The recently concluded TNT-Barangay Ginebra title showdown proved to be a monster hit not just at ticket sales but in TV ratings and in social media hits. The Tropang Giga beat the Gin Kings in the well-fought series that took the full seven-game distance, with the decider drawing a crowd of 21,274...
Only a week removed from the thrilling conclusion to the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup, the league immediately plunges back into action with the opening day of the Philippine Cup set on Friday, April. 4. CHRIS NEWSOME banners the Meralco Bolts as they gun to defend their title in the PBA...
The recent TNT-Barangay Ginebra PBA Commissioners Cup titular showdown proved to be a monster hit not just in ticket sales, but in TV ratings and in social media hits. The Tropang Giga beat the Gin Kings in the well-fought series that took the full seven-game distance, with the...
Of all the weapons that the TNT has, from the NBA caliber import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to big guns in RR Pogoy and Calvin Oftana, it was the two-way play of Glenn Khobuntin that won them the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup. And fittingly, the Tropang Giga which play like a swiss army...
With the huge 21,274 people bearing witness to its greatness, TNT asserted its mastery over Barangay Ginebra with a nail-biting 87-83 overtime win in Game 7 of the PBA Finals to wrest the Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup title at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, March 28. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson...
Barangay Ginebra is armed with all the momentum and inspiration heading into what could be the turning point of the series in Game 5 on Sunday, March 23. But head coach Tim Cone is not allowing his wards to let their guards down. (PBA Images) Not when the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup...
ANTIPOLO CITY — Wounded but unbowed. In dire need of a victory – with Justin Brownlee even playing with a heavily-taped shooting hand – Barangay Ginebra showed big heart and unwavering resolve to take down TNT, 95-78, in Game 4 of their PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup finals at the Ynares...
ANTIPOLO CITY – NorthPort may have failed to sail through the end in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup but the captain who steered its ship to great lengths finally got a feather to his cap. TNT's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, left, and NorthPort's Arvin Tolentino. (PBA Images) Arvin Tolentino...
Barangay Ginebra is hoping for the best on the injury of Justin Brownlee, who failed to finish the Kings’ 85-87 loss to TNT in Game 3 of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup after sustaining a dislocated finger. The resident import was grimacing in pain as he held on to his hand after diving...
TNT may have left Game 2 with a broken wall in its dugout but not their spirits. Rey Nambatac came to the rescue and nailed a clutch triple in the waning seconds as the Tropang Giga pulled off an 87-85 escape against Barangay Ginebra in Game 3 of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup finals series...
TNT might not have only left Game 2 of the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup Final with a broken wall inside its dugout at the Mall of Asia Arena but also possibly some cracks to its team. And at the center of that was the temperamental Poy Erram. Poy Erram (PBA Images) To be fair, it wasn’t...
TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson vowed to be better after failing to deliver when it mattered the most in Game 2 of their PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup finals against Barangay Ginebra. With the Tropang Giga close to completing a comeback from double-digit deficit, Hollis-Jefferson was...