Pinoy Basketball Fan

It is Australia against team USA in the women’s basketball finals in the Olympics. Game time is tonight at 10pm.

China and Russia battle for third place at 7:30pm.

The big show, the men’s basketball finals, will feature World Champion Spain going up against the Redeem Team. The game starts live at 2:30pm tomorrow.

The two faced in the preliminaries and team USA had an emphatic 199-82 win. Could LeBron and company do it one more time? Can they make it to the top of the podium?

Lithuania and Argentina battle for the bronze prior to the gold medal matchup at 12nn.

Games will be held in Pasay once more because of foreign show at the Araneta Coliseum. In the first game, Red Bull will attempt to capture game 2 of their series against the Ginebra GinKings. Chris Alexander outplayed Barako Adam Parada in their game last Sunday making 16 points and 17 rebounds in front of more than 10,000 fans who watched the game.

In the second game, Steve Thomas is back for the Express. It would be remembered that the Air21 import missed game 1 to attend a Korean Basketball League draft in the US. The Express was fined P50,000 for this. In the rule books, a team to play without an import is fined for such amount. Will Thomas be able to bring back the momentum for his team?

The PBA is P244,00.00 richer in one instant. This happened a day after the incident last Wednesday during the do or die game of the Talk N’ Text Phone Pals and the Purefoods TJ Giants in Ynares. The Phone Pals won that game. As expected, TNT import Terrence Leather got the heaviest fine of P62,400.00 However, it’s such a surprise that he could play tonight’s game and won’t get suspended. TNT cagers Kalani Ferreria and Gilbert Lao were fined P20,000 each for their involvement in the commotion.

On the other hand, James Yap is P50,000.00 poorer for getting involved even if he wasn’t really the instigator of the melee. Others who were fined in the TJ Giants include Enrico Villanueva, Kerby Raymundo, Rob Sanz and Jondan Salvador.

In tonight’s game, the Phone Pals face back to back championship aspirants Santa Lucia Realtors. Game is set at 7:00 pm at the Ynares Center. The winner will battle Barangay Ginebra on Sunday.

It’s a Do-or-die situation for Alaska, Talk N Text, Purefoods, Sta. Lucia. Whoever loses is out of the race for the championship. In the first game, All-Filipino Champs Sta. Lucia will face sixth seed Alaska. TNT on the other hand will face the TJ Giants in the second game. In the eliminations, the Realtors won twice over Alaska. However, in the second round, Alaska won more than 5 wins in a row and they seem to be unpredictable.

In other news, Ronald Tubid won’t be abl to play for the rest of the conference. This is due to the injury he got on Sunday against the Alaska Aces. He was brought to St. Lukes moments after being rushed to a nearby hospital during the halftime of Sunday’s twinbill.

The PBA eliminations is about to end. Air21 is sure of the first semi finals seat. Red Bull has the biggest chance of claiming the second spot. Coca Cola, Magnola, Alaska and Ginebra still have a chance for a playoff. So it still depends on what happens tonight. Red Bull will be against the TalkNText Phone Pals. But Red Bull will surely do its best to get the 2nd semi final slot wit its players very well motivated. First game features a non-bearing game for the Welcoat Dragons, but a significant must win game for the Ginebra to improve its chances of forcing a playoff in case Red Bull loses.

Saturday, June 28, 2008  

2PM SBC vs MIT ARANETA
4PM JRU vs LC ARANETA
6PM UPHR vs SSC-R ARANETA
8PM PCU vs CSB ARANETA

In the first round, only the Araneta Coliseum and PhilSports Arena (ULTRA) will be used. The Arena in San Juan will NOT be used at all. In the second round, only one playdate will be played at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium (NAS) while the rest will be at either the Araneta or ULTRA.

July 5 - Araneta Coliseum
12:30 PM - Opening by University of the Philippines
02:00 PM - UP vs NU
04:00 PM - UE vs UST

JULY 6 ARANETA COLISEUM
2:00 PM UP VS. NU
4:00 PM DLSU VS. ADMU

The Adamson Lady Falcons and the San Sebastian Staglets bagged the 2008 Nike Summer League championships in their respective divisions yesterday at the Philsports Arena.

League MVP Kat Sandel and Daphne Tecson led AdU with a combined 32 points to win the crown against the last year’s champs University of Santo Tomas, 73-61.

Meanwhile, Almond Vosotros of Baste was adjudged as the MVP, scoring 14 points in the finals against La Salle Greenhills. SSCR routed the LSGH, 94-79, for its second straight NSL plum.

It is the final day of NSL action tomorrow as University of the East face Ateneo de Manila University for the seniors trophy at 3pm, also at the Philsports Arena. As a side note, the Red Warriors would pull a double shift, who would also be battling San Beda College-Manila for the FilOil diadem later today.

It is playoff time for the 2008 Nike Summer League. The women’s and juniors divisions capped their semis on June 4 at the Far Eastern University Gymnasium.

Defending champion University of Santo Tomas defeated De La Salle University-Manila, 54-46, while Adamson University beat Philippine College of Criminology, 62-50, to arrange an all-UAAP finals showdown in the women’s division.

Meanwhile, San Sebastian College Recoletos would aim for another crown in the juniors division after winning against Ateneo High School,  76-65. Out to stop the Staglets is La Salle Greenhills, who emerged victorious against fellow NCAA member school Colegio de San Juan de Letran, 88-82.

Quarterfinals in the seniors division would begin on June 5 at the Rizal Mermorial Coliseum.

For more information, check out the official 2008 Nike Summer League website.

The PBL Finals- Hapee wins Game 1

Happee survived Game 1 against Harbour sans UAAP MVP Jervy Cruz.  After trailing by at least 18 points, the Complete Protectors didn’t give up and manage to take the lead in with 21 seconds remaining in the game.

During halftime, Gabe Norwood was given two awards. The Fan Favorite award and Fantastic Freshman award. Injured Dylan Ababou got the True Gentleman award on the other hand.

 Coke battles Red Bull

The Tigers will be playing tonight with a new import who replaced Gee Gervin. Donald Copeland  was the initial choice of the Coke Management but wasn’t able to come due to other obligations. The Tigers play after two consecutive losses last week while Red Bull  lost against Alaska on May 18. Game starts at 4:50 pm in Ynares Center. Welcoat and Sta. Lucia play the 2nd game.