2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season
# 2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season

The 2003 Coca-Cola Tigers season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

## Championship (Finals stint)

The Coca-Cola Tigers played in the finals in all three conferences of the league's 29th season. In the All-Filipino Cup, the defending champions blew a 2–0 series lead in the best-of-seven championship against Talk 'N Text Phone Pals and lost in six games. Coca-Cola placed runner-up for the second straight conference when they lost to Alaska in the best-of-three finals series of the short Invitational championship.

Coca-Cola didn't end up bridesmaid for the third time in the season by winning over San Miguel Beermen in the season-ending Reinforced Conference. The Tigers defeated the Beermen in the deciding seventh game as coach Chot Reyes won his second title for Coca-Cola and fourth overall in his coaching career.

## Award

Artemus McClary was voted the Reinforced Conference Best Import.

## Game results

### All-Filipino Cup

| Date | Opponent | Score | Top scorer | Venue | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| February 28 | San Miguel | 72–67 | | Makati Coliseum | Makati City |
| March 5 | Shell | 103–92 | Cariaso (18 pts) | Philsports Arena | Pasig |
| March 8 | Purefoods | 93–88 2OT | | | Iloilo City |
| March 16 | Brgy.Ginebra | 83–79 | Cariaso (14 pts) | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| March 21 | Red Bull | 79–80 | | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| March 23 | FedEx | 72–85 | | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| March 30 | Alaska | 77–86 | | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| April 6 | Sta.Lucia | 82–84 | Cariaso (19 pts) | Philsports Arena | Pasig |
| April 12 | Talk 'N Text | 79–78 | | | San Fernando, Pampanga |
| April 20 | Red Bull | 94–102 | Reavis (18 pts) | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| April 26 | Brgy.Ginebra | 83–54 | | Ynares Center | Antipolo City |
| April 30 | Shell | 95–81 | | Makati Coliseum | Makati City |
| May 4 | Talk 'N Text | 87–91 | | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| May 9 | Purefoods | 97–87 | Hatfield (21 pts) | Philsports Arena | Pasig |
| May 14 | San Miguel | 77–82 | | Philsports Arena | Pasig |
| May 18 | Alaska | 90–87 | | Araneta Coliseum | Quezon City |
| May 23 | Sta.Lucia | 98–76 | | Makati Coliseum | Makati City |
| May 28 | FedEx | 89–87 | | Philsports Arena | Pasig |

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