2003 PBA Reinforced Conference

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

• The teams were divided into 2 groups.

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Group A:

1. Alaska Aces
2. FedEx Express
3. Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
4. San Miguel Beermen
5. Sta. Lucia Realtors

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Group B:

1. Barangay Ginebra Kings
2. Coca-Cola Tigers
3. Red Bull Barako
4. Shell Turbo Chargers
5. Talk 'N Text Phone Pals

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• 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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4bhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=908%2C570002|title=Hotdogs seek vital win today|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}
• 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.

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

{{2003 PBA Reinforced Conference elimination round Group A}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 7 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5bhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2896%2C3383311 recap]

|team1=Alaska Aces |score1=93

|team2=Purefoods TJ Hotdogs |score2=88

}}

{{2003 PBA Reinforced Conference elimination round 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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D7ljAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=965%2C38539242|title=Red Bull greets Burrell with big win over SLR|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5LhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=820%2C2501705|title=Barakos whip Pals for No.10|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}

{{2003 PBA Reinforced Conference Playoffs bracket}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 12 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6LhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2510%2C5828486 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1= 88

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2= 79

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 16 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1= 84

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2= 95

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 21 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=77hjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2526%2C11420058 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=88

|team2=Alaska Aces |score2=86

|series=Sta.Lucia wins series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 9 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5rhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1863%2C4629464 recap]

|team1=Red Bull Barako |score1=116

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=120

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 14 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Red Bull Barako |score1=99

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=80

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 19 |place= PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7rhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1115%2C10316928 recap]

|team1=Red Bull Barako |score1=81

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=95

|series=Talk 'N Text wins series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 12 |place=PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=FedEx Express |score1=92

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=97

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 16 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=67hjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=720%2C8704744 recap]

|team1=FedEx Express |score1=90

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=100

|series=San Miguel wins series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 9 |place= Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=94

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=104

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 14 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6rhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=674%2C7052552 recap]

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=85

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=77

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 19 |place= PhilSports Arena, Pasig |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=92

|team2=Barangay Ginebra Kings |score2=86

|series=Coca Cola wins series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 23 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=88

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=109

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 26 |place=Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=87hjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1118%2C14251673 recap]

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=86

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=101

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 28 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=96

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=110

|series=San Miguel wins series, 3–0

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 23 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8LhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1926%2C12842591 recap]

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=88

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=73

}}

{{basketballbox|date=November 26 |place=Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=109

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=105

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 28 |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=NBN/IBC |report=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9LhjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1486%2C15458322 recap]

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=101

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2=81

|series=Coca-Cola wins series, 3–⁠0

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 30 |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Sta. Lucia Realtors |score1=106

|team2=Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |score2= 123

}}

{{Main|2003 PBA Reinforced Conference finals}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=November 30 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=81

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=84

}}

{{basketballbox|date=December 3 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=103

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=79

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 5 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=81

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=86

}}

{{basketballbox|date=December 7 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=87

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=84

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 10 |time= |place=Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=86

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=84

}}

{{basketballbox|date=December 12 |time= |place=Philsports Arena, Pasig |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=80

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=85

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=December 14 |time= |place=Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |TV=NBN/IBC

|team1=Coca Cola Tigers |score1=92

|team2=San Miguel Beermen |score2=84

|series=Coca Cola wins series, 4–⁠3

}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://www.pba.ph PBA.ph]

{{2003 PBA season by team}}

{{PBA Reinforced Conference}}

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