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 Tigers) |
| Best Import | Artemus McClary (Coca Cola Tigers) |
| Finals MVP | Jeffrey Cariaso (Coca Cola Tigers) |
| 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]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
[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
[edit]Group 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
[edit]Semifinals
[edit](A1) Sta. Lucia vs. (A3) San Miguel
[edit](B2) Coca Cola vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text
[edit]Third place playoff
[edit]Finals
[edit]References
[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.