San Mig Coffee survives Alaska; Aces putting the game under protest
By Mark Giongco
Head coach Tim Cone held his breath as Cyrus Baguio—uncontested—uncorked a three-pointer from the right wing with the game on the line.
Head coach Tim Cone held his breath as Cyrus Baguio—uncontested—uncorked a three-pointer from the right wing with the game on the line.
Alaska’s unbeaten start has Cyrus Baguio’s name written all over it.
HIGH-FLYER Cyrus Baguio played clutch roles in Alaska’s back-to-back wins this week to earn for himself the Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week honors for the period Feb. 11 to 17.
Every time Alaska needed a basket, Cyrus Baguio has delivered.
Alaska drew clutch plays in the last 10 seconds and the Aces salvaged an 83-81 win over Rain or Shine Saturday night in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Alaska’s Cyrus Baguio dodged a bullet on Thursday when the PBA Commissioner’s office decided against suspending him for his hard foul on Talk N’ Text’s Jason Castro.
STARTING out hot and reaching boiling point near the end, Alaska Milk didn’t take any chances and ripped Meralco, 88-70, for a 2-0 sweep of the Bolts at Smart Araneta Coliseum and a Final Four seat in the PBA Philippine Cup.
For a squad loaded with so much high-scoring personnel, B-Meg certainly sent out a strong defensive message last night. The Llamados clamped down hard on Alaska to forge a 90-75 victory—keyed in large part by holding the Aces to eight second-quarter points—and more or less assured themselves of advancing to the playoffs of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
One big shot came one after another, but Alaska’s LA Tenorio had the final say.
Barangay Ginebra has brought an old hand back for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, believing that he can weave the same magic for the most popular ballclub in the league.
James Yap found his range when B-Meg Derby Ace needed it, carrying the Llamados to an energy-sapping 92-89 double overtime win against the Alaska Aces Sunday night in the 2011 PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The two-time MVP drilled in all of his four attempts from the field in the second extension period while rookie Mark Barroca had several brilliant moments of his own, filling in the shoes of Peter June Simon on helping the Llamados duplicate over the Aces.
Coach Joel Banal felt relieved at the rare experience of a post-game interview after five years.
With its chief gunners slowly returning to form, Meralco turned back Alaska, 81-75, to seize solo second spot Friday night in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
