source: Nelson Beltran | philstar.com
Alaska Milk continued to play as one solid unit and repeated over Barako Bull, 99-88, to keep the solo lead at the start of the second round of the KFC PBA Philippine Cup elimination phase at the Ynares Arena in Pasig last night.
Sustaining the momentum of their two-game closing run in the first round, the Aces stayed alone on top with a 9-1 win-loss card.
The Energy Boosters put up a tough stand in the first half but fell behind by a large margin in the third period and ran out of time in their endgame chase, tumbling down to ninth place with a 2-8 record.
The Aces had another steady showing from their starters and second unit in a balanced scoring the Energy Boosters failed to match.
The Alaska reserves pummeled their Barako Bull counterparts in a crucial stretch bridging the last two quarters to open leads of over 20 points.
The Energy Boosters waged a chase at endgame but the best they could do was trim the gap at 88-93. Aris Dimaunahan hastened their downfall with two missed free throws then misfired a three-pointer.
Arwind Santos came through with another monstrous performance against his former team Burger King, and streaking San Miguel continued to get going, repeating over the Whoppers, 100-85, in thefirst game.
Santos collected 27 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks and four assists in a follow-up to his 28-point and 18-rebound showing in hisfirst meeting with his former teammates last Oct. 21.
Lordy Tugade, Denok Miranda and Olsen Racela also piled up key numbers as the Beermen duplicated their 117-99 rout of the Whoppers in their previous tiff and, improved their win-loss record to 8-2.
As in their last game, the Whoppers came out strong but tapered off at the finish, suffering a seventh loss against three wins.
San Miguel has actually beaten the Lina Group franchise in all their last nine games in the all-Filipino tourney. The Beermen last lost to the Whoppers (formerly Express) in May 24, 2006.
SMB pounded BK in the payoff, breaking away from a tight battle in stretching its amazing streak to eight games. The Beermen won those games by a whopping average margin of 16.5 points.
Coach Siot Tanquingcen and his troops have yet to lose a game since bowing to Barangay Ginebra and Alaska Milk in their first two games in the season.
For Racela, it became more meaningful that they emerged triumphant in his 872nd career game. Racela moved past Jerry Codiñera and Yoyoy Villamin to be at fifth place in the all-time most number of games played. Abet Guidaben is at No. 1 with 1,081, followed by Ramon Fernandez (1,074), Robert Jaworski (958) and Philip Cezar (918).
Racela, a mere second-round draft selection in 1993, marked his new career milestone with 12 points.
“I’m blessed to play this long.... playing long in a high-level of play,” said Racela.
Santos, however, stood out with a highly productive performance, underscoring his emergence as the new SMB main man. The versatile 6-foot-4 forward out of FEU is No. 2 in the league both in scoring and in rebounding.
“I’m just doing my job and I’m happy I’m helping my team win games,” said Santos who could have got more numbers if not forced to sit down the closing minutes after figuring in a double-technical incident with Ronnie Matias.
Santos, however, had done his job before riding the bench.
He worked hard on both ends, keying a run that had the Beermen pulling away from a 72-67 count at the start of the final period.
The scores:
Alaska 99 --Hugnatan 17, Tenorio 16, Thoss 14, Miller 11, DeVance 9, Dela Cruz 9, Borboran 8, Fonacier 8, Ferriols 5, Cariaso 2, Burtscher 0.
Barako Bull 88 -- Aljamal 21, Alonzo 12, Dimaunahan 12, Crisano 12, Menor 9, Belano 7, Hubalde 6, Memberere 5, Fernandez 4, Najorda 0, Sta. Maria 0, Lao 0
Quarterscores: 29-26; 51-47; 79-64; 99-88
Monday, November 30, 2009
Streaking Beermen scuttle Whopper’s upset bid
source: gmanews.tv
For three quarters, Burger King appeared ready to prick San Miguel Beer’s current winning streak in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup.
That was until the Beermen came through with a telling run in the payoff period and held the Whopper without a field goal for nearly nine minutes.
With Arwind Santos and Lordy Tugade leading the charge, the Beermen scuttled the Whopper's upset bid with a 100-85 victory Sunday night, stretching their winning run in the season-ending tournament to eight.
