Former NBA player Fredette Jimmer (188-PG-89, college: BYU) broke the hearts of Mighty Sports-Philippines in the Merlion Cup as he engineered a 78-77 victory for the Shanghai Sharks in the gold medal game of the tournament Sunday night at the OCBC Arena in Singapore. Fredette torched Mighty Sports-Philippines with 43 points, and hit three free throws with no time left to lift the Sharks to a come-from-behind victory. Mighty Sports, led by Al Thornton (203-F-83, college: Florida St.) and Kiefer Isaac Ravena (181-G/F-93), led by as much as 14 points, 69-55, in the fourth quarter before Fredette anchored Shanghai's comeback. Fredette sparked an 18-4 run, and assisted on the three-pointer that tied the game at 73 with still 3:52 left to play. Ravena handed Mighty Sports back the lead when he drained a three-pointer with 3:31 left while also drawing a foul from Fredette. He completed the four-point play to make it 77-73. Fredette cut the lead to two points with a lay-up in transition with 1:21 to go, and Ravena badly misfired on a triple that could have iced the game with still 40 seconds left. Needing to make one stop to seal the championship, Mighty Sports instead fouled Fredette as he was launching a three-pointer at the buzzer. The former Sacramento King coolly made all free throws to secure the victory. "We just wanted to get a good shot off, we wanted to get the last shot," said Fredette after the game. "My teammates did a great job of fighting hard tonight." "I had three (shots) to make two, that's the way I thought about it," he added. "Two puts us in overtime. My mentality was to go in there and that I had to make two." Thornton finished the game with 36 points for Mighty Sports. Courtesy of: abs-cbn.com
Ginebra bounces back to dominate Meralco in Game 5, moves on verge of title repeat - 1 day ago
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Barangay Ginebra thrived in a raucous atmosphere as it frustrated Meralco, 85-74, on Sunday night to move on the verge of a successful title defense of the PBA Governors' Cup. The Gin Kings drew rejuvenated performances from LA Tenorio and Greg Slaughter, while Justin Brownlee put up another all-around showing as usual as they delivered on both ends to take Game Five in front of the second-biggest crowd in league history of over 36,445 fans at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan [read more]
Barangay Ginebra thrived in a raucous atmosphere as it frustrated Meralco, 85-74, on Sunday night to move on the verge of a successful title defense of the PBA Governors' Cup. The Gin Kings drew rejuvenated performances from LA Tenorio and Greg Slaughter, while Justin Brownlee put up another all-around showing as usual as they delivered on both ends to take Game Five in front of the second-biggest crowd in league history of over 36,445 fans at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan. 'Meralco has done a really good job of grinding out wins against us and that's really what we've always tried to be about - a grind out, defensive type team and so we talked about getting back to our identity,' Gin Kings coach Tim Cone said as his team bounced back after two losses to regain the lead at 3-2 in the series. 'I thought we were able to take away some of their (Bolts') strengths, while we took advantage of ours,' he added. The Gin Kings can finish off the Bolts in Game Six on Wednesday night also at the 55,000-seat Philippine Arena. Scoreless in over 31 minutes in Game Four, Tenorio turned aggressive from the get-go this time as he fired nine points in the opening canto to spark the Gin Kings' solid start and finished with 17 points on top of six boards, four assists, and three steals in 40 minutes. Greg Slaughter finally lived up to his tag as the Best Player of the Conference as he churned out 17 points 16 boards, six blocks, and one assist in 33 minutes as a starter as he took advantage of his size against a shorter Meralco frontline. Brownlee led the Gin Kings with 20 points, on top of 12 rebounds, five assists, three steals, and one block, without committing a single turnover in 46 minutes. The do-it-all Ginebra import scored on a lefty layup off a Kevin Ferrer assist and completed a three-point play that gave the Gin Kings a 77-70 lead halfway through the payoff period and proved to be turning point of the game. Allen Durham also filled the stats sheet as usual with 27 points, 19 caroms, five assists, and three blocks, but unlike Browlee, the Meralco reinforcement failed to get significant local help from Chris Newsome and Baser Amer. Still, the Bolts managed to erase an early 18-point deficit, but lost steam in the end as they failed to sustain their back-to-back wins, leaving them in a do-or-die game on Wednesday. Courtesy of: spin.ph
Meralco evens finals series in Game 4 win over Ginebra - 3 days ago
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The Meralco Bolts remained composed down the stretch to pull off an 85-83 win over Barangay Ginebra in Game 4 and equalize their best-of-7 PBA Governors' Cup finals at the Araneta Coliseum Friday, October 20. The game was tied at 83-all with over a minute left before Meralco import Allen Durham (198-F/C-88, college: Grace Bible) scored an easy bucket down low off a magnificent drop pass from Reynel Hugnatan(193-F-78) to give the Bolts an 85-83 lead. With more than 40 seconds remaining in... [read more]
