TNT Tropang Giga takes on NLEX in a clash of unbeaten teams on Wednesday with both teams hoping to gain a share of the early lead in the Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. TNT and NLEX take the floor at 5:45 p.m. with…
CONVERGE is off to a rousing 3-0 start for the early lead in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors’ Cup thanks to the impressive showing of import Jamaal Franklin. But while Franklin made an impression in his league debut, an array of local stalwarts teamed up with him in the…
MANILA-Converge moved to the top of the PBA Governors' Cup standings after escaping with a 111-109 win against Magnolia at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City on Sunday night. Clutch moments from Jamaal Franklin turned out to be the cushion the FiberXers needed to frustrateseveral Hotshots' attemptsto steal the match. With Converge up, 106-104, Franklin trapped Rome Dela Rosa into fouling him while taking a three-pointer. The import went 2-for-3 to raise the lead to four with 2:03 left. Paul Lee missed out on bringing the gap back to two as he split from his own trip to the charity stripe before Franklin sank a high-arching triple with 1:04 remaining for a 111-105 Converge cushion. Eric McCree, however, made four straight points to cut the lead to two with 30.9 seconds left even as the Magnolia defense forced Franklin to a crucial turnover, giving the Hotshots 10.4 seconds to at least force overtime. McCree, however, missed on a desperate three-point attempt as time expired. Fra
Last conference semifinalists San Miguel Beer and Magnolia Timplados make their 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup debut against separate foes at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, Jan. 29.
CJ Perez and San Miguel Beer make their debut for the 2022 PBA Governors' Cup (PBA Images)
The Hotshots take
Jamaal Franklin came up huge in crunchtime as Converge escaped Magnolia in a thrilling 111-109 victory to stay perfect through three games in the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Sunday, Jan 29.
Jamaal Franklin provides clutch baskets for Converge in their PBA Governors