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The San Miguel Beermen are in the PBA Philippine Cup Finals for the fifth consecutive seasons.
The Beermen broke down the top-seed Phoenix Fuel Masters, 105-94, on Thursday to advance into the championship playoff for the title they’ve laid their hands on since year 2015.
With everything back to a square one at 2-2, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the Magnolia Hotshots go at it again with both eyeing a key advantage as they resume their best-of-seven semifinals showdown in the 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup.
Energized Fuel Masters have risen on Easter Sunday, scoring a breakthrough 92-90 win against San Miguel Beer in the 2019 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at the Big Dome.
A Chris Ross layup and JC Intal missing both of his freebies late opened the comeback door ajar for the Beermen, but the Fuel Masters put the shackles in the final possession to secure the win.
Squared up after four games, Rain or Shine and Magnolia Pambansang Manok face off in a critical match Wednesday, slugging it out for the crucial 3-2 lead in their PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinal series at the Cuneta Astrodome.
The Elasto Painters and the Hotshots clash at 7 p.m., disputing the upper hand, control and momentum going to Game Six Friday.
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
THE DEFENDING champions San Miguel Beermen are now up 2-0 over the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters in their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series. But it has not been easy for the Beermen, they admit, with the joust having them relying a lot on their collective experience.
SAN Miguel Beer moved on the cusp of returning to the PBA Philippine cup finals after demolishing Phoenix, 114-91, in a highly-charged Game 4 Tuesday night at the Astrodome.
The Beermen, the four-time defending champion, had a strong start in the series this time, before Terrence Romeo sustained the gains behind a fiery third quarter scoring to run away with the lopsided win.
San Miguel Beermen try to post a commanding advantage over Phoenix as they shoot for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semifinals series in the 2019 Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup.
The Beermen can go for a more significant edge while the Fuel Masters look to equalize as they meet again in Game 2 at 7 p.m. at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
SAW themselves finally go over the hump in Game Three of their best-of-seven PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series on Sunday, the Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters will try to take cue from that as they trek back for the fourth game of the joust against the San Miguel Beermen today at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
By Michael Angelo S. Murillo
THE semifinal round of the PBA Philippine Cup begins today with the pairing between second-seeded Rain or Shine (ROS) Elasto Painters and sixth seeds Magnolia Hotshots Pambansang Manok kicking things off at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
