2003 PBA Reinforced Conference

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
DurationAugust 30 – December 14, 2003
TV partner(s)NBN/IBC
Finals
ChampionsCoca Cola Tigers
Runners-upSan Miguel Beermen
Awards
Best PlayerRudy Hatfield
(Coca Cola Tigers)
Best ImportArtemus McClary
(Coca Cola Tigers)
Finals MVPJeffrey Cariaso
(Coca Cola Tigers)
PBA Reinforced Conference chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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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.

Imports

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The 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

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Qualified for quarterfinals

Group A

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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:
  1. ^ a b Fourth-seed playoff: Alaska 93–88 Purefoods

Fourth seed playoff

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Group B

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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

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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

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(A1) Sta. Lucia vs (A4) Alaska

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

(A2) FedEx vs. (A3) San Miguel

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

(B1) Red Bull vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

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

(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra

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

Semifinals

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(A1) Sta. Lucia vs. (A3) San Miguel

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

(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

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

Third place playoff

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Finals

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

References

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  1. ^ "Hotdogs seek vital win today". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. ^ "Red Bull greets Burrell with big win over SLR". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. ^ "Barakos whip Pals for No.10". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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