Posts tagged "San Miguel Beer"

Burger sends Arwind to SMB

MANILA, Philippines – Arwind Santos, the former FEU star who placed runner-up in the PBA MVP race the last two seasons, has found himself back with his amateur mother club. San Miguel Beer closed a trade deal with Burger King Monday night, acquiring the services of Santos in exchange for Marc Pingris, Ken Bono and a future draft pick. Read more… read more...

Winner takes it all: Kings, Beermen clash for crown

MANILA, Philippines – The spirits war sizzles to the very end. And after 48 minutes of Game Seven tonight, there will only be one team to be toasted – either Ginebra or San Miguel. The Gin Kings and the Beermen clash for the last time this conference in a fitting climax to a stirring best-of-seven showdown for the Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference crown. Read more… read more...

Beermen foil Gin Kings, Uichico's Fiesta Cup celebration

MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel just won’t give the title of the Motolite-PBA Fiesta Cup to defending champion Barangay Ginebra without a fight. One good fight that is. The Finals of the season-ending conference now boils down to one game as the Beermen beat the Kings, 98-84, Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum for a 3-3 standoff in the best-of-seven series. Read more… read more...

PBA: Barangay Ginebra wins Game 5; makes it 3-2

MANILA – David Noel again took charge as he led Barangay Ginebra to a 106-98 win over San Miguel Beer in Game 5 to take a 3-2 lead of the 2008-09 Motolite-PPBA Fiesta Conference finals Monday night at the Araneta Coliseum. Noel shot a game-high 29 points, 13 of  which came in the final quarter when the Kings pulled away again after the Beermen managed to tie the game. The Beermen were down by as much as read more...

PBA: Beermen play Kings minus ace

MANILA, Philippines – Jayjay Helterbrand yesterday joined the Ginebra Kings in one up-and-down drill then retreated to the sidelines. His left thigh was still tight and his status still uncertain on the eve of the crucial Game Five of the Ginebra-San Miguel showdown for the Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference championship. Read more… read more...

PBA: Jong Uichico says Siot Tanquingcen playing mind game

MANILA, Philippines – Ginebra coach Jong Uichico believed his San Miguel counterpart Siot Tanquingcen was playing “mind game” on league officials and referees when he hit the officiating despite coming out triumphant in Game Four of the Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference that leveled their best-of-seven series Sunday. Uichico said Tanquingcen could be employing a psy-war tactic for an added boost for his Bee read more...

PBA: Beermen overcome Kings, tie duel anew

MANILA, Philippines – Gabe Freeman came through with a key four-point binge then David Noel missed three charities at the finish as San Miguel Beer once again got back at Barangay Ginebra, 106-104, forcing a 2-2 deadlock in the Motolite PBA Fiesta Conference best-of-seven finale at the Araneta Coliseum last night. Freeman put in a game-high 23 points including a follow-up basket and two free throws inside the la read more...

PBA: Aggressive Beermen rebounds to tie Fiesta Cup title series in Game 2

MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel fought back aggressively to even its Motolite-PBA Fiesta Cup Finals with Ginebra, beating the defending champions, 95-78, Friday night at the Araneta Coliseum. Marc Pingris came off the bench to score 10 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as San Miguel survived this time a Ginebra team that tried once more to live by the three-point shot but miserably failed. Read more read more...

PBA: Kings brace for Beermen big rebound

MANILA, Philippines – Seasoned in the rigors of gut-wrenching championship runs, Barangay Ginebra coach Jong Uichico couldn’t be lulled into believing they have firm control of the best-of-seven title showdown with San Miguel Beer after their impressive Game One triumph. “It’s just one win,” he said after the Gin Kings seized the momentum in the title clash with a 102-96 win Wednesday. Read more& read more...

PBA: Gin Kings survive Beermen rally to win Game 1

MANILA, Philippines – Defending champion Barangay Ginebra didn’t budge in the face of a big San Miguel endgame comeback and went on to win Game 1 of the Motolite-PBA Fiesta Cup finals, 102-96, Wednesday night before a full house crowd at the Araneta Coliseum. Ronald Tubid hit a critical follow-up off his own miss and then knocked down four straight free throws as the Kings, underdogs in this series, took a psy read more...

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