HIGHLIGHTS: PBA Finals Game 5 San Miguel vs Meralco
2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals schedule (Game 5)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
7:30pm – San Miguel Beermen vs Meralco Bolts
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PBA Finals: Meralco needs to ‘play with poise’ to close out San Miguel
Meralco Bolts in Game 5 of the PBA philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Playing with poise will be of utmost importance for Meralco as it tries to close out San Miguel in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Sunday.
According to Chris Banchero, the Bolts will have to play their own brand of basketball if they want to avoid a do-or-die Game 7 against the mighty Beermen.
And Meralco is locked in. FULL STORY
PBA Finals: June Mar Fajardo confident San Miguel will bounce back
June Mar Fajardo and the San Miguel Beermen in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against Meralco Bolts. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Down but not out.
That’s exactly how June Mar Fajardo sees San Miguel Beermen and their chances in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals after going down 3-2 in the best-of-seven series against Meralco.
The Beermen are now just a win away from letting the All-Filipino crown slip, but Fajardo believes his team has what it takes to drag the duel into a deciding Game 7. FULL STORY
June Mar Fajardo after SMB’s loss to Meralco.
They now need to win two straight in hopes of winning the #PBAFinals. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/gMnkm09n3w
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 14, 2024
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PHOTOS: Meralco Bolts vs San Miguel Beermen PBA Finals Game 5
PBA Finals: Allein Maliksi finds his mark at a perfect time for Meralco
Meralco Bolts’ Allein Maliksi in during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—In a game where the Meralco Bolts needed not to be gun-shy, veteran shooter Allein Maliksi proved the perfect man for the job.
Riding Maliksi’s hot hands, the Bolts broke a deadlock in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals and moved just a win away from getting the franchise’s first league title.
Maliksi became the bearer of bad news for San Miguel as he finished with 22 points and five rebounds in only 26 minutes of action. FULL STORY
Meralco on brink of first PBA title after Game 5 win over San Miguel
Meralco Bolts’ Cliff Hodge, Allein Maliksi and Raymond Almazan during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines–Meralco played with renewed zest in the payoff frame and then kept it together in the final moments on Friday night to slip past San Miguel, 92-88, and move to the doorstep of a maiden PBA Philippine Cup championship.
Allein Maliksi led the scoring charge at Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, as Chris Newsome applied the finishing touches in the Game 5 triumph that put the Bolts ahead 3-2 in the best-of-seven championship duel. FULL STORY
Meralco one win away from PBA glory after defeating San Miguel Beer in Game 5 of the Philippine Cup Finals. #PBAFinals | @jonasterradoINQ pic.twitter.com/ItTM4bwTer
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) June 14, 2024
VIDEO: Meralco Bolts’ Allein Maliksi and coach Luigi Trillo on taking 3-2 lead
WHAT’S THERE TO BE HAPPY ABOUT? Meralco’s Allein Maliksi and coach Luigi Trillo after taking the 3-2 lead. Maliksi said there was nothing to be happy about just yet even if they moved one win away from history.
WHAT’S THERE TO BE HAPPY ABOUT? 🤷♂️
Meralco’s Allein Maliksi and coach Luigi Trillo after taking the 3-2 lead.
Maliksi said there was nothing to be happy about just yet even if they moved one win away from history. #PBAFinals | @MeloFuertesINQ pic.twitter.com/lys0FhMVaF
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) June 14, 2024
LIVE UPDATES: PBA Finals Game 5
Meralco Bolts and San Miguel Beermen shoot for an all-important 3-2 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
FINAL: Meralco takes a 3-2 lead over San Miguel Beer in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals with a 92-88 win at Smart Araneta Coliseum. #PBAFinals | @jonasterradoINQ pic.twitter.com/FmvV7kMSds
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) June 14, 2024
HEATING UP? NOTHING NEW(NEW) ⚡️
Chris Newsome sinks a floater to get to 20 points for the Bolts.
They lead, 88-78, with 5:14 to go. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/Darxkg7WFw
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 14, 2024
GO TO WORK, ABAI. 💪
June Mar Fajardo works for a bucket inside for his 32nd point of the game… and there’s still 7:31 to go in the fourth.
Bolts still lead though, 80-76. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/bReUGwFxqZ
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 14, 2024
Touch and sink Almazan!
49-46 Meralco lead at the start of the 3q #PBAFinalsG5 #PBAAngatAngLaban pic.twitter.com/c3WGxzT37v
— PBA (@pbaconnect) June 14, 2024
Meralco leads San Miguel Beer, 47-46, at halftime in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Winner of tonight's match at Smart Araneta Coliseum will take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports
— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 14, 2024
San Miguel Beer with a 25-24 lead over Meralco at the end of first #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports
— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 14, 2024
WHO’LL GET 3-2?
Game 5 of the #PBAFinals rolls on right now here at Araneta Coliseum. Will it be Meralco or San Miguel who will move just one win away from the Philippine Cup?
Beermen currently leading the Bolts, 19-12, in the opening period. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/eK7ghCf5ck
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 14, 2024
10-6 SMB start #PBAFinalsG5 #PBAAngatAngLaban pic.twitter.com/wIZqnQRhMi
— PBA (@pbaconnect) June 14, 2024
PBA Finals: Meralco, San Miguel brace for war with pivotal Game 5 up
San Miguel Beermen vs Meralco Bolts in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—There has been a popular notion in basketball that when a best-of-seven duel is tied at 2-2, whoever wins Game 5 wins the series.
While that may have proven true for several series in the past, players from Meralco and San Miguel don’t see the same thing going down in the ongoing PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
Just ask Chris Newsome and Chris Ross, who will be leading their respective teams in the now-virtual best-of-three series for the All-Filipino trophy. FULL STORY
PBA Finals: With tiebreaker looming, Meralco tries to dig out more points
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome during Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Producing the best scoring game of his PBA career with 40 points provided little silver lining for Meralco’s Chris Newsome after San Miguel Beer evened things up at 2-2 in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
“It’s great that I scored 40, but the win is definitely more important,” Newsome said after the Game 4 defeat on Wednesday night.
Newsome and the Bolts have another crack at getting a third win, and closer to their first-ever PBA title, in Friday’s pivotal fifth game of the series at Smart Araneta Coliseum. FULL STORY
PBA: Terrence Romeo determined to help San Miguel despite injury
San Miguel Beermen guard Terrence Romeo suits up in PBA Finals Game 4. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel Beer coach Jorge Gallent commended Terrence Romeo for playing through the pain in Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
In the Beermen’s 111-101 conquest of Meralco, Romeo played significant minutes despite nursing an aching calf.
Gallent said that Romeo insisted on playing for the Beermen in hopes of avoiding a 3-1 rut. FULL STORY
PBA: Chris Newsome’s career-best down the drain with Game 4 loss
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome during Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—It may have been a career night for Chris Newsome, but that was the last thing on his mind after Meralco Bolts’ ‘ Game 4 loss to San Miguel in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
Newsome scored a career best 40 points only for the Bolts to lose to the Beermen and have the series pushed back to square one at 2-2.
“They made their adjustments. That’s what a playoff series is all about. They definitely came with a lot more energy today and you certainly saw it,” said Newsome. FULL STORY
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