Overall, they are at 8-2.
“We’re trying to win as many games as we could to offset the injuries to our key players," said SMB coach Siot Tanquingcen, referring to Danny Ildefonso and Jay Washington.
The Beermen held the Whopper to 0-of-14 shooting from the field in the fourth, before JR Quinahan broke the silence with a follow-up with only 3:14 left to play.
That crucial stretch allowed the Beermen to turn a tight contest into a rout. After Quinahan connected on the shot, Olsen Racela retaliated with a triple, pushingSan Miguel way ahead at 92-71 with 2:58 remaining.
“I think out defense was key tonight. Defense should always be constant for us while we await the return of Danny I. and Jay Wash," Tanquingcen added.
Santos paced San Miguel with 27 points, 12 rebounds and six block shots, two of them in succession against Ronnie Matias in what turned out to be the play of the game.
Tugade added 20 markers, Denok Miranda 14 while Racela, who became the fifth all-time best in games played with 872, contributed 12.
Burger King, coming off a painful 118-105 defeat to defending champion Talk ‘N Text in a game where it squandered a 30-point lead, suffered its seventh loss in 10 games.
Richard Yee led the Whopper with 14 points and seven rebounds.
At first, the Whopper appeared to have fully recovered from their sorry loss to the Texters, scoring the game’s first eight points.
But they couldn’t sustain the scoring needed to frustrate the Beermen, who managed to take the halftime lead at 45-44 on a triple from Santos.
The scores:
San Miguel 100 —Santos 27, Tugade 20, Miranda 14, Racela 12, Villanueva 11, Pena 7, Hontiveros 5, Pennisi 3, Eman 1, Cortez 0, Calaguio 0.
Burger King 85 – Yee R, 14, Sharma 12, Yee M 11, Matias 10, Belga 8, Lanete 8, Buenafe 8, David 6, Williams 4, Quinahan 4.
Quarterscores: 18-22, 45-44; 72-67; 100-85
For three quarters, Burger King appeared ready to prick San Miguel Beer’s current winning streak in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup.
That was until the Beermen came through with a telling run in the payoff period and held the Whopper without a field goal for nearly nine minutes.
With Arwind Santos and Lordy Tugade leading the charge, the Beermen scuttled the Whopper's upset bid with a 100-85 victory Sunday night, stretching their winning run in the season-ending tournament to eight.
Overall, they are at 8-2.
“We’re trying to win as many games as we could to offset the injuries to our key players," said SMB coach Siot Tanquingcen, referring to Danny Ildefonso and Jay Washington.
The Beermen held the Whopper to 0-of-14 shooting from the field in the fourth, before JR Quinahan broke the silence with a follow-up with only 3:14 left to play.
That crucial stretch allowed the Beermen to turn a tight contest into a rout. After Quinahan connected on the shot, Olsen Racela retaliated with a triple, pushingSan Miguel way ahead at 92-71 with 2:58 remaining.
“I think out defense was key tonight. Defense should always be constant for us while we await the return of Danny I. and Jay Wash," Tanquingcen added.
Santos paced San Miguel with 27 points, 12 rebounds and six block shots, two of them in succession against Ronnie Matias in what turned out to be the play of the game.
Tugade added 20 markers, Denok Miranda 14 while Racela, who became the fifth all-time best in games played with 872, contributed 12.
Burger King, coming off a painful 118-105 defeat to defending champion Talk ‘N Text in a game where it squandered a 30-point lead, suffered its seventh loss in 10 games.
Richard Yee led the Whopper with 14 points and seven rebounds.
At first, the Whopper appeared to have fully recovered from their sorry loss to the Texters, scoring the game’s first eight points.
But they couldn’t sustain the scoring needed to frustrate the Beermen, who managed to take the halftime lead at 45-44 on a triple from Santos.
The scores:
San Miguel 100 —Santos 27, Tugade 20, Miranda 14, Racela 12, Villanueva 11, Pena 7, Hontiveros 5, Pennisi 3, Eman 1, Cortez 0, Calaguio 0.
