The game plan for TNT all along was to let Justin Brownlee win games against the Tropang 5G. And while it seemed like a "pick your poison" type of gamble, it somehow worked wonders for the Triopa particularly in the do-or-die Game 6 when they pulled off a 98-80 win to force the winner-take-all...
Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone expressed frustration over what he described as an unfair narrative surrounding the PBA Commissioner 's Cup Finals, saying the Kings are often accused of benefiting from officiating whenever they win. "I 'm just getting really tired of the idea that...
TNT has the rare shot at history in the upcoming PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup Finals as it can become the very first No. 8 team to win a title. The Tropang 5G had to go through a wringer after a roller-coaster elimination that saw them finish at the eighth spot with an even 6-6 record. TNT...
In retrospect, TNT hardly looked like a defending champion during the eliminations of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner 's Cup. The Tropang 5G entered the quarterfinals as eighth seed with a 6-6 win-loss record and even ended the elims on a three-game losing skid. But somehow, the team managed to...
TNT might have looked like a completely different team when it entered the playoffs but head coach Chot Reyes does not see any easy road ahead as they arranged a semifinals dance with Meralco in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup. In fact, the veteran mentor is actually seeing the opposite as...
Chot Reyes and TNT may have been on a roll the past week with its three-game winning streak that put them on a three-way deadlock at the third spot of the standings with Barangay Ginebra and Meralco. But as good as the run so far, there’s an emerging issue that is growing to be a concern for the...
It’s a start of a new era for Blackwater as former Gilas Pilipinas women’s team head coach Pat Aquino makes his PBA debut with an early test against TNT in the Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Tuesday, April 14. Tip-off of the clash is at 7:30 p.m. with the...
With the two teams all too familiar with each other already – especially after having gone through two Finals matchups in the past – and now for a second straight time, TNT head coach Chot Reyes and his import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson both agreed that there will be few factors that could easily...
By JADEN ALBERTO INTERN TNT head coach Chot Reyes believed it was only a bad shooting night for his prized import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson last Wednesday, Jan. 15. For that, the veteran mentor knew it was only natural for his misfiring soldier to be hard on himself despite the Tropa coming out with...
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...
Gone were the days where a team could sit on a zone defense and Ginebra would mightily struggle finding baskets. Today, a team could use that ploy and would end up getting punished by its outside shooting with guys like RJ Abarrientos, Justin Brownlee and Maverick Ahanmisi all efficiently ringing...
Will history repeat itself or will fortunes change this time around? Regardless of the possible outcomes, the best-of-seven PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup Finals duel between Barangay Ginebra and TNT is expected to be another dogfight as they found themselves on the collision course once more for the...
