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NLEX beats Converge in crucial win for playoffs bid

NLEX rookie Enoch Valdez leads Road Warriors to crucial win. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net NLEX got big contributions from rookies Enoch Valdez and Richie Rodger to overcome Converge, 107-103, and forge a tie with TNT for the last quarterfinals berth in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Valdez hit a pair of three-point…

PBA: Converge beats Terrafirma in OT for breakthrough win

Converge FiberXers new import Jamil Wilson. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Converge finally found a breakthrough to halt a six-game losing streak in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup, carving out a 103-94 overtime victory over Terrafirma at PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Wednesday. Jamil Wilson lifted Converge in just his second game in the PBA, who is…

PBA: Phoenix sends Converge to dismal 0-5 start with tight win

Phoenix Fuel Masters’ import Johnathan Williams III. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Phoenix Super LPG kept it together in the most critical times to escape desperate Converge by the skin of its teeth, 99-98, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday. Kenneth Tuffin hit the go-ahead basket off a Jason Perkins dime to preserve the efforts of…

PBA: San Miguel Beer downs winless Converge

Ivan Aska.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer turned in a dominant performance from the jump to whip Converge, 105-96 on the road on Saturday night. Import Ivan Aska, June Mar Fajardo, and CJ Perez combined for 74 of the Beermen’s total output as the powerhouse club scored a wire-to-wire victory at Tiaong Convention Center in…

PBA: Ginebra opens strong, trumps Converge

Ginebra import Tony Bishop in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. —PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Barangay Ginebra produced a winning start to its season after pulling away in the third quarter to take down struggling Converge, 100-86, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Import Tony Bishop, Christian Standhardinger and Maverick Ahanmisi were among…

TNT fixes import issues as Miller stands in for RHJ after Converge

Tony Bishop (center) will don Barangay Ginebra’s famous jersey as a temporary replacement for Justin Brownlee (left). (PBA IMAGES) TNT has sorted out its import mess and the moment it tangles with Magnolia on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, an unpredictable and wild-and-woolly season in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will get going. In the…

TNT scampers for RHJ stand-in as Converge nixes Miller release

TNT Tropang Giga vs Chiba Jets in EASL. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO As if having three top players decommissioned wasn’t enough, TNT now has to race against time to find a temporary replacement for import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. The Tropang Giga are set for an opening-day clash with Magnolia on Sunday, when the PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) Commissioner’s…

Toroman comes in to help Converge, two NCAA programs – rezal404

Rajko Toroman makes his return. —FILE PHOTO Rajko Toroman, the Serbian who did the blueprint of the Gilas Pilipinas program more than a decade ago, is returning to the country to help numerous programs, counting two in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Converge FiberXers in the Philippine Basketball Association. Toroman was reportedly…

Converge routs Northport to end campaign on strong note – rezal404

Converge FiberXers’ Adrian Wong. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Converge easily handled Northport in the PBA on Tour, 113-84, to wrap up its campaign at San Juan Arena on Friday. The FiberXers barely broke a sweat in the rout of Batang Pier to end the preseason with a 6-5 record. “It just so happened that we were…

Mike Nieto shows worth for Converge with solid PBA On Tour showing – rezal404

Converge FiberXers’ Mike Nieto. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Mike Nieto showed his worth in Converge’s commanding 113-84 win against Northport in the PBA on Tour on Friday. Nieto showed up big and affected all ends of the court with his all-around game of 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, much to the delight of stand-in…