2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup

The 2003 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Cup, or known as the 2003 Samsung-PBA All-Filipino Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the first conference of the 2003 PBA season. It started on February 23 and ended on July 13, 2003. The tournament is an All-Filipino format, which doesn't require an import or a pure-foreign player for each team.

2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup
DurationFebruary 23 – July 13, 2003
TV partner(s)NBN/IBC
Finals
ChampionsTalk 'N Text Phone Pals
Runners-upCoca Cola Tigers
Awards
Best PlayerAsi Taulava (TNT)
Finals MVPAsi Taulava (TNT)
PBA All-Filipino Cup chronology
PBA conference chronology

Format

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

  • The teams were divided into 2 groups.

  • Teams were divided into two groups but will play a two-round eliminations; 18 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 quarterfinals
  • Quarterfinals will be a single round robin affair within the groups. Results from the elimination will not be carried over.
  • The top two teams per group will qualify to the semifinal round.
  • Best-of-five semifinals:
    • SF1: A1 vs. B2
    • SF2: B1 vs. A2
  • Third-place playoff: losers of the semifinals
  • Best-of-seven finals: winners of the semifinals

Elimination round

Group A
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 12 6 .667 — Advance to quarterfinal round
2 FedEx Express 10 8 .556 2
3 Alaska Aces 9 9 .500 3
4 Sta. Lucia Realtors 8 10 .444 4
5 Purefoods TJ Hotdogs 5 13 .278 7
Source: PBA.ph

Group B
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Batang Red Bull Thunder 14 4 .778 — Advance to quarterfinal round
2 Coca-Cola Tigers 11 7 .611 3
3 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 10 8 .556 4
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 6 12 .333 8
5 Shell Turbo Chargers 5 13 .278 9
Source: PBA.ph

Batang Red Bull won 10 of their first 11 games of the season. [1] The Thunder were on a nine-game winning streak before suffering back-to-back losses to Talk 'N Text and FedEx. [2]

Quarterfinal round

Group A
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Alaska Aces 2 1 .667[lower-alpha 1] — Advance to semifinals
2 Sta. Lucia Realtors 2 1 .667[lower-alpha 1] —
3 San Miguel Beermen 1 2 .333[lower-alpha 2] 1
4 FedEx Express 1 2 .333[lower-alpha 2] 1
Source: PBA.ph
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Sta. Lucia; Alaska +5, Sta. Lucia −5
  2. Head-to-head record: FedEx 1–1 San Miguel; San Miguel +1, FedEx −1

Alaska beat Sta.Lucia, 75-66, and the Aces got a free ride to the semifinals from the San Miguel Beermen, which beat FedEx, 96-87. The Express were hoping to create a possible three-way tie. [3]

Group B
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Coca-Cola Tigers 3 0 1.000 — Advance to semifinals
2 Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 2 1 .667 1
3 Batang Red Bull Thunder 1 2 .333 2
4 Barangay Ginebra Kings 0 3 .000 3
Source: PBA.ph

Talk 'N Text and Coca Cola advances to the semifinals, the Phone Pals defeated Barangay Ginebra, 99-86, while the Tigers nip Batang Red Bull, the team with the best record in the eliminations, 80-79. [4]

Bracket
  Semifinals
(Best-of-5)		     Finals
(Best-of-7)
                 
  A1 Alaska 2  
  B2 Talk 'N Text 3    
      B2 Talk 'N Text 4
      B1 Coca-Cola 2
  B1 Coca-Cola 3    
  A2 Sta. Lucia 1   Third-place playoff
 
A1 Alaska 102
  A2 Sta. Lucia 79

Semifinals

(A1) Alaska vs. (B2) Talk 'N Text
June 29
Alaska Aces 88, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 92
Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–⁠2

(B1) Coca Cola vs. (A2) Sta. Lucia
June 27
Coca Cola Tigers 99, Sta. Lucia Realtors 93
Coca Cola wins series, 3–⁠1

Third place playoff

Finals
Main article: 2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup Finals
July 13
Coca Cola Tigers 76, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 78
Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–⁠2

References
  1. "Red Bull whips Coke". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  2. "Purefoods fights for life vs Red Bull". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  3. "SMB win allows Alaska to advance". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  4. "Phone Pals oust Kings". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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