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

Finals- September 21 @ 315AM

BTV

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

BTV

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

BTV

Finally got my new books! (more...)

San Miguel 98 - Freeman 24, Hontiveros 18, Racela 13,
Washington 12, Ildefonso 11, Villanueva 7, Gonzales 4, Pena 3,
Custodio 2, Pingris 2, Pennisi 2.

Talk N' Text 87 - Castro 15, Alapag 15, R.De Ocampo
14, Peek 14, Dillinger 10, Wade 6, Carey 6, Ritualo 3, Cardona 2, Y.De
Ocampo 2, Lao 0.

Quarterscores: 17-22, 44-44, 64-69, 98-87.

Purefoods 92 - Chandler 30, J.Yap 22, Adducul 9,
Raymundo 9, Simon 8, Villanueva 5, Canaleta 4, Cruz 3, R.Yap 2,
Robinson 0.

Coca-Cola 85 - Penny 17, Belasco 17, Cabagnot 13,
Taulava 12, Telan 8, Buenafe 5, Macapagal 5, Catli 5, Dimaunahan 3,
Rizada 0, Avenido 0.

Quarterscores: 22-14, 45-41, 64-71, 92-85.

The Jazz had a 16-2 run 2:55 left to make it 89-95 LAL, coming back from behind by as much as 24 pts. LAL put its starters back in to affirm their lead, capped by a Lamar Odom breakaway dunk. Final score 107-96.

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Fifty.Eight.Points.

In.A.Playoff.Game.

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Games Sunday, May 3 ’09 (Cuneta Astrodome)
4:00 p.m. Barako Bull vs. Coca-Cola
6:30 p.m. Alaska vs. Burger King

Games Sunday, May 3 ’09 (Cuneta Astrodome)
4:00 p.m. Barako Bull vs. Coca-Cola
6:30 p.m. Alaska vs. Burger King

Game Saturday, May 2 ’09 (Tacloban Convention Center, Tacloban City)
5:00 p.m. Rain or Shine vs. San Miguel Beer

Games Friday, May 1 ’09 (Araneta Coliseum)
5:00 p.m. Sta. Lucia vs. Purefoods
7:30 p.m. Talk 'N Text vs. Barangay Ginebra

Games Friday, May 1 ’09 (Araneta Coliseum)
5:00 p.m. Sta. Lucia vs. Purefoods
7:30 p.m. Talk 'N Text vs. Barangay Ginebra

Game Thursday, Apr. 30 ’09 (Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig City)
5:00 p.m. Burger King vs. Barako Bull

Games Wednesday, Apr. 29 ’09 (Araneta Coliseum)
5:00 p.m. Purefoods vs. Coca-Cola
7:30 p.m. San Miguel Beer vs. Talk 'N Text

Games Wednesday, Apr. 29 ’09 (Araneta Coliseum)
5:00 p.m. Purefoods vs. Coca-Cola
7:30 p.m. San Miguel Beer vs. Talk 'N Text

TEAM - W / L = Streak

SAN MIGUEL BEER - 7 / 0 = +7
STA. LUCIA - 6 / 3 = +1
TALK ‘N TEXT - 5 / 3 = +3
RAIN OR SHINE - 5 / 5 = - 4
PUREFOODS - 4 / 4 = - 1
BURGER KING - 4 / 5 = - 3
BRGY. GINEBRA - 4 / 5 = +3
ALASKA - 4 / 6 = +2
COCA-COLA - 2 / 5 = +1
BARAKO BULL - 2 / 7 = - 3

PBA All Stars Selection 97 - Noel 18, Washington 15,
Freeman 12, Alapag 12, Johnson 10, Lewis 8, Cardona 6, Artadi 5, Pena
4, Menk 4, Villanueva 3, Hontiveros 0.

Powerade Team Pilipinas 89 - Santos 18, Yap 13,
Pennisi 13, Miller 11, De Ocampo 8, Raymundo 7, Dillenger 5, Norwood
4, Taulava 4, Helterbrand 3, Thoss 2, Baguio 1, Reyes O.

Quarterscores: 24-23, 46-46, 71-71, 97-89.

OBSTACLE CHALLENGE:

elims / finals

Paul Artadi – 30.7 / 36.7 –CHAMPION

Egay Billones - 34.3 / 40.6

L.A. Tenorio – 34.6 / 37.4

Willie Miller - 37.4

Alex Cabagnot - 43.7

Norman Gonzales - 46.7

Solomon Mercado - 46.8

Bonbon Custodio - 48.6

Waren Ybanez – 56.8

Jason Castro - 1:03

3 POINT SHOOTOUT:

elims / finals

Gary David - 18 / 08

James Yap - 17 / 21 - CHAMPION

Dondon Hontiveros- 16 / 15

Jeff Chan - 15

Jimmy Alapag - 14

Renren Ritualo - 13

Ronjay Buenafe - 13

Ronald Tubid - 11

Don Dulay - 11

Larry Foncier - 10

Norman Gonzales - 09

SLAMDUNK:

LOCALS 1st / 2nd - 1st / 2nd

Gabe Norwood - 44 / 47 = 91 - 46 / 48 = 94

Jared Dillinger - 25 42 = 67

KG Canaleta - 46 43 = 89

IMPORTS

David Noel - 43 / 40 = 83 - 50 / 50 = 100

Gabe Freeman - 47 / 25 = 72

Anthony Johnson - 32 / 25 = 57

So I've been repeating the ff. information the past few days to people who ask, I decided might as well blog about it.

