Barangay Ginebra pounced on the limited action from the ailing Paul Lee and ripped Magnolia apart with a 103-80 victory in the Game 3 of their best-of-five semifinals series in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Dec. 18. Justin Brownlee achieves another PBA career...
Bay Area tries to go for the kill and end San Miguel’s title aspirations in Game 3 of their best-of-five semifinals in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Dec. 18. Andrew Nicholson and Bay Area look to close out the series against San Miguel (PBA Images) The...
A well-designed play, divine intervention, or just sheer luck. It could be any of those but it just cannot take away the fact how lethal Paul Lee could be especially when the game is on the line. He simply has the guts, the composure and the talent to not shy away from the spotlight and rise to...
The Hotshots would not be denied this time around. Paul Lee lifts Magnolia in Game 2 (PBA Images) Failing to make the big shots in the endgame of Game 1, Paul Lee came through with the biggest basket, a bank shot off a broken play and at the buzzer to help Magnolia escape Ginebra, 96-95, in Game 2...
The opening page of what is expected to be another epic chapter to the storied Manila Clasico rivalry definitely lived up to the billing. Jamie Malonzo put up an all-game long brilliance for Ginebra (PBA Images) The good-sized crowd was left sitting at the edge of their seats up until the final...
San Miguel Beer and Barangay Ginebra will have the daunting task of pulling the rug from under against the top seeds Bay Area and Magnolia, respectively, once the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals fire off on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Justin Brownlee and the...
Magnolia put an end to the short but nonetheless impressive campaign of Phoenix, escaping with a 102-95 victory in their quarterfinals encounter in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Dec. 9. Calvin Abueva of Magnolia (PBA Images) In a contest marred by physicality...
Twice-to-beat teams Bay Area and Magnolia look to take the short route to the semifinals when they try to finish off their respective foes in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Dec. 9. Andrew Nicholson (PBA Images) The top seed Dragons are no way leaving things to...
Saddled by foul trouble all-game long, Nick Rakocevic delivered in the final frame as Magnolia turned back the hard fighting Rain or Shine, 106-90, to claim the twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Dec. 2. Nick...
The highly competitive elimination round now boils down to its final day. Gian Mamuyac and the rest of Rain or Shine guns face up against the veteran-laden Magnolia led by Paul Lee. (PBA Images) The final twin bill that features a clash between Meralco and San Miguel and a collision between...
The Hotshots just proved that they are more than just a very good defensive team. Paul Lee leads Magnolia's offensive show (PBA Images) In a rare display of offensive force, Magnolia unleashed a blistering third quarter assault to shake off a gritty Meralco side, 108-96, and put its bid for a...
The race for the last twice-to-beat advantage heats up as Magnolia and Barangay Ginebra figure in a pair of crucial encounters against separate foes in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Nov. 27. Magnolia's Chito Victolero and Ginebra's Tim Cone (PBA Images) The...