HIGHLIGHTS: PBA Finals Game 6 San Miguel vs Meralco
2024 PBA Philippine Cup Finals schedule (Game 6)
Smart Araneta Coliseum
6:15pm – San Miguel Beermen vs Meralco Bolts
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June Mar Fajardo: It’s Meralco’s time to win PBA title
San Miguel Beer center June Mar Fajardo during Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—June Mar Fajardo, as expected, displayed grace in defeat after a rare PBA Finals loss by the San Miguel Beermen in the Philippine Cup on Sunday.
Fajardo, a 10-time PBA champion, made sure to give credit where credit is due, tipping his hat to the Meralco Bolts, who closed out the Beermen in six grueling games.
“That’s really how it is. That’s how the sport is. We need to accept the losses,” said Fajardo in Filipino after a heartbreaking 80-78 loss that gave the Bolts their first-ever PBA title. FULL STORY
After very long wait, Bolts now belong in company of PBA immortals
Meralco Bolts celebrate their first franchise PBA championship. – PBA Images
At long last, the Meralco Bolts, perhaps the team with the most number of heartbreaks in terms of chasing a PBA championship, were able to write a happy ending to this story.
And it took one of the longest-tenured players in franchise history to deliver the winning shot that announced Meralco’s coming—after a 14-year wait—as a league immortal.
“There was a time that we really got discouraged because we kept failing and failing,” said Chris Newsome, whose baseline shot with a second left sealed the 80-78 victory and a 4-2 best-of-series win, that gave the Bolts the Philippine Cup, the most prestigious prize in the big league. FULL STORY
PBA: Newsome’s ‘most significant’ shot seals crowning moment
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome during Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Not only did Chris Newsome claim his first PBA championship, it was also his shot that made it happen.
With the title on the line, Newsome took matters into his own hands and drained a jumper with 1.3 seconds left that also delivered Meralco its first-ever PBA title.
“Probably the most significant one up there. It’s up there, for sure,” said an ecstatic Newsome. FULL STORY
PBA Finals loss fuels CJ Perez to get better
San Miguel Beer guard CJ Perez during Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—The hard work never stops for CJ Perez in the offseason especially after San Miguel Beer lost in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
Even after coming off his best PBA season yet, Perez, the Best Player of the Conference in the 2024 Commissioner’s Cup, feels the need to further improve his game and help get the Beermen back to the top.
PBA: Chris Newsome repays Meralco ‘faith’ with title-clinching shot
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome celebrates after leading his team to the PBA Philippine Cup championship.-MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Meralco couldn’t have hoped for any other player than Chris Newsome to hold the ball in the endgame of Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
Newsome showed why after he nailed the game-clinching shot to deliver the Bolts’ first-ever PBA title on Sunday night.
CJ Perez after SMB’s loss to Meralco. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/8D3D4iCXuT
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
Finals MVP Chris Newsome leads Meralco breakthrough PBA title win
PBA Finals MVP Chris Newsome delivers Meralco’s first-ever PBA championship.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines–Chris Newsome finally entered hallowed basketball grounds on Sunday night, delivering Meralco’s first-ever PBA title at the expense of erstwhile defending champion San Miguel.
The two-way guard delivered the finishing blow of the 80-78 Game 6 victory at Smart Araneta Coliseum, capping off a stellar effort that eventually earned him the Honda-PBA Press Corps Finals Most Valuable Player.
Meralco wins first PBA title, survives San Miguel in Game 6
Meralco Bolts celebrate after winning their first-ever PBA title.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines–Call them the “Miracle Bolts.”
Against a battle-tested enemy so used to playing on a pressured-packed stage, the Bolts on Sunday stunned San Miguel, 80-78, to rule the PBA Philippine Cup.
