The Bolts are showing they are all charged up to catch the bus to the playoffs. Raymond Almazan (PBA Images) Languishing at the bottom of the standings in the first few weeks, Meralco has now flipped the switch and won three straight games as Raymond Almazan delivered the killing blows to take down...
Allein Maliksi provided a huge lift in the second half as Meralco fended off the Blackwater in overtime, 102-98, to notch its first win streak of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday, Nov. 11. Allein Maliksi (PBA Images) Maliksi dropped all of his 16 points...
San Miguel just thrives in pressure-packed moments. Photo from PBA The Beermen showed much resolve against the gritty Meraclo Bolts, hacking out a 100-89 win to book a return trip to the Finals in the 2022 Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Aug. 17. SMB erased the bitter...
Meralco leaned on its scrappy defense and red-hot shooting to zap San Miguel Beer, 111-99, in Game 4 of their best-of-seven semifinals series in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Photo from PBA Allein Maliksi, Aaron Black and Raymond Almazan dazzled...
Despite trailing the semifinals series, 2-1, against the talented San Miguel Beer, there were no signs of getting discouraged in the voice of Meralco head coach Norman Black when he talked to the members of the press after their 96-91 defeat in Game 3. Photo from PBA In fact, Black remains...
CJ Perez and June Mar Fajardo provided a deadly one-two punch as San Miguel Beer grinded out a 96-91 victory over Meralco to regain the semis lead, 2-1, in Game 3 of their best-of-seven semifinals series in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 7. June Mar...
Meralco has already secured the services of former NBA player Johnny O’Bryant as their reinforcement for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Photo from Johnny O'Bryant Instagram The 6-foot-9, 29-year-old big man from Cleveland Mississippi was selected in the second round of the 2014 NBA Rookie Draft by...
Meralco head coach Norman Black expressed his gratitude to the rest of his coaching staff for holding the fort when he took an indefinite leave to attend to his then-ailing mother in the US. Meralco coach Norman Black (PBA Images) The veteran tactician had no other choice but to leave the fate of...
San Miguel Beer and TNT gun for a 2-0 lead over their respective opponents in Game 2 of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinals Friday, Aug. 5, at the Araneta Coliseum. Jayson Castro (PBA Images) A pair of routs marked the start of their semifinals showdown with the Tropang Giga...
San Miguel Beer sent Meralco crashing back to earth with a dominant 121-97 victory to gain a headstart in their best-of-seven semifinals showdown in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday, Aug 3. Rodney Brondial (PBA Images) The Bolts, still riding the euphoria after eliminating the Barangay...
After finally hurdling Barangay Ginebra in the playoffs, stand-in coach Luigi Trillo said Meralco is now shifting their focus to the bigger wall against San Miguel Beer in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. Photo from PBA The Bolts were still in euphoria after finally getting the monkey off...
Meralco put an end to the series of playoff nightmares at the hands of Barangay Ginebra, this time escaping with a nail-biting 106-104 victory in Game 3 of their best-of-three quarterfinals duel in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Sunday, July 31. Photo from PBA The Bolts...
