2nd Round- September 19 @ 1215AM and 3AM
Semifinals- September 20 @ 1230AM and 3AM3rd Place- September 21 @ 1230AM

Finals- September 21 @ 315AM

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2nd Round- September 19 @ 1215AM and 3AM
Semifinals- September 20 @ 1230AM and 3AM
3rd Place- September 21 @ 1230AM
Finals- September 21 @ 315AM

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2nd Round- September 19 @ 1215AM and 3AM
Semifinals- September 20 @ 1230AM and 3AM
3rd Place- September 21 @ 1230AM
Finals- September 21 @ 315AM

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Talk N Text leads series 2-1

The Talk N Text Phonepals proved that their victory over the Brgy Ginebra Gin Kings in game 2 of their semifinals showdown in the 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup was no fluke. The Phonepals rode on the hot game of gunner Renren Ritualo (29 points, 6-7 from 3-PT) and Macmac Cardona (13 of 18 points in the 3rd period) to led the Phonepals past the Gin Kings 109-100. Asi Taulava scored only 11 points but grabbed a team-high 17 boards. Mark Caguioa topscored for the Gin Kings once again with 26 points. Jayjay Helterbrand had 17 points and a career-high 18 assists. Rudy Hatfield tried to fill the slack left by Eric Menk, mustering 20 points and 19 rebounds but it wasn't enough to lift the Gin Kings.

Scores:
Talk N Text 109 – Ritualo 29, Cardona 18, Carey 15, Alapag 12, Washington 11, Taulava 11, Belano 5, De Ocampo 4, Fran 2, Noble 2.
Ginebra 100 – Caguioa 26, Hatfield 20, Helterbrand 17, Salvacion 16, Reavis 9, Mamaril 6, Abarrientos 4, Tubid 2, Macapagal 0, Seigle 0.
Quarterscores: 30-30, 63-49, 90-83, 109-100.

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San Miguel leads series 2-1

It was San Miguel's turn to make a statement. In a game marred by scuffles and several rough plays highlighted by the ejection of Danny Ildefonso on two technical fouls, the Beermen went to the second half all fired up, unleashing their full might to rout the Red Bull Barakos 109-82. It was the worst loss suffered by the Barakos within the last four years. Trailing by two points 46-48 at the end of the first half, the Beermen outscored the Barakos 63-34 the rest of the way to grab the series lead 2-1 in their semifinals duel in the 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup. Danny Seigle scored 27 points to spearhead a balanced attack that saw five other Beermen score in double figures. Red Bull was led by second year man Leo Najorda and Junthy Valenzuela who scored 15 and 14 points, respectively.

Scores:
San Miguel Beer 109 – Seigle D. 27, Ildefonso 16, Adducul 12, Hontiveros 12, Racela 11, Gonzales 10, Tenorio 8, Tugade 7, Wilson 3, Espinas 2, Calaguio 1, Pena 0.
Red Bull 82 – Najorda 15, Villanueva 14, Baguio 11, Pennisi 11, Valenzuela 9, Alvarez 8, Cruz 6, Sharma 5, Fonacier 3, Membrere 0, Bugia 0, Robinson 0.
Quarterscores: 24-19, 46-48, 77-64, 109-82

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Series tied 1-1

Red Bull decided to turn on the heat in the fourth quarter, scoring a flurry of points to which the Beermen never recovered, scoring a masterful 106-84 rout in their semifinals match-up in the 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup. Up by only three points 64-61 after three quarters, Red Bull, anchored on Junthy Valenzuela's three treys in the payoff period, outscored the Beermen 42-23 in the final canto to win running away. Valenzuela led the Barakos with 22 points. Wesley Gonzales and Danny Seigle led the Beermen with 14 and 13 points.

Scores:
Red Bull 106 – Valenzuela 22, Baguio 12, Najorda 9, Fonacier 9, Cruz 9, Villanueva 9, Pennisi 9, Robinson 7, Sharma 6, Membrere 5, Bugia 5, Alvarez 4.
San Miguel 84 – Gonzales 14, Seigle 13, Tenorio 12, Hontiveros 12, Calaguio 11, Racela 9,. Espinas 4, Wilson 4, Tugade 2, Pena 2, Adducul 1, Ildefonso 0.
Quarterscores: 23-15, 40-43, 64-61, 106-84

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Series tied 1-1

Macmac Cardona sank a back-breaking triple with one second left in the game as the Talk N Text Phonepals escaped with a 99-96 win over the stunned Brgy Ginebra Gin Kings in their semifinals match in the 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup. Game was tied 96-all when the Phonepals worked the clock to set up Cardona for the game-winning shot. Cardona atoned for his miserable game 1 performance wherein he only scored 4 points. He had 21 points to lead the Phonepals in scoring. He was ably supported by Anthony Washington's 20 points. Asi Taulava, Harvey Carey and Yancy de Ocampo were monstrous on the boards, grabbing a combined total of 34 caroms. Mark Caguioa had 31 points to pace the Gin Kings in a losing cause.

