Perhaps a good night's sleep and a delicious breakfast are just among the few factors how the San Miguel Beermen managed to fight for dear life in what seemed to be a do-or-die game for them. Marcio Lassiter (PBA) But turning serious, SMB head coach Leo Austria credited the total team effort that...
San Miguel Beer came out like a house on fire from the three-point line and left TNT in the dust, 114-96, in Game 6 of their best-of-seven Philippine Cup Finals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Friday, Sept. 2. Marcio Lassiter (PBA Images) Fighting with their backs against the wall, the...
TNT veteran Kelly Williams heaved a sigh of relief and expressed satisfaction in his performance after displaying his vintage form in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup. Kelly Williams (right) attempts to score against June Mar Fajardo during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta...
Whoever guards June Mar Fajardo under the paint must brace for intense physicality and TNT center Kelly Williams knows that feeling well after five straight games of locking horns in the PBA Philippine Finals series. June Mar Fajardo fires a one-hander against Kelly Williams as other players look...
TNT veterans seemed to have found the fountain of youth. Kelly Williams stretches for a layup (Noel Pabalate) After Jayson Castro turned back the hands of the time in the first couple of games in the series, it was Kelly Williams' turn to put up a vintage performance and power TNT to a crucial...
Many thought that June Mar Fajardo will never be the same again after suffering an open fracture on his right tibia a few years back. June Mar Fajardo (PBA Images) After all, most players who suffered such gruesome setbacks failed to find their way back to their best forms. And for the less...
Jayson Castro took charge on the offensive end while the rest of TNT showed its defensive teeth to take down San Miguel Beer, 100-87, in Game 4 in their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 28. Jayson Castro (PBA Images) Castro turned back the hands...
June Mar Fajardo doesn't mind enduring battle scars for as long as he fulfills his duty as the man at the post for the San Miguel Beermen. June Mar Fajardo (MB Photo / Noel Pabalate) Fajardo, who sustained a huge scratch on his right arm, delivered big time and posted a monster double-double...
Vic Manuel. June Mar Fajardo. Jericho Cruz And then there was Robbie Herndon. Photo from PBA Heroes were plenty for San Miguel Beer as it grinded out a 108-100 victory over TNT in an overtime thriller in Game 3 of their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday,...
Vic Manuel drew strength from San Miguel's heartbreaking Game 1 loss against TNT and redeemed himself after a stellar performance in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night, Aug. 24. Vic Manuel of San Miguel (MB Photo / Noel Pabalete) Manuel did not...
San Miguel Beer flaunted its depth and took down TNT, 109-100, to reset their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup Finals on equal footing at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Vic Manuel shone bright for SMB in Game 2 of the PBA Finals. (Noel Pabalate) The Beermen made sure that there...
Converge is serious in making greater strides in its second conference in the PBA after tapping the services of NBA veteran Quincy Miller for the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Photo from Quincy Miller's Instagram account The 6-foot-9 center, who was selected in the second round of the 2012 NBA...
