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Chris Newsome repays Meralco ‘faith’ with title-clinching shot
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome celebrates after leading his team to the PBA Philippine Cup championship.-MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Meralco couldn’t have hoped for any other player than Chris Newsome to hold the ball in the endgame of Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Newsome showed why after he nailed the game-clinching shot to deliver…
Read MoreMeralco wins first PBA title, survives San Miguel in Game 6
Meralco Bolts celebrate after winning their first-ever PBA title.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Call them the “Miracle Bolts.” Against a battle-tested enemy so used to playing on a pressured-packed stage, the Bolts on Sunday stunned San Miguel, 80-78, to rule the PBA Philippine Cup. Chris Newsome hit a fadeaway jumper with 1.3 remaining to cap Meralco’s stand…
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San Miguel unfazed by 3-2 disadvantage vs Meralco
San Miguel Beermen bench during Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel’s Chris Ross is well aware of the theme of this year’s PBA Philippine Cup Finals. Though Meralco is a win away from closing out the best-of-seven series, Ross still believes that the Beermen remain in a good…
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Unable to stop June Mar, Meralco still finds way to win
Meralco Bolts’ Raymond Almazan and San Miguel Beermen’s June Mar Fajardo during the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—A win’s a win, no matter the cost. In the case of Meralco in Game 5 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals, the Bolts won 92-88, to take the commanding 3-2 lead despite allowing Beermen…
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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 needs to ‘play with poise’ to close out San Miguel
Meralco Bolts in Game 5 of the PBA philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. -MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines—Playing with poise will be of utmost importance for Meralco as it tries to close out San Miguel in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Sunday. According to Chris Banchero, the Bolts will have…
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Meralco on brink of first PBA title with 3-2 lead over San Miguel
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 HIGHLIGHTS: PBA Finals Game 5 San Miguel vs Meralco MANILA, Philippines–Meralco played with renewed zest in the payoff frame and then kept it together in the final moments on Friday night…
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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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PBA Finals: With tiebreaker looming, Meralco tries to dig out more points
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome during Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against San Miguel Beermen. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Producing the best scoring game of his PBA career with 40 points provided little silver lining for Meralco’s Chris Newsome after San Miguel Beer evened things up at 2-2 in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. “It’s…
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Meralco hopes to hold on to 2-1 lead this time around
Meralco Bolts’ Chris Newsome shoots during Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals against the San Miguel Beermen.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Meralco is once again in familiar territory after preserving its lead in the end this time to take a 2-1 advantage over San Miguel Beer in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals. What the Bolts don’t…
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