MORE than clinching its 14th PBA title with no less than a sweep, Alaska takes to the floor today looking to regain old glory under a coach owner Fred Uytengsu gambled on following the sudden departure of Tim Cone for greener pastures last year.
Hot start, cold start—it really didn’t matter. Alaska still has complete mastery of Barangay Ginebra. The Aces wiped away an early seven-point deficit with ease and all but crushed the spirits of the Gin Kings with a 104-90 win last night in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup title playoffs at Mall of Asia Arena.
Alaska continued to be the bane of Ginebra’s existence this conference on Friday. The Aces reprised their game one win over the Kings, but in a slightly different manner as last Wednesday, 104-90, on Friday in the 2013 PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals at the Mall of Asia Arena.
CALVIN Abueva took charge in the fourth quarter, spearheading an Alaska comeback for an 83-78 victory over San Mig Coffee at Smart Araneta Coliseum that dethroned the Mixers and sent the Aces to the Finals of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
PLAYING in a do-or-die game for the third time in close to a month, Barangay Ginebra did what it is traditionally very good at: Survive.
All for the fans. Gilas-Pilipinas, the national five tasked to take the country back to the World Basketball scene, and a PBA All-Star Selection made up of superstars who are just as talented as the nationals, clash in the centerpiece game of the All-Star Week today at Davao Del Sur Coliseum here.
THE SAN Miguel Beermen averted a near-collapse to down the Indonesia Warriors, 70-66, last night and clinch homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs in the Asean Basketball League at Y nares Sports Arena.
Big Chill banked on its hot shooting to blow out Cebuana Lhuillier Tuesday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the JCSGO Gym in Cubao.
For the most part, Alaska had Denzel Bowles figured out as its relentless defense held Bowles to just six points heading into the final minute of the game.
SAN MIGUEL Beer withstood a fiery finish by the Saigon Heat to keep its sizzling streak going in the Asean Basketball League with a 71-69 victory yesterday at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
COMING out with boundless energy, Barangay Ginebra made Talk ‘N Text look truly ugly on this one. After yielding the first bucket of the game, the Gin Kings dropped one blitzkrieg after another and bombed the Tropang Texters back to the stone age, 104-81, to take a 1-0 lead in their Cebuana Lhuillier PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinal series.
San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Indiana all took big strides toward the next stage of the NBA playoffs by winning their home games on Wednesday and taking 2-0 series leads.
Rain or Shine import Bruno Sundov picked the most inopportune time to be at his worst. Sundov, the seven-foot-three Croatian, recorded just 12 points and six rebounds in limited minutes due to foul trouble.
