PBA na ulit... (continued)

[Retz]

SMC 74 - Aces 70 last 2minutes

[Retz]

Crunchtime. SMC 76 - ACes 70

[Retz]

Unforce error by baguio and casio should certainly hurt alaska. SMC 77 - Aces 73

[Retz]

Pasok na SMC sa semis. Best of 5 series with bolts. Goodbye Aces..

[greenlyt]

sayang nakalimutan ko na may laro nga pala ngayon
mukhang maganda laro according to the play by play account of sir Retz
congrats to SMC, nice game Aces

[Retz]

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maganda nga sir. muntik pa magkainitan sila blakely at espinas. sa sunday na start ng semis.

[chua_riwap]

abueva sama kayo ni caguioa sa boracay.

[Retz]

MIXERS JOIN FAVES’ MARCH TO SEMIS

10:51 pm | Friday, September 27th, 2013

San Mig Coffee won’t be left behind in the march of the top seeds to the PBA Governors Cup Final Four.

The Mixers regrouped after their 105-112 loss Wednesday, doing what they do best Friday night – play tough defense – to repulse the Alaska Milk Aces, 83-73, in a dog fight at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Marqus Blakely and his teammates stood their ground in a rugged match, holding Alaska to 28-percent shooting and forcing the Aces to 20 turnovers, nothing bigger than those committed by Cyrus Baguio and Jayvee Casio in critical situations inside the final minute.

Tapped to sub Alex Mallari in the crunch, Mark Barroca didn’t flinch under pressure, knocking in a runner that eventually broke the back of Alaska, at 77-70 with time down to 41.1 seconds.

Dashing the Aces’ aspiration for a repeat of their Commissioner’s Cup title run, the Mixers nurtured their own hopes for back-to-back finals in the season-ending tourney.

The second-seeded Mixers advanced to the best-of-five semifinals versus the third-ranked Meralco Bolts. Game One of their battle is Sunday over at the Big Dome.

The other semis pits top seed Petron Blaze versus No. 4 and titleholder Rain or Shine. The opener of this series is Monday in the same venue.

“That was a big load off our shoulders. I mean in a twice-to-beat, the pressure is all on the team with the disadvantage in Game One. But once they win the first one, the pressure goes all the way to the other team, the team that was supposed to be the favorites,” said San Mig coach Tim Cone.

“The key is we went back to basics. We focused on our defense. We got the score where we wanted to go. We played a very good, solid fourth quarter, which we hadn’t done much against Alaska this season,” added the former Alaska coach.

Blakely was also a big key with his solid all-round game laced by 30 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks and three assists.

He thrived in the physical battle underneath the basket, sending Wendell McKines, Gabby Espinas and Calvin Abueva to early foul-trouble situation.

Espinas went to the showers ahead of the rest after a flagrant infraction in the third quarter.

“We treated the game like a championship. It’s not easy. It’s very physical out there but we’re able to make a run and came out with the win,” said Blakely, a leading contender for the Best Import award.

“They beat us in a high-scoring game the last time. We gave over a hundred and that’s not our game. We knew if we can limit their production, we could win it. We did,” Blakely also said.

The Aces were still very much in the game when Baguio, Casio and Dondon Hontiveros committed an error each at endgame.

With firepower provided by Allein Maliksi and Joe Devance early on, San Mig Coffee gained an early 12-point buffer before taking the half at 39-35.Casio and RJ Jazul hit from afar while McKines struck hard at the paint as the Aces picked up their game in the second quarter and made it a close duel before the halftime break.

And the two teams engaged in a battle to the finish.

The Mixers pulled through despite Blakely’s 10-of-22 free throws, James Yap’s mere two-point output and Maliksi’s early ouster on a knee injury. (SB)

The scores:

San Mig Coffee 83 – Blakely 30, Devance 12, Maliksi 10, Barroca 7, Simon 7, Mallari 6, Pingris 4, Reavis 3, Ponferrada 2, Yap 2.

Alaska 73 – McKines 24, Baguio 20, Dela Cruz 10, Thoss 6, Casio 5, Abueva 4, Jazul 3, Espinas 1, Hontiveros 0.

Quarters: 18-12, 39-35, 61-53, 83-73

Source: PBA online

[Retz]

Meralco 38 - SMC 35. End of 1st half.

[ZENMasterTYL]

pa-update ulit retz

[Retz]

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4th qtr na sir dikit ang laban. Humabol na SMC.

[Retz]

Mwralco 63 - SMC 65. 6mins left in 4th. Low scoring ballgame in favor of bolts.

[Retz]

Meralco 69 - SMC 76. Last 3mins!

[ZENMasterTYL]

yes! 1-0 na

[Retz]

Langhya, pinulot lang ni west ang bola sa jumpball hindi ni tap ang bola.

[Retz]

Final score: SMC 83 - Bolts 73. Game 1 goes to the Mixers. Game 2 is scheduled on tuesday.

[Retz]

Final score: Petron 91 - ROS 83.

[Retz]

June Mar Fajardo eyeing championship for Petron, not Rookie of the Year trophy
Rey Joble, InterAKTV · Thursday, September 26, 2013 · 10:49 pm

Petron Blaze rookie June Mar Fajardo played one of the finest games of his career on Thursday, making all but one of his 10 attempts from the field to help his team defeat Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and book a seat in the final four of the Governors’ Cup.

The 6-foot-10 slotman finished with 20 points and eight rebounds, dominating on offense despite the presence of hulking Ginebra import Dior Lowhorn.

But despite his string of big games, Fajardo is focused on only one trophy: the Governors’ Cup and not the Rookie of the Year award.

“Hindi ko iniisip yun (Rookie of the Year). Ang iniisip ko kung paano kami mag-champion,” Fajardo told InterAKTV.

“Mas maganda kung champion kami para happy lahat.”

Fajardo spent three months prior to the start of the tournament with the Gilas Pilipinas national team, but credits the bulk of his improved play to training sessions under Petron veteran center Danny Ildefonso.

“Nakatulong sa akin yung extra practice namin ni DI after ng ensayo namin,” added Fajardo.

With top-seeded Petron looking mighty having won it’s last nine games, Fajardo is optimistic about his squad’s outlook.

“Tingin ko malaki ang tsansa,” he said.

[NiCe2KnowU]

kelan laban ng SMC mamaya ba?
sana PETRON AT SMC sa finals.. kakaawa purefoods ko hirap manalo sa ROS haha!
galing ng import ng petron luffffettt! neyehehhe

[Retz]

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Sir, Game 2 na mamaya between SMC and Bolts. Malamang nga Petron and SMC sa finals.