Burger King 85 – Yee R, 14, Sharma 12, Yee M 11, Matias 10, Belga 8, Lanete 8, Buenafe 8, David 6, Williams 4, Quinahan 4.
Quarterscores: 18-22, 45-44; 72-67; 100-85
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
TNT DRUBS INJURY-PLAGUED KINGS, JOINS LOG JAM AT 3RD
SOURCE: PBA.PH
Wed, 11/25/2009 - 22:41
Talk n Text rebounded strong from a loss the last time out, pounding an injury-riddled Barangay Ginebra squad for an 87-72 win in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night.
Jared Dillinger put in 18 points and the same number of rebounds as he best typified the resolve shown by the Tropang Texters in springing back from a four-point defeat to the Alaska Milk Aces last Friday.
Dillinger and the Texters pummeled the Kings hard in the final half for the convincing victory that forced a three-way jam among Talk n Text, Ginebra and Sta. Lucia at third place on their identical 5-3 win-loss cards.
"Coming to this game, we're 4-3 and we thought if we can find a way to win our next two games, we'll just be a game behind the second placer after the first round of the elims. That's not bad," said Talk n Text coach Chot Reyes.
"We got a break when Jayjay (Helterbrand) couldn't play. We talked about using Jayjay's absence as an advantage," Reyes added.
Helterbrand, the 2008-09 MVP winner, rejoined Mark Caguioa on the sideline with a bruised knee. And the Kings became all the more short-handed as Celino Cruz suffered a fractured left hand towards the end of the first half.
The Kings slowly faded out in the second half and absorbed a fifth straight loss in their head-on duels with the Texters in the all-Filipino tourney.
Johnny Abarrientos suited up once more with Ginebra lacking in manpower.
The 1996 MVP awardee played his second game this season, contributing three steals, three rebounds, two points and two assists in 18 minutes of play.
"Malaking bagay yung wala sa kanila si Jayjay at Mark Caguioa. Good for at least 50 points yun dalawang yon," said Reyes.
Talk n Text fought Ginebra through six deadlocks and five lead changes before taking the half at 41-38.
Mark Cardona and Dillinger figured in fierce match-ups with Ronald Tubid and JC Intal early on with the TnT pair combining for 17 points against the Ginebra duo's 20 in the first 24 minutes of play.
Cardona was nearly flawless, with 3-of-4 field-goal shooting plus 2-of-2 free throws.
Jason Castro, Ali Peek, Harvey Carey and Nic Belasco joined the fray in the second half, allowing the Texters to lead by as many as 15.
Dillinger stood out with his active performance in rebounding. He got 10 defensive and eight offensive caroms -- his biggest in his young PBA career.
"Nakakuha ng maraming offensive rebounds dahil ang sama ng shooting nya. Kinausap ko nga na hindi naman pwedeng ganon lang. He has to be smarter than that. Good thing, he converted his shots in the clutch," said Reyes. (SB)
Talk n Text 87 -- Dillinger 18, Castro 11, Cardona 11, Peek 10, De Ocampo Y. 7, De Ocampo R. 6, Ritualo 6, Belasco 6, Carey 5, Alapag 5, Isip 2.
Ginebra 72 -- Tubid 21, Intal 11, Menk 9, Mamaril 7, Baguio 7, Villanueva 6, Salvacion 4, Cruz 3, Wilson 2, Abbarientos 2, White 0, Alvarez 0.
Quarterscores: 20-22; 41-38; 69-59; 87-72
Wed, 11/25/2009 - 22:41
Talk n Text rebounded strong from a loss the last time out, pounding an injury-riddled Barangay Ginebra squad for an 87-72 win in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night.
Jared Dillinger put in 18 points and the same number of rebounds as he best typified the resolve shown by the Tropang Texters in springing back from a four-point defeat to the Alaska Milk Aces last Friday.
Dillinger and the Texters pummeled the Kings hard in the final half for the convincing victory that forced a three-way jam among Talk n Text, Ginebra and Sta. Lucia at third place on their identical 5-3 win-loss cards.
"Coming to this game, we're 4-3 and we thought if we can find a way to win our next two games, we'll just be a game behind the second placer after the first round of the elims. That's not bad," said Talk n Text coach Chot Reyes.
