The Atlanta Hawks can finish the regular season on a high note as they head home on Wednesday night with back-to-back wins ahead of their matchup with the flail
MANILA - Sister teams NLEX and TNT got off to a good start to their PBA Governors' Cup campaigns after beating their opponents on Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The Road Warriors clipped the Blackwater Bossing, 124-102, in a game where Jonathon Simmons was cleared to play at the last minute. Simmons, whose stint with Road Warriors suddenly went into limbo because of his contract situation with the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association, suited up for NLEX and led the team with 32 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals. However, Kevin Alas came alive in the fourth quarter and helped the Road Warriors pull away from the Bossing. Alas finished with a career-high 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting, 19 in the final frame also a career-high eight rebounds and four assists off the bench. Brandon Rosser chipped in 21 points, five rebounds, three assists, three blocks and two steals. Shawn Glover led Blackwater with 26 points, five re
(PNA file image) MANILA - Meralco dominated the second half to defeat Rain Or Shine, 105-87, at the start of the PBA Governors' Cup on Sunday night at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. The Bolts held the Elasto Painters to only 33 points in the final 24 minutes of action to pull away for good. KJ McDaniels led Meralco with 27 points, 23 rebounds, three assists and one block, while Chris Banchero added 17 points, five rebounds, five assists and one steal. Chris Newsome finished with 10 points, five rebounds, six assists and one steal in his first game after four months in injury bay, but he got the last laugh over James Yap in the battle of comeback players. Rey Nambatac paced ROS with 21 points, two rebounds and one assist. Michael Qualls, who exploded for 53 points in their pre-conference clash last week, was held to just 14 markers, although he too had 15 rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block. Yap also tallied 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 14 minutes of play in his
ZHUJI, China, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) The Guangdong Southern Tigers overwhelmed the Beijing Royal Fighters 123-96, while the Tianjin Pioneers shocked league leaders
Behind a team-high 24 points from Tyus Jones and a double-double by Steven Adams, Memphis extended its winning streak to seven games with a 121-113 win over vis