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Dates | November 24 – December 9, 1998 | |||||||||
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MVP | Benjie Paras | |||||||||
Television | VTV (IBC) | |||||||||
Radio network | DWFM | |||||||||
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PBA finals chronology | ||||||||||
The 1998 PBA Governors Cup finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1998 PBA Governors Cup, and the conclusion of the conference playoffs. The Formula Shell Super Unleaded and Mobiline Phone Pals played for the 71st championship contested by the league and a rematch of their one-game finale in the 1998 PBA Centennial Cup.
Formula Shell wins their third PBA title and their first in six years, with a 4–3 series victory over the Mobiline Phone Pals.
Benjie Paras won his first PBA Finals MVP in Governors' Cup Finals.
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Finished 9–6 (.600) | Eliminations | Finished 9–6 (.600) | |
Finished 12–9 (.571) | Semifinals | Finished 12–9 (.571) | |
Won against San Miguel, 87–83 | Playoff | Won against Purefoods, 84–80 |
Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Wins |
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Formula Shell | 110 | 67 | 78 | 109 | 81 | 80 | 93 | 4 |
Mobiline | 90 | 94 | 81 | 97 | 88 | 77 | 91 | 3 |
November 24 |
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Formula Shell 110, Mobiline Phone Pals90 | ||
Pts: John Best30 | Pts: Artemus McClary31 | |
Shell leads series, 1–0 |
November 27 |
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Formula Shell 67, Mobiline Phone Pals94 | ||
Series tied, 1–1 |
November 29 |
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Formula Shell 78, Mobiline Phone Pals81 | ||
Pts: John Best25 | Pts: Silas Mills25 | |
Mobiline leads series, 2–1 |
Silas Mills and Tee McClary combined for the last four points of the Phone Pals after Shell briefly took the upper hand on John Best' jumper, 78–77.
December 1 |
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Formula Shell 109, Mobiline Phone Pals97 | ||
Pts: Donald Williams36John Best30 | ||
Series tied, 2–2 |
December 4 |
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Formula Shell 81, Mobiline Phone Pals88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 14–25, 22–20, 23–25 | ||
Pts: John Best32 | Pts: Silas Mills33 | |
Mobiline leads series, 3–2 |
Glenn Capacio came up with a clutch basket in the final 30 seconds after Shell threatened at 81–82 with 2:01 left on back-to-back triples by Donald Williams. Earlier, five straight free throws by Mills and Tee McClary gave the Mobiline Phone Pals an 82–75 lead.
December 6 |
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Formula Shell80, Mobiline Phone Pals77 | ||
Series tied, 3–3 |
December 9 |
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Formula Shell93, Mobiline Phone Pals91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 21–23, 25–30, 25–21 | ||
Pts: John Best31 | Pts: Silas Mills29 | |
Formula Shell wins series, 4–3 |
Benjie Paras fired 12 of his 18 points in the final quarter as he had all the Zoom Masters' output in an 8–3 run which gave Shell the lead, 90–89, time down to 1:33, Gerry Esplana's fadeaway jumper with 27 ticks left put them in front by three, 92–89. Mobiline had a chance to win it all at the buzzer but Patrick Fran missed a potential game-winning three-point shot with a second left after failing to give the ball to Silas Mills. Shell survived a Mobiline' all-time finals record of 14 three-point shots made, John Best led the Zoom Masters with 31 points, Silas Mills went 6-of-8 from the three-point area to finish with 29 points for the Phone Pals. Benjie Paras on his first Finals MVP and Formula Shell captures on his championship third title.[1]
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Game 1 | Ed Picson | Andy Jao | Ina Raymundo, Anthony Suntay and Ria Tanjuatco |
Game 2 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson | Ria Tanjuatco |
Game 3 | Ed Picson | Andy Jao | Ronnie Nathanielsz, Jannelle So and Ria Tanjuatco |
Game 4 | Noli Eala | Quinito Henson | None |
Game 5 | Ed Picson | Andy Jao | Ria Tanjuatco |
Game 6 | Mon Liboro | Yeng Guiao | Paolo Trillo and Seppie Cristobal |
Game 7 | Noli Eala | Yeng Guiao | Randy Sacdalan, Paolo Trillo, Seppie Cristobal and Barry Pascua |
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