Tag: EASL
PBA teams continue EASL slump with TNT loss to Abando, Anyang
TNT Tropang Giga.–EASL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–TNT couldn’t end the struggles of PBA teams in the East Asia Super League after falling short to Rhenz Abando and his South Korean club Anyang, 105-97, on the road Wednesday. The Tropang Giga got the buck of their scoring production from imports Quincy Miller and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Calvin…
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TNT drops away game to Taiwan’s Fubon, stays winless in EASL
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis Jefferson warms up before an EASL game. MANILA, Philippines–The woes of the TNT Tropang Giga in the East Asia Super League (EASL) continued Wednesday after being handed a 106-97 away defeat by Taiwanese side Fubon Braves at Heping Gymnasium in Taipei. Despite the return of Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to join…
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Three players out for Meralco Bolts’ EASL opener vs Ryukyu
Meralco Bolts coach Luigi Trillo. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Meralco will have to make its East Asia Super League debut without three of its key cogs. Allein Maliksi, Chris Banchero and Suleiman Braimoh did not fly with the Bolts a few days ago en route to their opening game against the Ryukyu Golden Kings at Okinawa…
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After rosy PBA start, Meralco faces EASL worries
Meralco import Suleiman BraimohPhoto: PBA Images The outlook is promising for coach Luigi Trillo in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. But the new Meralco coach faces bleaker prospects in the East Asia Super League (EASL), where the Bolts kick off their bid on Wednesday against Japan B.League champion Ryukyu Golden Kings—a team reinforced by some very…
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TNT loses again to Chiba Jets to stay winless in EASL
TNT Tropang Giga vs Chiba Jets in EASL. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO STA. ROSA, Laguna—Shorthanded TNT tried to overhaul a huge deficit before falling short once more to the Chiba Jets, 75-66, on Wednesday in the East Asia Super League at City of Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex here. Despite import Quincy Miller leading the fightback, the Tropang…
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After EASL loss, Jolas focuses on getting TNT in PBA shape
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. -EASL PHOTO Coach Jojo Lastimosa believes getting results both on home soil and foreign shores won’t be a problem once TNT reaches the form it envisions. “We will be better off finishing games when we get in shape,” Lastimosa said in a short message to the Inquirer Thursday, a…
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Shorthanded TNT vows to fight all the way in EASL
Jojo Lastimosa: No expectations. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Coach Jojo Lastimosa believes the presence of Rondae Hollis-Jefferson will help galvanize a TNT Tropang Giga squad that will head to the opener of the East Asia Super League (EASL) campaign against Japan’s Chiba Jets shorthanded and far from its best form. “Having Quincy and Rondae doesn’t mean it’s…
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Ginebra replaced by Meralco in EASL
FILE – Meralco Bolts. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—The Meralco Bolts have replaced the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings as one of the PBA teams to compete in the East Asia Super League (EASL) 2023-24 season. In a sudden decision, the Bolts are now the second team to represent the PBA in the EASL alongside the TNT…
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After forgettable first stint, PBA readies second foray in EASL – rezal404
Barangay Ginebra and Bay Area will collide anew after their epic seven-game encounter for the PBA Commissioner’s Cup title. —INQUIRE FILE PHOTO The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) expressed its excitement in once again sending two teams for the second staging of the East Asia Super League (EASL) which starts later this year with a home-and-away…
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