Magnolia rode on a blistering second quarter assault to take down NLEX, 98-89, and draw first blood in their best-of-three quarterfinals affair in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, July 24. Mark Barroca (PBA Images) Mark Barroca and Paul Lee anchored the decisive...
NLEX caught fire from the three-point territory and bucked the absences of its key players to sink NorthPort, 109-95, in the final day of the eliminations in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Friday, July 22, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. PBA Images The Road Warriors flaunted their depth and accurate...
Basketball and football crossing path is a rare sight to see but that was exactly what the crowd inside the Smart Araneta Coliseum had witnessed as the historic Philippine National Women’s Football Team graced the PBA floor on Thursday, July 21. FILIPINAS During the halftime break of the clash...
Japeth Aguilar played limited minutes but made sure to make it count to power Barangay Ginebra to a 100-93 victory over Phoenix and get a fitting warm up for the quarterfinals in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Thursday, July 21. Japeth Aguilar (PBA Images) The Kings showed composure against the...
Johnsherick Estrada took charge in the final frame as Adalem Construction-St. Clare escaped a gritty Builders Warehouse-UST 87-86 to clinch a spot in the playoffs of the 2022 PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup on Thursday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Johnsherick Estrada (PBA Images) Estrada dropped 13...
Magnolia showed no mercy and eliminated a shorthanded Rain or Shine side with a 31-point drubbing, 118-87, in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday, July 20 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Photo from PBA The Hotshots rode a blistering first half where they built a 24-point lead to pick up their...
Converge rookie Justin Arana showed maturity as he delivered the biggest plays down the stretch to squeeze out a 92-90 victory over Blackwater in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday, July 20, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Justin Arana (PBA Images) The 23-year-old center showed nerves of steel...
Meralco guard Aaron Black is dedicating his clutch performance against San Miguel Beer, as well as the rest of the season to his late grandmother who passed away in the US over the weekend. Aaron Black plays with a heavy heart against San Miguel (PBA Images) Playing with a heavy heart and all,...
Allein Maliksi and Aaron Black came through in the clutch as Meralco pulled the rug from under top seed San Miguel Beer, 89-86, to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, July 17. Allein Maliksi nails back-to-back three-pointers to...
Phoenix staved off elimination in an emphatic fashion and thwarted Converge, 89-66, to stay alive in the quarterfinals race in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Saturday, July 16. A masterful defensive performance in the first half set the tone for the romp as the Fuel...
Rain or Shine continued to display a sense of urgency as it denied Terrafirma, 97-82, to stay in hunt for the quarterfinals seat in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Saturday, July 16. Leonard Santillan (PBA Images) Playing without key players Gabe Norwood, Mike...
NLEX snapped its three-game losing streak in a dominant fashion, drubbing Blackwater, 98-68, to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Friday, July 15, at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. Don Trollano (PBA Images) The Road Warriors battered the hapless Bossing side...
