MANILA - Barangay Ginebra returned from a 19-point deficit to stun the NLEX Road Warriors, 83-75, in their PBA Philippine Cup meeting on Wednesday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Ginebra took over in the final 18 minutes of the game to steal the victory from NLEX, which was earlier thought to be on its way to a blowout win. Behind a solid first half, NLEX opened a 55-36 advantage with 7:11 left in the third period, but Ginebra finished the quarter on a 19-5 run before outscoring its opponent, 25-12, in the final canto to complete the comeback. Japeth Aguilar led the Gin Kings, who bounced back from their loss to the Magnolia Hotshots and moved to second place in the team standings at 3-1, just behind the unbeaten San Miguel Beermen, with 20 points, seven rebounds, one assist, three blocks, and a steal. Arvin Tolentino caught fire late and added 17 points, three rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Kevin Alas chipped in 16 points, four assists, and one steal, while Calvin
TNT and Rain or Shine shoot for second victories and the share of the early lead against their debuting opponents Thursday, June 9 in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.
Jayson Castro of TNT (PBA) The Tropang Giga face the Blackwater Bossing at 5:15 p.m. before the Elas
MANILA - Converge will quickly get a baptism of fire as the team's much-anticipated Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) debut will happen right at the start of the league's 47th season on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. In a copy of the Philippine Cup elimination round schedule obtained by the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Monday, the FiberXers will be involved in the season opener as they will face the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters at 4:30 p.m., right after the 2 p.m. opening ceremonies highlighted by the Leo Awards for Season 46. While being a newcomer, Converge will be parading a lot of familiar faces as they retained the core of the Alaska Aces following the latter's franchise sale during the offseason. However, the club infused a good dose of youth recently to its roster by drafting big men Jeo Ambohot and Justin Arana and trading for high-flyers Tyrus Hill and Kurt Lojera. Hill was not activated for the FiberXers' opening day roster acco
TNT shoots for a second straight title as the PBA 3x3 heads south Saturday, May 28 with the second leg of the third conference at Robinsons Place in Las Pinas City.
Photo from PBA The Tropang Giga face the NorthPort Batang Pier at 10 a.m. to begin a busy 14-game slate before fans and shoppers.
Photo from PBA Meralco beat previous champion Limitless to complete a sweep of its first three assignments in the sixth and final leg of the PBA 3x3 second conference Tuesday, April 12 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Tonino Gonzaga, Joseph Sedurifa, Dexter Maiquez and Maclean Sabellina claimed a 22