Meralco defeats San Mig Coffee, Faces Alaska

The Meralco Bolts took care of business Sunday, defeating the San Mig Coffee Mixer 87-77 at the SM Mall of Asia Coliseum to set up a quarterfinals showdown against the Alaska Aces.

With the Mixers already safely ensconced in the quarterfinals — San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone opted to rest hurting superstar James Yap — it was the Bolts who dominated the game for their eighth win in 14 contests.


Veteran forward Reynel Hugnatan led the way with 15 points and nine rebounds for Meralco, which finished with the eliminations with the same record as the Aces. The two teams will start their best-of-three playoff encounter on Wednesday.

Meralco’s victory means Rain or Shine will face Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the quarterfinals in another best-of-three series.

Both of those pairings will kick off Wednesday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.

San Mig Coffee, meanwhile, will have twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals against Petron in the series that begins Thursday, also at the Big Dome.

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Ginebra and Meralco to determine playoff seedings

Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Meralco take on separate opponents to determine their respective playoff seedings in the final playdate of the Philippine Cup elimination round Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

The Bolts take on the San Mig Coffee Mixers in the opener at 4 p.m. before the Gin Kings battle the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters in the nightcap at 6:30 p.m.

Meralco and Ginebra are tied at fifth and sixth places, and their quarterfinal opponents will depend on the results of Sunday’s games.

Because Meralco won its lone match with Ginebra this conference, a win by the Bolts or a loss by the Gin Kings will result in a playoff pairing between Meralco and Alaska as well as Rain or Shine and Ginebra. Each of those matchups will be a best-of-three series.


A win by Ginebra and a loss by Meralco would allow the Gin Kings to leapfrog the Bolts. That would set up a quarterfinal clash between Rain or Shine and Meralco as well as Alaska and Ginebra.

The games don’t hold any meaning for Talk ‘N Text and San Mig Coffee, which are assured of finishing first and second after the eliminations, respectively. The two teams are locked in against their playoff opponents, with each squad enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage.

The Tropang Texters will be taking on eighth seed Air 21, while the Mixers will face No. 7 Petron Blaze in the quarterfinals.

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PBA Standings as of December 7, 2012

In PBA Friday action, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters capped their elimination round campaign with an explosive 116-101 victory over Barako Bull. The loss took the Energy Colas out of contention for the final Philippine Cup quarterfinals spot.

This was despite Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao missing most of the action after being caught in traffic traveling from Pampanga.

In the nightcap, the San Mig Coffee Mixers clinched the second spot with a 107-96 victory over the GlobalPort Batang Pier. With the win, San Mig Coffee assured itself a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals over Petron.

It would also allow Mixers coach Tim Cone to rest James Yap, who is suffering from a bone spur in his right ankle, for their final assignment against Meralco on Sunday.

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Streak	Note
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters	11	2	0.846	-	W4	Clinched QF twice-to-beat
San Mig Coffee Mixers	10	3	0.769	1	W3	Clinched QF twice-to-beat
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	5	0.643	2.5	W1	Clinched QF berth
Alaska Aces	8	6	0.571	3.5	W2	Clinched QF berth
Meralco Bolts	7	6	0.538	4	W1	Clinched QF berth
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	7	6	0.538	4	L1	Clinched QF berth
Petron Blaze Boosters	6	8	0.429	5.5	L2	Clinched QF berth
Air 21 Express	5	9	0.357	6.5	W1	Clinched QF berth
Barako Bull Energy Colas	4	10	0.286	7.5	L1	Eliminated
GlobalPort Batang Pier	1	13	0.071	10.5	L10	Eliminated

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James Yap will not play in their final elims game

A bone spur in his right ankle has been slowing down San Mig Coffee superstar James Yap, according to coach Tim Cone.

The two-time Most Valuable Player has been noticeably slowed down in the last two games for the Mixers, failing to hit double-digits each time.


“He has a bone spur on his foot. We have him X-rayed two days ago. But I think he’ll get through it and he will be ready for the playoffs,” said Cone, who added his top gun has been playing through pain for most of the conference.

“He plays with a lot of stuff that people don’t know,” said Cone. “Injuries, such as this one, are tough to overcome, but the real therapy for it is rest, so I want to have him rested in our next game.”

