# 2003 PBA Reinforced Conference

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.
* 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 | Chris Carrawell | 3 | September 3 vs Sta.Lucia | 78-82 loss (17 pts) |
| Alaska Aces | Isaac Fontaine | 14 | September 17 vs Purefoods | 97-91 win (38 pts) |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | Ricky Price | 9 | August 31 vs SMB | 85-82 win |
| Barangay Ginebra Kings | Rosell Ellis | 7 | October 15 vs TNT | 95-90 win (25 pts) |
| Red Bull Barako | Ramel Lloyd | 3 | August 30 vs FedEx in Baguio City | 100-92 win (43 pts) |
| Red Bull Barako | Scott Burrell | 13 | September 14 vs Sta.Lucia | 89-74 win (19 pts) |
| Coca Cola Tigers | Artemus McClary | 25 | September 3 vs Purefoods | 97-87 win |
| FedEx Express | Terrence Shannon | 15 | August 30 vs Red Bull in Baguio City | 92-100 loss (29 pts) |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Harold Arceneaux | 6 | September 3 vs Coca-Cola | 87-97 loss |
| Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | Lenny Cooke | 8 | October 3 vs FedEx | 105-121 loss (49 pts) |
| San Miguel Beermen | Shea Seals | 3 | September 5 vs FedEx | 76-84 loss (14 pts) |
| San Miguel Beermen | Eric Dailey | 1 | September 12 vs Purefoods | 76-77 loss |
| San Miguel Beermen | Kwan Johnson | 18 | September 26 vs Purefoods | 85-73 win (26 pts) |
| San Miguel Beermen | Cedric Ceballos | 1 | December 5 vs Coca-Cola (finals game 3) | 86-81 win (11 pts) |
| Shell Turbo Chargers | Sedric Webber | 4 | August 31 vs TNT | 114-101 win (28 pts) |
| Shell Turbo Chargers | Tim Breaux | 1 | September 27 vs Brgy.Ginebra in Calape, Bohol | 96-110 loss (10 pts) |
| Shell Turbo Chargers | Jamal Kendrick | 6 | October 1 vs SMB | |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Nate James | 8 | September 3 vs Alaska | 82-78 win (31 pts) |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Damian Owens | 5 | October 12 vs Purefoods | 93-84 win |
| Sta. Lucia Realtors | Raymond Tutt | 5 | November 12 vs Alaska | 88-79 win (19 pts) |
| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | Damian Cantrell | 20 | August 31 vs Shell | 101-114 loss (34 pts) |

## Elimination round

* Qualified for quarterfinals

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 8 | 5 | .615 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | FedEx Express | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Alaska Aces | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4 | |
* 1 2 Fourth-seed playoff: Alaska 93–88 Purefoods

#### Fourth seed playoff

* NBN/IBC
* November 7
* recap
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Red Bull Barako | 11 | 2 | .846 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Coca-Cola Tigers | 11 | 2 | .846 | — | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 3 | 10 | .231 | 8 | |
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 (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) | Finals (Best-of-7) |
| A1 | Sta. Lucia | 2 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Alaska | 1 | | | | | | |
| A4 | Alaska | 1 | A1 | Sta. Lucia | 0 | | | |
| | | | A3 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| A2 | FedEx | 0 | A3 | San Miguel | 3 | | | |
| A3 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | | | |
| A3 | San Miguel | 2 | | | | A3 | San Miguel | 3 |
| | | | | | | B2 | Coca-Cola | 4 |
| B1 | Red Bull | 1 | | | | | | | B2 | Coca-Cola | 4 |
| B4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | | | |
| B4 | Talk 'N Text | 2 | B4 | Talk 'N Text | 0 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | B2 | Coca-Cola | 3 |
| B2 | Coca-Cola | 2 | B2 | Coca-Cola | 3 | B4 | Talk 'N Text | 123 |
| B3 | Barangay Ginebra | 1 | | | | A1 | Sta. Lucia | 106 |
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## Quarterfinals
### (A1) Sta. Lucia vs (A4) Alaska

* NBN/IBC
* November 12
* recap
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* November 16
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* November 21
* recap
Sta. Lucia Realtors 88, Alaska Aces 86 :
* Sta.Lucia wins series, 2–1 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

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

* NBN/IBC
* November 9
* recap
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* November 14
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* NBN/IBC
* November 19
* recap
Red Bull Barako 81, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 95 :
* Talk 'N Text wins series, 2–1 ||
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig

### (A2) FedEx vs. (A3) San Miguel

* NBN/IBC
* November 12
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* November 16
* recap
FedEx Express 90, San Miguel Beermen 100 :
* San Miguel wins series, 2–0 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (B2) Coca Cola vs. (B3) Barangay Ginebra

* NBN/IBC
* November 9
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* November 14
* recap
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* NBN/IBC
* November 19
Coca Cola Tigers 92, Barangay Ginebra Kings 86 :
* Coca Cola wins series, 2–1 ||
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig

## Semifinals
### (A1) Sta. Lucia vs. (A3) San Miguel

* NBN/IBC
* November 23
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* November 26
* recap
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* November 28
Sta. Lucia Realtors 96, San Miguel Beermen 110 :
* San Miguel wins series, 3–0 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

### (B2) Coca Cola vs. (B4) Talk 'N Text

* NBN/IBC
* November 23
* recap
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* November 26
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* November 28
* recap
Coca Cola Tigers 101, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 81 :
* Coca-Cola wins series, 3–⁠0 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Third place playoff

* NBN/IBC
* November 30
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

## Finals

* NBN/IBC
* November 30
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* December 3
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* December 5
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* December 7
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* December 10
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* NBN/IBC
* December 12
* Philsports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* December 14
Coca Cola Tigers 92, San Miguel Beermen 84 :
* Coca Cola wins series, 4–⁠3 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City