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MANILA, Philippines -- The San Miguel Beermen held on and took Game 1 over the gritty Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 101-98, in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
MANILA, Philippines -- Make it nine straight victories for the fiery San Miguel Beermen.
MANILA, Philippines – Marcio Lassiter is back to his lethal form and contribute to San Miguel’s excellent run in the PBA Philippine Cup.
MANILA, Philippines -- The San Miguel Beermen banked on huge performances from CJ Perez, Mo Tautuaa and June Mar Fajardo to notch their fifth straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup, escaping the Terrafirma Dyip, 113-110, Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
Gilas coach Tim Cone has added two players to the Gilas pool from which to choose who will suit up for the country in the coming international competitions starting with the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Latvia on July 2-7. Cone initially named 12 to the pool but later decided to expand the list to 14 to cover for injuries or other reasons that may make some players unavailable.
In the PBA Philippine Cup, there are 11 players averaging in double figure points without starting a single contest. They could easily be starters but in the concept of today’s game where a deep rotation and instant offense from the bench are a premium, their roles have been tweaked. It’s possible down the road on the way to the playoffs, they’ll be elevated to first five status but for the moment, it’s bombs away as shock troopers.
Scottie Thompson, nursing a bad back, won’t be able to play for coach Tim Cone’s Team Japeth against coach Jorge Gallent’s Team Mark in the highlight of the PBA All-Star extravaganza at the University of St. La Salle gym in Bacolod City tonight.
MANILA, Philippines -- The inaugural 3-point shooting contest for bigs got a little rock 'n roll to it.