Category: Pro Hoops
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Heading-Williams trade gets PBA approval
The Philippine Basketball Association approved on Monday the trade that would send Jordan Heading to TNT and Mikey Williams to Converge. In a memo released by the league signed by deputy commissioner Eric Castro, the trade had been officially approved days after this trade transaction came out. Heading is going to shore up the depleted…
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Our Time | Blackbears rule TAT Chengdu leg
Not even the multiple leg champions Aces can stop the Blackbears this time as the more aggressive team from Macau played more inspired, more determined basketball in beating their more renowned rivals, 99-92, on the final day of competition in The Asian Tournament late Sunday night. Behind the double-double games of Phoenix Shackelford and Seny…
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Ginebra strikes back, vents ire on Magnolia as NLEX enters PBA q’finals
Ginebra battled back from a 10-point deficit before repulsing Magnolia, 85-81, in the PBA Philippine Cup Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Stephen Holt scored 12 of his 14 markers in the second half and sparked the Gin Kings’ comeback from a 61-71 deficit. Four other Ginebra players finished in double figures for the league’s…
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Bears survive Loong Lions’ rally to finish 3rd
Taiwan Beer held off a last-minute rally from Guangzhou before preserving a 69-64 triumph and finished third place in the Chengdu, China leg of The Asian Tournament on Sunday. Alasan Joof put up double-double numbers of 17 points and 15 rebounds while three other players from the Bears wound up in double figures as Taiwan…
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TAT: Titans slay Dragons, 96-79
Deon Maddox preserved his best game on the final day of the competition in the Chengdu, China leg of The Asian Tournament on Sunday as he pumped in 41 points and powered the Titans to a 96-79 triumph over the Vantablack Dragons. Maddox also drew solid contributions from the rest of the team with Don…
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Statham crushes Shenzen to end TAT campaign on winning note
A nine-man Statham Academy showed up ready to thwart Shenzen, 115-99, on Sunday’s last day of The Asian Tournament Chengdu, China leg. Alex Austin was a solid presence all game long, finishing with 32 points and 18 rebounds, and leading five players ending up in double figures for Statham. Playing coach Taylor Statham poured in…
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Leopards devour Dragons, 90-79, in TAT
Shenzen Leopards scuttled the Vantablack Dragons, 90-79, behind solid games from Mi Shaojie and Wu Kaibo in The Asian Tournament in Chengdu, China. Mi finished with 25 points and seven assists while Wu added 20 markers for the Leopards, who demolished their rivals in fast break points, 26-2. Shenzen also capitalized on the 17 turnovers…
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Pacers close out Knicks in 6, set up titular showdown with Thunder
The Indiana Pacers closed out their Eastern Conference finals series against the New York Knicks with authority, winning 125-108 in Game 6 on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. The Pacers are going to face the Oklahoma Thunder in the NBA best-of-seven championship series staring June 6. Talking about preserving its…
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Cone’s ejection serves as fitting backdrop in Ginebra’s latest loss to Meralco
Seeing Tim Cone getting ejected and storming out of the Big Dome in a hurry isn’t strange after all for the winningest coach in PBA history. It’s just one of those nights that it’s not the right time for him to talk so he would just leave right a way before saying things he’s going…
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Parks awarded Impressive Asia Player of the Year by Japan B. League
Ray Parks Jr. (Osaka Evessa) won the “Resona Group B.LEAGUE 2024-25 SEASON IMPRESSIVE ASIA PLAYER OF THE YEAR” for his outstanding performance as an Asia special quota player. This is his first time receiving the award. Ray Parks Jr. played in 60 games for Osaka Evessa this season, starting 57 of them and averaging 29.25…