JEFF Viernes sparkled in the clutch as Boracay Rum spoiled Fruitas’ bid for an automatic semifinal seat with a 63-54 victory yesterday in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.
THE SAN Miguel Beermen go through a tough warmup for the Asean Basketball League playoffs today when they tangle with the Westport Malaysia Dragons in Kuala Lumpur.
Bodies are crashing to the floor, elbows are flying, and the intensity is just a notch higher—Alaska coach Luigi Trillo reminded his players that this is not another sport, this is just PBA finals basketball.
The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the NBA semi-finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the top seeded Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 to take their playoff series in five games.
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.
FRUITAS seeks the second outright semifinal berth today when it clashes with dangerous Boracay Rum in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
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.
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.
God helps those who help themselves, as the saying goes. And for Jay-Jay Helterbrand, help from above couldn’t have come at a more opportune time.
NLEX got its big man back and scored a big win over EA Regens, 103-86, yesterday to clinch the No. 1 spot and the first outright semifinal berth in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at Ynares Sports Arena.
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.
THE MOST intriguing question out in Ongpin (Chinatown) last Friday did not involve Mayor Alfredo Lim and how the tough-talking city executive could survive the screaming challenge of former President Joseph Estrada in yesterday’s midterm polls.