"We got a break when Jayjay (Helterbrand) couldn't play. We talked about using Jayjay's absence as an advantage," Reyes added.
Helterbrand, the 2008-09 MVP winner, rejoined Mark Caguioa on the sideline with a bruised knee. And the Kings became all the more short-handed as Celino Cruz suffered a fractured left hand towards the end of the first half.
The Kings slowly faded out in the second half and absorbed a fifth straight loss in their head-on duels with the Texters in the all-Filipino tourney.
Johnny Abarrientos suited up once more with Ginebra lacking in manpower.
The 1996 MVP awardee played his second game this season, contributing three steals, three rebounds, two points and two assists in 18 minutes of play.
"Malaking bagay yung wala sa kanila si Jayjay at Mark Caguioa. Good for at least 50 points yun dalawang yon," said Reyes.
Talk n Text fought Ginebra through six deadlocks and five lead changes before taking the half at 41-38.
Mark Cardona and Dillinger figured in fierce match-ups with Ronald Tubid and JC Intal early on with the TnT pair combining for 17 points against the Ginebra duo's 20 in the first 24 minutes of play.
Cardona was nearly flawless, with 3-of-4 field-goal shooting plus 2-of-2 free throws.
Jason Castro, Ali Peek, Harvey Carey and Nic Belasco joined the fray in the second half, allowing the Texters to lead by as many as 15.
Dillinger stood out with his active performance in rebounding. He got 10 defensive and eight offensive caroms -- his biggest in his young PBA career.
"Nakakuha ng maraming offensive rebounds dahil ang sama ng shooting nya. Kinausap ko nga na hindi naman pwedeng ganon lang. He has to be smarter than that. Good thing, he converted his shots in the clutch," said Reyes. (SB)
Talk n Text 87 -- Dillinger 18, Castro 11, Cardona 11, Peek 10, De Ocampo Y. 7, De Ocampo R. 6, Ritualo 6, Belasco 6, Carey 5, Alapag 5, Isip 2.
Ginebra 72 -- Tubid 21, Intal 11, Menk 9, Mamaril 7, Baguio 7, Villanueva 6, Salvacion 4, Cruz 3, Wilson 2, Abbarientos 2, White 0, Alvarez 0.
Quarterscores: 20-22; 41-38; 69-59; 87-72
Rain or Shine sends Coca-Cola deeper down the standings
source: gmanews.tv
Rain or Shine Elasto just doesn’t want to be branded as the worst team in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup at the moment. The tag belongs to the Coca-Cola Tigers, the Elasto Painters made sure about that.
Behind the conference-high in points and assists by Sol Mercado, Rain or Shine rallied from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to nip Coca-Cola, 92-84, its first-ever franchise win against the team.
Mercado nailed 24 points and issued eight assists – both personal bests this conference – and added four rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes of playing time Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
The burly playmaker shot 7-of-15 from the field and missed only a free throw out of his 10 attempts.
This marked the first time in seven consecutive outings that the Elasto Painters had beaten the Tigers since joining the league two seasons ago.
And following the breakthrough win against the Tigers, coach Caloy Garcia could only hope for better things to come for his team.
“I always believe in my players that they are capable of playing good and winning. The only problem we have is consistency. We were down inthe third quarter and still were able to win. It’s a morale-booster ," said Garcia.
Jeff Chan added 16 points – 11 coming in the fourth period – and Eddie Laure had 11 points for Rain or Shine, which has now tied Barako Bull for eighth and ninth spots with its second win in nine games and won despite losing the battle off the boards, 54-37.
Mark Macapagal scored 16, Larry Rodriguez 15, Alex Cabagnot 13 and Dennis Espino 13 for the Tigers, who were relegated to the bottom of the 10-team standings with their seventh defeat in eight games.
It was a great comeback for the Painters, who at one stage of the game were staring at a huge 54-40 deficit in the third period.
But they managed to rally in the same stretch, grabbed the lead at 60-58 going into the final period, and even built an 82-67 advantage with 5:53 left to play after a three-point shot by TY Tang from the right corner.