Cone said he’s planning to rest Yap in the Mixers’ final assignment on Sunday against Meralco.

But despite hurting, Yap said he’s willing to play through all of it.

“Maraming beses na akong naglalaro na mayroon akong nararamdaman pero hindi ko ipinapaalam sa tao,” said Yap. “Kaya gusto ko pa ring maglaro sa Sunday. Pero ang mas sigurado, maglalaro ako sa quarterfinals.”

Nic Ocampo, the team’s physical therapist, said Yap’s injury isn’t a serious long-term injury.

“It was caused by the wear and tear mainly because of all the years he’s been playing,” said Ocampo. “Pero pwede naman niya ipa-treat yan after the playoffs dahil kaya pa naman siyang ilaro.

“Yung mga ganitong klaseng injury, ang best treatment is through strengthening and balance.”

San Mig Coffee is set to play Petron in the quarterfinals, with the Mixers enjoying a twice-to-beat advantage by virtue of being the No. 2 seed.

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Simon formalized their hold of the No. 2 spot as San Mig Coffee wins over Global Port

Needing to win one win to secure the twice-to-beat prize for the Philippine Cup quarterfinals, San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone knew his team would to struggle for it.

The Coffee Mixers did it the hard way, hacking out a 107-96 win against a GlobalPort squad that fought hard despite playing merely for pride Friday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

Peter June Simon came up big, picking up the slack for the hurting James Yap with 27 points to lead the way for the Mixers, who formalized their hold of the No. 2 spot in the quarterfinal round.


“I know it wasn’t pretty, but it’s a lot harder than what people see from the outside,” said Cone.

“There’s the other team which has gotten loose and another team looked stressed. Looking at each other, you know there’s going to be a real battle. Certainly, there’s no easy games in the PBA.”

San Mig Coffee did not get its rhythm going until the early part of the fourth quarter, when the Mixers outscored the Batang Pier, 34-18, to secure their 10th win in 13 games.

“We just took care of business tonight. I told my players that all we have to do is walk out there and win. Let’s not misunderstand our expectations. We don’t have to win by 25 points, but we only need to win by one and win,” said Cone.

The Mixers still have one game left on their elimination round schedule against the Meralco Bolts, but are locked into a playoff duel against the underachieving but dangerous Petron Blaze Boosters.

“Anybody could pick a harder opponent, but Petron. There’s a saying that you don’t choose who to play in the playoffs because you need to go through everyone of them,” said Cone.

GlobalPort ended its campaign with just a lone win to show in 14 games.

The scores:

San Mig Coffee 107 – Simon 27, De Ocampo 18, Pingris 14, Barroca 12, Ramos 8, Yap 8, Reavis 7, Devance 5, Intal 4, Villanueva 4, Gonzales 0.

Globalport 96 – David 22, Al-Hussaini 20, Deutchman 13, Miller 13, Mandani 10, Salvador 6, Guevarra 4, Raymundo 2, Manuel 2, Lingganay 2, Yee 2, Vanlandingham 0.

Quarters: 20-27; 47-49; 73-78; 107-96

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Despite of arriving late, coach Yeng Guiao happy for Rain or Shine

After arriving at the game in the late stages of the third quarter, Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao chose to play the role of mere spectator while watching his Elasto Painters dismantle Barako Bull Friday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

“Mas masarap pala yung nanonood ka lang kasi walang pressure,” Guiao told InterAKTV.


Guiao watched the end of the game, which saw seldom-used guard Jonathan Uyloan play a career performance as well as Paul Lee’s return to form.

Uyloan finished with 18 points, three steals and two blocks while Lee had 16 points on top of six assists and four rebounds.

“Masaya kami to see Paul Lee back in the game as well as to see Jonathan Uyloan playing his best game,” said Guiao.

“Nakaplano na talaga na mag-start sa amin si Jonathan because yung starting unit namin, we already plan it a day before the game. Before the game, I called up Coach Caloy, I gave him very general instructions because I know he can coach anyway.”

Garcia had been the Elasto Painters’ coach before Guiao took over two seasons ago.

