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PBA Finals Game 5 plays as scheduled this afternoon
Despite the inclement weather, Game 5 of the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals between Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Meralco will push through Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The league made the...
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Ginebra on the cusp of title, holds off Meralco in Game 5
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel withstood a late Meralco charge to win, 92-81, and seize a 3-2 lead in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals Sunday night before a boisterous crowd at Smart Araneta Coliseum....
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Thompson, Ginebra brace for tough close out game vs Meralco
Scottie Thompson may be a rookie in the PBA but when it comes to pressure, the youngster is well aware of how to push through it. Ginebra was clinging to an 87-81 lead with less than a minute...
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Meralco’s Durham stays upbeat despite Game 5 loss to Ginebra
Allen Durham admitted he was thrown off his game by Ginebra’s defense in Meralco’s 92-81 Game 5 defeat Sunday in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals. “They did some different things defensively and...
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Brownlee, Ginebra want no let up with title in sight
Justin Brownlee had a mediocre offensive output in Ginebra’s Game 4, and even though it came off in a 88-86 win for the Gin Kings, the import knows he could’ve done better. And he did just that in...
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Black: Meralco played bad from start to finish
For Meralco head coach Norman Black, the Bolts were not able to put themselves in a position to win Sunday night. “It’s not just about the bad start, I thought we played bad the whole game from start...
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Belga inks 3-year extension with ROS
Rain or Shine saved at least half of its Extra Rice combo. Beau Belga re-signed for a three-year contract with the Elasto Painters on Monday morning, bringing the bruiser back with the crew which will...
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Uichico set to be Gilas’ top deputy
Following his ouster from the TNT head coaching post, coach Jong Uichico isn’t going to be left high and dry. A source close to the situation said that the nine-time PBA champion mentor will aid coach...
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Ginebra gives back to ‘the best fans in the world’
Mobile phones acting as flashlights lit up the arena like stars, and as the ball found the bottom of the net, a thunderous roar and a wild celebration followed. Four days after Barangay Ginebra’s...
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Back on top and how
Justin Brownlee missed the Best Import award but not the shot that mattered most as Barangay Ginebra San Miguel ended its eight-year title drought in the Philippine Basketball Association by ruling...
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Blessings continue to come LA Tenorio’s way
Blessings continue to pour for LA Tenorio. After helping Ginebra end its eight-year title drought by winning the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup crown on Wednesday, the Finals MVP welcomed his newborn son the...
View ArticleAmerican imports will tilt the balance
THE AMERICAN “import” will help decide the fate of the teams looking for a chance to go deep into the playoffs of the PBA Governors’ Cup. Sure, playing as a team will matter and how the starters and...
View ArticleArchers right on target; E-Painters fight for survival
THE ARROWS are landing close to home this time. After turning back defending champion Far Eastern University, La Salle lived up to pretournament hype as UAAP men’s basketball title favorite when the...
View ArticleToo close to call: PBA semis start Monday
There were no surprises at the end of the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals as the top four teams went on to the next round. And it isn’t a bad thing with each of the semifinal match-ups having the...
View ArticleFajardo paces MVP race; Rosario, Newsome in tight ROY contest
June Mar Fajardo is poised to snare his third straight MVP award as he leads the statistical race through the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals. Winning the Best Player of the Conference in the...
View ArticleWhite eyes NBA again after first pro stint in PBA
ANTIPOLO—A month after going undrafted in the NBA, James White’s basketball journey brought him overseas to Manila, thousands of miles away from home. As a dewy-eyed 22-year-old fresh out of college,...
View ArticleCone wary of Fajardo, Beermen as series begins
WHEN Tim Cone talks, people listen. And believe him, too. Cone had declared a few days ago that the Beermen are “the team to beat.” So, for all intents and purposes, this half of the Final Four series...
View ArticleGinebra takes semis opener over San Miguel
Barangay Ginebra rallied past San Miguel Beer, 115-108, for a 1-0 headstart in their best-of-five semifinals series on Monday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Justin Brownlee scored a conference-high 39...
View ArticleMillsap owns up to SMB loss in Game 1
Not even a late surge and a triple-double from Elijah Millsap could carry San Miguel past Ginebra in Game 1 of its best-of-five semifinals in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup. But the returning import made...
View ArticleThompson, Ginebra not content with Game 1 win
With Ginebra’s three-guard combo terrorizing the open court, Scottie Thompson was once again front and center in the rally, orchestrating the Gin Kings’ huge 115-108 victory over the San Miguel Beermen...
View ArticleAustria looking extend SMB rotation in Game 2
San Miguel coach Leo Austria admitted it was a miscue on his part that he failed to make the most of his bench. Fielding only eight players on Monday, a fatigued Beermen crew was dragged to a 115-108...
