Three-team trade between B-Meg Llamados, Shopinas Clickers (Former Barako Bull) and Barako Bull Energy (Former Air 21) as Mark Barroca of Smart Gilas goes to the Llamados.

B-Meg gets
Mark Barroca (from Shopinas)

Shopinas gets
Elmer Espiritu (from Barako)
Brian Ilad (from B-Meg)

Barako gets
Don Allado (from B-Meg)
Future 2nd Round Pick (from B-Meg)

* Pic above is from http://www.smartgilaspilipinas.com

Meanwhile, Derby Ace players James Yap, Don Allado, Jondan Salvador and Jonas Villanueva who suffered from different injuries last conference has all been cleared to play and all are practicing with the team. And Rafi Reavis who played sparingly last conference will return this June and will play by the 3rd week.

Thank you for your patience, watch out for the revamp of this site, God bless!

Good luck B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados next conference.

The defense of Talk N Text clamped down on Peter June Simon and James Yap as the Tropang Texters takes Game 3, 92-78 and now lead the best-of-seven series, 2-1. The high scoring duo of Derby Ace scored only 9 points and 8 points respectively as B-Meg lost their momentum in their big win in Game 2.

Marc Pingris led the Llamados with 14 points and 5 rebounds, while only Jonas Villanueva and Don Allado scoring in double figures for Derby Ace. B-Meg committed 24 turnovers led by Roger Yap with 6 and PJ Simon with 4. The whole team was just 2 out of 18 (11%) from the three-point line, with MVP James Yap going 0 out of 6.

Rafi Reavis who was out for a couple of months now played in this game and scored 2 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 10 minutes of play.

In the other semifinals match up, San Miguel defeats Ginebra and lead the series 2-0.

Game Scores:

Talk N Text 92 – Reyes 16, Fonacier 15, Peek 14, Castro 11, Williams 8, Alapag 7, Aban 6, De Ocampo 6, Dillinger 3, Yee 2, Alvarez 2, Carey 2, Oreta 0, Lao 0.

Derby Ace 78 – Pingris 14, Villanueva 11, Allado 10, Canaleta 9, Yap J 9, Simon 8, Yap R 8, Maierhofer 3, Gaco 2, Salvador 2, Reavis 2, Timberlake 0.

The Derby Ace Llamados takes Game 1 f their best-of-three quarterfinals matchup between the Meralco Bolts, 106-97 in double overtime. B-Meg led for 3 quarters, their biggest lead was 16 points before Meralco came back in the third quarter.

Peter June Simon led the Llamados with 35 points on 14 out of 22 from the field including clutch baskets in the second overtime where Derby Ace outscored Meralco, 15 -6. James Yap contributed 27 points but fouled out in the 1st overtime.

Special mention goes to Jondan Salvador who grabbed 17 rebounds and Don Allado who had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Another guard who played well was Jonas Villanueva who scored 18 points and contributed 6 assists and 4 steals.

The win was a big step for the title retention of Derby Ace, as they try to be the first team in 25 years to defend their All-Filipino title.

Game scores:

Derby Ace 106 -Simon 35, Yap J 27, Villanueva 18, Allado 11, Yap R 9, Salvador 4, Canaleta
2, Gaco 0, Timberlake 0, Pingris 0.

Meralco 97 – Cardona 30, Espinas 20, Isip 16, Thiele 9, Omolon 6, Weinstein 5, Ross 5, Taulava 4,
Juntilla 2, Gamalinda 0, Menor 0, Belga 0, Pacana 0.

Quarterscores: 27-18, 50-36, 69-65, 87-87, 91-91, 106-97.

Barangay Ginebra stopped the winning streak of the Derby Ace Llamados to 5 as Ginebra finally wins a very close game, 89-86. James Yap had a chance to tie the game at the buzzer but the shot bounced off the rim.

It was a tight game for these two popular teams as they exchanged baskets in the 4th quarter with Peter June Simon leading Derby Ace with 26 points and 5 rebounds including a triple to make it 87-86 cutting the Ginebra lead to 1. But Mark Caguioa made 2 free throws to make it a three point game 89-86 and a miss by James Yap sealed the win for the Kings.

Roger Yap had a double-double with 10 points and 12 assists (also grabbing 6 rebounds), another Derby ace player Don Allado had a double-double with 10 points and the same number of rebounds.

B-Meg only shot 23.5% (4 out of 17) from the three-point range and 55.6% (10 out of 18) from the free throw line.

