4th Quarter 1991 PBA 1st Conference Finals Ginebra vs Shell Game 7 Greatest PBA Game of ALL TIME
The 1991 PBA First Conference Finals was the best-of-7 basketball championship series of the 1991 PBA First Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Ginebra San Miguel and the Shell Rimula X played for the 48th championship contested by the league.
This series also serves as a rematch after Shell captured the championship in the same conference a year before when Ginebra (then known as the Añejo Rum 65ers) walked out of the playing court in the sixth and series-clinching game with Shell leading, 62-47 with 2:52 left in the second quarter.
Ginebra San Miguel won against Shell Rimula X in seven games to capture their third PBA title, coming from a 1-3 deficit.Ginebra's championship victory was the biggest PBA finals comeback in the league's history until the 2015–16 Philippine Cup Finals when the San Miguel Beermen came back from a 0–3 deficit to defeat the Alaska Aces and win the championship series.
Series scoring summary
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7
Shell 114 114 120 127 90 119 102
Ginebra 109 125 113 125 116 123 104
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Game 7 boxscores
Shell Rimula X 102, Ginebra San Miguel 104
Scoring by quarter: 32-23, 23-30, 27-28, 20-23
Pts: Bobby Parks 33
Rebs: Bobby Parks 16
Asts: Benjie Paras 4
Pts: Jervis Cole 32
Rebs: Jervis Cole 19
Asts: Robert Jaworski 6
Ginebra wins series, 4-3
Referees: E. de Leon, S. Cordero Jr., B. Chua
With five seconds remaining in the game, Ginebra had the possession with both teams tied at 102-all. After Robert Jaworski signaled Rudy Distrito to drive into the painted area, he passed the ball to Distrito and made an off balance shot with Shell's Jojo Martin and Benjie Paras defending the basket. The shot went in and gave Ginebra a two-point lead, with one second remaining. Shell called a timeout to advance the ball at the half court. Ronnie Magsanoc tried a three-point attempt but was blocked by Jervis Cole.
Ginebra won the championship, making them the only team in PBA history to win a finals series coming from a 1-3 deficit.
1991 PBA First Conference Champions Ginebra San Miguel Third title
Ginebra San Miguel roster
Pos. No. Name Ht.
F 6 Ampalayo, Dondon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Jose-Recoletos
G 7 Jaworski, Robert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UE
F 8 Palad, Silverio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) UST
G 9 Isaac, Leo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Mapua
C 10 Poblador, Anthony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) De La Salle
G 11 Gayoso, Jayvee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Ateneo
F 12 Gonzalgo, Dante 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum
F 14 Villanil, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) USP
F/C 15 Cuenco, Rey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GAUF
G 17 Distrito, Rudy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) UE
F 18 Cezar, Philip 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jose Rizal
F/C 32 Cole, Jervis (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fresno State
F 41 Loyzaga, Chito 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) San Beda
Head coach Robert Jaworski
Assistant coach Rino Salazar
Shell Rimula X roster
Pos. No. Name Ht.
F 2 Ramirez, Jay 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) University of Visayas
C 4 Mamaril, Romulo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Mapua Tech
G 5 Magsanoc, Ronnie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) UP-Diliman
F 8 Ruiz, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Letran
F 10 Martin, Jojo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) NCBA
F 12 Dela Rosa, Romeo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SWU
G 13 Austria, Leo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Lyceum
C 14 Paras, Benjie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) UP-Diliman
F 22 Parks, Bobby (I) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Memphis State
F 24 Bognot, Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
C 25 Babilonia, Gido 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UST
G 33 Tuadles, Calvin 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) SWU
Head coach Arlene Rodriguez
Game 7 Broadcasters
Sev Sarmenta
Andy Jao
