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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…
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Meralco, San Miguel brace for war ahead of Game 5
San Miguel Beermen vs Meralco Bolts in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net SCHEDULE: PBA Finals San Miguel vs Meralco MANILA, Philippines—There has been a popular notion in basketball that when a best-of-seven duel is tied at 2-2, whoever wins Game 5 wins the series. While that may have proven true for several series…
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NBA Finals: Celtics’ Porzingis out of Game 3 due to rare tendon injury
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis celebrates after scoring against the Dallas Mavericks during Game 2 of the NBA Basketball Finals, Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) DALLAS — Kristaps Porzingis did not play for the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night because of a rare tendon…
Read MoreNBA Finals Game 3 Celtics vs Mavericks
2024 NBA Finals schedule (Game 3) 8:30am – Boston Celtics at Dallas Mavericks FULL SCHEDULE HERE. After 13 years, The Finals are back in Dallas 😤@chime // #OneForDallas #MFFL pic.twitter.com/G6O2r5oZx4 — Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) June 12, 2024 Derrick White blocked 87 shots in the regular season… the 2nd most of any guard in the NBA…
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Mavs blow chance in Game 2, face even tougher road
Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks reacts during the third quarter against the Boston Celtics in Game Two of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 09, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP Game 2 provided Dallas with a huge chance. The Mavericks could have flown back to Dallas with the…
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Celtics call Pritchard 3 ‘play of the game’ in Game 2
Payton Pritchard #11 of the Boston Celtics reacts after his made three-point basket against the Dallas Mavericks to end the third quarter in Game Two of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 09, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP Payton Pritchard doesn’t care much about what his line in the stat…
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Newsome, Merlaco deliver own dagger in Game 3
Chris Newsome and the Meralco Bolts after beating the San Miguel Beermen in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Meralco defeated San Miguel in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals in familiar fashion on Sunday night. With the game on the line, Chris Newsome drilled a go-ahead triple from…
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Rest heading into Game 4 vital for SMB, says CJ Perez
San Miguel Beermen’s CJ Perez during Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against the Meralco Bolts.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Unlike the first three games of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals, San Miguel and Meralco will have more time to prepare and recover heading into Wednesday’s Game 4. That’s exactly what the Beermen need, especially…
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Meralco quickly moves on from Game 2 heartbreak
Meralco Bolts’ Cliff Hodge in Game 2 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—It’s just one game. At least that’s how Meralco wants to look at the Game 2 heartbreak to San Miguel in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. The Bolts fumbled their chance for a momentous 2-0…
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Meralco pulls off Game 1 shocker vs San Miguel
Meralco knows from harrowing experiences in the past that winning Game 1 of a PBA championship series is no assurance of a beautiful ending. And for the Bolts to produce three more victories after defeating the San Miguel Beermen, 93-86, in the opener of the Philippine Cup Finals on Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, they’ll…
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