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What To Expect From The Lakers Post Kobe Bryant

    After 20 years, more than 33,000 points and five championships, the era of Kobe Bryant has finally come to a close in Los Angeles. The Lakers already started their rebuilding process in the final years of Kobe, but what can we expect from this Lakers squad now that the Mamba has gone.   Inspiring Young Players   Kobe came into the league as an exciting young player at the age of 18 and this…

Dunigan’s double-double enables Ginebra to upstage San Miguel

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel overpowered San Miguel, 95-82, the magnificent performance of import Michael Dunigan in the Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum Sunday.

Dunigan scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while bigman Greg Slaughter added 18 points and six boards for Ginebra. The duo of Dunigan and Slaughter was unstoppable especially inside the paint.

Mark Caguiao had 17…

Alabi’s 20-20 helps Barako Bull to beat Kia

Import Solomon Alabi had 26 points and 20 rebounds to help Barako Bull in a 95-86 win over Kia Carnival on Sunday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

Alabi also blocked eight shots to intensify the defense of Barako to have a great start at 3-0. While guard Sol Mercado was not in the roster, JC Intal exploded with 18 points while Chico Lanete added 10 points.

Despite the return of Kia coach Manny…

Hawks muscle it over Warriors, 124-116, through Teague’s 23 points

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Golden State Warriors,124-116, in the showdown of the NBA’s top teams.

Jeff Teague led the Hawks with 23 points, 11 in the fourth period, and dished out seven assist. Teague connected all of his 11 shots from the free throw line.

Al Horford was limited by foul trouble in the second half but managed to contribute a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.Paul…

Rockets 15 triples key to overpower Milwaukee 117-111

The Houston Rockets buried 15 three pointers to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 117-111, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

James Harden scored a game high 33 points with five assist. Harden converted nine of his 14 attempts from the field. He also lived at the free throw line hitting 12 of his 14 attempts. Harden involve his teammates as the Rockets hit a total of 15 three pointers to overcome…

Blakely dominates, Hotshots trounce Blackwater

Marcus Blakely scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Purefoods Star Hotshots in a 98-86 victory over the Blackwater Elite on Friday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

Blakely understood that height did not matter as he exploded against the defense of Blackwater. Mark Barroca, Allein Maliksi and Justin Melton combined for 37 points to help Blakely in the scoring for Purefoods.

On the…

Lhuiller Gems trounce Rising Suns in Game One of PBA D-League Semis

Manila, Philippines- The Cebuana Lhuiller Gems stunned the league leading Cagayan Rising Suns, 89-85, to take the game one of its best-of-three semi-finals in the PBA D-league at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

The Gems started hot early with an 26 point advantage in the second period,37-11. The Rising Suns fought back to erased the deficit to single digit but Cagayan came up short to…

Abueva sparks Alaska to win Game 3 over Rain or Shine

Calvin Abueva scored a career high 28 points to lead the Alaska Aces defeat the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 94-78, in the Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semi-final series at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Abueva showed why he is called “the Beast”. Abueva took over the fourth quarter as he scored 12 points in the final period to put the Aces ahead in its best of seven series 2-1…

Rain Or Shine overpowers Alaska in Game 2

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters defeated the Alaska Aces, 102-95, to even the series in the PBA Philippine Cup semi-final series at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Jervy Cruz led the way for the Elasto Painters with double-double. Cruz had a game high 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Jonathan Uyloan scored 18 points to help the Elasto Painters to bounce back in its Game One loss.

Gabe…

Lebron James scores 24 to lead Cavs edge Nets

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets in its NBA regular season match up in the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

LeBron James spearheaded the Cavaliers with 22 points. James scored eight points in the crucial fourth quarter. He also dished out nine assist. Veteran forward Mike Miller had been sparked off the bench with 21 points. Miller was red hot in the three point line…

Cabanot is impressed of Fajardo’s performance

Alex Cabagnot returned to his old team the San Miguel Beermen to boost its bid to notch the All-Filipino-Cup championship. Cabagnot was from GlobalPort in exchange for San Miguel’s Sol Mercado and two future second-round picks in the 2008 and 2009 PBA rookie draft.

Cabagnot was impressed in the performance of San Miguel’s big man June Mar Fajardo. Fajardo is one of the rising star in the PBA…

Rain or Shine withstands GlobalPort’s comeback bid

The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters pulled off a nerve-wracking 104-98 victory over GlobalPort at the Smart-Coliseum on Friday night.

Paul Lee led the way with 25 points for the Elasto Painters. Lee was 10-for-10 in the free throw line that allowed Rain Or Shine to stay in the game after GlobalPort cut the 17-point deficit into three. Rain Or Shine withstood the pressure through the leadership of…

Paul Lee’s 25 enables ROS to edge NLEX

Manila, Philippines- The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters grinded a narrow win over the NLEX Road Warriors, 96-91, in the 2015 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Paul Lee spearheaded the Elasto Painters with 25 points. The Rain or Shine star made crucial baskets down the line when his team needed offense. Lee scored six points with over one minute left in the clock to propel his…

Marqus Blakely’s 17 points helps Purefoods to dominate Alaska

Manila, Philippines- The Purefoods Star Hotshots routed the Alaska Aces 108-88 victory in the 2015 PBA Commissioners Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Marqus Blakely had an impressive performance with 17 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out seven assist and had three steals for probably his last game this conference. Alex Mallari and James Yap scored 17 points to helped the Star Hotshots…

Garry David explodes with 17 points for Meralco to top TNT

Manila, Philippines- The Meralco Bolts remained undefeated after a 91-83 triumph over the Talk N’ Text Tropang Texters in the 2015 PBA Commissioners Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Gary David spearheaded the Bolts with 17 points. Meralco’s import Josh Davis struggled from the field with 10% shooting and only managed to score eight points but grabbed 17 big rebounds, three steals and two shot…

PJ Ramos scores 22 as Kia stuns San Miguel

Manila, Philippines- The KIA Carnivals upset the San Miguel Beermen, 88-78, in the 2015 PBA Commissioners Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The Carnival caught the Beermen unguarded to pulled a biggest surprised in the conference. KIA led as much as 18 points in the third period. PJ Ramos, the Carnivals import, was fouled out with over four minutes remaining but the rest of KIA stand still to…

Cafe France edges Bread Story in the PBA D-League

Manila, Philippines- Cafe France had a slow start but found ways to defeat the Bread Story, 81-68, in the 2015 PBA D-league Aspirants Cup at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan City.

Aaron Jeruta had a game high 22 points; he made eight of his 13 field goals shooting above 60%. Rod Ebondo posted 10 points, seven rebounds and two shot blocks coming off the bench. the Cameroonian big man played…