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San Miguel Beer moved within one win of the finals after outlasting Barangay Ginebra 115-109 to take a 3-2 lead in their PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinal series.
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TNT rallied in the final seconds to defeat Meralco 99-96 at Smart Araneta Coliseum, securing a spot in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup championship series.
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TNT surged past Meralco to grab a 3-1 series lead in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinals, putting themselves on the brink of the finals.
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Barangay Ginebra erased an early hole and dominated the final period to crush San Miguel Beer and force a best-of-three showdown in the Philippine Cup semifinals.
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Don Trollano scored 33 points to lead San Miguel past Barangay Ginebra in Game 3 of the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinals, giving the Beermen a 2-1 series lead.
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Meralco rediscovered its edge on defense and balance on offense to finally break through against TNT, pulling closer in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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Before the 2013 PBA Philippine Cup Finals, Coach Yeng Guiao gave his assessment of his Rain or Shine squad. With no superstars but a disciplined system, he prepared his team to face Talk ‘N Text.
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TNT Tropang 5G polished their game from Game 1 and rolled to a 109-92 wire-to-wire victory over Meralco, moving within two wins of the PBA Philippine Cup finals.
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San Miguel Beer ditched old patterns, trusted new combinations and leaned on Jeron Teng’s surprise burst to level its PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series with Barangay Ginebra.
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RJ Abarrientos powered a dominant Barangay Ginebra second unit that outplayed San Miguel Beer’s reserves, lifting the Gin Kings to a 99-90 Game 1 win in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.