Meralco 110, NLEX 100 (Courtesy of PBA) MANILA - Meralco remained undefeated in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup after a 110-100 win over NLEX at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on Friday. In the league's first game back after more than a month of layoff due to quarantine restrictions, the Bolts moved up to 3-0 in the standings after their strong start turned out enough to keep the Road Warriors at bay. Meralco sizzled quickly in the first quarter, dropping 33 points and holding NLEX to just 18. "We located a formula that we can use to win. It really starts with defense, the fact that we go out and slow teams down and get them out of their offense, and once we control the defensive boards, it gets us a chance to go out and run," coach Norman Black said in the post-match interview. The Road Warriors began getting their groove offensively with import KJ McDaniels at the helm, but counterpart Tony Bishop and the rest of the Bolts susta
NLEX 120, NorthPort115 (PBA Images) MANILA - NLEX blew a hot start but delivered the goods in the endgame to beat NorthPort, 120-115, in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Friday. KJ McDaniels almost singlehandedly carried the fight for the Road Warriors, atoning for two missed free throws in the final 1:01 left in regulation and the Batang Pier up, 102-99. "We actually lost our composure for a while there. We had a good lead," NLEX coach Yeng Guiao said about trailing at that stretch despite leading, 30-19, after the first quarter. NorthPort was not able to close out the game in regulation after Robert Bolick missed a layup, Paolo Taha bungled two free throws, and aturnover. Kevin Alas forced overtime after making three free throws off a Cameron Forte foul with 1.5 seconds remaining while Bolick failed to convert a three-pointer as regulation time expired. "Kevin just had great composure sinking thr
NLEX 120, NorthPort115 (PBA Images) MANILA - NLEX blew a hot start but delivered the goods in the endgame to beat NorthPort, 120-115, in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on Friday. KJ McDaniels almost singlehandedly carried the fight for the Road Warriors, atoning for two missed free throws in the final 1:01 left in regulation and the Batang Pier up, 102-99. "We actually lost our composure for a while there. We had a good lead," NLEX coach Yeng Guiao said about trailing at that stretch despite leading, 30-19, after the first quarter. NorthPort was not able to close out the game in regulation after Robert Bolick missed a layup, Paolo Taha bungled two free throws, and aturnover. Kevin Alas forced overtime after making three free throws off a Cameron Forte foul with 1.5 seconds remaining while Bolick failed to convert a three-pointer as regulation time expired. "Kevin just had great composure sinking thr