2003 PBA Invitational championship

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2003 PBA Invitational championship
DurationJuly 27 – August 23, 2003
TV partner(s) NBN/IBC
Finals
Champions Alaska Aces
Runners-up Coca Cola Tigers
Awards
Best Player Ali Peek
(Alaska Aces)
Finals MVP Brandon Cablay
(Alaska Aces)
PBA Invitational championship chronology
PBA conference chronology

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.

Contents

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

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

Qualification

PBA Philippine Cup

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 Batang Red Bull Thunder 144.778—Qualify to Invitational Tournament
2 San Miguel Beermen 126.6672
3 Coca-Cola Tigers 117.6113
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 108.5564
5 FedEx Express 108.5564
6 Alaska Aces 99.5005Proceed to Mabuhay Cup
7 Sta. Lucia Realtors 810.4446
8 Barangay Ginebra Kings 612.3338
9 Shell Turbo Chargers 513.2789
10 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 513.2789
Source: PBA.ph

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. [2]

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 Alaska Aces 401.000—Qualify to invitational tournament
2 Barangay Ginebra Kings 22.5002
3 Sta. Lucia Realtors 22.5002
4 Shell Turbo Chargers 22.5002
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 04.0004
Source: PBA.ph

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. [3]

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 FedEx Express 31.750 [lower-alpha 1] —Qualify to semifinals
2 Red Bull Barako 31.750 [lower-alpha 1] —
3 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 31.750 [lower-alpha 1] —
4 KK Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) (G)13.2502
5 Yonsei University (South Korea) (G)04.0003
Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head quotient: FedEx 1.032, Red Bull 1.025, Talk 'N Text 0.949

Group B

PosTeam
WLPCTGBQualification
1 Alaska Aces 401.000—Qualify to semifinals
2 Coca-Cola Tigers 31.7501
3 San Miguel Beermen 22.5002
4 Cebuana Lhuillier (Philippine national team) (G)13.2503
5 Magnolia-Jilin (China) (G)04.0004
Source: PBA.ph
(G) Guests

Bracket

Semifinals
(single elimination) 		Finals
(best-of-3)
      
A1 FedEx 83
B2 Coca-Cola 91
B2 Coca-Cola 1
B1Alaska2
B1 Alaska 95
A2 Red Bull 87 Third-place playoff
A1FedEx99
A2 Red Bull 84

Semifinals

August 15
Coca Cola Tigers 91, FedEx Express 83

Third place playoff

August 17
FedEx Express 99, Red Bull Barako 84

Finals

2003 PBA Invitational championship finals
TeamCoachWins
Alaska Aces Tim Cone 2
Coca-Cola Tigers Chot Reyes 1
DatesAugust 17–30 2003
MVP Brandon Cablay
Television NBN/IBC
PBA Invitational championship finals chronology
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PBA finals chronology

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.

TeamGame 1Game 2Game 3Wins
Alaska8176†912
Coca-Cola9478861

† denotes the number of overtimes

Scores

August 17
Alaska Aces 81, Coca Cola Tigers 94
August 20
Alaska Aces 78, Coca Cola Tigers 76 (OT)
August 23
Alaska Aces 91, Coca Cola Tigers 86
Alaska wins series, 2–⁠1

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. [4]

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References

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