NLEX, Cafe France gun for share of top spot

Reigning champion NLEX and Cafe France gun for a share of the lead when they clash against separate rivals in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena Thursday.

Reigning champion NLEX and Cafe France gun for a share of the lead when they clash against separate rivals in the PBA D-League Foundation Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena Thursday.

NLEX’s big guns came out firing in the final quarter as the Road Warriors rallied from a double-digit deficit against Big Chill, 80-70, at the start of the PBA D-League Foundation’s Cup Tuesday at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
The NLEX Road Warriors take on the squad that gave them a lot of trouble in the last conference when the PBA D-League Foundation’s Cup fires off Tuesday at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.

With defending champion NLEX made up of high-caliber players headed by college stars RR Garcia and Calvin Abueva, slotman Ian Sangalang sometimes may get overlooked.

Their lone meeting this season resulted into a rout.
Flashing its vaunted firepower, NLEX came out charging from the get-go and crushed Big Chill, 89-60, Tuesday to claim the last title berth in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.

Reminiscent of their hard-earned Game 2 triumph, fancied NLEX once again roared to a fast start and built a commanding lead over Big Chill at the half.

NLEX coach Boyet Fernandez hopes his top-seeded Road Warriors won’t put to waste their near-perfect run in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup.

Big Chill and Freego Jeans vie to complete a semifinal sweep of their fancied opponents and arrange what had seemed as an improbable championship showdown.

Big Chill and Freego Jeans proved they weren’t mere lucky the first time.

A hot streak hasn’t made NLEX any more confident in the semifinals as the Road Warriors go up against the lone squad that beat them in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup.

Ferocious on both ends, Freego Jeans and Big Chill clinched semifinal berths with a game to spare following lopsided victories Thursday in the PBA D-League Aspirants Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena.
Freego Jeans and Big Chill shoot for semifinal berths when they clash with separate rivals Thursday in the PBA D-League Aspirants’ Cup.