1991 Ginebra San Miguel season
| 1991 Ginebra San Miguel season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Robert Jaworski |
| Owner(s) | La Tondeña Distillers, Inc. |
| First Conference results | |
| Record | 16–10 (.615) |
| Place | 1st |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
| All-Filipino Conference results | |
| Record | 4–7 (.364) |
| Place | 7th |
| Playoff finish | Eliminated |
| Third Conference results | |
| Record | 13–10 (.565) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Finals |
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| Ginebra San Miguel seasons | |
The 1991 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 13th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Formerly the Añejo Rum 65ers, the La Tondeña ballclub will return to its old brand name Ginebra San Miguel beginning the season. The Ginebras started off with a 103-99 win over Alaska Milk on February 19. After three games, import Ron Davis was replaced by William Alexander, who played one game and scored a dismal 17 points in their 103-105 loss to Shell on March 5. Jervis Cole, their third reinforcement plane in as Ginebra snapped out of a three-game losing skein. Cole led the Gins to two straight victories but lost their next three outings and were in danger of being eliminated at three wins and six losses. In a must-win situation, Ginebra beat Purefoods, 137-133 on April 2, and Alaska, 123-117 on April 7, to advance into the semifinal round with a 5-6 won-loss slate. After losing their first semifinal assignment to Shell, 120-121 on April 11, the never-say-die Ginebras racked up seven straight victories to march into a finals rematch with arch-rivals Shell Turbo Chargers. Ginebra San Miguel made history by coming back from a 1-3 series deficit to take the last three games and win the championship, highlighted by Rudy Distrito's winning shot in the last five seconds of the thrilling Game 7 with the score tied at 102-all.
Ginebra San Miguel dropped to four wins and seven losses in the All-Filipino Conference and failed to advance in the semifinal round. At the start of the Third Conference, assistant coach Rino Salazar accepted the offer to coach Shell and in his place, Ginebra hired Shell's former coach Arlene Rodriguez, whom Salazar replaced on the Turbo Chargers' bench. Ginebra signed up Wes Matthews, a member of the 1987-88 NBA World Champions Los Angeles Lakers, as their import. Matthews led Ginebra to a 7-4 won-loss card at the end of the elimination round. The Gins won their first five semifinal games for a return trip to the finals, this time playing against the Alaska Milkmen. Ginebra lost in four games to Alaska in the best-of-five title series, with rumors abound possible changes in their lineup next season following the reduced playing time of some of their key players in Game four finals loss.
April 21: Down by 19 points in the fourth quarter of their semifinal game against Diet Sarsi, the Ginebras battled back behind Dondon Ampalayo and import Jervis Cole with only 32 seconds left and still trailing 117-124, a final 9-1 blast gave the Gins a dramatic 126-125 come-from-behind victory.
May 2: Ginebra led 16-0 over importless-Purefoods early in the first quarter and never look back in a 126-108 victory to set the stage for an explosive finals grudge rematch opposite last year's championship rival Shell Rimula-X Turbo Chargers.
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