Scores:
Talk ‘N Text 99 – Cardona 21, Washington 20, Alapag 16, Carey 15, de Ocampo Y. Taulava 9, Ritualo 8, Fran 0, Pablo 0, Belano 0.
Barangay Ginebra 96 – Caguioa 31, Reavis 16, Helterbrand 15, Salvacion 11, Hatfield 10, Macapagal 3, Holper 3, Mamaril 3, Abarrientos 3, Tubid 1.
Quarterscores: 23-29, 54-54, 78-71, 99-96

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Brgy Ginebra leads series 1-0

Despite the absence of Eric Menk, Brgy Ginebra rolled on to an easy win over the Talk N Text Phonepals 115-100 in game 1 of their semifinals duel in the 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup. Mark Caguioa was unstoppable early on, scoring 26 of his 34 points after three quarters to dictate the tempo of the match. He led four other Ginebra scorers who scored at least 13 points in the game. Ren Ren Ritualo paced Talk N Text with 24 points. Anthony Washington added 21 points. Mark Cardona, who exploded in their last game against the Gin Kings, was held to only 4 points.

Scores:
Ginebra 115 – Caguioa 34, Tubid 18, Reavis 16, Mamaril 13, Helterbrand 13, Abarrientos 9, Hatfield 7, Salvacion 5, Macapagal 0, Holper 0.
Talk N Text 100 – Ritualo 24, Washington 21, Taulava 14, De Ocampo 13, Carey 8, Alapag 8, Noble 7, Cardona 4, Belano 1, Fran 0, Pablo 0.
Quarterscores: 32-34, 64-45, 94-72, 115-100

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San Miguel leads series 1-0

San Miguel Beer needed a strong fourth quarter spurt to turn back the gritty Barakos of Red Bull 114-109. Danny Ildefonso and Dondon Hontiveros joined hands together scoring a combined 23 of the Beermen's 32 points in the payoff period to take 1-0 lead in their semifinals showdown in the 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup. Danny Seigle paced the Beermen with 21 points. Ildefonso and Hontiveros contributed 18 points apiece. Junthy Valenzuela and Enrico Villanueva paced the Barakos with 20 points each.

Scores:
San Miguel Beer 114 – Seigle D. 21, Hontiveros 18, Ildefonso 18, Tugade 10, Racela 10, Adducul 8, Pena 8, Tenorio 7, Gonzales 6, Wilson 4, Espinas 2, Calaguio 2.
Red Bull 109 – Villanueva 20, Valenzuela 20, Pennis 15, Fonacier 14, Najorda 9, Cruz 8, Sharma 7, Alvarez 6, Membrere 4, Robinson 4, Baguio 2, Bugia 0.
Quarterscores: 25-27, 56-56, 82-88, 114-109

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Note: Data is only up to the end of the quarterfinals. Game#25 Purefoods 3OT win over TNT was not posted at www.pba.ph and so was excluded. The rest of the figures are complete. I will release the league's scoring leaders, rebounders, etc. at the end of the conference.

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Purefoods high-energy forward Jean Marc Pingris signed a two-year contract extension worth an estimated PHP 10.8 million that will keep him in a Giants' uniform until June 2009. Pingris, the 2005-06 PBA Most Improved Player, will earn at least P300,000 per month although terms were not disclosed. "What he’ll get is close to what he’s been getting," said the source, who requested not to be named.

The Pozorrubio, Pangasinan native hardly played in the team's quarterfinal match up with Talk N Text Phonepals after suffering a broken nose and a left ankle injury. In Game 1, he exploded for 19 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Giants to a pulsating 87-84 win. With injuries hounding him in Game 2 and Game 3, Pingris was never a factor, and as result, the Giants lost the series to the Phonepals 1-3. In 21 games this season with the Giants, he averaged 8.57 ppg, 3.14 rpg and 1.48 bpg.

