2003 PBA All-Filipino Cup
# 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.

## 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 | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Miguel Beermen | 12 | 6 | .667 | — | Advance to quarterfinal round |
| 2 | FedEx Express | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2 | Advance to quarterfinal round |
| 3 | Alaska Aces | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3 | Advance to quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Purefoods TJ Hotdogs | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to quarterfinal round |
| 3 | Talk 'N Text Phone Pals | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4 | Advance to quarterfinal round |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8 | Advance to quarterfinal round |
| 5 | Shell Turbo Chargers | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9 | |

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

## Quarterfinal round

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alaska Aces | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Sta. Lucia Realtors | 2 | 1 | .667 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | San Miguel Beermen | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | |
| 4 | FedEx Express | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–1 Sta. Lucia (Alaska +5)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: FedEx 1–1 San Miguel (San Miguel +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.

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Batang Red Bull Thunder | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 | Barangay Ginebra Kings | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | |

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.

## Bracket

| 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 | Alaska | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Talk 'N Text | 3 | B2 | Talk 'N Text | 4 |
| | | | B1 | Coca-Cola | 2 |
| B1 | Coca-Cola | 3 | B1 | Coca-Cola | 2 |
| A2 | Sta. Lucia | 1 | Third-place playoff | Third-place playoff | Third-place playoff |
| | | | A1 | Alaska | 102 |
| | | | A2 | Sta. Lucia | 79 |

## Semifinals

### (A1) Alaska vs. (B2) Talk 'N Text

* NBN/IBC
* June 20
* recap
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* June 22
* recap
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* June 25
* recap
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* June 27
* recap
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* June 29
* recap

Alaska Aces 88, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 92 :

* Talk 'N Text wins series, 3–⁠2 ||
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

### (B1) Coca Cola vs. (A2) Sta. Lucia

* NBN/IBC
* June 20
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* June 22
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* June 25
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig
* NBN/IBC
* June 27

Coca Cola Tigers 99, Sta. Lucia Realtors 93 :

* Coca Cola wins series, 3–⁠1 ||
* PhilSports Arena, Pasig

## Third place playoff

* NBN/IBC
* July 2
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay

## Finals

* NBN/IBC
* July 2
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
* NBN/IBC
* July 4
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* July 6
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* July 9
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* July 11
* Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
* NBN/IBC
* July 13

Coca Cola Tigers 76, Talk 'N Text Phone Pals 78 :

* Talk 'N Text wins series, 4–⁠2 ||
* Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