The scores:
Rain or Shine 92 – Mercado 24, Chan 16, Laure 11, Norwood 8, Tang 8, Arana 7, Reyes 5, Hrabak 5, Cruz 4, Telan 4, Ubanes 0.
Coca-Cola 84 – Macapagal 16, Rodriguez 15, Cabagnot 13, Espino 10, Calimag 9, Gonzales 9, Ross 7, Rizada 5, Allera 0, Bono 0, Gonzales 0, Singson 0.
Quarterscores: 24-21; 36-48; 60-58; 92-84.
Rain or Shine Elasto just doesn’t want to be branded as the worst team in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup at the moment. The tag belongs to the Coca-Cola Tigers, the Elasto Painters made sure about that.
Behind the conference-high in points and assists by Sol Mercado, Rain or Shine rallied from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to nip Coca-Cola, 92-84, its first-ever franchise win against the team.
Mercado nailed 24 points and issued eight assists – both personal bests this conference – and added four rebounds and two steals in 40 minutes of playing time Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
The burly playmaker shot 7-of-15 from the field and missed only a free throw out of his 10 attempts.
This marked the first time in seven consecutive outings that the Elasto Painters had beaten the Tigers since joining the league two seasons ago.
And following the breakthrough win against the Tigers, coach Caloy Garcia could only hope for better things to come for his team.
“I always believe in my players that they are capable of playing good and winning. The only problem we have is consistency. We were down inthe third quarter and still were able to win. It’s a morale-booster ," said Garcia.
Jeff Chan added 16 points – 11 coming in the fourth period – and Eddie Laure had 11 points for Rain or Shine, which has now tied Barako Bull for eighth and ninth spots with its second win in nine games and won despite losing the battle off the boards, 54-37.
Mark Macapagal scored 16, Larry Rodriguez 15, Alex Cabagnot 13 and Dennis Espino 13 for the Tigers, who were relegated to the bottom of the 10-team standings with their seventh defeat in eight games.
It was a great comeback for the Painters, who at one stage of the game were staring at a huge 54-40 deficit in the third period.
But they managed to rally in the same stretch, grabbed the lead at 60-58 going into the final period, and even built an 82-67 advantage with 5:53 left to play after a three-point shot by TY Tang from the right corner.
The scores:
Rain or Shine 92 – Mercado 24, Chan 16, Laure 11, Norwood 8, Tang 8, Arana 7, Reyes 5, Hrabak 5, Cruz 4, Telan 4, Ubanes 0.
Coca-Cola 84 – Macapagal 16, Rodriguez 15, Cabagnot 13, Espino 10, Calimag 9, Gonzales 9, Ross 7, Rizada 5, Allera 0, Bono 0, Gonzales 0, Singson 0.
Quarterscores: 24-21; 36-48; 60-58; 92-84.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
TNT, Ginebra clash this Wednesday
source: Waylon Galvez | mb.com.ph
Talk ’N Text, bidding to become the first team to win successive All-Filipino titles in 25 years, sits in the middle of the standings in the current KFC-PBA Philippine Cup.
With a 4-3 win-loss record, the Texters are in fifth spot – not exactly the way they wanted to be in, but not a reason to press the panic button.
“Every game from hereon is big,” said TNT coach Chot Reyes on the eve of their match with Barangay Ginebra.
The Texters clash with the Kings at 7:30 p.m. following the 5 p.m. tussle between Rain or Shine and Coca-Cola at the Araneta Coliseum.
Both the Texters and the Kings are coming off losses.
TNT bowed to Alaska Milk, 110-106, last Friday while Ginebra saw its three-game winning streak halted by Sta. Lucia Realty, 93-72, last Wednesday.
The Kings are in solo third place with a 5-2 card.
Against Ginebra, Reyes said they must hold their opponents to less than 100 points.
“As usual, we must shore up on “D”to limit Ginebra’s scoring. Our three losses, so far, have come from teams scoring 100 points or more, although we averaged close to 100 ourselves in those defeats,” Reyes added.
The Kings will continue to miss the services of Mark Caguioa (knee injury) and Sunday Salvacion (calf muscle).
