Barangay Ginebra defends PBA Governor's Cup title for 2017

The battle between Barangay Ginebra and the Meralco Bolts in the 2017 PBA Governor's Cup finals lasted for about seven games and because each team scored three wins, this final game held at the Philippine Arena became the ultimate decider to see which team will claim the title once and for all.

Image: Official PBA Twitter

In the finale jam-packed full of crowds in the world's largest indoor arena, this battle became one of the greatest moments in PBA history as Brgy. Ginebra trumped Meralco at the score of 101-96, more than enough to clench their first-ever back-to-back title.

LA Tenorio was crowned the game's MVP after scoring 26 points to ensure Ginebra's success. Import player Scottie Thompson and Mark Caguioa did rather well in the game with the combined 18 point shootout against the Bolts.

This marks the 10th championship win for Brgy. Ginebra after the match that garnered 54,086 spectators, a record high at the Philippine Arena.

URL: http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/10/27/1753208/ginebra-survives-meralco-scare-completes-title-repeat

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRGY. GINEBRA FOR BEING THE 2017 PBA GOVERNOR'S CUP CHAMPIONS!

Golden State Warriors win 2017 NBA Finals

For the first time in NBA history, the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers faced each other at the NBA finals for the third time. There is no such team rivalry in history that they will face against each other again and again for the third time until now and while both teams won their championship titles in the past, the third time they face each other in this year's NBA Finals had been the most intense rivalry ever crafted in the history of NBA.

In the first three games, the Warriors almost dominated every quarter against the Cavaliers, but when Game 4 came, the luck has changed in favor of the Cavaliers. Now in Game 5, both teams are going to finish it by themselves.

In the first quarter, thanks to their merciless three point throws, interceptions, and blocks, the Cavaliers lead at the score of 37 to 33, but when the second quarter hits, the Warriors are coming back alive, especially ace players like Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, and despite single-digit gaps, they keep on fighting until at the end of the fourth quarter; where the winner is decided. Yep, it's the Warriors that finished the match against the Cavaliers at the final score of 129-120.

This is their second championship win in three years and this is a definitive proof that the Dubnation show their "strength in numbers."

CONGRATULATIONS, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS!

San Miguel Beermen snagged the PBA Perpetual Trophy after defeating Brgy. Ginebra

The fifth game of the PBA All-Filipino Conference finals is a do-or-die match between two of the most formidable teams in history; the San Miguel Beermen and the Barangay Ginebra. 

The former wanted to end the battle just to snag the coveted Perpetual Trophy while the latter wanted to stage a comeback by any means necessary. With SMB leads at 3-1, looks like the fight for the title is a narrow difference between a win and a loss.

At last, in the eyes of thousands of spectators gathered at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the San Miguel Beermen made history after defeating the Barangay Ginebra at the score of 91-85. The team's MVP, Arwind Santos, scored 21 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks, despite performing less than what Brgy. Ginebra's Japeth Aguilar did.

This is the second time the Perpetual Trophy is handed to the winning team since the Talk N Txters.

Congratulations for the Beermen's historical win!

Barangay Ginebra wins 2016 PBA Governor's Cup Finals

Six out of seven games, more than enough to put the epic close battle between the two PBA teams; the Barangay Ginebra and the Meralco Bolts, to a conclusion and with a very close score of 91 to 88, the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel team made a saved-by-the-bell victory to clinch the Governor's Cup title.

One of the most epic parts in the final moments of this game is when the clock is nearing zero while both of the teams scored 88 points each, a miraculous last-second three-point shot from BGSM's number 32, import player Justin Brownlee, made the final seconds of the game into a historic achievement for BGSM after a close match against the Bolts.

By winning the championship title, the BGSM team has named LA Tenorio as their MVP, having averaged 17.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in-game.

So, with their eight-year drought is finally behind them, the Barangay Ginebra finally got the championship title win they deserved, just. Congratulations to BGSM for winning the 2016 PBA Governor's Cup Championship!

Further reading: http://pba.inquirer.net/77628/brownlee-nails-buzzer-beater-ginebra-wins-title-ends-drought

Cleveland Cavaliers scored its historic win at NBA Finals

Photo: Official Cleveland Cavaliers Twitter

The rematch between the two teams at the 2016 NBA Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, became one heck of a catch up to the seven-game fight for the title. We all thought that it would be the Warriors' time to shine to score another win but following the 3-1 deficit, looks like the Cavaliers are fighting back to score enough wins to take on the seventh and the final game of the 2016 NBA Finals.

