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2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup

Field	Value
year	2003
conference_name	All-Filipino Cup
duration	February 23 – July 13, 2003
TV	NBN/IBC
best_player	Asi Taulava
(Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)
finals_mvp	Asi Taulava
(Talk 'N Text Phone Pals)
champion	Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
runner-up	Coca Cola Tigers
prevconf_link	2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup
prevconf_year	2002
nextconf_link	2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup
nextconf_year	2004–05
prev_conf	2002 All-Filipino
prev_conf_link	2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup
next_conf	2003 Invitational
next_conf_link	2003 PBA Invitational Championship

(Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) (Talk 'N Text Phone Pals) | runner-up = Coca Cola Tigers

The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup, or known as the 2003 Samsung-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on February 23 and ended on July 13, 2003. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require 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. Group A:

Alaska Aces
FedEx Express
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
San Miguel Beermen
Sta. Lucia Realtors Group B:
Barangay Ginebra Kings
Coca-Cola Tigers
Red Bull Thunder
Shell Turbo Chargers
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals

Teams were divided into two groups but will play a two-round eliminations; 18 games per team; Teams are then seeded by basis on win–loss records. Ties are broken among point differentials of the tied teams.
The top four teams per group will qualify to the quarterfinals
Quarterfinals will be a single round robin affair within the groups. Results from the elimination will not be carried over.
The top two teams per group will qualify to the semifinal round.
Best-of-five semifinals:
- SF1: A1 vs. B2
- SF2: B1 vs. A2
Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Group A

Group B

Batang Red Bull won 10 of their first 11 games of the season. The Thunder were on a nine-game winning streak before suffering back-to-back losses to Talk 'N Text and FedEx.

Quarterfinal round

Group A

Alaska beat Sta.Lucia, 75-66, and the Aces got a free ride to the semifinals from the San Miguel Beermen, which beat FedEx, 96-87. The Express were hoping to create a possible three-way tie.

Group B

Talk 'N Text and Coca Cola advances to the semifinals, the Phone Pals defeated Barangay Ginebra, 99-86, while the Tigers nip Batang Red Bull, the team with the best record in the eliminations, 80-79.

Bracket

(Best-of-5) (Best-of-7)

Semifinals

(A1) Alaska vs. (B2) Talk 'N Text

(B1) Coca Cola vs. (A2) Sta. Lucia

Third place playoff

Finals

Main article: 2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals

References

"Red Bull whips Coke". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Purefoods fights for life vs Red Bull". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"SMB win allows Alaska to advance". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Phone Pals oust Kings". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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