Ginebra coach Jong Uichico will have to get maximum performance from reigning MVP Jayjay Helterbrand, Ronald Tubid, Cyrus Baguio, and Rico Villanueva.
“We are playing one of the top four teams in the league,” Uichico said. “There’s no doubt that Talk ’N Text has depth and firepower. We need to sustain all we have for 48 minutes.”
Reyes will rely on top scorer Mark Cardona, playmaker Jimmy Alapag, as well as Renren Ritualo, Ranidel de Ocampo, Jared Dillinger, Ali Peek, Harvey Carey, and Jason Castro.
The first match also pits teams trying to rebound from setbacks.
Rain or Shine lost to Purefoods, 69-103, last Nov. 15, two days after handing Alaska its first loss (86-81), while Coke lost to San Miguel Beer, 84-107, over the weekend in Cebu City.
The Elasto Painters must conjure the magic that enabled them to advance to the semis last conference if they want to improve their 1-7 record.
The Elasto Painters also absorbed a stinging 91-84 loss to Smart-Gilas national team that infuriated team owners Raymund Yu and Terry Que.
Coke coach Kenneth Duremdes said veteran center Asi Taulava will be absent for the sixth straight game. The 6-foot-9 Taulava sprained his left ankle last Oct. 18 against Barako Bull.
Games this Wednesday (Araneta Coliseum) Nov 25
5 p.m. — Rain or Shine vs. Coca-Cola
7:30 p.m. — Ginebra vs. Talk ’N Text
Talk ’N Text, bidding to become the first team to win successive All-Filipino titles in 25 years, sits in the middle of the standings in the current KFC-PBA Philippine Cup.
With a 4-3 win-loss record, the Texters are in fifth spot – not exactly the way they wanted to be in, but not a reason to press the panic button.
“Every game from hereon is big,” said TNT coach Chot Reyes on the eve of their match with Barangay Ginebra.
The Texters clash with the Kings at 7:30 p.m. following the 5 p.m. tussle between Rain or Shine and Coca-Cola at the Araneta Coliseum.
Both the Texters and the Kings are coming off losses.
TNT bowed to Alaska Milk, 110-106, last Friday while Ginebra saw its three-game winning streak halted by Sta. Lucia Realty, 93-72, last Wednesday.
The Kings are in solo third place with a 5-2 card.
Against Ginebra, Reyes said they must hold their opponents to less than 100 points.
“As usual, we must shore up on “D”to limit Ginebra’s scoring. Our three losses, so far, have come from teams scoring 100 points or more, although we averaged close to 100 ourselves in those defeats,” Reyes added.
The Kings will continue to miss the services of Mark Caguioa (knee injury) and Sunday Salvacion (calf muscle).
Ginebra coach Jong Uichico will have to get maximum performance from reigning MVP Jayjay Helterbrand, Ronald Tubid, Cyrus Baguio, and Rico Villanueva.
“We are playing one of the top four teams in the league,” Uichico said. “There’s no doubt that Talk ’N Text has depth and firepower. We need to sustain all we have for 48 minutes.”
Reyes will rely on top scorer Mark Cardona, playmaker Jimmy Alapag, as well as Renren Ritualo, Ranidel de Ocampo, Jared Dillinger, Ali Peek, Harvey Carey, and Jason Castro.
The first match also pits teams trying to rebound from setbacks.
Rain or Shine lost to Purefoods, 69-103, last Nov. 15, two days after handing Alaska its first loss (86-81), while Coke lost to San Miguel Beer, 84-107, over the weekend in Cebu City.
The Elasto Painters must conjure the magic that enabled them to advance to the semis last conference if they want to improve their 1-7 record.
The Elasto Painters also absorbed a stinging 91-84 loss to Smart-Gilas national team that infuriated team owners Raymund Yu and Terry Que.
Coke coach Kenneth Duremdes said veteran center Asi Taulava will be absent for the sixth straight game. The 6-foot-9 Taulava sprained his left ankle last Oct. 18 against Barako Bull.
Games this Wednesday (Araneta Coliseum) Nov 25
5 p.m. — Rain or Shine vs. Coca-Cola
7:30 p.m. — Ginebra vs. Talk ’N Text
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