Game scores:

Ginebra 89 – Menk 20, Caguioa 18, Tubid 12, Miller 12, Hatfield 11, Cortez 9,Mamaril 4, Wilson 2, Aquino 1, Villanueva 0, Helterbrand 0.

Derby Ace 86 – Simon 26, Yap J 14, Gaco 13, Yap R 10, Allado 10, Maierhofer 4, Villanueva 3, Salvador 2, Canaleta 2, Pingris 2, Adducul 0.

In other great news for B-Meg, James Yap just signed his 3-year contract worth P12.6 million while Don Allado, who stalled negotiations last week has finally signed with Derby Ace for 2 more years.

Best Player of the Game: Marc Pingris – 17pts, 10rebs, 4asts

Gabe Freeman vs Don Allado

Tony Washam with 28pts, 8rebs and 3asts

Alex Cabagnot between defenders

Yap-Artadi combination

More pictures at the Derby Ace vs San Miguel Semifinals Gallery

*photos by gmtan

Chris Timberlake having quality minutes as PG

Gabe Freeman Dunk

Jondan Salvador sandwiched

Don Allado scoring inside and out in Game 3

More pictures at the Derby Ace vs San Miguel Semifinals Gallery

A big lead in the 1st half, a see saw battle in the final 2 quarters and a thrilling finish, just like in Game 2, but this time around it was San Miguel who played catch-up as Derby Ace erected a 17-point lead in the 2nd quarter which the Beermen cut to 12 at the half. And it was a very close game in the 4th quarter as the two teams exchanged baskets and finally Arwind Santos knocking a big three point shot with the score tied at 70-all to give San Miguel a 2-1 edge in their best-of-seven semifinals series.

In Game 2, it was San Miguel who had a big lead and Derby Ace made a run in the final quarter to tie the series. The Llamados only scored 25pts in the 2nd half as the defense of San Miguel kicked in, Tony Washam led Derby Ace with 22pts, 13rebs, 4asts and 3stls but was only 1 out of 8 from three point range. For the locals, only James Yap (17pts) and Don Allado (10pts) who scored in double digits.

A highlight of the game was a block by Olsen Racela on a buzzer beating three point shot by Nino “KG” Canaleta at the end of the 3rd quarter which pumped up the beermen and tightened their defense more in the last quarter where Derby Ace shot very poorly. The locals specially the bench players must step up in Game 4 (Wednesday, 7:30pm at Cuneta Astrodome) in order for Derby Ace to have a chance in this series.

Game scores:

San Miguel 74 – Hontiveros 17, Freeman 14, Washington 12, Santosd 8, Pena 6, Villanueva 5, Yeo 5, Cabagnot 5, Seigle 2, Racela 0, Ildefonso 0.

Derby Ace 70 – Washam 22, Yap J. 17, Allado 10, Timberlake 5, Artadi 5, Pingris 4, Canaleta 3, Maierhofer 2, Salvador 0, Yap R. 0.

Quarterscores: 14-24; 33-45; 57-58; 74-70

Derby Ace Import Tony Washam made a 3-point play with 7.9 seconds left in the game to give Derby Ace the lead 95-94 and also made a crucial steal to seal the win for the Llamados to tie their best-of-seven series vs San Miguel at 1-1. Washam was named Best player of the game with 33pts, 7rebs, 1ast and 4stls.

San Miguel led most of the game with their biggest lead at 18points, 45-27 in the 2nd quarter, but B-Meg made a couple of runs at the end of the 2nd and 4th quarters to inch closer to San Miguel. James Yap led all locals with 19pts (11/13 FT) but struggled from the field, only 1 of 6 from three-point range and 2 of 7 from two-point range.

Don Allado had a great game specially in the 1st half scoring 15pts but fouled out early in the game. It’s back to square one for these two teams as they face each other again this Sunday at 4pm for Game 3.

Game Scores

Derby Ace (95) - Washam 33, Yap J. 18, Allado 15, Yap R. 9, Pingris 6, Reavis 5, Timberlake 2, Salvador 2, Artadi 2, Simon 2, Maierhofer 1, Canaleta 0.

San Miguel Beer (94) - Santos 19, Freeman 18, Washington 13, Hontiveros 9, Ildefonso 9, Villanueva 8, Cabagnot 8, Yeo 7, Seigle 3, Pena 0.

Quarterscores: 18-30, 45-57, 74-79, 95-94