Chris Tiu played a heckuva game trying to lift the Painters to their first Philippine Cup Finals win, but they just couldnt keep up with the more poised Texters in the endgame.
Behind the hot sniping of Jimmy Alapag, coach Norman Blacks wards garnered a commanding 3-0 lead in the championship series. For the third game in a row, TNT stifled the offense of ROSs top two guards Paul Lee and Jeff Chan. Both guy shot just 4-of-17 form the floor as the Painters struggled to get things going AGAIN.
Coach Yeng Guiaos boys did hold the lead going into and early in the fourth quarter, but they just couldnt close it out against a team seeking its third Philippine Cup in a row. Tiu led the Painters with 14 points, while Jervy Cruz, Larry Rodriguez, and Ryan Araa each scored 10 or more, but even their production couldnt make up for the anemic performance of their ROSs other big guns. Beau Belga, JR Quiahan, and Gabe Norwood all combined for just 15 points on 5-of-18 shooting.
In contrast, TNT shot better. Despite trailing in the rebounds department, the Texters were still able to wrest control of the game because of their accurate sniping. They made 9 treys compared to only 4 for ROS.
Game 4 is on Wednesday, and if the Painters are still aching to get back in this one, then all their scorers have to be on-target, else they get swept by the wayside literally.
Game Recaps: TALK N TEXT TROPANG TEXTERS over RAIN OR SHINE ELASTO-PAINTERS, 89-80
Mighty Mouse came to save the day.
With his team stuck in a dogfight, Jimmy Alapag hit two booming three-pointers that allowed Talk N Text to break loose and defeat Rain or Shine, 89-80, in Game Three of the Philippine Cup finals Sunday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.
With the win, the Tropang Texters moved one step away from sweeping the series and winning their third straight all-Filipino crown.
We put ourselves in a good position to win a championship, said Talk N Text coach Norman Black, who has a chance to win his 11th PBA title in his return to the pro league after leading Ateneo to five straight UAAP championships.
If it ends up being a sweep, then so be it.
The game was tied at 76-all before Alapag, who finished with 15 points and four assists, had back-to-back hits from beyond the arc to break the game open. Those shots kicked off a 13-4 windup that sealed the game for the two-time defending champions.
Rain or Shine looked poised to get their first series victory, taking a 70-61 lead early in the fourth quarter behind Chris Tiu, who led the Elasto Painters with 14 points.
But their top guns Paul Lee and Jeff Chan were miserable from the field for the third straight game. Lee scored just seven points on 3-of-12 shooting, while Jeff Chan scored just three points after making just one shot in five attempts.
Jayson Castro led all scorers after scoring 12 of his 19 points in the first half.
Talk N Text can seal the deal Wednesday in Game Four, also at the Big Dome.
I have a theory. I believe the San Miguel Beermen lost Game 1 because they had trouble remembering, much less pronouncing, the name of the guy who plugged the winning shot Thai national team mainstay Darongpan Apiromvilaichai.
Darongpan Apiromvilaichai.
Yes, say that over and over till your head hurts and your tongue gets tied.
If you were SMB coach Leo Austria, how can you prepare your team against a guy whose name has nine syllables.
Still, its no excuse [read more]
I have a theory. I believe the San Miguel Beermen lost Game 1 because they had trouble remembering, much less pronouncing, the name of the guy who plugged the winning shot Thai national team mainstay Darongpan Apiromvilaichai.
Darongpan Apiromvilaichai.
Yes, say that over and over till your head hurts and your tongue gets tied.
If you were SMB coach Leo Austria, how can you prepare your team against a guy whose name has nine syllables.
Still, its no excuse. The Beermen werent the Beermen in this one.
Sure, maybe we can forgive the fact they had less rebounds, assists, and steals than the Slammers. Sure, fine. But we CANNOT forgive SMBs 50% free throw shooting and their 25 turnovers.
Tsk tsk.
I guess they have more problems than pronouncing these Thai names.
Oh, and did I mention that this Darongpan guy has a twin?
No. Really.
Game Recaps: SPORTS REV THAILAND SLAMMERS over SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN, 62-60 Darongpan Apiromvilaichai knocked down the biggest shot of his career with 5 seconds left on the game to help the Sports Rev Thailand Slammers upset the No. 1 seed San Miguel Beermen with a 62-60 win in Game 1 of the AirAsia 2013 ABL Playoffs semi-finals.
All the credit goes to all my teammates. Everybody works very hard to get this win. On the last play, coach drew a great play and Im very happy I was to able to knock it down, said Apiromvilaichai after the game.
Chris Charles led the Slammers with 24 points and 13 rebounds while Kannawat Lertlaaokul added 10 points. Darrius Brannon, who was battling a knee injury all game long, contributed 8 points and 10 rebounds for the Slammers who are leading 1-0 in this best-of-five series.
