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The 1979 PBA season was the fifth season of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). ==Season highlights== *After a two-year absence of playing against each other in the championship between the league's most noted rivalry, Crispa and Toyota played again in the finals during the All-Filipino Conference. Crispa prevailed in five games, winning the deciding game, 118-111 on July 7. *On September 4, the visiting Washington Bullets, which lost to Seattle SuperSonics in the 1979 NBA Finals, played against a PBA All-Star Selection at the Araneta Coliseum in an exhibition game attended by Philippines First Lady Imelda Marcos, the Bullets with the line-up of hall of famers Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld and among others, Greg Ballard, Dave Corzine and coach by Dick Motta, won the match, 133-123. The PBA selection were coach by Baby Dalupan and played with five imports and one locals from each of the nine ballclubs. *Royal Tru-Orange won their first PBA title in the Open Conference, defeating Toyota Tamaraws, 102-101 in Game 4, for a 3-1 series win. The Orangemen, led by imports Otto Moore and Larry Pounds, became the fourth team to win a championship in the 1970s. *The Toyota Tamaraws avoided a third runner-up finish in the season by winning the Invitational championship against rival Crispa Walk Tall Jeans. The 3-1 series win was their first finals victory over Crispa, after losing five straight in their previous title showdown, as three different teams emerge champions in the league's fifth season. 〔 (Looking back:The PBA's history ), Manila Standard〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1979 PBA season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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