With import Courtney Beasley thrown out of the game just 30 seconds in the 1st quarter, the Llamados had a tough battle with Talk N Text but came short as TNT won 107-102. With 4 wins and 5 losses, the fate of Derby Ace is now in the hands of Air 21 Express, who must win their last 2 games in order to gain entry in the next round and automatically eliminate B-Meg.

Kerby Raymundo led Derby Ace with 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3assists and 2 steals while Marc Pingris had another double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Llamados shot blanks from 3-point range making only 1 out of 21 attempts but was 66.7% (38/57) from the 2-point range.

Game scores:

Talk N Text 107 – Harris 37, De Ocampo 23, Alapag 10, Williams 8, Castro 7, Fonacier 7, Peek 6,
Carey 4, Aban 3, Reyes 2, Lao 0.

Derby Ace 102 – Raymundo 22, Simon 17, Canaleta 13, Pingris 13, Yap R. 11, Villanueva 8,
Adducul 8, Gaco 7, Escobal 3, Beasley 0, Allado 0.

Quarters: 31-29, 60-56, 78-77, 107-102

PJ Simon – 23ppg and 8 rpg against SMB and Smart Gilas both games won in OT.

Congratulations to Peter June Simon!

Another tough win in overtime for the Llamados as they survived San Miguel, 93-88 with Peter June Simon and Marc Pingris providing the finishing blows. PJ Simon scored 26 points and 7 rebounds including the first 5 points in overtime while Marc Pingris had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds including crucial rebounds at the end game as B-Meg won their 2nd straight overtime game.

New Import Courtney Beasley played well in his debut with 17 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals but was out most of the game due to foul trouble. Special mention goes to Jonas Villanueva who scored 14 points and Kerby Raymundo who had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and made a record as the 63rd player to have 5,000 points in PBA history.

James Yap, Don Allado, Rafi Reavis and Rico Maierhofer did not play this game due to injuries.

Game scores:

Derby Ace 93 – Simon 26, Beasley 17, Villanueva 14, Pingris 13, Raymundo 13, Yap R. 8, Gaco 2,
Escobal 0, Canaleta 0, Adducul 0.

San Miguel 88 – Young 28, Al-Hussaini 16, Washington 13, Cabagnot 13, Santos 5, Tugade 5, Ildefonso
4, Miranda 2, Salvacion 2, Baclao 0.

The Alaska Aces spoiled the return of Kerby Raymundo as they defeated B-Meg Derby Ace, 97-91. James Yap led the Llamados with 22 points but suffered leg cramps in the 4th quarter and missed the critical stage of the game as the Aces pulled away.

Kerby Raymundo who missed the last 33 games of B-Meg contributed 4 points and 3 rebounds. Marc Pingris had a good game with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Derby Ace clearly has to replace import Shamari Spears who was effective only on a few instances and could not stop Alaska import LD Williams who scored 30 points.

Jonas Villanueva missed the game due to an injury along with Rafi Reavis and Don Allado.

Game scores:

Alaska 97 – Williams 30, De Vance 19, Tenorio 16, Thoss 14, Baguio 9, Eman 7, Dela Cruz 2, Borboran
0, Custodio 0, Cablay 0.

Derby Ace 91 – Yap J 22, Pingris 18, Spears 16, Simon 12, Canaleta 6, Gaco 4, Raymundo 4, Yap
R 4, Escobal 3, Adducul 2.

Quarterscores: 28-24, 47-47, 74-67, 97-91

B-Meg capitalized on the distracted Air 21 team as they rout the Express, 121-92. Air 21 which was rumored to trade their 3 1st round picks Al-Hussaini, Baclao and Guevarra to San Miguel seemed affected by the reports and Derby Ace played an almost perfect game with 27 assists and led by Nino “KG” Canaleta with 28 points while the duo of James Yap and Peter June Simon combined for 41 points.

The only dent in the game of the Llamados was the low contribution of Shamari Spears who was ineffective on his 2nd straight game with only 8 points and needs to be replaced in order for Derby Ace to climb up the standings.

Before the game, it was announced that Rico Maierhofer will be out of the season with a left ACL tear. Let us pray for the speedy recovery of Rico Maierhofer.

Note: After the game, it was announced that PBA Commissioner Salud has already approved the trade of Hontiveros, Siegle, Pena and Artadi to Air 21 in exchange for Al-Hussaini, Baclao and Guevarra.

Game scores:

Derby Ace 121 – Canaleta 28, Yap J 22, Simon 19, Villanueva 13, Pingris 12, Gaco 9, Spears 8, Escobal 4, Salvador 4, Yap R 2, Adducul 0.

Air21 92 – Al-Hussaini 17, Reyes 17, Robinson 15, Avenido 9, Baclao 8, Juntilla 5, Najorda 5, Arboleda 5, Sharma 4, Urbiztondo 3, Gatumbato 2, Gonzales 2, Guevarra 0.

Quarters: 28-15, 64-42, 101-62, 121-92

New Import, same results for B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados as they lost to Powerade Tigers in Lanao del Norte, 103-96. It was the 2nd straight loss for the Llamados to start the 2011 PBA Philippine Cup.

New Derby Ace Import Shamari Spears led B-Meg with 22 points but was mostly ineffective offensively and defensively as Tigers Import Russel Carter outplayed him scoring 36 points and contributing 19 rebounds and 6 assists.

