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Dyip, Batang Pier dispute last playoff ticket

Juami Tiongson (with ball): This is what we all crave for—the competition. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ After putting up surprising starts in the PBA Philippine Cup, Terrafirma and NorthPort are left to battle it out on Wednesday for the right to fight another day—which could also be in the literal sense with the winner entering the…

Hotshots through to quarters, place Dyip on playoff bubble

Ian Sangalang (right) gets a hard foul from Mark Sangalang. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Magnolia became the third team to punch a ticket to the quarterfinals of the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday, with a 108-100 victory over Terrafirma practically making up for an alarming stretch that saw the perennial contender Hotshots absorb back-to-back defeats, including…

Dyip exhaust rare chance at playoff berth, battle Hotshots

Terrafirma Dyip’s Stephen Holt in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES Unbeaten San Miguel Beer and fellow title contender Barangay Ginebra will finally have some company in the quarterfinals by the end of Friday’s PBA Philippine Cup doubleheader. One of them could be the all-Filipino tournament’s current underdog story in Terrafirma, the perennial cellar-dweller which…

Louie Sangalang gives Terrafirma Dyip added option, hope

Terrafirma Dyip’s Louie Sangalang in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES Louie Sangalang’s transition from a key enforcer during Letran’s championship years to a reliable rookie for Terrafirma in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) seems to be back on track. “It took me some time to adjust because it’s even more physical here in the…

Beermen get lift from Mo in scraping past gritty Dyip

San Miguel Beermen’s Mo Tautuaa in the PBA Philippine Cup. —PBA IMAGES San Miguel Beer kept its unblemished record in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup on Wednesday, but not after threading the eye of the needle against Terrafirma. And the way the Dyip kept themselves in the thick of the fight at Ninoy…

Dyip sustain hot start, trim Road Warriors for lead share

Juami Tiongson (No. 3) still gets away with a teamhigh 21 points despite 5-for- 17 shooting for Terrafirma. —PBA PHOTO As the unquestioned leader of the Terrafirma Dyip, it would be understandable if Juami Tiongson was overjoyed with the rare winning start to a conference for one of the PBA’s perennial bottom feeders. But Tiongson…

Boatwright drops 51 in leading Beermen to destruction of Dyip

San Miguel’s defense was also unforgiving as CJ Perez (No. 77) and Mo Tautuaa force Stephen Holt to pop out a pass. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ San Miguel Beer has reasons to be confident going into the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinals with the twice-to-beat almost locked up and its new import coming up…

FiberXers arrest six-game slide with nipping of Dyip

Converge FiberXers new import Jamil Wilson. –PBA IMAGES Jamil Wilson, Converge’s new import, believes in the importance of chemistry if they want to succeed in the PBA Commissioner’s cup. And the FiberXers showed they’re on the right path on Wednesday night after pulling out a 103-94 overtime victory over Terrafirma that snapped a six-game losing…

Tropang Giga send Dyip back to earth

TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.–PBA IMAGES Getting the results against the big teams is obviously important for the TNT Tropang Giga if they want to come away with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup crown. But running the table against teams in the middle or lower tiers—the next stretch of games the Tropang Giga will…

Dyip seek to extend winning streak in battling Tropang Giga

Juami Tiongson (left) will be sitting this one out, giving rookie Stephen Holt more responsibilIties. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Terrafirma’s streak faces a significant challenge as the Dyip tries to navigate its way around a perennial contender in TNT in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday. Coach Johnedel Cardel, though, is drawing…