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...
San Miguel reminded everyone that there’s more to its team outside June Mar Fajardo. With the seven-time MVP not having the same dominant night like in the past two games, Marcio Lassiter, CJ Perez and Don Trollano took on the scoring cudgels to help the Beermen fend off the Rain or Shine Elasto...
Christian Standhardinger was all alone in Ginebra’s sorry 103-91 loss in Game 2 of their PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinal battle against Meralco on Sunday night, May 19. Christian Standhardinger (PBA Images) Though thankful to have had the trust of his teammates and coaches...
It’s hard to look away from accomplishing personal achievements, but Marcio Lassiter and June Mar Fajardo are sharp and focused on goals bigger than themselves as San Miguel took a 2-0 series lead over Rain or Shine in their PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinal clash on Sunday, May...
There’s a glaring difference with how Rain or Shine played in the Game 1 of the semifinals against San Miguel as compared during their quarterfinals showdown against TNT. They were a step slower. Blame it on the Elasto Painters’ tired legs or the Beermen were simply masters of dictating the...
Rain or Shine was simply too young and too feisty for TNT. The young legs of the Elasto Painters proved to be the difference, outlasting the Tropang Giga in the crunch to hack out a pulsating 110-109 victory to advance to the semifinals in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on...
Christian Standhardinger erupted for 36 points as Barangay Ginebra booked the first ticket to the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals with a 99-77 beatdown of Magnolia in the quarterfinals edition of Manila Clasico at the iconic Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, May 11. Christian Standhardinger...
The Dyip simply played like a well-oiled machine ready to run for another mile in their dream playoff trip. Eighth seed Terrafirma completed a gargantuan upset of the twice-to-beat San Miguel Beer, 106-95, to force a sudden-death showdown in their quarterfinals series in the 2024 PBA...
Juami Tiongson and Stephen Holt formed a deadly one-two punch to take Terrafirma home with a 104-96 victory over NorthPort to catch the last bus to the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Wednesday, May 8. The Dyip dynamic duo scored a pair of and-1 plays to put...
Meralco has finally cracked the puzzle that the rest of the 10 teams had struggled to solve all eliminations long. Behind the stifling defense and explosive transition offense, the Bolts built a sizeable lead before averting collapse down the stretch to hand San Miguel its first defeat, 95-92, in...
Rafi Reavis seemed to have found the fountain of youth and gave Magnolia the much-needed boost especially at a time when the Hotshots were missing the services of Calvin Abueva. Rafi Reavis sizzles for Magnolia. (PBA Images) With Magnolia not only needing to bounce back from a deflating loss where...
Blackwater finally arrested a seven-game losing skid, salvaging some measure of pride with a 102-73 victory over Phoenix to end the 2024 Philippine Cup on a bright note on Saturday, May 4 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. Jaydee Tungcab puts up a career-best outing for Blackwater (PBA...
