Never Say Die Once Again!

Yes! Finally, after losing to Rain Or Shine for the two consecutive All Filipino Cup Quarterfinals, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel defeated ROS and will head into the semi-finals of the Commissioner's Cup. Though the Elastopainters have the twice to beat advantage, the Barangay proved that they still has the Never-Say-Die spirit in them. Without their prolific scorer and the reigning MVP, Mark Caguioa, they still managed to pull off two consecutive wins against the top two seed in the ongoing cup. 

For now, all of the Ginebra fans out there are still enjoying the win because it was a tight ballgame, kung may magsasabi pang luto yung laro ewan ko na lang. It was an entertaining match because ROS is a very tough team to beat and the Kings had a bad history playing with ROS in Q-finals. At the last minutes of the game, those 3 point shots released by the Elastopainters gave me nerves because Josh Urb had only 3points and LA Tenorio only scored two points. There is no legit 3 point shooter at that moment for Ginebra. But thank God because offensive rebounds kept us alive, Vernon Macklin clearing up the boards and a putback. Also, without the last two freethrows by V-Mack, the game would probably proceed to overtime. 

Hoooo, semis baby! <3 p="">

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HAPPYLADY :D

5-game Winning Streak Baby!

Yes, yes yes! 5-game winning streak for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Commissioner's Cup! Without,  the reigning MVP, Mark Caguioa, without Kerby Raymundo (Get well soon!) and Rico Maierhofer, Ginebra  just stepped on the gas and won this fifth consecutive game.

The jersey says it all ;)

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Another mamaw performance for Vernon Macklin, he scored 32 points, 11 rebounds, 6 of them came from the offensive end, 2 blocks, 2 steals and 2 assists. He also improved his freethrow shooting, he made 12 out of 21 attempts, 57.1 %. As expected, LA Tenorio showed to fans that he can exploded in any given ballgame, with his double-double performance, 18 points & 11 rebound plus 6 assists and a steal, leading the charge for the locals. Though, the Ginebra squad missed the services of Caguioa, Raymundo and Maierhofer, Coach Al Francis Chua's "hugots" was a surprise to the Air21 Express especially Elmer Espiritu who hit a 3-pointer in the crucial last 3 minutes of the game. 

Another emphatic slam by Macklin (C) Paolo Papa

Despite of the fiery 29 point explosion of KG Canaleta, it was not enough to surpass the defense of Ginebra who just allowed the Express to score 84 points. Michael Dunkin' Dunigan was fouled out in the late 4th quarter and just scored 16 points. 

Oh yes, finally I'm a bit relieved that Ginebra will be in the Q-finals but before that, they must go out and play  harder. There were times in the game that I just want to change the channel because some of their turnovers were unforgivable and they have some difficulties in communication and handling the ball. Fortunately, their defense saved them and they V-Mack was attacking inside the shaded area, though many of his hook shots failed at least he could somehow get it from the charity line. A win is a win anyway, they just need to be hard on defense and trust one another off and on the court. Yehey! <3 p="">

HAPPYLADY :D