TNT head coach Chot Reyes believes there's no reason for the Tropa to drop their guards down when they meet the struggling NLEX on Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. The Tropang Giga, after the loss of the Rain or Shine Elasto...
Independent teams and league dark horses Rain or Shine and Converge figure in a marquee duel that could make a huge mark in their respective campaigns in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, Jan 14. ANDREI CARACUT leads the young talents of Rain or Shine...
Marcio Lassiter may have been missing all-game long but he’s still a player who cannot be left open from deep even in the slightest. The veteran gunner was calm and collected as he sunk two booming triples to lead a late shooting display from San Miguel and take down Magnolia, 85-78, in the PBA...
Barangay Ginebra vented its ire on Blackwater with an 86-63 thumping to bounce back from a shocking defeat in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, Jan. 12. Justin Brownlee showed the way for Ginebra with 18 points. (PBA Images) The Kings were dominant...
Magnolia fended off the brave stand from Terrafirma and eked out an 89-84 victory to get a much-needed boost to its PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup campaign at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Jan. 10. The holiday rest seemed to have benefited import Ricardo Ratliffe who looked like his old...
Rain or Shine has been on a tear but its five-game winning run was far from being perfect. As great as they were playing, the Elasto Painters still had to deal with rough patches in games – they even had one in the second quarter of their 122-106 win over the Blackwater Bossing. ROS only had 17...
It's a battle between the weary and the well-rested as Meralco takes on NLEX in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Jan 10. Chris Newsome is tasked to lead Meralco's local charge. (PBA Images) The Bolts are playing their third game this week after splitting...
Hulking import Donovan Smith flexed his muscles and towed Phoenix to a 122-108 victory over Terrafirma and back to the winning column in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 7. With his team in dire need of victory to keep itself in contention for a...
Justin Brownlee just had his own version of "flu game" when he helped Barangay Ginebra turn back San Miguel in their marquee encounter last Sunday, Jan. 5. Justin Brownlee (PBA Images) And whether he gets better or still has to deal with it even after a two-day break will not matter as he aims to...
Alec Stockton provided the tip to the spear in the furious third quarter flurry as Converge pulled the rug from under Barangay Ginebra with a comeback 98-90 victory in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Batangas City Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 21. The FiberXers gave the Kings a dose of...
Mark Barroca finished what Zav Lucero had started and lifted Magnolia to a pulsating 99-95 overtime win over NLEX and arrest a four-game slide in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig on Friday, Dec. 20. Barroca nailed a running floater with 38.8 left to put the...
Phoenix rode on the broad shoulders of import Donovan Smith to sink the erstwhile undefeated NorthPort, 115-109, for its first win in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Donovan Smith lifts Phoenix over NorthPort. (PBA Images) In dire need of...
