Photo from PBA The clock finally struck midnight on the Alaska Aces’ storied participation in the Philippine Basketball Association on Saturday, March 19 when hopes of a fairytale-like ending were dashed following their quarterfinal loss to the NLEX Road Warriors. Attempts to extend the swan song
Photo from PBA NLEX put an end to Alaska’s fabled PBA tenure while booking a place in the semifinals with a 96-80 win in their do-or-die Governors’ Cup quarterfinal match Saturday, March 19 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Import Cam Clark bucked a nasty cut on his forehead by scoring 24 points as t
Photo from PBA TNT and NLEX look to make short work of their opponents and arrange a semifinal duel as the quarterfinal round of the PBA Governors’ Cup begins on Wednesday, March 16 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The Tropang Giga will try to once again end the campaign of defending champion Barang
MANILA - Alaska's "Last Dance" got an extension on Wednesday after canceling NLEX's twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinals with a 93-79 win at the start of the knockout stages at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Just when they were about to be sent off from the league in an awful manner, the Aces turned the tides in the final three quarters and forced another game on Saturday night against the Road Warriors for one of the semifinal spots at stake. NLEX surged ahead at the start of the game, opening a 26-12 lead at the end of the first quarter. But Alaska responded with a 28-12 second quarter attack to take a 40-38 halftime lead, and the team pulled away from there. Despite a sluggish outing, new import Mark Saint Fort led Alaska with 17 points, 14 rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Jeron Teng added 16 points, six rebounds, and three assists, while Abu Tratter finished with 12 markers, 10 boards, and one swipe. Cameron Clark ha
Photo from PBA Alaska made sure its last dance is far from finished after bucking an early deficit to beat NLEX, 93-79, Wednesday, March 16 and force their quarterfinal matchup in the PBA Governors’ Cup to a rubber match at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jeron Teng, Mike Tolomia and Yousef Taha turne