Nino “KG” Canaleta led the locals with 16 points. It was actually a close game in the 1st half until Powerade pulled away in the 3rd quarter scoring 38 points with Derby Ace scoring only 19.

Only the Derby Ace guards contributed well with James Yap, Peter June Simon, Jonas Villanueva and Roger Yap scoring in double figures but the big men combined could only contribute 4 points.

Another bad news for the Llamados, Rico Maierhofer had a hyper-extended left knee and will be out indefinitely. But the good news is Rafi Reavis and Kerby Raymundo will be back soon.

Game scores:

Powerade 103 – Carter 36, David 18, Lanete 10, Macapagal 8, Gonzales 8, Antonio 7, Espino 6, Cruz 5, Calimag 4, Anthony 1, Reyes J. 0, Rizada 0.

Derby Ace 96 – Spears 22, Canaleta 16, Simon 15, Yap J 14, Villanueva 14, Yap R 11, Pingris 2, Salvador 2, Escobal 0, Allado 0.

Quarters: 23-20, 43-48, 81-67, 103-96

B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados will not be defending their All-Filipino title in the current PBA Philippine Cup as they lose to Talk N Text Tropang Texters in 6 games of their best-of-seven semifinals series. Talk N Text is back in the finals and is waiting for the winner of the San Miguel vs Ginebra matchup, with San Miguel still leading the series, 3-2.

James Yap led B-Meg with 16 points but was just 5 out of 12 from the field and scoring partner Peter June Simon scored 15 points. Rico Maierhofer and Marc Pingris both had a double-double with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 points, 13 rebounds respectively. But no other Derby Ace player had a decent game, and the bench of B-Meg was again outplayed by the TNT Bench.

Game scores

Talk N Text 89 – Peek 19, Castro 18, Aban 14, De Ocampo 9, Carey 9, Williams 6, Fonacier 5,
Reyes 4, Dillinger 3, Alapag 2, Alvarez 0.

Derby Ace 72 – Yap J 16, Maierhofer 15, Simon 15, Pingris 10, Yap R 6, Salvador 4, Canaleta
4, Villanueva 2, Gaco 0, Allado 0.

Quarterscores: 19-18, 42-35, 73-53, 89-72

MVP James Yap led B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados to a win versus the Talk N Text Tropang Texters with 26 points, but it was Rico Maierhofer and Marc Pingris who set the tone for the game and grabbed crucial rebounds in the 4th quarter to tie this best-of-seven semifinals series at 2-2.

Marc Pingris had a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds while Rookie of the Year Rico Maierhofer scored 10 points and grabbed 7 rebounds (6 offensive). With the series now tied at 2-2, it is now just a best-of-three series with the winner of Game 5 this Wednesday gaining an upper hand.

Derby Ace had their biggest lead at 21, 66-45 in the 3rd quarter but Talk N Text battled back in the 4th led by Jimmy Alapag who scored 22 points in the game. B-Meg must improve their free throw shooting in their next game, since they missed 16 free throws in Game 4.

Special mention goes to Nino “KG” Canaleta who also had a double double with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Best Player of the Game: James Yap 26 pts. 4 rebs. 3 assts.

Game Scores:

Derby Ace 98 – Yap J 26, Canaleta 19, Simon 16, Pingris 13, Maierhofer 10, Allado 8, Villanueva 5, Timberlake 1, Yap R 0

Talk N Text 93 – Alapag 22, Peek 17, Fonacier 15, Castro 11, Reyes 11, Williams 6, Aban 5, Carey 3, De Ocampo 2, Dillinger 1, Alvarez 0

James Yap made a name for himself by making big plays offensively during crucial end game situations and Yap made another big play but not in scoring but in defending and preserving the 1-point lead of the Llamados to tie their best-of-seven series with Talk N Text in the current PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. James Yap playing sick in this game scored only 13 points.

James Yap missed 1 of 2 free throws to give B-Meg a 3-point lead, 88-85 with 37.8 seconds remaining in the game, TNT courtesy of an alley-oop dunk from Kelly Williams gave Derby Ace just a 1-point lead with still 37.4 seconds remaining. Peter June Simon who scored 28 points and grabbed 8 rebounds missed a shot and was rebounded by Talk N Text but the TNT players forgot to call a timeout and a defensive play by James Yap led to a steal with time running out.

The Derby Ace Llamados actually had a 15-point lead, 52-37 in the third quarter before Talk N Text came back close in the last quarter and almost won the game led by Jimmy Alapag and Kelly Williams who scored 18 and 17 points respectively.

Special mention goes to Rico Maierhofer, who contributed 14 points and 6 rebounds and was 2 out of 2 from three-point range including a crucial three point shot in the 4th quarter to keep Talk N Text at bay.

In the other Semifinals Matchup, San Miguel defeated Ginebra on a last second shot by Alex Cabagnot, 86-84.

Best Player of the Game: Peter June Simon – 28 points and 8 rebounds

Game scores:

Derby Ace 88 – Simon 28, Maierhofer 14, Canaleta 13, Yap J. 13, Pingris 10, Gaco 4, Yap R. 4,
Salvador 2, Timberlake 0, Villanueva 0, Allado 0.

Talk N Text 87 – Alapag 18, Williams 17, Reyes 14, Castro 11, Peek 9, De Ocampo 7, Aban 5, Carey
4, Dillinger 2, Yee 0, Fonacier 0.