2003 PBA Reinforced Conference

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)
Best Import Artemus McClary (Coca Cola)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

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.

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.

  • 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.

Elimination round

Qualified for quarterfinals

Team standings (Group A)

#TeamWLPCTGB
1 Sta. Lucia Realtors85.615--
2 FedEx Express58.3853
3 San Miguel Beermen58.3853
4 Alaska Aces49.3084
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs49.3084

Team standings (Group B)

#TeamWLPCTGB
1 Red Bull Barako112.846--
2 Coca Cola Tigers112.846--
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings76.5384
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals76.5384
5 Shell Turbo Chargers310.2318

4th-seed playoff

Best-of-three quarterfinals

Sta.Lucia vs Alaska

November 21
Sta. Lucia Realtors 88, Alaska Aces 86
Sta.Lucia wins series, 2-1.

San Miguel vs FedEx

November 16
San Miguel Beermen 100, FedEx Express 90
San Miguel wins series, 2-0.

Red Bull vs Talk 'N Text

November 19
Red Bull Barako 81, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 95
Talk 'N Text wins series, 2-1.

Coca Cola vs Barangay Ginebra

November 19
Coca Cola Tigers 92, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86
Coca Cola wins series, 2-1.

Best-of-five semifinals

San Miguel vs Sta.Lucia

November 28
San Miguel Beermen 110, Sta. Lucia Realtors 96
San Miguel wins series, 3-0.

Coca Cola vs Talk 'N Text

November 28
Coca Cola Tigers 101, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 81
Coca-Cola wins series, 3-0.

Playoff for third place

November 30
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 123, Sta. Lucia Realtors 106
Talk 'N Text clinch third place

Finals

December 14
Coca Cola Tigers 92, San Miguel Beermen 84
Coca Cola wins series, 4-3

References

  1. "Hotdogs seek vital win today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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