Ginebra drubs Powerade to grab solo second
Posted at 12/03/2010 11:13 PM | Updated as of 12/03/2010 11:13 PM
MANILA, Philippines – Barangay Ginebra leaned on Ronald Tubid for an 84-81 victory over the Powerade Tigers in the 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup on Friday at the Cuneta Astrodome.
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According to PBA.ph, Tubid scored 21 points on 5 of 13 shooting from beyond the arc to push the Tigers’ to the brink of losing a playoffs shot.
The 6-foot-1 forward also achieved a milestone by becoming only the PBA’s 20th player to score 500 or more 3-point shots in a career.
Tubid’s last triple for the night stopped Powerade’s late-game rally and gave Ginebra an 83-74 lead near the final 2-minute mark of the game.
“It was a close game. Good thing we made some stops in the end,” said Ginebra team coach Jong Uichico.
The win enabled Ginebra to take the solo second spot in the team standings with 9 wins and 3 losses.
It was a disappointing loss for Powerade which battled out of an 11-point deficit to seize the lead in the third quarter.
The Tigers failed to deliver when it mattered the most, falling to their 10th loss in 13 games.
Gary David led Powerade with 15 points. Chico Lanete scored 14 points while Eddie Laure and Dennis Espino added 13 apiece for Tigers.
Kings survive Llamados, seize solo 2nd
Posted at 11/29/2010 8:33 AM | Updated as of 11/29/2010 8:33 AM
MANILA, Philippines - Brgy. Ginebra outgunned B-Meg Derby Ace down the stretch, pulling off a pulsating 89-86 victory to wrest solo second place in the PBA Philippine Cup before a conference record crowd of 14,074 at the Araneta Coliseum last night.
Ronald Tubid buried a pair of triples from way out to spark a run that turned a four-point deficit into an 81-79 Ginebra lead then the Kings toughened up on defense in the closing minutes to frustrate the Llamados and notch their eighth victory against three losses.
Eric Menk and Mark Caguioa also came through with clutch plays, combining for six points and finishing with 20 and 18 points, respectively, while Willie Miller orchestrated the team’s plays at endgame before securing the victory with a pair of charities.
"It was a tough game but we made the right stops at the right time. It could have gone the other way,” said Brgy. Ginebra coach Jong Uichico. "In the endgame, you have to go to your veterans and Eric Menk is really a revelation today (last night)."
Peter June Simon led all scorers with 26 points, including a triple that pushed B-Meg to within one, 86-87, for the last time.
Ginebra’s hard-earned win also snapped B-Meg’s five-game streak with the Llamados staying at No. 4 with a 6-6 mark.
Earlier, Ryan Araña canned in two pressure-packed charities in the last 6.6 seconds and Rain or Shine hung tough to nip Alaska, 80-79, for a share of fifth with Meralco.
Araña’s free throws highlighted the Elasto Painters’ stirring comeback from a 70-79 deficit in the last six minutes capped by a solid defense that foiled the Aces’ make-or-break bid in the dying seconds.
“I think breaks went our way at endgame. We just got lucky,” said Rain or Shine coach Caloy Garcia, whose Elasto Painters joined the Meralco B-Bolts in fifth at 5-5.
“It’s a blessing for us because we’re in the middle of the pack again and we’re trying to land inside the No. 3 to No. 6 seeds,” he added.
Gabe Norwood topscored for Rain or Shine with 17 points while rookie RJ Jazul came off the bench to fire a career-high 16 points he laced with four triples.
But it was Araña who made the baskets that mattered most.
Araña actually buried a triple from mid-court at the end of the third period and went to finish with 13 points, including four in the last 60 seconds spiked by a daredevil drive in traffic and the marginal free throws.
Defense also played a crucial role for Rain or Shine, which came into the game as the league’s worst defensive team after allowing its opponents to score 93.6 points an outing.
“We played good defense, we limit them to just 79, which was far from the 93 points we allowed each game, which I think is the worst in the league,” said Garcia.
The Aces appeared headed for a repeat of their 88-80 victory over the Elasto Painters last Oct. 15 at the Astrodome as they posted a big 67-56 lead late in the third quarter.
