Tag: TNT
With focus on stops, TNT eyes No. 2 vs ROS
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson against Rain or Shine defender during the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Game 1. –PBA IMAGES TNT coach Chot Reyes considers the semifinal series between Rain or Shine as a “battle of contrasts,” with the team that maximizes its strengths likely emerging as the victor down the road. “Rain or…
Read More TNT, Hollis-Jefferson beat Rain or Shine in semis opener
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson against Rain or Shine defender during the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals Game 1. –PBA IMAGES TNT banked on a near triple-double from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, a third quarter eruption from Rey Nambatac and its collective effort on the defensive end to defeat Rain or Shine, 90-81, Wednesday in the opener…
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TNT hopes Kelly Williams’ tweaked calf nothing serious
TNT Tropang Giga veteran forward Kelly Williams during Game 1 of the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals. –PBA IMAGES MANILA, Philippines—Kelly Williams had an early exit in TNT’s Game 1 win over Rain or Shine in the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals after hurting his calf. In the early part of the first quarter, Williams went up…
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Chot happy for break, but will make sure his TNT squad stays sharp during lull
TNT import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals game against NLEX Road Warriors. –PBA IMAGES TNT wants to make sure that the long break would serve its purpose while it awaits for either Rain or Shine or Magnolia to emerge as its opponent in the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals. The Tropang Giga finished…
Read More TNT secures semifinals berth, ousts NLEX
TNT Tropang Giga import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson during the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals game against NLEX Road Warriors. –PBA IMAGES TNT played splendid basketball right from the jump on Tuesday night to score a 125-96 victory over NLEX and secure its passage into the PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals. The Tropang Giga rode the hot hands of…
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Efficient TNT puts foot in semis after rout of NLEX
TNT’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (left) fights NLEX’s Anthony Semerad for the loose ball. The Tropang Giga won, 109-91.—AUGUST DELA CRUZ Coach Chot Reyes handed out a simple instruction to his TNT Tropang Giga prior to facing NLEX in Game 3 of their PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinal series. “We’re not asking everyone to be Superman, but [for…
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NLEX survives TNT rally this time, knots quarters series
NLEX import DeQuan Jones during a PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals game against TNT Tropang Giga. –PBA IMAGES SANTA ROSA, Laguna — NLEX played with poise down the stretch on Friday night to escape TNT by the skin of its teeth, 93-90, and send their PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals series to a 1-1 deadlock. The Road…
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Chot Reyes, TNT shrug off irregular format
TNT’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson shoots against NLEX in Game 1 of the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals.–PBA IMAGES Coach Chot Reyes would rather focus on what he can control at this point instead of dwelling on the prospect of seeing the two group winners of the PBA Governors’ Cup face off in the playoffs earlier than expected.…
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Getting everyone healthy big TNT playoff concern
Poy Erram (right) battles to keep possession for the Tropang Giga. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson on Sunday sat out TNT’s final group stage assignment—a nonbearing one—but coach Chot Reyes believes there’s no reason to worry too much about his fitness. “Hopefully, he should be okay for the playoffs,” Reyes said after the Tropang Giga’s…
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Terrafirma stuns leader TNT for breakthrough first win
Terrfirma Dyip guard Stanley Pringle against TNT Tropang Giga defenders during a PBA Governors’ Cup game. –PBA IMAGES The third time was finally a charm for Terrafirma as it finally ended its winless slate in the PBA Governors’ Cup at the expense of Group A leader TNT, 84-72, Thursday at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Stanley Pringle…
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