Tag: Gin
Defensive-minded Batang Pier starve Bolts; Gin Kings score
ARVIN TOLENTINO –PBA Images From an offensive machine, NorthPort successfully transitioned into a defensive-minded team on Sunday and shut down Meralco, 90-85, for a second straight win that kept the Batang Pier within striking distance of the surprise PBA Philippine Cup leader. “The challenge for them is to play better defense to get longer minutes…
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Magnolia takes on Phoenix, Beermen battle Gin Kings in separate best-of-five Final Four series many see going down the wire
Coaches in the Final Four, from top left, clockwise, Ginebra’s Tim Cone, Jorge Gallent of San Miguel, Jamike Jarin of Phoenix and Magnolia’s Chito Victolero. —PHOTOS BY AUGUST DELA CRUZ If how these four clubs finished classification in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup were any indication, both best-of-five semifinal series that start on…
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Gin Kings, a familiar fixture on Dec. 25 games, have serious business in this latest outing vs TNT
Ginebra guard Scottie Thompson. –PBA IMAGES Tim Cone has always acknowledged the difficulty of having to work on Christmas Day, even if Barangay Ginebra has been almost an annual fixture on such special occasion. “It’s difficult with all the distractions, but it’s also an honor,” said Cone as the Gin Kings face the TNT Tropang…
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Tenorio’s return sparks Gin Kings’ latest victory
LA Tenorio is “grateful for another chance to play.” —PBA IMAGES Once again, Barangay Ginebra’s new guys came through down the stretch on Sunday night. But there was also no denying the immense impact by LA Tenorio, the reigning PBA Commissioner’s Cup champion’s captain, who played his first game back after conquering cancer. “We came…
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Standhardinger’s night ends up badly for Gin Kings as series hits homestretch – rezal404
Christian Standhardinger (right) believes that he and his fellow Gin Kings gave it their all against Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and the Tropang Giga. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Christian Standhardinger didn’t use too many words to sum up his feelings on Sunday night. “It’s obviously very, very tough on a night like this,” Standhardinger said, after a loss…
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