First off, Basketball TV is now subscription - free since 3 days ago. Sample conversation I had with SkyCable man I called up last Friday, the 24th:

Me: Magtatanong po sana ako ng subscription para makanood ng NBA games?
SkyCable Man: Ah, kahapon sabi ng 'head office' (or something like that) free na po yan.
Me: H...Ha? (that's the way they express surprise in komiks, right?).
SkyCable Man: Opo, check nyo po sa channel 69.

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I am very, very, very, very, very sad to hear Dikembe has decided to retire. True this day has been a long time coming, but nevertheless it's sad to hear regardless.

He is an inspiration and has made the game a hundred times more interesting with his exciting play and colorful personality.

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Powerade Team Pilipinas 98 - Pennisi 15, Norwood 13,
Yap 12, Raymundo 11, Helterbrand 8, De Ocampo 7, Williams 7, Reyes 6,
Santos 6, Dillinger 5, Taulava 4, Miller 0.

Motolite North All Stars 80 - Thorpe 16, Artadi 13,
Villanueva 12, Yeo 12, Wade 9, Reyes 4, Cardona 4, Pingris 4, Tenorio
3, Daniels 2, David 1, Espinas 0.

Quarterscores: 28-23, 52-48, 73-58, 98-80.

Just thought I'd show you what 36 pts., 11 assists in a first time playoff appearance looks like:

Matching Kareem's. Now, THAT's how you go into the playoffs. That's what I'm talkin' about.

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From what little I have at the moment (I only have the schedules), I'm going to try to see who are the teams to watch out for, and consequently, which I'm going to make the trek out all the way to FEU gym, NSL's venue for the duration of the Eliminations, to see.
This'll be the 1st of at least 2 articles, as I'll be covering a few teams plus what I know about them, then make new articles re new teams as I check them out and receive stats and rosters later on.

Here goes.

Ateneo - Obviously, given they're the defending champs. Chris Tiu's 2008 winning shot over hard luck UE is still fresh in my mind's eye. It was a terrific shot, taken on a pick (if I remember right) on the upper right side of the key. As per this article, UE still had 26 seconds left but it was all for naught, and more than anything after the game I prayed the cameraman would show the UE team's faces so I could see how they took this loss - incidentally, a good reason why watching live beats TV anytime. Which brings me to:

UE - To my mind, one of the most hard luck teams in recent memory, pro leagues included. The reason why the past College wars had been so interesting was that so many of the powerhouse teams, namely, DLSU, ADMU, UE and FEU, were 'on the rise' at the same time. I've been watching ball long enough to know it takes at least 3 to 5 years to carefully mold a team of rookies into trained athletes that play well together, and I've no doubt in my mind I'd have put money on UE if I were a betting man.

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One - The Nike Summer League, or NSL, have some of the most exciting teams in Juniors and Seniors play in the country (how many exactly, I dunno, until I get the official numbers). Games start on Monday, April 20, 2009 and the Elimination rounds continue until May 25, 2009. It is one of the more anticipated leagues for High School and College teams, preceding the UAAP wars come July. Venue is the FEU Gym.

Two - They have a very informative Wikipedia page listing down all the teams of the 07 and 08 seasons, the standings of the 4 groups (A, B, C and D), who won and so on.

Three - I will personally be covering the league, writing stories for it on the Nike Summer League Website!

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Talk N' Text 102 - Wade 19, Peek 18, Cardona 17,
Dillinger 14, Alapag 12, De Ocampo R. 8, Carey 6, Castro 3, Aljamal 3,
Ritualo 2, Lao o.

Rain or Shine 96 - Reyes 22, Lewis 14, Wainwright 12,
Isip 10, Dulay 9, Tang 7, Ibanes 7, Norwood 6, Mercado 4, Laure 3,
Arana 2, Salangsang 0.

Quarterscores: 23-23, 44-47, 72-80, 102-96.

Ginebra 100 - Noel 22, Menk 22, Helterbrand 19, Intal
9, Pacana 6, Tubid 6, Baguio 5, Lanete 4, Artadi 3, Kramer 2, Mamaril
2, Reavis 0.

Burger King 94 - Billones 27, Daniels 20, David 13,
Quinahan 11, Arboleda 8, Aban 6, Santos 5, Rodriguez 2, Belga 2,
Alonzo 0, Cruz 0.

Quarterscores: 23-21, 46-42, 82-71, 100-94.

Sta. Lucia 98 - Johnson 29, Williams 15, Reyes 14,
Omolon 13, Yeo 12, Aquino 6, Miranda 3, Espino 3, Mendoza 3, Jaime 0,
Mamaclay 0, Daa 0, Gonzales 0.

Barako Bull 88 - Varem 24, Najorda 13, Duncil 12,
Juntilla 10, Sharma 8, Holper 6, Ybanes 6, Espinas 4, Chan 3, Hubalde
2, Rodriguez 0, Hrabak 0, Arigo 0.

Quarters: 27-24, 50-37, 72-58, 98-88.

Alaska 80 - De Vance 22, Ellis 20, Cariaso 10,
Tenorio 9, Hugnatan 6, Miller 6, Dela Cruz 4, Thoss 3, Fonacier 0,
Ferriols 0, Cablay 0.

Purefoods 74 - Simon 20, Thorpe 16, Raymundo 15, Yap
J. 11, Villanueva 5, Adducul 3, Alvarez 2, Yap R. 2, Vergara 0,
Canaleta 0, Robinson 0.

Quarterscores: 22-14, 37-28, 61-54, 80-74.

27-Apr-09
Boston Celtics @ Chicago Bulls Game 4
Basketball TV 1:00 AM & 8:00 AM

Portland Trailblazers @ Houston Rockets Game 4
C/S 9 10:30 AM