PBA Game Results and standings August 18, 2013

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Here are the results and the PBA games last Sunday August 18, 2013 as well as the standings.

In the first game, the smallest guy Emman Monfort on the Barako Bull Energy Cola waxed hot and scored a career high 22 points to beat the Meralco Bolts 90 to 89.


The scores:

Barako 90 – Singletary 28, Monfort 22, Seigle 12, Buenafe 7, Jensen 6, Pennisi 5, Intal 4, Marcelo 2, Macapagal 2, Cruz 2, Weinstein 0, Yap 0, Pena 0.

Meralco 89 – West 33, Hugnatan 16, Salvacion 12, Wilson 9, Hodge 4, Guevarra 4, Ross 4, Allado 4, Vanlandingham 3, Mangahas 0.


Quarterscores: 22-21, 41-49, 66-67, 90-89



In the second game the Petron Blaze Boosters foiled the debut of the newest Barangay Ginebra coach Ato Agustin as well as the Gilas mainstay and high leaping Japet Aguilar. it was a close game until the last few minutes of the game that saw the Petron team shut the door to Ginebra with an 8-0 run. The game ended at 101 to 95.

The scores:

Petron (101) - Millsap 24, Lassiter 23, Cabagnot 18, Kramer 17, Santos 12, Tubid 5, Fajardo 2, Deutchman 0, Lutz 0, Lanete 0.

Ginebra (95) - Lowhorn 29, Caguioa 15, Ellis 12, Tenorio 9, Aguilar 8, Wilson 7, Mamaril 6, Helterbrand 5, Baracael 4, Urbiztondo 0.

Quarterscores: 26-29, 45-52, 79-71, 101-95

Team Stangings as of  August 18, 2013

PBA Schedule of Games August 16, 2013

Here is the PBA Schedule of Games August 16, 2013

AUG 16 FRIDAY, SMART-ARANETA COLISEUM

5:15 PM Game #1
Talk N Text Tropang Texters
VS
Barako Bull Energy Cola

The Barako Bull Energy Cola will try and pounce on the incomplete Talk N Text Tropang Texters line up with all their Gilas Pilipinas players will sit-out and take their well deserved rest after the Fiba Asia Championship

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7:30 PM Game #2
Meralco Bolts
VS
Petron Blaze Boosters

Petron Blaze Booster will debut their new head coach Gee Abanilla as they try and beat the Meralco Bolts who is parading a returning import in Mario West.

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PBA Opening day results and standings

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In the opening game the Globalport Batang Pier won over the Air 21 express on a rousing 101 to 94 triumph.

The scores:
GlobalPort 101 – Cummings 37, Washington 15, Belencion 14, Miller 10, Lingganay 8, Mercado 8, Hayes 6, Salvador 2, Yee 1, Buensuceso 0, Taha 0, Nabong 0, Alonzo 0.
Air 21 94 – Graham 31, Canaleta 19, Isip 13, Menor 9, Sharma 8, Arboleda 7, Sena 2, Custodio 2, Cortez 2, Omolon 1, Manuel 0.
Quarters: 24-20, 53-42, 78-68, 101-94


In the second game, Rain Or Shine Elastro Painters won over the Sanmig Planet Coffee Mixers to the tune of 79 to 75 despite not utilizing two Gilas Pilipinas members, Jeff Chan and Gabe Norwood.


Here are the team standings:

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	0	1.000	-
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	1	0	1.000	-
Alaska Aces	0	0	-	0.5
Barako Bull Energy Colas	0	0	-	0.5
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	0	0	-	0.5
Meralco Bolts	0	0	-	0.5
Petron Blaze Boosters	0	0	-	0.5
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	0	0	-	0.5
Air 21 Express	0	1	0.000	1
San Mig Coffee Mixers	0	1	0.000	1

Relive the game that gave the Philippines a ticket to FIBA World Championship in Spain

Relive the game that gave the Philippines a ticket to FIBA World Championship in Spain. This is a game that made history and brought Filipino's back to the map of the world basketball. It was a historic game for the Filipino's as they have finally beaten its nemesis whom they haven't beaten for ages. This game also enable the Filipino's to go back to the World Championship for Basketball after 40 years


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Gallant Gilas Pilipinas falls to mighty Iran, settles for silver medal in FIBA Asia Championship

