Everyone thought Alaska owner Wilfred Uytengsu had gone nuts when he appointed Luigi Trillo—zero for 28 as a UAAP coach and winless in a short stint on the bench in the D-League—coach of the Aces in the PBA.
After climbing from 0-4 and making a surprise trip in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals despite having a shorthanded lineup, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel just didn’t have enough left against Alaska.
THE PHILIPPINE rugby team came up with a brave, battling game to smother the United Arab Emirates, 24-8, before a big, wildly cheering crowd at Rizal Memorial Stadium Saturday night and keep its spot in the HSBC Asian Five Nations elite group at least until next year.
Alaska leaned on a late surge to pull away from Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 104-80, and seized its first championship in three years after pulling off a three-game sweep in their best-of-five PBA Commissioner’s Cup championship series before a record crowd at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Sunday night.
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.
Alaska coach Luigi Trillo believes his Aces didn’t get anything other than a 1-0 lead by winning Game 1 of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup title series with Barangay Ginebra.
Alaska couldn’t have started any better, Barangay Ginebra couldn’t have come out any worse and Game 1 of the much-hyped PBA Commissioner’s Cup title series ended emphatically in favor of the Aces at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
It started with a 14-0 run, then Alaska just kept pushing the lead and ended up stunning crowd darling Ginebra, 87-70, in game one of their best-of-five finals in the 2013 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday.
George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George added 18 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday night, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 93-82 victory over the New York Knicks and a 3-1 lead in the second-round series.
Barangay Ginebra, fiery and intense, likes to run at any given chance. Call the Gin Kings: Fire. Alaska, cool and composed, likes to set the tempo every game. Call the Aces: Ice.
Blackwater Sports got the crucial win it needed but Fruitas also survived a thriller to keep its own semifinal bid alive in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup yesterday at JCSGO Gym in Cubao.
