Rain or Shine banked on a sizzling second quarter performance and never looked back from there to take down Barangay Ginebra, 97-85, and tie the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series in Game 4 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, May 27. The Elasto Painters unloaded a...
Scottie Thompson presided over a big third quarter onslaught before Ginebra staved off another comeback effort from Rain or Shine to hold on to a 103-98 victory in Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 24. Thompson fired 10 of his...
RR Pogoy came through with a booming triple as an All-Filipino TNT pulled the rug from under Meralco, 77-75, to retake the series lead in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 24. Playing without an import and after Chris Newsome nailed what...
Chris Newsome took charge in the final frame as Meralco zapped an import-less TNT, 87-76, to tie their PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, May 22. Without the towering Bol Bol, who went down early with an apparent foot injury, lurking around the...
Barangay Ginebra survived a furious fightback from Rain or Shine to come away with a 109-101 victory in Game 2 of their PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, May 22. Justin Brownlee and RJ Abarrientos joined hands during a scintillating first half...
For Rain or Shine, facing Barangay Ginebra in the semifinals of PBA Commissioner’s Cup is like climbing a mountain – difficult and challenging. That’s because they are up against the league’s undisputed top crowd-drawer whose massive fan base is an envy of everyone of the league. The Elasto...
The last time Rain or Shine faced Ginebra, it lost on the two botched free throws of Jhonard Clarito. Now, not only he nailed the big shots down the stretch but also made sure to seal the deal for the Elasto Painters. The do-it-all forward lifted his fist up in the air as soon as the buzzer rang as...
Bol Bol delivered the killing blows as TNT survived a furious comeback from Meralco, 94-89, to draw first blood in their semifinals affair in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Wednesday, May 20. The 7-foot-3 center exploded for 37 points — none bigger than...
NLEX head coach Jong Uichico refused to offer any excuses as his team once again botched a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals after losing to TNT in two straight games. The Road Warriors came into the playoffs as the top seed and were up against the No. 8 Tropang 5G. Still, despite the...
Caelan Tiongson set the tone and then Andrei Caracut put on the finishing touches as Rain or Shine ousted the Philippine Cup champions San Miguel, 113-104, to advance to the semifinals of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday, May 15. Tiongson and Caracut...
It’s do-or-die Saturday in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup as Magnolia and TNT aim to complete an upset of their quarterfinals foes in the Game 2 at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. Riding the momentum of their huge Game 1 victories that allowed them to survive and drag the series to a...
TNT got its veterans to step up while Magnolia leaned on the gutsy plays from one of its young guns as they forced a do-or-die Game 2 in their respective quarterfinals affair in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Wednesday, May 13. The Tropang 5G finally got its...