They were still up by nine, 79-70, with less than six minutes remaining, when the Aces cracked in the face of the Elasto Painters’ pesky defense.
Alaska missed its last 10 shots and turned the ball four times, including a crucial backcourt violation with 16.7 seconds left that paved the way for Araña’s stint at the stripe.
Still, the Aces had several chances to turn things around but Cyrus Baguio, who struggled for 10 points, missed on a forced drive against two defenders and Joe De Vance, who had 17 points, flubbed on his putback as time expired.
The Aces fell to seventh with a 5-7 card.
Mark Borboran wound up with a career-best 19 points but Alaska failed to draw the best from LA Tenorio, who was held scoreless for the first time in 94 games, dating back in Game Three of the 2008 Philippine Cup finale in a loss to Talk n Text.
Ronald Tubid buried a pair of triples from way out to spark a run that turned a four-point deficit into an 81-79 Ginebra lead then the Kings toughened up on defense in the closing minutes to frustrate the Llamados and notch their eighth victory against three losses.
Eric Menk and Mark Caguioa also came through with clutch plays, combining for six points and finishing with 20 and 18 points, respectively, while Willie Miller orchestrated the team’s plays at endgame before securing the victory with a pair of charities.
"It was a tough game but we made the right stops at the right time. It could have gone the other way,” said Brgy. Ginebra coach Jong Uichico. "In the endgame, you have to go to your veterans and Eric Menk is really a revelation today (last night)."
Peter June Simon led all scorers with 26 points, including a triple that pushed B-Meg to within one, 86-87, for the last time.
Ginebra’s hard-earned win also snapped B-Meg’s five-game streak with the Llamados staying at No. 4 with a 6-6 mark.
Earlier, Ryan Araña canned in two pressure-packed charities in the last 6.6 seconds and Rain or Shine hung tough to nip Alaska, 80-79, for a share of fifth with Meralco.
Araña’s free throws highlighted the Elasto Painters’ stirring comeback from a 70-79 deficit in the last six minutes capped by a solid defense that foiled the Aces’ make-or-break bid in the dying seconds.
“I think breaks went our way at endgame. We just got lucky,” said Rain or Shine coach Caloy Garcia, whose Elasto Painters joined the Meralco B-Bolts in fifth at 5-5.
“It’s a blessing for us because we’re in the middle of the pack again and we’re trying to land inside the No. 3 to No. 6 seeds,” he added.
Gabe Norwood topscored for Rain or Shine with 17 points while rookie RJ Jazul came off the bench to fire a career-high 16 points he laced with four triples.
But it was Araña who made the baskets that mattered most.
Araña actually buried a triple from mid-court at the end of the third period and went to finish with 13 points, including four in the last 60 seconds spiked by a daredevil drive in traffic and the marginal free throws.
Defense also played a crucial role for Rain or Shine, which came into the game as the league’s worst defensive team after allowing its opponents to score 93.6 points an outing.
“We played good defense, we limit them to just 79, which was far from the 93 points we allowed each game, which I think is the worst in the league,” said Garcia.
The Aces appeared headed for a repeat of their 88-80 victory over the Elasto Painters last Oct. 15 at the Astrodome as they posted a big 67-56 lead late in the third quarter.
They were still up by nine, 79-70, with less than six minutes remaining, when the Aces cracked in the face of the Elasto Painters’ pesky defense.
Alaska missed its last 10 shots and turned the ball four times, including a crucial backcourt violation with 16.7 seconds left that paved the way for Araña’s stint at the stripe.
Still, the Aces had several chances to turn things around but Cyrus Baguio, who struggled for 10 points, missed on a forced drive against two defenders and Joe De Vance, who had 17 points, flubbed on his putback as time expired.
The Aces fell to seventh with a 5-7 card.
Mark Borboran wound up with a career-best 19 points but Alaska failed to draw the best from LA Tenorio, who was held scoreless for the first time in 94 games, dating back in Game Three of the 2008 Philippine Cup finale in a loss to Talk n Text.
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