Had Lebron James, the Cavs' ace in the hole, didn't sacrifice himself by slight injuries to trigger a foul, the Warriors would have given the edge to prevent them from scoring its historic win. Well, because of LeBron James, the Cavs scored their first major championship for the city of Cleveland since the Browns in 1964.

James scored 27 points while Kyrie Irving scored 26 points, more than enough to bring the Cavs back from its 3-1 deficit.

There's nothing left to say but...whatever it is, congratulations on the Cleveland Cavaliers' historic win.

Rain or Shine wins PBA Commissioner's Cup

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters triumphed the PBA Commissioner's Cup championship after Game 6 victory against the Alaska Aces at the score of 109-92 last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. 

Apart from the team's unorthodox win, Elasto Painters' Paul Lee was named as MVP for his four 3-point shots and finished with 20 points scored.

This is the second time the Elasto Painters won championship title since their Governors Cup win five years ago with import Jamel Cornely.

Congratulations to the Elasto Painters for such win and it's great that the team got one heck of a Lee-thal weapon for the win.

URL: http://pba.inquirer.net/71770/rain-or-shine-smothers-alaska-in-game-6-claims-2nd-pba-crown

SMB wins 2016 PBA PH Cup

Screengrab: Sports5 Youtube page

At the seventh and the final game of the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup, held at the Mall of Asia Arena last night, the San Miguel Beermen and the Alaska Aces are on their last do-or-die match to claim the coveted title.

At the score of 96-89, the San Miguel Beermen made a historic comeback from a 0-3 hole to win the best-of-seven title series. Thanks to the efforts of the team's finest including Chris Ross, Arwind Santos, and June Mar Fajardo, their latest win marks the 22nd in the franchise history. The team now scored three of the last four championships in the PBA.

Chris Ross was named as the team's MVP after scoring 21 points, five rebounds, and five assists while June Mar Fajardo, who recovered from his knee injury that went AWOL in the past four games, scored 21 points.

Highlights:

Congratulations to the San Miguel Beermen. You made HIS7ORY.

Further reading:

1) http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/02/04/1549548/beermen-overcome-aces-complete-pbas-greatest-comeback

2) http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/553906/sports/basketball/san-miguel-beer-completes-historic-comeback-to-win-2016-philippine-cup

3) http://pba.inquirer.net/66658/66658

San Miguel Beermen wins 2015 PBA Governor's Cup

In an unexpected manner, the San Miguel Beermen managed a perfect four wins in a best-of-seven match against the Alaska Aces in the 2015 PBA Governors' Cup Finals and in game 4 of the finals held at Smart Araneta Coliseum last night, they've dominated it at the score of 91-81. This is the 21st championship win for the Beermen. At the end of the game, June Mar Fajardo, the center of the team, is named MVP after scoring 19 points, 21 rebounds, and three blocks. Their import player, Arizona Reid, managed to score 33 points on six three-pointers. That's not bad for an import player.

Congratulations to the San Miguel Beermen for becoming 2015 PBA Governors' Cup Champs!

Report: http://sports.inquirer.net/187129/san-miguel-beermen-sweep-alaska-aces-to-win-governors-cup-title

Golden State Warriors named as 2015 NBA Champs

The Golden State Warriors are named as the 2015 NBA Champions after successfully defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers at the score of 105-97 in Game Six to win the NBA Finals 4-2. This is the first win of the team since 40 years ago. Draymond Green recorded the most rebounds by 11 and the most assists by 10 while Stephen Curry scored 25 points per game, six rebounds, and eight assists but the MVP of the season is Andre Iguodala whose record is 25 points, five boards, and five assists. It was one heck of a thriller between two teams vying for the summit.

Report: http://www.nba.com/warriors/gameday/20150616/recap

San Miguel Beermen wins the PBA Philippine Cup

Image: San Miguel Beermen Beerkada Facebook page

After their decade-long decay over the PBA Philippine Cup, the San Miguel Beermen finally emerged as the 2015 PBA Philippine Cup Champions after defeating the Alaska Aces at the score of 80-78 on the seventh and the final game of the 2015 PBA Philippine Cup held at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum earlier. SMB's June Mar Fajardo and Arwind Santos was named as this year's MVPs due to their outstanding performance that wowed the crowd to victory.

