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2003 PBA Invitational championship

Field	Value
year	2003
conference_name	Invitational championship
duration	July 27 – August 23, 2003
TV	NBN/IBC
best_player	Ali Peek
(Alaska Aces)
finals_mvp	Brandon Cablay
(Alaska Aces)
champion	Alaska Aces
runner-up	Coca Cola Tigers
prevconf_link	1984 PBA Invitational championship
prevconf_year	1984
prev_conf	2003 All-Filipino
prev_conf_link	2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup
next_conf	2003 Reinforced
next_conf_link	2003 PBA Reinforced Conference

(Alaska Aces) (Alaska Aces) | runner-up = Coca Cola Tigers The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Samsung-Invitational championship, was the second conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on July 27 and ended on August 23, 2003. The tournament features three guest foreign teams from Korea, China and Yugoslavia along with the Philippine national team.

The Alaska Aces captured their 11th PBA title by beating the Coca Cola Tigers, 2-1, in their best-of-three finals series.

Brandon Cablay won on his first Finals MVP in Invitational Cup championship.

Qualification

PBA Philippine Cup

Top 5 teams qualify outright
Bottom 5 teams proceed to last chance qualifying via Mabuhay Cup

Samsung-PBA Mabuhay Cup

The Samsung PBA-Mabuhay Cup was the one-round robin between the five lower seeded teams based on their won-loss records in the elimination round of the All-Filipino Cup to determine the sixth and last qualifying team for the PBA second conference Invitationals.

The Alaska Aces made it as the sixth entry by defeating Barangay Ginebra Kings on July 20 at the Cuneta Astrodome for a perfect 4-0 slate.

Elimination round

Group A

Red Bull gained the last slot in the crossover semis on August 13 at the Cuneta Astrodome in a bizarre ending, Talk 'N Text, which won 88-87, needed to win 8 points, went to the extent of shooting to the Red Bull's goal while enjoying the lead in the closing seconds to possibly force an overtime.

Group B

Bracket

Semifinals

Third place playoff

Finals

The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Invitational Conference finals was the best-of-3 basketball championship series of the 2003 PBA Invitational Conference, and the conclusion of the conference's playoffs. Alaska Aces and Coca-Cola Tigers played for the 85th championship contested by the league.

Alaska Aces won their 11th championship.

Series scoring summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Wins
Alaska	81	76†	91	2
Coca-Cola	94	78	86	1

† denotes the number of overtimes

Scores

Brandon Lee Cablay held the Aces together with timely hits then sparked a fiery Alaska windup as the Tigers came back from 16 points down to even lead twice early in the last quarter. Cablay nailed a three-pointer that tied the count for the final time at 70-all and added back-to-back baskets that finally doomed the Tigers, 84-74, with 2:24 left in the game. The 6-foot Cablay was adjudged as the first rookie Finals MVP since Danny Seigle with San Miguel back in 1999.

References

"Odds even in titular showdown". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Alaska Aces clinch sixth and last Invitationals berth". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Mockery to cost TNT heavy fines". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
"Alaska subdues Coke, rules PBA Invitational". Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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