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MANILA - Philip Manalang won it for Basilan Steel as the team edged Nueva Ecija in overtime, 83-80, in the final of the Chooks-to-Go MPBL Invitational on Thursday night at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Manalang found himself wide open off his screen for Jaymar Gimpayan, and Michael Juico gave his inbound pass to Manalang for the go-ahead trey right at the final buzzer. Manalang was named the Finals Most Valuable Player despite scoring his only points in the game with the game-winner. The win capped a huge turnaround for the Steel franchise, which started 2021 on a sad note after they were barred from playing Game 3 of the long-postponed Southern Division Finals against Davao Occidental due to coronavirus disease 2019 cases inside the Subic bubble. Basilan bounced back with a bang later in the year, first by becoming the inaugural Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup championship before ruling the inaugural FilBasket season also inside a bubble in Olongapo as AICC Manila. But Basilan coac
MANILA - Magnolia and NLEX had contrasting wins on Wednesday night as the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) made its way back to its longtime home, the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The Hotshots reopened the fabled arena with a bang in the first game, tripping the Terrafirma Dyip, 114-87. Magnolia, playing for the first time since settling for a runner-up finish in the Philippine Cup in Bacolor, Pampanga, unleashed a huge offensive in the last three quarters to pull away from Terrafirma. Mike Harris announced his return to the PBA by leading the Hotshots with 30 points, 15 rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Calvin Abueva added 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, 11 rebounds, and one block. Antonio Hester put up 21 markers, eight boards, one dime, and one swipe, while Juami Tiongson added 20 points and two assists for the Dyip, who fell to 1-2 in the Governors' Cup. Meanwhile, KJ McDaniels tore his former team apart with a 3
Andy Greene and Zach Parise scored the tying and go-ahead second-period goals against their former team Saturday night as the host New York Islanders finally ea