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In fifth tour with Bolts, Durham shoots for the big one

Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net Meralco can only hope that the good fortunes of last month’s breakthrough PBA championship would rub off on Allen Durham in his return for the season-opening Governors’ Cup. The three-time Best Import will once again don the Bolts jersey after spending the last four years in Japan’s B.League, where he won…

Ex-barista Bates helps brew winning concoction for Bolts

Brandon Bates –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Meralco rookie Brandon Bates feels his time working in a coffee shop in his hometown Australia was “the most cathartic job” he has ever done in his life. “In case you guys still haven’t noticed, I love talking to people, serving people,” he said in a candid chat with the Inquirer.“I’d…

Bolts will now know feeling of playing as the hunted

Meralco Bolts. Photo: PBA Images Now that the long chase for a first-ever PBA championship has finally been fulfilled, the Meralco Bolts will come into the next season with a different role. From hunters, the Bolts acknowledged that they’ll go into the league’s 49th season as the hunted. “The next conference will test us as…

After very long wait, Bolts now belong in company of PBA immortals

Chris Newsome –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net At long last, the Meralco Bolts, perhaps the team with the most number of heartbreaks in terms of chasing a PBA championship, were able to write a happy ending to this story. And it took one of the longest-tenured players in franchise history to deliver the winning shot that announced Meralco’s…

Maliksi makes sure there are no weak links with Bolts

Meralco Bolts’ Allein Maliksi in during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net With four PBA titles under his belt, Meralco gunner Allein Maliksi knows a thing or two about winning where lights shine the brightest and stakes are at their highest. And he proved just that on Friday night, figuring prominently…

History on the side of Meralco Bolts after Game 5 win

Meralco Bolts’ Cliff Hodge, Allein Maliksi and Raymond Almazan during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Meralco is on the edge of a historic first crown in the PBA. After nipping San Miguel, 92-88, Friday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum, the Bolts are now up 3-2…

Allein Maliksi helps put Bolts on threshold of first PBA title

Meralco Bolts’ Allein Maliksi tries to slip past the defense of San Miguel Beermen’s Chris Ross during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Allein Maliksi admitted coming into Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals with a chip on his shoulder, especially from the number of articles he read over…

Beermen find their way around Bolts defense to level series

For June Mar Fajardo and the San Miguel Beermen, Meralco’s stifling defense has made the quest for another championship one of the toughest they had experienced. For one night, at least, they found the antidote. With some help from a pair of players that saw action for the first time in the series, the defending…

Beermen square PBA Finals with gutsy Bolts after Game 2 thriller

Composure will be crucial for CJ Perez from this point of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals series that went back to square one following San Miguel Beer’s Game 2 escape act Friday night. “I have to sustain my composure, especially in the endgame,” Perez told the Inquirer shortly after the Beermen avoided a dreaded 0-2…

For Beermen, it’s rust; for Bolts, well, it’s San Miguel

Will the Bolts have enough in its core to stop June Mar Fajardo (with ball) and the Beermen? —PBA IMAGES Coach Jorge Gallent admitted that the long rest may not be advantageous to San Miguel Beer ahead of its showdown with Meralco for the PBA Philippine Cup crown. “I’m just scared that we might be…