WHAT RHYMES WITH NEWSOME? AWESOME. ⚡️
Meralco’s Chris Newsome is hailed as the Philippine Cup #PBAFinals MVP. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/JoOmTYemMB
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
Allein Maliksi, you are once again a CHAMPION! ⚡️ #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/dNOHCg7p6n
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
Newsome 🤝 Lassiter
RESPECT. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/bHSuKunZke
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
Valiant in defeat, the San Miguel Beermen head to the dugout after absorbing the Game 6 loss over Meralco. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/8XPKFHwr7s
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
WHAT A MOMENT FOR THE NEW CHAMPS! @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/CSkmA5eX55
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
And…NEEEEWWW!!!
The Meralco Bolts are your PBA Philippine Cup champions! #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/W3X2s9SAZv
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
NEWNEW!!!
Chris Newsome sinks a jumper to put Meralco up, 80-78!
1.3 to go, Beermen ball! #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/cDtI5FSZKX
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
THAT’S WHY HE’S THE GOAT. THE GOAAAAT.
June Mar Fajardo sinks a triple to tie the game at 78-all.
Meralco ball with 3.3 to go. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/aIwUFo5Qmt
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
78. 75. MERALCO LEADS.
BEERMEN BALL THOUGH, WITH 5.7 TO GO. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/5vY3qiZQb6
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
ICE. COLD.
Chris Newsome sinks a free throw to extend Meralco’s lead, 78-73, with 29.5 to go.
IS THIS THE BOLTS’ NIGHT? #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/qFpYcvKp0Y
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
CRUNCH TIME INCOMING
Are the Meralco Bolts a quarter away from taking their first PBA championship?
They lead San Miguel at the end of three, 63-58, in Game 6 of the #PBAFinals. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/kRW0TQxQFI
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
Meralco with a 47-40 halftime lead over San Miguel Beer in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Bolts, who once led by 17, are looking to close out the Beermen and win their first PBA championship @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/AGk9VJtD02
— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 16, 2024
AT THE HALF:
Meralco leads San Miguel, 47-40. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
Meralco with 29-18 lead over San Miguel Beer at the end of the first quarter #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports
— Jonas Terrado (@jonasterradoINQ) June 16, 2024
CAN THE PREDATOR BOUNCE BACK?
CJ Perez, who had a slump in Game 5, gets some pep talk in with the Beermen before an important Game 6. #PBAFinals @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/A3L1EUD9LI
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
ONE STUNNER AWAY ⚡️
Meralco warms up before Game 6 of the #PBAFinals.
Can they stun San Miguel tonight and claim that elusive Philippine Cup? Only time will tell. @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/u53lo34nGA
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) June 16, 2024
PBA Finals: ‘Nobody remembers second place,’ says Trillo
Meralco Bolts in Game 5 of the PBA philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
Now that they are within a win of their first-ever PBA championship, the Meralco Bolts are determined to not let a golden opportunity slip away.
Their first chance to close the series out is on Sunday night in Game 6 of the Philippine Cup Finals at Smart Araneta Coliseum, where the franchise that endured so many title heartbreaks can make those defeats a distant memory with another victory over the favored San Miguel Beermen.
PBA Finals: Facing deficit nothing new for deadlock-seeking San Miguel
June Mar Fajardo and the San Miguel Beermen in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against Meralco Bolts. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
San Miguel Beer is in a precarious, yet familiar predicament which it will try to overcome in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals when it stands up to Meralco’s first of two chances to end its long search for a championship.
Game 6 is set 6:15 p.m. on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, where the defending champion Beermen will try to solve the woes that allowed the Bolts to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series two nights earlier.
PBA Finals: Maliksi makes sure there are no weak links with Bolts
Meralco Bolts’ Allein Maliksi in during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
With four PBA titles under his belt, Meralco gunner Allein Maliksi knows a thing or two about winning where lights shine the brightest and stakes are at their highest.
And he proved just that on Friday night, figuring prominently in the Bolts’ 92-88 Game 5 conquest of defending champion San Miguel Beer that also put the club on the threshold of a historic first championship.
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