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Royal Tru-Orange won their first PBA title in the Open
Conference by defeating Toyota Tamaraws, 102–101 in Game 4 for a 3–1 series win. Imports Otto Moore and Larry Pounds led the Orangemen as they became only the fourth team to win a championship in the 1970s apart from Toyota, Crispa and
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After a two-year absence of playing against each other in the championship between the league's most noted rivalry, Crispa and Toyota played once again in the finals during the All-Filipino
Conference. Crispa prevailed in five games, winning the deciding game, 118–111 on July
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and among others, Greg
Ballard, Dave Corzine and coach by Dick Motta, won the match, 133–123. The PBA selection, made up of one local player from each of the nine PBA teams that year, was coached by Baby Dalupan and reinforced by five imports.
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Three different teams emerged champions in the league's fifth season as the Toyota
Tamaraws avoided a third runner-up finish by winning the invitational championship against rival Crispa Walk Tall Jeans.
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705:"From numerous visits by NBA stars, Bullets' 1979 game stands out"
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This article related to a basketball competition is a
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The muses for the participating teams are as follows:
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456:Walter Euyang (Treasurer, Universal Textile Mills)
194:, the Bullets with the line-up of hall of famers
135: Invitational championship runners-up
1334:This article about sports in Philippines is a
89: All-Filipino Conference runners-up
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469:Valeriano "Danny" Floro (P. Floro and Sons)
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993:Philippine Basketball Association seasons
542:Crispa Redmanizers/Walk Tall Jeansmakers
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459:Jose Castro, Jr. (Executive Secretary)
112: Open Conference runners-up
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7:
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345:Team with best win–loss percentage:
443:(President, Elizalde and Co., Inc.)
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1338:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1276:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
295:Bessie Badilla and Diane Benisano
14:
472:Emerson Coseteng (Mariwasa Group)
257:Chris Stuttard and Ann Rose Blas
171:Philippine Basketball Association
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719:"Looking back:The PBA's history"
793:1979 Invitational championship
1:
1390:1979 in Philippine basketball
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186:On September 4, the visiting
1395:Basketball competition stubs
773:1979 All Filipino Conference
169:was the fifth season of the
339:Invitational championship:
35:April 1 – December 15, 1979
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941:Invitational championship
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327:All Filipino Conference:
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123:Invitational championship
475:Leonardo "Skip" Guinto (
1400:Philippines sport stubs
900:All-Filipino Conference
829:Great Taste Discoverers
618:Great Taste Discoverers
464:Delta Motor Corporation
451:Delta Motor Corporation
352:Best Team of the Year:
263:Great Taste Discoverers
77:All-Filipino Conference
477:San Miguel Corporation
139:Walk Tall Jeansmakers
783:1979 Open Conference
498:Cumulative standings
489:Carlos Palanca III (
368:Most Valuable Player
814:Crispa Redmanizers
721:. Manila Standard.
429:Board of governors
380:Rookie of the Year
329:Crispa Redmanizers
235:Crispa Redmanizers
216:Opening ceremonies
188:Washington Bullets
83:Crispa Redmanizers
68:Crispa Redmanizers
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959:
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688:
687:
482:Porfirio Zablan (
449:(Vice-President,
361:Individual awards
333:Open Conference:
319:
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177:Season highlights
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839:Royal Tru-Orange
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561:Royal Tru-Orange
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491:La Tondeña, Inc.
335:Royal Tru-Orange
291:Tanduay Esquires
281:Royal Tru-Orange
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106:Royal Tru-Orange
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62:Fortunato Co, Jr
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16:Fifth PBA season
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760:1979 PBA season
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580:U/Tex Wranglers
523:Toyota Tamaraws
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484:CFC Corporation
435:Leopoldo Prieto
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408:Ramon Fernandez
396:Robert Jaworski
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354:Toyota Tamaraws
347:Toyota Tamaraws
341:Toyota Tamaraws
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311:U/Tex Wranglers
301:Toyota Tamaraws
272:Honda Wildcats
267:Carolina Lacap
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167:1979 PBA season
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129:Toyota Tamaraws
116:Toyota Tamaraws
100:Open Conference
93:Toyota Tamaraws
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40:Number of teams
27:1979 PBA season
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349:(44–18, .710)
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824:Gilbey's Gin
807:Team seasons
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654:Gilbey's Gin
420:Philip Cezar
390:
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253:Gilbey's Gin
239:Pearl Razon
219:
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244:Filmanbank
196:Elvin Hayes
157:1980 →
152:← 1978
1379:Categories
863:Succession
819:Filmanbank
707:. Spin.ph.
691:References
636:Filmanbank
200:Wes Unseld
58:Season MVP
322:Champions
125:champions
102:champions
79:champions
422:(Crispa)
416:(Toyota)
410:(Toyota)
404:(Crispa)
398:(Toyota)
387:(Toyota)
375:(Crispa)
32:Duration
1245:2024–25
1239:2023–24
1234:2022–23
1214:2017–18
1209:2016–17
1204:2015–16
1199:2014–15
1194:2013–14
1189:2012–13
1184:2011–12
1179:2010–11
1174:2009–10
1169:2008–09
1164:2007–08
1159:2006–07
1154:2005–06
1149:2004–05
880:Seasons
402:Atoy Co
373:Atoy Co
173:(PBA).
145:Seasons
797:finals
787:finals
777:finals
207:U/tex.
684:.194
667:.295
648:.340
631:.447
612:.511
593:.528
574:.596
555:.677
536:.710
356:(3rd)
229:Muse
226:Team
1336:stub
1274:stub
1229:2021
1224:2020
1219:2019
1144:2003
1139:2002
1134:2001
1129:2000
1124:1999
1119:1998
1114:1997
1109:1996
1104:1995
1099:1994
1094:1993
1089:1992
1084:1991
1079:1990
1074:1989
1069:1988
1064:1987
1059:1986
1054:1985
1049:1984
1044:1983
1039:1982
1034:1981
1029:1980
1024:1979
1019:1978
1014:1977
1009:1976
1004:1975
947:1980
934:1978
926:1980
913:1978
906:1980
894:1978
886:1980
874:1978
517:PCT
505:Team
165:The
52:GTV
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590:21
587:23
584:44
571:19
568:28
565:47
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