1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup
The 1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup or known as the 1999 McDonald's-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the First Conference of the 1999 PBA season. It started on February 7 and ended on June 6, 1999. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:- Two-round eliminations; 16 games per team. 8 teams will advance to the Quarterfinals.
- Quarterfinals: top 4 seeded teams will have twice-to-beat advantage
- *QF1: 1st seed vs. 8th seed
- *QF2: 2nd seed vs. 7th seed
- *QF3: 3rd seed vs. 6th seed
- *QF4: 4th seed vs. 5th seed
- Best-of-five Semifinals: winners of each pairings
- *SF1: QF1 vs. QF4
- *SF2: QF2 vs. QF3
- Third-place match: One-game playoff
- *LSF1 vs. LSF2
- Finals: Best-of-7 championship series
- *F1: WSF1 vs. WSF2
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) Mobiline vs. (8) Barangay Ginebra
With a 7–0 start, Mobiline had a losing run to finish the elimination round. Being the #1 seed, they faced the ragtag Barangay Ginebra Kings with a twice to beat advantage.The Kings managed to keep in step with the Phone Pals throughout the game; with Mobiline leading by one point in the closing seconds, Bal David converted a jump-shot as time expired that caused jubilation at the mostly pro-Ginebra crowd. Asi Taulava broke down and slumped to the bench right after David's game-clinching jumper and booked a flight to the United States the day after the game.