Here comes San Miguel’s potential 29th franchise title. From a Game 3 suspension, Jericho Cruz more than made up for his absence after steering the Beermen to a 108-98 victory over Magnolia in the 2023-24’ PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series on Sunday night, Feb. 11, at the Smart...
Jericho Cruz equaled his career-best playoff performance to steer San Miguel past Magnolia, 108-98, and retake the lead at 3-2 in the 2023-24‘ PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series on Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jericho Cruz catches fire to lift the San Miguel Beermen....
Now it's back to square one. Tyler Bey delivers the goods for the Magnolia Hotshots. (PBA Images) Magnolia stuck to its defense anew and dismantled San Miguel, 96-85, to even the 2023-’24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals series at 2-2 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 9. Tyler Bey...
CJ Perez assured that he’ll be ready to play in Game 4 on Friday, Feb. 9, shrugging off an injury scare late in San Miguel’s 88-80 Game 3 loss against Magnolia. Perez went down after stepping on Jio Jalalon’s foot after completing a steal and a transition dunk at the 11th minute mark of the...
PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial gave Magnolia star Calvin Abueva a stern warning after being involved once again in a series spat on and off the court during the Commissioner’s Cup Finals. Calvin Abueva is given stern warning by PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) The league chief warned...
Magnolia import Tyler Bey knew the importance of making the right adjustments especially on their defense that led to a huge turnaround on the way to winning Game 3 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals series against San Miguel. Magnolia import Tyler Bey (PBA Images) Putting all his focus in...
Just how much a two-day break can change one's chances of winning? A lot if you'd ask a team like Magnolia. Magnolia Hotshots (PBA Images) The change was very much evident in Game 3 of the 2023-’24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals as the Hotshots got some sort of fresher legs, this time, and...
Whatever Magnolia did during the last two days seemed to be enough to finally solve the riddle that is San Miguel. Mark Barroca leads the way for Magnolia in Game 3 of the Commissioner's Cup Finals (PBA Images) Mark Barroca and Aris Dionisio provided the spark as the Hotshots finally got one...
Tempers are expected to flare and emotions are about to run high as the 2023-’24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals between San Miguel and Magnolia reach its boiling point in the pivotal Game 3 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Feb. 7. CJ Perez goes for a layup against Tyler Bey. (PBA...
Calvin Abueva got away from a possible suspension but was still slapped with a hefty ₱100,000 fine over his antics during Game 2 of the 2023- '24 PBA Commissioner's Cup on Sunday, Feb. 4. Magnolia Hotshots' Calvin Abueva (PBA Images) The enigmatic forward got into several altercations in...
The franchise-tying 11-game winning streak means nothing for San Miguel if it would not lead them to a championship in the 2023-’24 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. SMB head coach Jorge Gallent (PBA Images) SMB head coach Jorge Gallent said that the team was laser focused on the series and would rather...
As unselfish and as humble as he is, June Mar Fajardo had no issues playing either as the focal point of the offense or by just becoming the facilitator for San Miguel. San Miguel Beermen star June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) The seven-time Most Valuable Player said he was just ready to provide...
