Philippine Basketball Association - PBA

[clarkhkent]

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111-82.. score pa ba na?hehehe.. mura man ug SMB vs unknown amateurs ang score..hehehe

pero naa pay mas lubong ana nga score 102-68 pag August 28, 2002 SMB vs RED BULL gihapon....game 3 sa ilang best of five semifinals sa commissioners cup....wala lang....trivia lang....weeeeeee!

ugma wa ni panihaponay basta di pa magdaug!

[kd19orcinus]

SAN MIGUEL BEER A WIN AWAY FROM FINALS
7 Beermen in double figures; Red Bull in 2nd worst loss in franchise history

The memory of their bitter loss to Red Bull in the previous conference still haunts Olsen Racela. And he swears he and his teammates will make the Barakos pay back.
“We have a score to settle. That’s my mindset coming into this series,� declared the San Miguel Beer veteran guard moments after their 111-82 annihilation of the Barakos Friday night in Game 5 of their semifinal duel in the 2006-07 Talk n Text-PBA Philippine Cup behind another SRO crowd at the Araneta Coliseum.

The teams were also paired against each other in the Final Four of the same tournament last season with Red Bull eliminating SMB in the deciding Game 7 courtesy of Junthy Valenzuela’s buzzer-beating basket.

“It’s always a challenge to play against Red Bull,� Racela admits. “Let’s see what happens in Game 6.�

Game 6 is set Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum with the Beermen eyeing a 28th Finals appearance since 1975, the most by any franchise..

Right after their triumphant stint that gave them a 3-2 lead in the series, SMB coach Chot Reyes he told his troops to be happy about this win and celebrate but start thinking about Sunday.

“By all means we’ll go for it on Sunday,� proclaimed Reyes, proud and happy with the way his big men – Dorian Pena, Romel Adducul and Danny Ildefonso – held their own against their Red Bull counterparts.

“Carlo Sharma and Leo Najorda (of Red Bull) really hurt us the last time out and really challenged my big men. I’m happy with how they responded tonight,� Reyes observed.

For the fifth consecutive game, Danny Seigle showed the way for the Beermen with 21 points on a 9-of-24 shooting. But it was SMB’s veteran backcourt of Racela and Chris Calaguio who delivered the killer blows each time Red Bull threatened to make a run.

SMB got off to a good start and erected a 10-point lead early in the second quarter. The Barakos quickly got back into the game and a basket by Rich Alvarez, who suffered a cut in his chin after accidentally being elbowed by Adducul, put Red Bull ahead, 33-32.

That turned out to be Red Bull’s finall hurrah and the last time to enjoy the driver’s seat.

A 14-0 blast by the Beermen turned the complexion of the game around and Red Bull never recovered from there. Pena scored 10 points and Seigle and Calaguio had a 3-pointer each during that telling spurt.

Usually ferocious and energetic, the Barakos played flat and didn’t seem to have the urgency to win.

The grit and determination they displayed when they beat the Beermen in the closing seconds of Game 4 to level the series were showcased virtually the entire game.

Overall though it was their turnovers and poor shooting that cost them the game.

Red Bull committed 18 errors, four more than SMB, which earned 21 points from those miscues. And although the Barakos gained a 22-19 edge off the offensive boards, SMB still had a 21-13 edge in second chance points.

That’s because the Barakos shot just 36 percent from the field (31-of-86) and 15-of-24 from the free throw line. In contrast, the Beermen connected 45 percent of their attempts (42-of-93) and missed just one of 16 free throws.

Cyrus Baguio scored 18 points and Junthy Valenzuela added 16 for the Barakos, who absorbed their second worst loss in franchise history, next only to a 102-68 drubbing also by the Beermen on August 28, 2002 in Game 3 of both teams best-of-five semifinal in the Commissioner’s Cup.

Last year’s Fiesta Conference Best Player of the Conference Rico Villanueva of Red Bull was held to only two points, his lowest output in the tournament and lowest since finishing with only one point in an 89-85 loss to Coca-Cola April 2 last year in the elims of the previous Philippine Cup. (DBC)

The scores:

San Miguel Beer 111 – Seigle D. 21, Racela 19, Gonzales 16, Calaguio 15, Pena 13, Adducul 10, Ildefonso 10, Hontiveros 3, Espinas 2, Wilson 2, Tenorio 0, Tugade 0.

Red Bull 82 – Baguio 19, Valenzuela 15, Fonacier 14, Najorda 9, Alvarez 6, Cruz 5, Pennisi 5, Sharma 3, Robinson 3, Villanueva 2.

Quarterscores: 21-15, 49-41, 74-64, 111-82.

[Onins]

PILDI toinks! dugaya pa wednesday

[dhuDz]

PILDI toinks! dugaya pa wednesday

lagi.... i'm losing trust about the team da.... smells an upset brewing...

[--Makoy--]

SMB will win on wednesday

[macro_shot]

lagi.... i'm losing trust about the team da.... smells an upset brewing...

Have faith bro...When was the last time smb savored back-to-back losses? I think it was at the start of the conference, and that was a veerryyyyy long time ago. And to add to that, smb is really a tough team to beat after coming from a loss...

[st.anger]

Have faith bro...When was the last time smb savored back-to-back losses? I think it was at the start of the conference, and that was a veerryyyyy long time ago. And to add to that, smb is really a tough team to beat after coming from a loss...

hell yeah..!!

[clarkhkent]

Have faith bro...When was the last time smb savored back-to-back losses? I think it was at the start of the conference, and that was a veerryyyyy long time ago. And to add to that, smb is really a tough team to beat after coming from a loss...

yup sakto ka bay.....lets have faith lang gyud sa atong team!!!

[dhuDz]

mao sad... have faith lang jud....

red bull beat them on their last series man gud..... just like olsen, it still haunts me.... hehehe

[in_utero]

i'd bet 100 redbull would win it..