Barangay Ginebra may have sent San Miguel Beer packing through six games in their semifinals series in the PBA Governors’ Cup, but that is not to say that the Kings had an easy time against the Beermen. In fact, it was the opposite, as far as head coach Tim Cone was concerned, noting how they...
Action in the 2024 PBA Governors Cup hits fever pitch on Wednesday, Oct. 9, when league titans TNT and Barangay Ginebra clash with separate rivals at the start of their gruelling best-of-seven semifinal series at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Many-time MVP June Mar Fajardo is expected to...
Justin Brownlee remained the ghost from the past that once again haunted Meralco in crunch time. In an almost similar fashion when he first broke the hearts of the Bolts, Brownlee drained a stepback triple over Allen Durham with 10.1 seconds left to lift Barangay Ginebra past Meralco, 104-103, in...
While it feels good to win the first game in any kind of series, teams are not the type to dwell in such fleeting sense of success as tables can easily turn in a high-level competition like in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup playoffs. Meralco's Raymond Almazan and Ginebra's Scottie Thompson...
Stephen Holt and Kier John ‘Bong’ Quinto get a share of center stage in the PBA Press Corps Awards Night for the first time as they will be bestowed with separate honors during the 30th edition of the event next week at the Novotel Manila Araneta City. Barangay Ginebra's Stephen Holt (PBA...
Japeth Aguilar put up his best offensive performance in the last four years while Justin Brownlee finished with a triple-double as Barangay Ginebra fended off Phoenix, 110-101, to notch its first win streak in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6....
All the anticipation to the big names making their return and debut for Ginebra and yet one newcomer took all the spotlight and stole the show for Rain or Shine. Rookie Felix Lemetti provided the spark in the final frame as the Elasto Painters pulled off a 73-64 victory over the Kings to seize the...
San Miguel Corp. sports director Alfrancis Chua certainly has keen eyes for basketball talents and he has high hopes for Barangay Ginebra's newly signed rookie RJ Abarrientos. RJ Abarrientos (SGA) For one, the two-time PBA Executive of the Year said he really liked the demeanor and confidence of...
Barangay Ginebra star guard Scottie Thompson offered no excuses in their stinging 78-69 Game 7 loss to Meralco that allowed the Bolts to secure their first ever finals stint in the PBA Philippine Cup. Thompson tipped his hat to their rivals, admitting that the Bolts were simply the better...
Bong Quinto has been around for the Meralco Bolts and has seen all the past heartbreaks. Meralco's Bong Quinto (PBA Images) Now in his sixth year, the former Letran standout wants none of that as he hopes to help the Bolts write a sweeter ending this time around as they face their long-time...
Veteran guard LA Tenorio knows a thing or two about basketball and he definitely showed it in Ginebra’s 90-71 win over Meralco in Game Four of the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Friday night, May 24, at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Barangay Ginebra's LA Tenorio (PBA Images) After a...
Picking its poison against the depth of Barangay Ginebra has been a running theme for Meralco in the first two games so far in their best-of-seven semifinals series in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup. But there was none of that in the Game 3 clash at the full house Dasmariñas City Arena on...
