The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Reinforced Conference, or known as the 2003 Samsung-PBA Reinforced Conference, was the third conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on August 30 and ended on December 14, 2003. The tournament requires an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.
| 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference | |
|---|---|
| Duration | August 30 – December 14, 2003 |
| TV partner(s) | NBN/IBC |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Coca Cola Tigers |
| Runners-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| Awards | |
| Best Player | Rudy Hatfield (Coca Cola Tigers) |
| Best Import | Artemus McClary (Coca Cola Tigers) |
| Finals MVP | Jeffrey Cariaso (Coca Cola Tigers) |
| PBA Reinforced Conference chronology | |
| PBA conference chronology | |
Format
editThe following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
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Group A: |
Group B:
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- Teams in a group will play each other twice and in the other group once; 13 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.[1]
- The top four teams per group will qualify to the quarterfinal round.
- Best-of-three quarterfinal pairings:
- G1: #1 vs. #4 / #2 vs. #3
- G2: #1 vs. #4 / #2 vs. #3
- The two winners in each group will play in the Best-of-five semifinals.
- The two remaining teams that came out on top in their respective group will play in the Best-of-seven championship series. Losers of the semifinal series will battle for a one-game playoff for third place.
Imports
editThe following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.
| Team | Name | GP | Debut | Game Result (Total points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Aces |  Chris Carrawell |
3 | September 3 vs Sta.Lucia | 78-82 loss (17 pts) |
| Isaac Fontaine |
14 | September 17 vs Purefoods | 97-91 win (38 pts) | |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | Ricky Price |
9 | August 31 vs SMB | 85-82 win |
| Rosell Ellis |
7 | October 15 vs TNT | 95-90 win (25 pts) | |
| Red Bull Barako | Ramel Lloyd |
3 | August 30 vs FedEx in Baguio City | 100-92 win (43 pts) |
| Scott Burrell |
13 | September 14 vs Sta.Lucia | 89-74 win (19 pts) | |
| Coca Cola Tigers | Artemus McClary |
25 | September 3 vs Purefoods | 97-87 win |
| FedEx Express | Terrence Shannon |
15 | August 30 vs Red Bull in Baguio City | 92-100 loss (29 pts) |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Harold Arceneaux |
6 | September 3 vs Coca-Cola | 87-97 loss |
| Lenny Cooke |
8 | October 3 vs FedEx | 105-121 loss (49 pts) | |
| San Miguel Beermen | Shea Seals |
3 | September 5 vs FedEx | 76-84 loss (14 pts) |
| Eric Dailey |
1 | September 12 vs Purefoods | 76-77 loss | |
| Kwan Johnson |
18 | September 26 vs Purefoods | 85-73 win (26 pts) | |
| Cedric Ceballos |
1 | December 5 vs Coca-Cola (finals game 3) | 86-81 win (11 pts) | |
| Shell Turbo Chargers | Sedric Webber |
4 | August 31 vs TNT | 114-101 win (28 pts) |
| Tim Breaux |
1 | September 27 vs Brgy.Ginebra in Calape, Bohol | 96-110 loss (10 pts) | |
| Jamal Kendrick |
6 | October 1 vs SMB | ||
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Nate James |
8 | September 3 vs Alaska | 82-78 win (31 pts) |
| Damian Owens |
5 | October 12 vs Purefoods | 93-84 win | |
| Raymond Tutt |
5 | November 12 vs Alaska | 88-79 win (19 pts) | |
| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Damian Cantrell |
20 | August 31 vs Shell | 101-114 loss (34 pts) |
Elimination round
edit| Qualified for quarterfinals |
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 8 | 5 | .615 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | FedEx Express | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3 | |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3 | |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 9 | .308[a] | 4 | |
| 5 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 4 | 9 | .308[a] | 4 |
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
Notes:
Fourth seed playoff
editGroup B
edit| Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 2 | .846 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 11 | 2 | .846 | — | |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | |
| 5 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 3 | 10 | .231 | 8 |
Source: PBA.ph
Red Bull had one win and two losses in their first three games with Ramel Lloyd as their import. When Scott Burrell, an eight-year NBA veteran and member of the 1998 NBA champion Chicago Bulls, came in to replaced Lloyd, the Barakos went on a 10-game winning streak and finish on top of Group B standings in a tie with Coca-Cola.[2][3]
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Sta. Lucia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Alaska | 1 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Sta. Lucia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | FedEx | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | San Miguel | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | San Miguel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Coca-Cola | 4 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Red Bull | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
| B2 | Coca-Cola | 3 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Coca-Cola | 2 | B4 | Talk 'N Text | 123 | |||||||||
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | A1 | Sta. Lucia | 106 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
edit(A1) Sta. Lucia vs (A4) Alaska
edit(A2) FedEx vs. (A3) San Miguel
edit(B1) Red Bull vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text
edit(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra
editSemifinals
edit(A1) Sta. Lucia vs. (A3) San Miguel
edit(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text
editThird place playoff
editFinals
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hotdogs seek vital win today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Red Bull greets Burrell with big win over SLR". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ "Barakos whip Pals for No.10". Philippine Daily Inquirer.