The Meralco Bolts remained composed down the stretch to pull off an 85-83 win over Barangay Ginebra in Game 4 and equalize their best-of-7 PBA Governors' Cup finals at the Araneta Coliseum Friday, October 20. The game was tied at 83-all with over a minute left before Meralco import Allen Durham (198-F/C-88, college: Grace Bible) scored an easy bucket down low off a magnificent drop pass from Reynel Hugnatan (193-F-78) to give the Bolts an 85-83 lead. With more than 40 seconds remaining in the game, Ginebra had enough time to score a game-tying basket but missed all of its last 3 shots. After Sol Mercado and Justin Brownlee missed both of their three-point attempts, Meralco's Jared Dillinger (195-G/F-84, college: Hawaii) tried to score a layup off the fastbreak but was blocked by Mercado as the possession went back to Ginebra. Ginebra coach Tim Cone was seen at the sidelines barking at his players to call a timeout but no avail as Brownlee bricked his jumper attempt at the buzzer. "Our execution down the stretch was pretty good today expect for that last layup of JD (Jared Dillinger). Everything went pretty smoothly, the guys really focused in the huddle as far as instructions were concerned unlike in Game 2 and we made some big shots and some big plays down the stretch to win," said Meralco coach Norman Black. Durham paced the Bolts with another monster performance of 28 points, 22 of which came in the second half, 18 rebounds, two steals and two blocks while Chris Newsome (187-G, college: N.Mexico Highlands) finally found his touch in the series as he scored 18 points, hauled down 11 boards and dished off 4 assists. Reynel Hugnatan made his presence felt once again for the Bolts with 14 points on 4 triples, 7 rebounds and 4 assists while Baser Amer) chipped in 11 markers, highlighted by a trey late in the final period that put the Bolts up 83-80. This game marked the first time four players scored in double figures for Meralco. The Bolts led by as much as 13 points in the third period, 63-50, before the Gin Kings rallied behind Brownlee and Mark Caguioa who conjoined for a 13-5 run that cut Ginebra's deficit to just 5 points heading into the last period, 63-68. Justin Brownlee did most of the heavy lifting for Ginebra with 34 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals while Joe Devance added 15. LA Tenorio was scoreless throughout his 31 minutes of play. Game 5 of the finals will be on Sunday, October 22, at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. Courtesy of: rappler.com
Best Player of the Conference awardee Greg Slaughter (216-C-88) had an off night just contributing 3 points. Bolts' Allen Durham (198-F/C-88, college: Grace Bible), who was awarded Best Import before tipoff, delivered another monster performance registering 25 points, 22 rebounds, seven assists, and two snatches. Baser Amer and Ranidel de Ocampo (197-F-81) added 10 points each for Meralco. Scores: Barangay Ginebra (86) - Brownlee 19, Aguilar 16, Tenorio 14, Devance 10, Thompson 9, Mer... [read more]
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings unloaded a big finishing kick in the endgame to win, 86-76, in Game 2 for the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) Governors Cup last October 15 (Manila time) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The victory gave the Gin Kings a commanding 2-0 lead over the Meralco Bolts in their best-of-seven affair for the season ending tournament.
LA Tenorio (177-PG-84) capped a 17-1 run, coming back from a double digit deficit early in the game, with a triple from way downtown in front of another sellout crowd.
Tenorio scored 10 of this 14 points in the payoff period.
Import Justin Brownlee (197-F-88, college: St.John's) completed an all-around performance tallying 19 points, 13 rebounds, two steals and seven assists, one of which resulted in Tenorio's dagger triple.
Japeth Aguilar (206-C-85, college: W.Kentucky) added 16 points and eight rebounds while Joe Devance (201-C-82, college: UTEP) finished with 10 markers, six boards, an assist and a block shot.
Best Player of the Conference awardee Greg Slaughter (216-C-88) had an off night just contributing 3 points.
Bolts' Allen Durham (198-F/C-88, college: Grace Bible), who was awarded Best Import before tipoff, delivered another monster performance registering 25 points, 22 rebounds, seven assists, and two snatches.
Aris Ignacio is from the Philippines and has always been a big fan of Philippine basketball. Aris' follows the Philippine Basketball Association since the late 80's and has learned the history and personalities of the PBA. He also has interest with other basketball tournaments in the Philippines and beyond most specifically college basketball (UAAP, NCAA), the Asian Basketball League (ABL), FIBA Asia and World Cup tournaments. Follow Aris Ignacio on Twitter at aris_ignacio.
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