“Our objective is to regain some momentum after two losses and be able to play Paul Lee, to allow him to get the feel of the game. True enough, he played a good game and that’s a good sign for us. With the way he played, we can say that he will certainly add a new dimension to our game going to the quarterfinals,” said Guiao, who was stuck in traffic coming from his home province Pampanga, where he serves as vice governor.

“I left Pampanga around 1:30 p.m., pero may construction sa NLEX, mahaba yung traffic. I was still confident I can make it, but then, again, I was caught in traffic sa Mindanao Ave. When I went sa loob ng UP, traffic na naman, so nag-C5 ako. At around 5:30 nasa C5 pa lang ako. So that’s all for the traffic update.”

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Rain or Shine erased Barako Bull

Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao was caught in heavy Friday traffic, failing to make it in time for the start of the Elasto Painters’ match against Barako Bull at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

But Guiao had specific instructions for chief deputy Caloy Garcia — starting the game with seldom-used Jonathan Uyloan before bringing in the returning Paul Lee at the six minute mark in the first quarter — and the tactical moves worked to perfection in an easy 116-101 victory.

Uyloan played the game of his career, finishing with 18 points, three steals, and two blocks, while Lee played as if he hadn’t missed Rain or Shine’s past 18 games dating back to last season, contributing 16 points, six assists, and four rebounds.

They led six players who scored in double-figures as Rain or Shine finished the elimination round with a 9-5 record.


“Unexpected naming ma-le-late si Coach Yeng, but when he called up, we thought na baka hindi na siya umabot,” said Caloy Garcia, who took over the reins of the squad. “His first instruction when he called up is to field in Paul Lee after six minutes, then have Jonathan starting for us.

“The nice thing about this win was everybody stepped up.”

Jervy Cruz also scored a career-high 23 points on 10-for-17 shooting from the field.

Jeff Chan and JR Quinahan each had 11 points while Beau Belga chipped in 10 for the Elasto Painters.

The loss eliminated Barako Bull (4-10) from playoff contention, giving the Air 21 Express (5-9) the last ticket to the quarterfinals.

The scores:

Rain or Shine 116 – Cruz 23, Uyloan 18, Lee 16, Chan 11,Quinahan 11, Belga 10, Tiu 8, Norwood 8, Rodriguez 4, Arana 4, Jaime 3, Matias 0, Tang 0.

Barako Bull 101 – Seigle 21, Tubid 17, Yap 16, Kramer 15, cruz 13, Anthony 11, marcelo 8, Najorda 0, Pennisi 0.

Quarters: 32-19; 54-47; 86-66; 116-101

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Chris Tiu itching for his first win after injury

0-2.

That is the win-loss record of Rain or Shine since prized rookie Chris Tiu returned after re-injuring his hamstring.


“I’m already 0-2 since my come back,” Tiu told InterAKTV. “Although I was playing better now, I have yet to win a game since my return.

“I can’t wait to get that win.”

Tiu had his most productive game in the PBA Sunday night against San Mig Coffee, finishing with 12 points and 5-for-5 shooting from the line.

He showed poise playing the point guard position for Rain or Shine, helping the team nearly complete a rally from a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter before falling just short late in the game.

Rain or Shine also lost to Ginebra last Sunday in Tiu’s first game back.

“We were up against two of the most popular and more formidable teams in the league, but that’s not an excuse. I’m still looking to get that win. Hopefully, it will come against Barako Bull,” said Tiu.

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James Yap wants to bounce back for San Mig Coffee

James Yap struggled all game long against Rain or Shine, but his team got the job done.

Seeing his team victorious made him forget about his nine-point output on miserable 3-of-15 shooting as the Mixers fortified their chances of clinching one of the top two spots, which come with them a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals.


“Yun naman ang mas importante, yung manalo. I expect my teammates to step up every time na nag-struggle ako,” said Yap in an exclusive interview with InterAKTV.

“Let’s give credit din sa defense ng Rain or Shine. Maganda depensa nila.”

But while Yap vowed to have a bounce back game in the team’s next outing against GlobalPort, he understands that his team is facing a dangerous opponent.

“Out na sila di ba? That makes GlobalPort the most dangerous team. Pinakamahirap na kalaban yung team na naglalaro na lang at wala nang bearing ang game,” said Yap.

“Kailangan talaga naming itong paghandaan. We need to get ourselves focused on the game.”

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