NLEX mentor Jimmy Alapag cherished a full-circle moment, having to face his former team TNT and coach Chot Reyes in the Road Warriors’ 88-83 win on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Alapag, who became the first rookie coach to guide his team to a 6-0 record according to PBA chief statistician Fidel Mangonon III,...
Jimmy Alapag got the better of his former mentor Chot Reyes as NLEX held off TNT, 88-83, to come out of its first round assignments unscathed in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The Road Warriors unloaded a pivotal 11-4 run in the final frame to...
For the first time, Jimmy Alapag will have a reunion with his former team TNT where he carved out his legendary PBA career. However, he would be on the other side of the court as he tries to steer his current team NLEX to its sixth straight win against TNT in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at...
TNT 's backup gunner Kim Aurin was just glad to be finally repaying the trust of head coach Chot Reyes, delivering his own "flu game" performance to power the Tropang 5G to a 93-89 victory over the San Miguel Beermen. “Binibigyan ako ng chance ni coach Chot kaya ayokong sayangin and lagi ko...
TNT head coach Chot Reyes just couldn’t help but praise his players, who, despite missing almost everyone in their starting lineup, managed to gut out a hard-earned 110-107 victory over a stacked Converge team to end a two-game slide. Already playing without key players Calvin Oftana, Jayson...
The game plan for TNT all along was to let Justin Brownlee win games against the Tropang 5G. And while it seemed like a "pick your poison" type of gamble, it somehow worked wonders for the Triopa particularly in the do-or-die Game 6 when they pulled off a 98-80 win to force the winner-take-all...
Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone expressed frustration over what he described as an unfair narrative surrounding the PBA Commissioner 's Cup Finals, saying the Kings are often accused of benefiting from officiating whenever they win. "I 'm just getting really tired of the idea that...
TNT has the rare shot at history in the upcoming PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals as it can become the very first No. 8 team to win a title. The Tropang 5G had to go through a wringer after a roller-coaster elimination that saw them finish at the eighth spot with an even 6-6 record. TNT...
In retrospect, TNT hardly looked like a defending champion during the eliminations of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner 's Cup. The Tropang 5G entered the quarterfinals as eighth seed with a 6-6 win-loss record and even ended the elims on a three-game losing skid. But somehow, the team managed to...
TNT might have looked like a completely different team when it entered the playoffs but head coach Chot Reyes does not see any easy road ahead as they arranged a semifinals dance with Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup. In fact, the veteran mentor is actually seeing the opposite as...
Chot Reyes and TNT may have been on a roll the past week with its three-game winning streak that put them on a three-way deadlock at the third spot of the standings with Barangay Ginebra and Meralco. But as good as the run so far, there’s an emerging issue that is growing to be a concern for the...
It’s a start of a new era for Blackwater as former Gilas Pilipinas women’s team head coach Pat Aquino makes his PBA debut with an early test against TNT in the Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Tuesday, April 14. Tip-off of the clash is at 7:30 p.m. with the...
