2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup explained
| Year: | 2003 |
| Conference Name: | All-Filipino Cup |
| Duration: | February 23 – July 13, 2003 |
| Tv: | NBN/IBC |
| Best Player: | Asi Taulava
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| Finals Mvp: | Asi Taulava
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| Champion: | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals |
| Runner-Up: | Coca Cola Tigers |
| Prevconf Link: | 2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup |
| Prevconf Year: | 2002 |
| Nextconf Link: | 2004–05 PBA Philippine Cup |
| Nextconf Year: | 2004–05 |
| Prev Conf: | 2002 All-Filipino |
| Prev Conf Link: | 2002 PBA All-Filipino Cup |
| Next Conf: | 2003 Invitational |
| Next Conf Link: | 2003 PBA Invitational Championship |
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.
Format
The following format will be observed for the duration of the conference:
- The teams were divided into 2 groups.
Group A:
- Alaska Aces
- FedEx Express
- Purefoods TJ Hotdogs
- San Miguel Beermen
- Sta. Lucia Realtors
Group B:
- Barangay Ginebra Kings
- Coca-Cola Tigers
- Red Bull Thunder
- Shell Turbo Chargers
- Talk 'N Text Phone Pals
- 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 B
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
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
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]
Semifinals
(B1) Coca Cola vs. (A2) Sta. Lucia
Finals
See main article: 2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup finals.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Red Bull whips Coke. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- News: Purefoods fights for life vs Red Bull. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- News: SMB win allows Alaska to advance. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- News: Phone Pals oust Kings. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