Pingris was the third overall pick in the PBA 2004 Draft by FedEx (now know as Air21 Express). After playing one forgettable season with the Express where he averaged 4.63 ppg and 3.1 rpg, he was traded to the Giants along with Egay Billones for the Giants' future first round pick. He quickly made an impact to the Giant's roster in the 2005-06 and helped the team advanced to a two finals stint, posting career-highs of 8.9 ppg, 8.5 rpg and 1.63 bpg, the latter earning him the title of "Tapal King" in the PBA. In the 2005-06 Philippine Cup finals, he was named Finals MVP.

Don't look now but planned PBA stadium could be built near SM Mall of Asia. Henry Sy, owner of mall chain SM department stores has reportedly offered a vast vacant lot in the reclaimed area beside the sprawling SM Mall of Asia along Roxas Boulevard.

The Philippine Basketball Association is also looking at a vacant lot beside the Manila Seedling Bank at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue in Quezon City, and an area within the ultra modern Global City in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig.

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The 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup is heating up and this Wednesday we are guaranteed to witness a pair of slambang affair featuring outright semifinalists Brgy. Ginebra Gin Kings and San Miguel Beer facing two equally strong opponents: Talk N Text Phonepals and the Red Bull Barakos.
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The Talk N Text Phonepals have given erstwhile defending champion Purefoods Chunkee Giants the pink slip in the 2006-07 PBA Talk N Text Philippine Cup. Without forward Marc Pingris in Game 3 and Game 4 (also without Noy Castillo) of the best-of-five quarterfinals showdown, the Chunkee Giants were no match to the powerful frontline of the Talk N Text Phonepals.

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This was taken from an old publication. You want some piece of history? Here it is, an account of the very first PBA games.

April 9, 1975, Wednesday. 18,000 fans trooped to the Araneta Coliseum. The opening night of the PBA saw the Toyota Comets nipping the Universal Textile Weavers 105-101 and the Mariwasa-Noritake quintet edging the Concepcion Carriers 101-98.
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Did you know that the first foreign players to have set foot on the PBA hardcourt were Cisco Oliver of Noritake, Byron "Snake" Jones of Toyota, and Charles Walker of Universal Textiles (Utex) Wranglers. The goateed Jones, famous for his snake-like moves inside the paint, almost led the Toyota Comets to a grand slam feat in the league's inaugural season. He also played for Crispa, Utex and Honda. Oliver was a 6'6" hulk who played 5 years in the PBA (lasting up to 1979) for Utex, Great Taste, and Carrier/Fiberlite. The 6'6" Walker did not make quite a splash in his PBA stint but did led the Weavers to a semifinals stint in his only season.

10) James Yap failed to get a good night kiss from Kris Aquino

9) The Giants have lost their championship hunger

8) Hindi na buo ang loob ng mga Chunkee Giant players

7) James Yap lost his lucky charm. Comish Eala promised to return it but never did. He is reportedly holding it for SBP.

6) The Talk N Text Phonepals were the hungrier team

5) There was a wild rumor that Kerby “The Kid” Raymundo had a standing offer from the Minnesota Timberwolves to be with his idol Kevin “The Kid” Garnett so he played it safe in the quarters to avoid possible injury. Raymundo reportedly changed his mind after Garnett punched him in the face during practice. Garnett will face lifetime ban for his actions.

4) Yancy de Ocampo was supposed to go to the Purefoods Chunkee Giants but management wouldn’t part with Arnold Gamboa, Chris Cantonjos and a strand of hair from a Tikbalang Alvin Patrimonio reportedly got when he was climbing the mountains of the Abazukeh (what?)

3) Asi Taulava drank a newly-patented energy drink that brings incredible powers to one who drinks it. It is the same energy drink Superman drinks during his forays against the evil warlords. The Chunkee Giants simply had no answer to the Rock!

2) Ryan Gregorio reportedly was fuming mad when he learned that Ballex made fun of his picture appearing alongside Jose Rizal. He has entertained notions of suing the developers of this site because of this defamation. Ryan Gregorio has been visibly distracted and will likely resign by the end of the year. He will be replaced by assistant coach Koy Banal. Gregorio is said to be joining showbizness and act as a love triangle between real-life sweethearts Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo.

1) The Giants reportedly made a deal when the offer reached PHP 300,000.00. What? There were still four higher amounts left. I said, NO DEAL!