2003 PBA Reinforced Conference

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2003 PBA Reinforced Conference
DurationAugust 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.

Contents

Format

The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:

Imports

The following is the list of imports with the replacement imports being highlighted. GP is the number of games played in the conference.

TeamNameGPDebutGame Result (Total points)
Alaska Aces Flag of the United States.svg Chris Carrawell 3September 3 vs Sta.Lucia78-82 loss (17 pts)
Flag of the United States.svg Isaac Fontaine 14September 17 vs Purefoods97-91 win (38 pts)
Barangay Ginebra Kings Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Price 9August 31 vs SMB85-82 win
Flag of the United States.svg Rosell Ellis 7October 15 vs TNT95-90 win (25 pts)
Red Bull Barako Flag of the United States.svg Ramel Lloyd 3August 30 vs FedEx in Baguio City100-92 win (43 pts)
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Burrell 13September 14 vs Sta.Lucia89-74 win (19 pts)
Coca Cola Tigers Flag of the United States.svg Artemus McClary 25September 3 vs Purefoods97-87 win
FedEx Express Flag of the United States.svg Terrence Shannon 15August 30 vs Red Bull in Baguio City92-100 loss (29 pts)
Purefoods TJ Hotdogs Flag of the United States.svg Harold Arceneaux 6September 3 vs Coca-Cola87-97 loss
Flag of the United States.svg Lenny Cooke 8October 3 vs FedEx105-121 loss (49 pts)
San Miguel Beermen Flag of the United States.svg Shea Seals 3September 5 vs FedEx76-84 loss (14 pts)
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Dailey 1September 12 vs Purefoods76-77 loss
Flag of the United States.svg Kwan Johnson 18September 26 vs Purefoods85-73 win (26 pts)
Flag of the United States.svg Cedric Ceballos 1December 5 vs Coca-Cola (Finals Game 3)86-81 win (11 pts)
Shell Turbo Chargers Flag of the United States.svg Sedric Webber 4August 31 vs TNT114-101 win (28 pts)
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Breaux 1September 27 vs Brgy.Ginebra in Calape, Bohol96-110 loss (10 pts)
Flag of the United States.svg Jamal Kendrick 6October 1 vs SMB
Sta. Lucia Realtors Flag of the United States.svg Nate James 8September 3 vs Alaska82-78 win (31 pts)
Flag of the United States.svg Damian Owens 5October 12 vs Purefoods93-84 win
Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Tutt 5November 12 vs Alaska88-79 win (19 pts)
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Flag of the United States.svg Damian Cantrell 20August 31 vs Shell101-114 loss (34 pts)

Elimination round

Qualified for quarterfinals

Group A

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Sta. Lucia Realtors 85.615Qualify to quarterfinals
2 FedEx Express 58.3853
3 San Miguel Beermen 58.3853
4 Alaska Aces 49.308 [lower-alpha 1] 4
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 49.308 [lower-alpha 1] 4
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: Alaska 93–88 Purefoods

Fourth seed playoff

Group B

PosTeamWLPCTGBQualification
1 Red Bull Barako 112.846Qualify to quarterfinals
2 Coca-Cola Tigers 112.846
3 Barangay Ginebra Kings 76.5384
4 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 76.5384
5 Shell Turbo Chargers 310.2318
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

Quarterfinals
(Best-of-3)
Semifinals
(Best-of-5)
Finals
(Best-of-7)
         
A1 Sta. Lucia 2
A4 Alaska 1
A1 Sta. Lucia 0
A3San Miguel3
A2 FedEx 0
A3 San Miguel 2
A3 San Miguel 3
B2Coca-Cola4
B1 Red Bull 1
B4 Talk 'N Text 2
B4 Talk 'N Text 0 Third place
B2Coca-Cola3
B2 Coca-Cola 2B4Talk 'N Text123
B3 Barangay Ginebra 1 A1 Sta. Lucia 106

Quarterfinals

(A1) Sta. Lucia vs (A4) Alaska

(A2) FedEx vs. (A3) San Miguel

(B1) Red Bull vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

(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

November 30
Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 123, Sta. Lucia Realtors 106

Finals

November 30
Coca Cola Tigers 81, San Miguel Beermen 84

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  2. "Red Bull greets Burrell with big win over SLR". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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