White 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...
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