusters
* Tanduay Rhum Makers

Guest team/s|

* Northern Cement basketball team (Open Conference, Reinforced Conference)

Succession|

* 1984
* Seasons
* 1986

* 1983
* Open Conference
* 1986

1984 2nd

* All-Filipino Conference
* 1986

* Reinforced Conference
* 1986

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No All-Filipino tournament were held for the 1981 and 1982 seasons.

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Shell Turbo Chargers

* Founded in 1985
* Disbanded in 2005
* Owned by the Pilipinas Shell

The franchise|

* Franchise
* All-time roster

Coaches|

* Webb
* Ocampo
* Lipa
* Silverio
* Rodriguez
* Salazar
* Narvasa
* Ronquillo
* Moran
* Austria

Championships (4)|

* 1990 First Conference
* 1992 First Conference
* 1998 Governors
* 1999 All-Filipino

Runner-up finishes (6+1)|

* 1985 All-Filipino
* 1988 Reinforced
* 1989 Open
* 1991 First Conference
* 1996 Commissioner's
* 1999 Commissioner's
* (1998 Centennial)

Retired jerseys|

* 14 Paras

Culture and Lore|

* The Tower Of Power
* The Point Laureate
* The Ice Man
* Victor the Conqueror
* T.D.L.C
* The Fearless
* Ginebra–Shell
* Ginebra walkout

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