View ArticleGin Kings fight back, secure series opener
BARANGAY Ginebra coach Tim Cone celebrated on the floor last night and talked in a manner that will make his Gin Kings ready for Game 2 of their Final Four match-up with San Miguel Beer in the PBA...
View ArticleTenorio shrugs off scoreless game: ‘As long as we win’
LA Tenorio isn’t losing sleep for his scoreless performance against San Miguel on Monday. “Mukha ba akong concerned?” Tenorio said smiling. “Hindi naman ako concerned. It’s not about me, it’s not about...
View ArticleLassiter shoots Beermen into Game 5
If there’s one thing Marcio Lassiter did to ease the pain of their Game 3 loss to Ginebra, it was shoot the lights out. Lassiter scored 25 points, a team-high for the Beermen, and 21 of those came from...
View ArticleCone on Ginebra’s 29-point loss: ‘We never had an answer’
San Miguel Beer came out firing on all cylinders from the get-go and Barangay Ginebra didn’t know what hit them. That was how Gin Kings head coach Tim Cone summed up his team’s blowout loss in Game 4...
View ArticleNo vacation plans for Beermen , says Fajardo
Barangay Ginebra came into Sunday’s game eyeing to clinch a seat in the finals. San Miguel Beer, however, had other plans in mind and it was certainly not about taking a vacation. “Kailangan talaga...
View ArticleMeralco makes finals for 1st time, ousts No. 1 TNT
Cliff Hodge had the game of his life and Meralco sealed its first ever finals appearance after knocking off top seed TNT, 94-88, in Game 4 of their best-of-five semifinals series in the 2016 PBA...
View ArticleHodge plays ‘best game ever’ in Meralco’s biggest game
Hours before tipoff, Cliff Hodge already had an idea of what kind of game he was going to have. He just didn’t know he was going to have the game of his life. And what a time for the Meralco forward to...
View ArticleBolts thwart Texters, book first finals slot
A SEASON that started in disappointment has turned out to be the best yet for the Meralco Bolts. Moving one step closer to a first PBA championship for the franchise that joined the league six years...
View ArticleDurham takes charge in OT as Meralco nips Ginebra for 1-0 lead
Allen Durham put his foot on the gas pedal as Meralco completed the come-from-behind 114-109 overtime victory over Ginebra for a 1-0 lead in the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup Finals Friday at Smart Araneta...
View ArticleShooting for 2-0 lead, Bolts make stopping Tenorio a priority
The Meralco Bolts are up 1-0 in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals against Ginebra, but that doesn’t mean they are comfortable where they stand going into today’s Game 2 at Smart Araneta Coliseum. The...
View ArticleTNT’s Castro wins BPC; Meralco’s Durham named Best Import
TNT guard Jayson Castro was named Best Player of the Conference in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup on Sunday before Game 2 of the Finals between Barangay Ginebra and Meralco tipped off at Smart Araneta...
View ArticleAlapag surpasses Caidic, sets new 3-point record
Jimmy Alapag let it fly and just like over a thousand times before, his 3-pointer swished through the bottom of the net. Only this time, his latest one meant more than just three points. Playing in his...
View ArticleGinebra escapes Meralco, ties Finals series 1-1
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel avoided what could have been another collapse as it held off Meralco, 82-79, to level their 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup Finals series at 1-1 Sunday night at Smart Araneta...
View ArticleKings tie series, 1-1
BARANGAY Ginebra bounced back from a painful Game 1 loss in the PBA Governors’ Cup Finals against Meralco last night, and coach Tim Cone believes that the process of learning to play a series together...
View ArticleMercado credits teammates in limiting Durham in Game 2
Sol Mercado may have found a new niche as part of the vaunted three-guard lineup of Barangay Ginebra. Playing the small forward position, the veteran guard has been making the Gin Kings’ small ball run...
View ArticleBrownlee: Ginebra showed hustle, aggressiveness in Game 2 win
Talk about a change of fortune. A couple of nights after Meralco bullied Ginebra, it was the Gin Kings turn to impose their will on the Bolts in Game 2, beating them to the much-important hustle points...
View ArticlePBA Finals even because of ‘brilliant’ Cone, Black
Barangay Ginebra and Meralco are locked in a 1-1 tie in the best-of-seven title series for the PBA Governors’ Cup, with all the attention going to how great the players from both sides have been in...
View ArticleCone disappointed as Ginebra fails to play to its identity
During a timeout early in the third quarter, Tim Cone lashed out at his players. He threw his marker and slammed his playboard out of frustration then walked away from the huddle. Barangay Ginebra was...
View ArticleNewsome on missing last-second shot: ‘Live with the result’
It would’ve have been a triumphant Friday night for Chris Newsome. But the closing seconds of Game 4 didn’t turn out the way Newsome and Meralco wanted it to be as the Bolts blew a golden opportunity...
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