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Bay Area looks to tighten its grip of the early lead in the standings when it squares off against Phoenix while Aldin Ayo aims to keep his record unblemished when Converge takes on Magnolia in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, Oct. 1. Myles Powell (Photo

Nicholas Rakocevic announced his arrival to the PBA in a sensational fashion, exploding for 45 points and 25 rebounds to tow Magnolia past a gritty Terrafirma side, 100-92, in the 2022 Commissioner’s Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Magnolia import Nicholas Rakocevic (PBA Im

A consistent scoring display in the PBA Finals allowed TNT guard RR Pogoy to leapfrog teammate Mikey Williams in the scoring leaderboard at the end of the Philippine Cup. Photo from PBA Pogoy emerged as the best scorer in the all-Filipino conference after averaging 18.9 points per game, a hair

They may be good friends outside the court but Mikey Williams and Chris Ross are expecting nothing less of their best when they face each other especially with the prestigious all-Filipino Cup crown on the line. Photo from PBA TNT’s Williams, a flamboyant guard who took the PBA by storm with h

Mark Barroca displayed poise under pressure as he willed Magnolia to a 105-97 victory over TNT in Game 5 of their best-of-seven semifinals series in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Friday, Aug. 12, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Mark Barroca (PBA Images) With the Hotshots' backs pushed again

MANILA - Magnolia stayed alive in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals after tripping TNT, 105-97, in Game 5 of their series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday. Sent to the brink of elimination, the Hotshots played with much urgency against the Tropang Giga, sizzling offensively for 59 points in the first half, the most by any team to start a game in their best-of-seven series. TNT tried to crawl back into the game in the second half, but Magnolia quickly weathered the rallies a...

MANILA - Jayson Castro won it for TNT Tropang Giga as he hit a three-pointer in the dying moments to give his team a 93-92 win over Magnolia Hotshots in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In a game that saw Mikey Williams getting limited to just 15 points, Castro provided the clutch help for the Tropang Giga, burying a contested three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to steal the win from the Hotshots. Magnolia thought they had ...

Jayson Castro put up a vintage performance in a frantic finish in Game 3 that saw TNT escaping Magnolia, 93-92, on the veteran point guard’s desperation trey in the waning seconds of the game. Jayson Castro (PBA Images) Like what he was casually doing back in his good, old days with TNT and Gi

TNT head coach Chot Reyes was left frustrated by his team’s effort in their Game 2 loss against Magnolia, saying that the Tropang Giga cannot win against the Hotshot using talent alone and that they must outwork them to regain the series lead come Game 3. TNT coach Chot Reyes (PBA Images) W

A clutch three-pointer by Jayson Castro handed TNT Tropang Giga a thrilling 93-92 win over Magnolia Hotshots in Game 3 of their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal.