Tyler Bey (right) and the Hotshots are not ready to concede anything to Bennie Boatwright and the Beermen. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Having some momentum and the veritable psychological edge, San Miguel sets out to deal the finishing blow on Magnolia when they clash in Game 6 of what has been a compelling Philippine Basketball Association … Read more
MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net San Miguel will try to set a new team mark and move closer to rewriting another on Wednesday when it battles Magnolia once again in the Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner’s Cup Finals. And yet, no one in the team seems to be interested in talking about a franchise record 12th straight win with … Read more
MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net There were more fireworks off the court than on it, and it took place minutes after San Miguel Beer prevailed over Magnolia in a one-sided way to go ahead, 2-0, in their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup Finals series. Instead of the focus being on how the Beermen meticulously dominated the Hotshots … Read more
Coaches in the Final Four, from top left, clockwise, Ginebra’s Tim Cone, Jorge Gallent of San Miguel, Jamike Jarin of Phoenix and Magnolia’s Chito Victolero. —PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ If how these four clubs finished classification in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup were any indication, both best-of-five semifinal series that start on … Read more
San Miguel’s defense was also unforgiving as CJ Perez (No. 77) and Mo Tautuaa force Stephen Holt to pop out a pass. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ San Miguel Beer has reasons to be confident going into the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals with the twice-to-beat almost locked up and its new import coming up … Read more
Chris Ross (with ball) and the Beermen have recovered from the shock of losing June Mar Fajardo to injury. —PBA IMAGES San Miguel dropped two games in the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) Commissioner’s Cup as soon as June Mar Fajardo was sidelined by a fractured left hand. But things have begun to look up for … Read more
Ivan Aska (left) paces San Miguel with 27 points and 13 rebounds. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ San Miguel Beer left Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday with a breakthrough win in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup and a pressing concern of addressing its need to have more healthy bodies. The 93-83 triumph that ended the … Read more