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The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a Professional Basketball league in the Philippines founded in 1975 . It is the first and the oldest professional basketball league in Asia. The league's rules are patterned after the FIBA and the National Basketball Association . SEASON FORMAT From 1975-2003, a season is usually composed of three (All Filipino, Commissioner's and Governors') conferences (sections or stages). Each conference usually ends in a best-of-7 Finals series match wherein the winner takes the Conference Cup. If the same team wins all of the conferences, the team is said to be the "Grand Slam" champion. In 2004 , Commissioner Noli Eala introduced drastic changes to the season calendar. He reduced the number of conferences from three to two and changed the start of the season from February to October, so that the league can accommodate international tournaments that were frequently held from June to September. The first tournament is the Fiesta Conference, which is held from October to February the following year. The teams are supported by foreign players ("imports"). The second tournament is the Philippine Cup, held from March to June, where locals take center stage. TEAMS Current Teams As of the 2005 - 2006 season, the league has the following teams, almost all named after their sponsor and a product they produce, rather than after the locale as is common in most other professional sports leagues: |
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