Source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/june-mar-fajardo-arwind-santos-shine-as-san-miguel-wins-game-seven-claims-philippine-cup-crown

OFFICIAL: LeBron James returns to Cleveland

It's official, NBA fans. Looks like the basketball superstar, LeBron James, is packing his bags from Miami Heat as he decided that he's going back to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

There are things to consider why LeBron James is going back to Cleveland is simple; the Ohio State is where he lives, his business HQ, the Cavaliers can offer James a promising roster, a well-respected coach who developed a strong ties with James, the assets, and facing with the Cavaliers' current ownership.

LeBron spent his first seven seasons in Cleveland until he switched to Miami Heat four years ago where his superstardom rises when he and the Heat went to the NBA finals four times.

Report: http://sports.inquirer.net/158637/lebron-james-says-hes-returning-to-cavaliers

San Mig Coffee, they've done it again!

The fifth and final game of the 2014 PBA Governor's Cup Finals pits the two teams; San Mig Super Coffee Mixers and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in a do-or-die match to win the coveted title. Held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, two of the brightest stars in basketball are slugging against each other to become the victor.

In the end, with the score of 92-89, the San Mig Coffee Mixers declared GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS of the PBA! A 4-peat! Four championship wins on the trot!

Congratulations again, SAN MIG SUPER COFFEE MIXERS! You guys deserved the Grand Slam title!

There's no stopping them now!

The San Antonio Spurs are 2014 NBA Champions!

Photo: Associated Press

Last 2013, the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs spent seven games trading punches and the Heat became the surprise winner against Spurs. Now for the 2014 NBA Finals, it seems that odds are turned and it became a little bit more difficult than last year.

In the first game, the San Antonio Spurs kickstarted the 2014 NBA Finals after a 110-95 win against Miami Heat. Spurs won the first game of the finals. Then in the second game, the Miami Heat leveled the odds after the score of 98-96. In Game 3, San Antonio Spurs leading the game against Miami Heat at the score of 111-92. And in Game 4, Spurs still leading at the score of 107-86 against Miami Heat.

It's all down to this; Game 5, held at their home turf AT&T Center, and if Spurs win, they'll be declared as 2014 NBA Champions and they did, after ending Miami Heat's 2-win streak at the score of 104-87.

This is the fifth time the Spurs won the championship since winning their titles in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007.

So here's to you, San Antonio Spurs (as well as top players Ginobili, Parker, Leonard, and Duncan). You deserved that title fair and square.

San Mig Super Coffee Mixers declared PBA 2014 Champions

After winning Game 4 with a 3-1 lead against the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in a best-of-5 match of the PBA 2014 Commissioner's Cup finals, the San Mig Super Coffee Mixers are now the 3-time PBA champions with such win snagged the elusive Grand Slam title.

Game 4 was definitely an intense one as in the first half, the Texters took the lead in a 52-38 score but when the halftime kicks in, the Mixers showed their true grit and in the fourth quarter, ace players Mark Barroca and James Yap throw everything they've got in their one last do-or-die match and in the end, the Mixers won the championship at the score of 100-91. It's official! The Mixers are now the PBA 2014 Champions, making it their third straight title win.

Report: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/05/15/14/san-mig-coffee-wins-pba-commissioners-cup

Image: ABS CBN News

Well played, Mavs!

Last Game 5 of the NBA Finals 2011 (best to 7), the Dallas Mavericks defeated Miami Heat and taken a 3-2 lead. Now on Game 6 of the NBA Finals 2011, the rest is history. Dallas Mavericks snags the trophy of being the winning NBA team of 2011, beating our favorite Miami Heat by 105-95.

Scoop: http://sports.inquirer.net/4946/mavericks-win-nba-championship

I am neither side of Dallas nor Heat, but I do appreciated with the performance done by those teams. The German-born player for Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, is one tough athlete, he kept shooting hoops and that style puts our ever favorite Lebron James and Dwayne Wade from Miami Heat to shame. The toughness made the Mavericks star player MVP.

Scoop: http://sports.inquirer.net/4955/nowitzki-named-mvp-of-nba-finals

I kinda felt sorry for the Filipino coach for Miami Heat but that's okay. Past is past. Let's forget all about the bad times and let's all think about the good times.