Game 7 will be a war, says Jimmy Alapag
By Mark Giongco
It doesn’t take an expert to know that when the last six games have gone down the wire, Game 7 will be no different.
It doesn’t take an expert to know that when the last six games have gone down the wire, Game 7 will be no different.
For two squads loaded with superstar names, reaching the finals was something like a birthright. It was something that experts picked as the next arena for their rivalry.
Powerade tries to arrange an unlikely title showdown with Petron for the PBA Philippine Cup when the Tigers and the Boosters shoot for the clinching fourth wins in their best-of-seven semifinal series against separate rivals Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Hitting three-pointers in the nick of time has become quite ordinary for Alex Cabagnot.
Showing flashes of the form that made him a two-time MVP, Danny Ildefonso drilled a long corner jumper as Petron Blaze nipped Talk ‘N Text, 91-89, and leveled their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series Saturday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Talk N Text gained a head start in the semifinal clash with Petron Blaze but TNT coach Chot Reyes is more concerned on how his team could deliver a potent finishing kick.
Reyes hopes none of the shaky windup in the best-of-seven series opener would transpire again when the Tropang Texters tangle with the Petron Blaze Boosters Saturday in Game 2 of their PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.
Despite a shaky finish that left its coach disgusted, Talk ‘N Text Thursday night went on to pip Petron Blaze, 87-83, for a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.
Talk ‘N Text and Petron Blaze square off Thursday in their PBA Philippine Cup’s Final Four series described as the “championship before the championship” with no team given an edge at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.
Arwind Santos, the reedy Petron Blaze power forward, leads everyone in the statistical points race and is well on his way to becoming the first player in seven years to win the PBA Best Player of the Conference award back-to-back.
Rain or Shine, a young squad itching to carve a niche in PBA history, and Petron Blaze, a powerhouse side with a very rich winning tradition, try to close out separate foes Wednesday and seal places in the Final Four of a 2011 Philippine Cup that’s seen its share of the unexpected happening.
Rain or Shine gave Barangay Ginebra a big dose of its never-say-die medicine Friday night, scoring 43 fourth quarter points before prevailing, 112-105, in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-three PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal series.
Benched for most of the night for being a defensive liability, Japeth Aguilar played the finest 3.7 seconds of his career to lift Talk ‘N Text to a huge 80-78 victory over Petron Blaze in the PBA Philippine Cup Tuesday night.
MANILA, Philippines—Petron Blaze treated the worst team in the league as a warm-up for its forthcoming duel with the leading club in the PBA Philippine Cup. Arwind Santos posted his sixth double-double of the season—18 points and 11 rebounds—as the Boosters pummeled the winless Shopinas.com Clickers, 102-77, Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The [...]
