June Mar Fajardo is back at his rightful throne. June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) Fajardo won his fourth Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award after San Miguel bested TNT, 119-97, in Game 7 of their best-of-seven Finals series in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup Sunday night, Sept. 4, at the Smart...
San Miguel Beer, for one last time, flexed its depth and wore down a shorthanded and Chot Reyes-less TNT to come away with a 119-97 victory in Game 7 to claim the Philippine Cup crown at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Sunday, Sept. 4. June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel tries to score against TNT's Poy...
San Miguel and TNT battle one last time to determine the rightful owner of the Philippine Cup crown in the Game 7 of their best-of-seven Finals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Sunday, Sept. 4. San Miguel Beer and TNT gun for the title in the winner-take-all Game 7 (PBA Images) The Beermen and...
Having a do-or-die mindset in Game 6 gave San Miguel the extra push it needed to double its efforts and the Beermen delivered accordingly with a 114-96 win against the TNT Tropang Giga in their best-of-seven Philippine Cup Finals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday night, Sept. 2. Marcio...
Perhaps a good night's sleep and a delicious breakfast are just among the few factors how the San Miguel Beermen managed to fight for dear life in what seemed to be a do-or-die game for them. Marcio Lassiter (PBA) But turning serious, SMB head coach Leo Austria credited the total team effort that...
San Miguel Beer came out like a house on fire from the three-point line and left TNT in the dust, 114-96, in Game 6 of their best-of-seven Philippine Cup Finals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Sept. 2. Marcio Lassiter (PBA Images) Fighting with their backs against the wall, the...
TNT veteran Kelly Williams heaved a sigh of relief and expressed satisfaction in his performance after displaying his vintage form in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup. Kelly Williams (right) attempts to score against June Mar Fajardo during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta...
Whoever guards June Mar Fajardo under the paint must brace for intense physicality and TNT center Kelly Williams knows that feeling well after five straight games of locking horns in the PBA Philippine Finals series. June Mar Fajardo fires a one-hander against Kelly Williams as other players look...
TNT veterans seemed to have found the fountain of youth. Kelly Williams stretches for a layup (Noel Pabalate) After Jayson Castro turned back the hands of the time in the first couple of games in the series, it was Kelly Williams' turn to put up a vintage performance and power TNT to a crucial...
Many thought that June Mar Fajardo will never be the same again after suffering an open fracture on his right tibia a few years back. June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) After all, most players who suffered such gruesome setbacks failed to find their way back to their best forms. And for the less...
Jayson Castro took charge on the offensive end while the rest of TNT showed its defensive teeth to take down San Miguel Beer, 100-87, in Game 4 in their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 28. Jayson Castro (PBA Images) Castro turned back the hands...
June Mar Fajardo doesn't mind enduring battle scars for as long as he fulfills his duty as the man at the post for the San Miguel Beermen. June Mar Fajardo (MB Photo / Noel Pabalate) Fajardo, who sustained a huge scratch on his right arm, delivered big time and posted a monster double-double...
