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 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.
Rookie Calvin Abueva of Alaska and veteran Barangay Ginebra playmaker LA Tenorio, the main cogs of the Aces and the Gin Kings battling for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup title, will also be chasing personal glory as well.
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.
Ginebra frustrated Talk N’ Text all game, coming away with a 111-103 win in game five and setting up a classic finals match-up with Alaska in the 2013 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Sunday night.
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.
What RJ Jazul missed as the time expired in regulation, he more than made up for it in overtime on Wednesday in game three of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals.
RJ Jazul gave Alaska a timely boost in overtime just as Calvin Abueva continued to work and lift the Aces past San Mig Coffee in overtime, 89-82, in game three of the 2013 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals Wednesday.
Alaska finally won one over San Mig Coffee and made former coach Tim Cone miss his pre-game prediction of a “magnificent battle” by a mile.
San Mig Coffee swingman James Yap let his frustrations out following his team’s 67-86 defeat in Game 2 Monday night.
Alaska’s losing skid against its former coach Tim Cone and San Mig Coffee finally came to an end Monday night.
JV CASIO delivered key baskets in the stretch and helped Alaska salvage an 87-81 victory over Air21 last night that gave the elimination round topnotcher Aces the first Final Four seat in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
SWEETER the second time around. Alaska overhauled a bigger Rain or Shine deficit this time and then completed another miraculous comeback without an import in the final 3:20 for an 89-84 overtime win that all but gave the Aces a twice-to-beat edge in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup playoffs.
