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Marcio Lassiter jumps into race for PBA all-time ‘threes’ leader

San Miguel Beermen’s Marcio Lassiter. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Marcio Lassiter and Paul Lee are two of four active players with at least 1,000 three-pointers in their Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) careers. And being two of the youngest from that batch and seemingly with plenty of gas left in the tank, there’s good enough reason to say…

Marcio Lassiter climbs to fourth on PBA 3-point list

San Miguel Beer’s Marcio Lassiter.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Marcio Lassiter moved into fourth place on the career three-pointers made list that served as one of the highlights of San Miguel Beer’s emphatic victory over NorthPort in the PBA Philippine Cup. Lassiter knocked down four triples in the 120-100 rout at Philsports Arena in Pasig City, surpassing…

Diouf yearns for PBA stint

Malick Diouf —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Malick Diouf, a former UAAP Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee who helped University of the Philippines to three Finals appearances and one title, isn’t closing the door on reinforcing a club in the place that has been his home for years. “Everybody who played in college here (in the Philippines) hopes…

PBA: Alec Stockton is ‘heart and soul’ of Converge, says Gallent

Converge FiberXers’ Alec Stockton against San Miguel defenders in a PBA Philippine Cup game. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Converge may have fallen short in its quest to snap two streaks in one game against San Miguel at Philsports Arena on Friday but Alec Stockton got some high praise from the Beermen when the buzzer horned. With…

PBA: Rain or Shine zooms past Terrafirma

Rain or Shine Elastopainters’ Beau Belga in the PBA Philippine Cup. — PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines— Rain or Shine tightened its play in the third period and then kept it together the rest of the way to roll past Terrafirma, 116-104, in the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday. A balanced attack had the Painters controlling…

PBA: Robert Bolick takes big lead in Best Player race

FILE–NLEX Road Warriors’ Robert Bolick in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–NLEX’s Robert Bolick’s string of big performances has allowed him to set the pace in the Best Player of the Conference derby halfway into the eliminations of the PBA Philippine Cup. Bolick racked up 49.2 Statistical Points for a huge lead over…

Back-to-wall Ginebra enter crucial stretch in PBA playoff chase

Ginebra coach Tim Cone in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES LA Tenorio and Barangay Ginebra consider themselves blessed that the schedule bodes well for them in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup. But another loss going into another stretch of two weekend games beginning on Friday against Blackwater at PhilSports Arena in Pasig…

PBA: Terrafirma fans playoff bid with win over Ginebra

Terrafirma guard Juami Tiongson goes for a layup against Barangay Ginebra in the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup.–PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines–Eager to turn its playoff hopes into reality, Terrafirma played with zest all of Sunday night to stun Barangay Ginebra, 91-85, in the PBA Philippine Cup. Juami Tiongson had 25 points while Javi Gomez de Liaño…

2024 PBA Philippine Cup April 5

PBA Philippine Cup April 5 schedule Smart Araneta Coliseum 4:30pm – TNT Tropang Giga vs NorthPort Batang Pier 7:30pm – Ginebra San Miguel Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen FULL SCHEDULE HERE. PBA LIVE UPDATES: TNT vs NorthPort From Cade to JM real quick! 34-19 NorthPort lead #PBAAngatAngLaban #PBA48PhilCupTNTvsNOR pic.twitter.com/4Vny6wNKUY — PBA (@pbaconnect) April 5,…

PBA: Beau Belga getting smarter with age, Yeng Guiao teases

Rain or Shine Elastopainters’ Beau Belga in the PBA Philippine Cup. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Beau Belga made history at Araneta Coliseum after Rain or Shine’s convincing win over Converge in the PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday. Belga registered his first career triple-double in the Elasto Painters’ 110-90 victory over the FiberXers, which caught the attention…