Philippine Patriots celebrated a confident win over Thailand Slammers in ASEAN League action. Anthony Johnson (197-G/F-79, agency: Interperformances, college: La-Lafayette) came up with 23 points to pace the hosts to the 12th win in the season. The Slammers fell at 5-10 record after the loss. Philippine Patriots and Thailand Slammers stayed close throughout the first half. The hosts enjoyed a narrow 19:18 lead ten minutes into the game. The Slammers however erased the deficit and posted a 33:32 halftime lead. Things changed drastically in the third quarter. The Patriots unloaded 29 points in the period to surge ahead for an 11-point lead. The Patriots maintained the lead throughout the final stanza and cruised to the victory at the end. Nakiea Miller (204-C-79, college: Iona) stepped up with 17 points and 15 boards for the hosts. Francis Adriano (188-F-75) added 8 points in the victory. Calvin Williams (206-F-87, college: SE Missouri St.) responded with 27 points and 20 rebounds for the Slammers. Christopher Garnett (211-C-80, college: Indiana SE) netted 15 points in the loss.
ASEAN League: Slammers lose third straight to Beermen - May 30, 2013
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Thailand Slammers - Petron Blaze 61:77
Petron Blaze secured the ASEAN League Finals birth. They handed the third straight loss to the Thailand Slammers to enter the championship series for the second season in a row. They set the rematch of last seasons Finals versus the Indonesia Warriors. Paolo Hubalde (180-G-81) knocked down 16 points to lead the Petron Blaze to the crucial road win tonight.
The Filipino team jumped in front early in the encounter [read more]
Thailand Slammers - Petron Blaze 61:77
Petron Blaze secured the ASEAN League Finals birth. They handed the third straight loss to the Thailand Slammers to enter the championship series for the second season in a row. They set the rematch of last seasons Finals versus the Indonesia Warriors. Paolo Hubalde (180-G-81) knocked down 16 points to lead the Petron Blaze to the crucial road win tonight. The Filipino team jumped in front early in the encounter. They secured a 13:4 lead early in the game. The Beermen posted a 21:13 lead at the first break. But the Slammers straightened up their performance in the next period. The hosts cut the deficit at 3-point mark at halftime 30:33. But the Petron Blaze took over once again after the big break. The Beermen went on a 20:11 run in the third quarter to clear off. They piled up a 12-point buffer before the fourth frame and never gave it up in the final period. Pauliasi Taulava (208-C-73) posted 15 points, while Brian Williams (208-C-87, college: Tennessee) added 10 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Christien Charles (216-F/C-81, college: Villanova) responded with 15 points and 9 rebounds for the Slammers. Darrius Brannon (206-F-83, college: Houston) connected for 10 points in the loss.
ASEAN League: Petron Blaze hand second straight defeat to Slammers - May 28, 2013
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Thailand Slammers - Petron Blaze 62:70
The Thailand Slammers could not use home advantage and suffered the second straight loss in the semifinal series versus the Petron Blaze. The Filipino powerhouse is now 2-1 up in the best-of-five series. Brian Williams (208-C-87, college: Tennessee) nailed 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to pace the visitors.
The Beermen ensured a storming start to the game. The visitors went on a stunning 27:12 run in the first quarter [read more]
Thailand Slammers - Petron Blaze 62:70
The Thailand Slammers could not use home advantage and suffered the second straight loss in the semifinal series versus the Petron Blaze. The Filipino powerhouse is now 2-1 up in the best-of-five series. Brian Williams (208-C-87, college: Tennessee) nailed 14 points and grabbed 7 rebounds to pace the visitors. The Beermen ensured a storming start to the game. The visitors went on a stunning 27:12 run in the first quarter. They maintained the lead throughout the second frame. The Beermen ensured a 44:26 halftime advantage. But the Slammers were not done just yet. The hosts responded with a suffocating defence in the third term. The Slammers held their opponents to 6 points in the period and cut the distance to 9 points with one quarter remaining. Christien Charles (216-F/C-81, college: Villanova) put the Slammers within five points midway through the fourth frame. However Menk and Pauliasi Taulava (208-C-73) gave the visitors an 8-point lead and they got away with the valuable road win. Pauliasi Taulava netted 13 points, while Justin Williams (206-F/C-84, college: Wyoming) had 9 points for the Petron Blaze. Christien Charles answered with 17 points and 10 boards for the Slammers. Froilan Baguion (170-G-80) chipped in 13 points in the loss.
ASEAN League: Petron Blaze strike right back against Slammers, even the series - May 25, 2013
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Petron Blaze - Thailand Slammers 91:60
The Petron Blaze leveled the ASEAN League semifinal series versus the Thailand Slammers. They recovered well after the starting home loss to crash the visitors in Game 2. Chris Banchero (185-PG-90, college: Seattle Pacific) and Val Acuna (188-F-86) stepped up with 14 points each to pace the winners.
The hosts dominated in the first half. The Blaze cleared off to a 22:13 lead after the starting quarter [read more]
Petron Blaze - Thailand Slammers 91:60
The Petron Blaze leveled the ASEAN League semifinal series versus the Thailand Slammers. They recovered well after the starting home loss to crash the visitors in Game 2. Chris Banchero (185-PG-90, college: Seattle Pacific) and Val Acuna (188-F-86) stepped up with 14 points each to pace the winners. The hosts dominated in the first half. The Blaze cleared off to a 22:13 lead after the starting quarter. The hosts maintained the lead throughout the second frame. Moreover the Beermen gained a 42:24 halftime advantage. The Petron Blaze boosted the gap in the third term. The Filipino team ensured a 23-point buffer before the fourth frame. The Slammers could not match their opponents conceding 31 points in the fourth frame and yielding at the end. Jeric Fortuna chipped in 13 points for the winners. Dasom Wutiping responded with 11 points for the Slammers. Christien Charles (216-F/C-81, college: Villanova) delivered 9 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.
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