Despite the roller coaster of the last three days — from losing its super import in Bol Bol to the wild search for his replacement — TNT played inspired basketball and managed to upset Meralco in Game 3, 77-75, while playing all-Filipino. And there was a big reason why. It turned out the team...
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...
Injuries are inevitable at this stage of the conference where games get more physical, stakes get higher and recovery time becomes shorter. But while injuries are part of the game, it can’t be denied that they have played a huge factor in the quality and complexion of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup...
The more they are wounded, the fiercer they fight. That’s what Meralco head coach Luigi Trillo is expecting from TNT when they break the deadlock in Game 3 of their PBA Season 50 semifinals series at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, May 24. The Bolts veteran mentor is bracing for nothing but an...
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...
TNT import Bol Bol exited early after sustaining an apparent left foot injury at the 2:49 mark of the opening frame in Game 2 of their semifinals series against Meralco at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, May 22. Bol drove hard against Javee Mocon but fell down and immediately clutched the back of...
Batang Ginebra outlasted Batang Meralco in the duel of unbeaten squads, 89-79, and emerged as the top seed in the centepiece 15U division of the Batang PBA on Friday, May 22, at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig. The Batang Gin Kings played catch-up for three quarters before erupting for 32 points...
TNT and Rain or Shine seek 2-0 leads over their respective rivals in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup semifinals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday, May 22. Riding the crest of their Game 1 victories, the Elasto Painters gun for a repeat against the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the 5:15 p.m....
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...
From the very beginning, the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup has been unpredictable. Perennial cellar-dwelling teams were suddenly in the middle of the pack, while some powerhouses seemingly struggled just to keep themselves in the playoff picture. But in the knockout rounds, just when fans...
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expressed support for initiatives aimed at improving electricity services and reducing consumer costs after progressive groups staged a protest outside its Pasig office on Tuesday, May 19, calling for lower rates and the repeal of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act...
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...