Slammers head coach Joe Bryant credited his teams defense. We played great aggressive defense in this game. We put a lot of pressure on the ball and it worked very well, said Bryant after game. The Slammers aggressive defense forced San Miguel to commit 25 turnovers in this game.
Despite never having beaten the Beermen this season, the Slammers came ready to play as they took a 15-7 lead with 3:45 left in the first period on a three-point shot from Chanachon Klahan. However, Chris Banchero came off the Beermens bench and made an impact right away. With Banchero on the court, the Beermen were able to play high-tempo basketball. As a result, they ended the first period with a 10-2 run capped off by a layup from Banchero to tie things up at 17.
In the second quarter, the Slammers were able to answer every Beermen run. After Justin Williams cut the Beermens deficit to 2 points, Charles came back with a long two and layup that stretched the lead back to 6 points with 3 minutes left in the second period. Right before halftime, Paulo Hubalde and Banchero had a layup each to once again get the Beermen within 2 points. Unfortunately for San Miguel, Luiz Gonzaga made a three-pointer with 40 seconds left to give the Slammers a 36-31 lead at halftime.
It was the same story in the third quarter. Asi, who had been very quiet in the first half, made a layup that cut the Slammers lead to 43-42 with 1:48 left in the third quarter. Once again, the Slammers were able to respond immediately with a jumpshot from Charles and layup from Sukdavb Ghogar as the Slammers head to the final quarter with a 47-42 lead.
The fourth quarter was everything you expected in a playoffs game. Both teams kept exchanging baskets and hit big shots. Banchero put the Beermen in front at 54-53 after finishing a tough layup against Baguion. With 13 seconds left and his team down by 2, Banchero calmly knocks down both of his free throws to tie the game. Off a timeout, coach Bryant drew a perfect play which led to Apiromvilaichai standing free on the wing and made the game winning-shot.
This is San Miguels first loss since February 16th, 2013. During this loss, Banchero scored 13 points in his return, Justin Williams had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Brian Williams added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Sources: Intro by Enzo Flojo/HoopNut.com. Game recap was compressed and compiled from AseanBasketballLeague.com.
Two former Best Import awardees and potentially exciting finds are set to come in for the season-ending PBA Governors Cup beginning on August 14.At least six former imports are being eyed for another tour of duty, including former Rain or Shine Elasto Painters reinforcements Arizona Reid (196-F-86, college: High Point) and Jamelle Cornley (196-F-87, college: Penn St.) who are on the radar of the Petron Blaze Boosters and Global Port Batang Pier, respectively [read more]
Two former Best Import awardees and potentially exciting finds are set to come in for the season-ending PBA Governors Cup beginning on August 14.
There are also new faces including Alaska Aces prospect Wendell McKines (198-F-88, college: N.Mexico St.), who has earned a reputation as an electrifying scorer who plays like a bigger version of Calvin Abueva (191-F-88).
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is said to have already agreed in principle with former ABL top scorer Dior Lowhorn (201-F-87, college: USF), but a sources informed that former Houston Rocket Mike Harris (198-F-83, college: Rice) is also being considered.
Asia-Basket.com All-PBA Commissioner's Cup Awards 2013 - May 21, 2013
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Guard of the Year: LA Tenorio (177-PG-84) of Barangay Ginebra; Forward of the Year: Calvin Abueva (191-F-88) of Alaska Aces; Center of the Year: Robert Dozier (206-F-85) of Alaska Aces; Domestic Player of the Year: Calvin Abueva (191-F-88) of Alaska Aces; Import Player of the Year: Robert Dozier (206-F-85) of Alaska Aces; Defensive Player of the Year: Calvin Abueva (191-F-88) of Alaska Aces; Coach of the Year: Luigi Trillo of Alaska Aces; 1st Team: F: Robert Dozier (206-F-85) of Alaska Aces; C: [read more]
Asia-Basket.com All-PBA Commissioner's Cup 1st Team 2013
Dozier
Devance
Abueva
David
Tenorio
Guard of the Year: LA Tenorio (177-PG-84) of Barangay Ginebra Forward of the Year: Calvin Abueva (191-F-88) of Alaska Aces Center of the Year: Robert Dozier (206-F-85) of Alaska Aces Domestic Player of the Year: Calvin Abueva (191-F-88) of Alaska Aces Import Player of the Year: Robert Dozier (206-F-85) of Alaska Aces Defensive Player of the Year: Calvin Abueva (191-F-88) of Alaska Aces Coach of the Year: Luigi Trillo of Alaska Aces
1st Team
F: Robert Dozier (206-F-85) of Alaska Aces
C: Joe Devance (201-C-82) of San Mig Coffee
F: Calvin Abueva (191-F-88) of Alaska Aces
G/F: Gary David (188-G/F-78) of Global Port
PG: LA Tenorio (177-PG-84) of Barangay Ginebra
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