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2003 PBA Reinforced Conference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2003 |
| conference_name | Reinforced Conference |
| duration | August 30 – December 14, 2003 |
| TV | NBN/IBC |
| best_player | Rudy Hatfield |
| (Coca Cola Tigers) | |
| best_import | Artemus McClary |
| (Coca Cola Tigers) | |
| finals_mvp | Jeffrey Cariaso |
| (Coca Cola Tigers) | |
| champion | Coca Cola Tigers |
| runner-up | San Miguel Beermen |
| prevconf_link | 1989 PBA Reinforced Conference |
| prevconf_year | 1989 |
| prev_conf | 2003 Invitational |
| prev_conf_link | 2003 PBA Invitational Championship |
| next_conf | 2004 Fiesta |
| next_conf_link | 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference |
(Coca Cola Tigers) (Coca Cola Tigers) (Coca Cola Tigers) | runner-up = San Miguel Beermen
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. 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 Barako
- Shell Turbo Chargers
- Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
- 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.
- 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
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 | USA Chris Carrawell | 3 | September 3 vs Sta.Lucia | 78-82 loss (17 pts) |
| USA Isaac Fontaine | 14 | September 17 vs Purefoods | 97-91 win (38 pts) | |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | USA Ricky Price | 9 | August 31 vs SMB | 85-82 win |
| USA Rosell Ellis | 7 | October 15 vs TNT | 95-90 win (25 pts) | |
| Red Bull Barako | USA Ramel Lloyd | 3 | August 30 vs FedEx in Baguio City | 100-92 win (43 pts) |
| USA Scott Burrell | 13 | September 14 vs Sta.Lucia | 89-74 win (19 pts) | |
| Coca Cola Tigers | USA Artemus McClary | 25 | September 3 vs Purefoods | 97-87 win |
| FedEx Express | USA Terrence Shannon | 15 | August 30 vs Red Bull in Baguio City | 92-100 loss (29 pts) |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | USA Harold Arceneaux | 6 | September 3 vs Coca-Cola | 87-97 loss |
| USA Lenny Cooke | 8 | October 3 vs FedEx | 105-121 loss (49 pts) | |
| San Miguel Beermen | USA Shea Seals | 3 | September 5 vs FedEx | 76-84 loss (14 pts) |
| USA Eric Dailey | 1 | September 12 vs Purefoods | 76-77 loss | |
| USA Kwan Johnson | 18 | September 26 vs Purefoods | 85-73 win (26 pts) | |
| USA Cedric Ceballos | 1 | December 5 vs Coca-Cola (finals game 3) | 86-81 win (11 pts) | |
| Shell Turbo Chargers | USA Sedric Webber | 4 | August 31 vs TNT | 114-101 win (28 pts) |
| USA Tim Breaux | 1 | September 27 vs Brgy.Ginebra in Calape, Bohol | 96-110 loss (10 pts) | |
| USA Jamal Kendrick | 6 | October 1 vs SMB | ||
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | USA Nate James | 8 | September 3 vs Alaska | 82-78 win (31 pts) |
| USA Damian Owens | 5 | October 12 vs Purefoods | 93-84 win | |
| USA Raymond Tutt | 5 | November 12 vs Alaska | 88-79 win (19 pts) | |
| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | USA Damian Cantrell | 20 | August 31 vs Shell | 101-114 loss (34 pts) |
Elimination round
| Qualified for quarterfinals |
|---|
Group A
Fourth seed playoff
Group B
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.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(A1) Sta. Lucia vs (A4) Alaska
(B1) Red Bull vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text
(A2) FedEx vs. (A3) San Miguel
(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra
Semifinals
(A1) Sta. Lucia vs. (A3) San Miguel
(B2) Coca Cola vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text
Third place playoff
Finals
Main article: 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference finals
References
References
- "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.
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