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The Philippine national men’s basketball team battled gallantly before succumbing to basketball powerhouse Iran, 85-71, in the title game of the FIBA Asia Championship.
Gilas Pilipinas had to settle for a silver medal, the country’s best finish in the tournament since winning the Asian title in 1985.
With the Philippines’ top center Marcus Douthit out, 7-foot-2 Iran behemoth Hamed Haddadi dominated the post with 29 points and 16 rebounds.
Despite missing top scorer and rebounder Marcus Douthit coming into the match, the Philippines stayed within striking distance, falling behind by just a single point, 34-33, at halftime.
Iran opened up a 10-point lead in the third quarter as the Philippines got into early penalty, struggling in the paint with key big man Marc Pingris visibly hobbling with a sprained ankle.
Timely hits from Jeff Chan and Jimmy Alapag made sure Gilas never got too far behind.
Mahdi Kamrani, however, nailed a three-pointer at the third quarter buzzer gave Iran a 62-53 advantage.
Iran then flexed its might, starting the final period on an 8-1 run to push its edge to 16 points.
Gilas cut the deficit to 11, but an unsportsmanlike foul called on Gary David for bumping Samad Nikkhah Bahrami allowed Iran to score four straight points for a 78-63 advantage with less than three minutes remaining.
Ranidel De Ocampo responded with a four-point play over Haddadi come within 11, 78-67. But Kamrani played the fireman role for Iran, nailing a tough runner as Gilas couldn’t come any closer than 12 points the rest of the way.
Tempers flared during the physical match, with Haddadi getting into a verbal altercation with coach Chot Reyes in the second quarter and several players involved in physical tussles.
Without the inside presence of Douthit, the Filipinos faltered from the field against the bigger Persians, making just 32 percent of their shots.
The Talk ‘N Text duo of Jayson Castro and Jimmy Alapag led the Philippines with 18 and 13 points apiece.
Bahrami and Kamrani added 19 and 15 each for Iran, which won its third Asian title in the last four stagings.

source: interaksyon.com/interaktv/gallant-gilas-pilipinas-falls-to-mighty-iran-settles-for-silver-medal-in-fiba-asia-championship

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2013 FIBA Asia Championhip enters knockout stage

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The 2013 2013 FIBA Asia Championhip enters knockout stage today August 9, 2013.

Gilas Pilipinas enters the quarter finals stage being the top seed in group E, thanks to Qatar for beating Chinese Taipei making us number 1 in the group.

Gilas Pilipinas is facing the lowest seed in group F which is Kazakhstan whom they have beaten in a tune up game days before FIBA Asia opned.

Experts are saying that Gilas Pilipinas has a great chance of winning against Kazakhstan but they have to play their A game to avoid the similar situation that happened in their match against Hong Kong the other day.

Here is the schedule of the games today:

Quarterfinal Round

• 3 p.m. – Iran versus Jordan
• 5:45 p.m. – Chinese Taipei versus China
• 8:15 p.m. – Philippines versus Kazakhstan
• 10:30 p.m. – South Korea versus Qatar

 

Ginebra or nothing, says Asi as he holds out hope for return to PBA

 

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IT'S Barangay Ginebra or the highway for Asi Taulava.
The reigning Asean Basketball League MVP said he will only return to the PBA if he suits up for the Kings.
“There’s only one team I would want to play for and that’s Ginebra,” Taulava said on Wednesday before the press launch of the charity basketball game he headlined with former NBA star Stephon Marbury later in the day.
With the PBA grind taking its toll on his aging body following 13 seasons in Asia’s first professional league, the Filipino-Tongan slotman decided to ply his trade in the ABL where he played with a youthful zest in leading San Miguel to its maiden title, dethroning Indonesia.
But the past few months saw one of the greatest centers of his era fail to hide his desire to come back to the PBA and play for the league’s most popular team.
“It’s a final hurrah,” the 40-year-old Taulava said. “I’ve been vocal about it- that I wanted to play for Ginebra. As a player in the PBA, everybody wants to play for Ginebra. There’s no better feeling than walking into an arena and you got fifteen thousand people cheering for you. I just want to feel it.”
“As being the villain playing against them all the time, sometimes it’s tiring. You really want fans to start cheering for you,” he added.
Taulava, though, estimates he can only play for “one or two conferences at the most” in the PBA, which has a three-conference season that goes on for almost the whole year.
“I think the ABL is perfect for me, with six months of practice and six months of not just rest but I get to do my individual workout with my trainer,” Taulava said.
Taulava, however, is in a quandary as his PBA rights are still owned by Meralco, which gave the slotman an offer sheet last year before he went to the ABL allowing the Bolts to keep his rights 'indefinitely.'
Taulava said it will be “difficult” to return to Meralco as he’s still under contract with San Miguel, a sister team of Ginebra. Taulava refused to comment how long his contract with the Beermen lasts.
That’s why it’s Ginebra or the ABL.
“I think that’s the only solution to it,” Taulava told Spin.ph. “I thought at forty years old I’d get the opportunity to pick the team – mostly all forty-year olds get the opportunity to pick the team they play for – but I guess I’m on a different category,” he said with a laugh before turning serious.
“But I understand Meralco with their situation especially me playing well in the ABL. I think they’re put in a tough situation just to release my rights. It’s kind of understandable for both squads.”
“I’m just on standby,” he added. “If they don’t make any trades (in the PBA) sometime soon, I’ll just stay prepared for the ABL.”
San Miguel returns to practice in October ahead of next ABL season which starts in January.

source: spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/ginebra-or-nothing-says-asi-as-he-holds-out-hope-for-return-to-pba