James Yap was held to only 7pts but made crucial baskets in the 4th quarter but the other locals stepped up specially Marc Pingris with 17pts, 10rebs (7offensive), 4asts, 1blk and 1stl and also Rafi Reavis with 16pts, 13rebs (6 offensive) and 2blks.

Although San Miguel still led in rebounding in this game 50-48 (Gabe Freeman with 25rebs), the Llamados had big defensive stops and rebounds in the 4th quarter as they showed that they still have the heart and fighting spirit in this series after being down 3-1. Game 6 will be this Sunday, August 1, 6:30pm at the Araneta Coliseum.

One game at a time, let us give our all out support this Sunday.

Game Scores:

Derby Ace 88 – Washam 28,Pingris 17, Reavis 16, Artadi 10, Yap J. 7, Simon 5, Yap R. 3, Canaleta 2, Maierhofer 0, Adducul 0, Allado 0.

San Miguel Beer 82 – Freeman 18, Yeo 14, Santos 14, Washington 14, Hontiveros 7, Racela 5, Villanueva 4, Cabagnot 4, Ildefonso 2, Tugade 0, Pena 0.

Quarterscores: 23-18, 44-43, 64-64, 88-82

San Miguel outrebounded Derby Ace 61-45 as they take a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven semifinals series and try to close out on Game 5 this Friday, 5pm at the Araneta Coliseum. James Yap led Derby Ace with 18pts but it was another subpar performance for Derby Ace Import Tony Washam who only scored 12pts on 2 out of 19 from the field.

Although the Beermen now needs just one win in 3 tries, the Llamados must take it one game at a time and keep up with the energy of the Beermen. The other locals actually played well, like Roger Yap who had 15pts, 5rebs and 7asts, Marc Pingris with 8pts and 9rebs and Rico Maierhofer with 6pts, 7rebs and 3asts but we need more production from Washam in scoring and specially in rebounding (Gabe Freeman had 24 rebounds in this game).

Let us give our all out support in Game 5 and take it one game at a time, last conference we won 3 straight games vs San Miguel and we must believe it is still possible this conference.

Game Scores:

San Miguel 83 – Freeman 22, Santos 12, Hontiveros 12, Washington 11, Yeo 7, Cabagnot 7, Ildefonso 7, Racela 3, Vilanueva 2, Pena 0.

Derby Ace 75 – Yap J 18, yap R 15, Washam 12, Pingris 8, Maierhofer 6, Simon 6, Reavis 4, Canaleta 3, Artadi 2, Allado 1.

Tony Washam was guarded well by SMB

Marc Pingris blocks Danny I

Only a few highlights for Derby Ace including a Slam by Rico Maierhofer

More pictures at the Derby Ace vs San Miguel Semifinals Gallery

* photos by gmtan

James Yap is hurt but must continue playing well vs Rain or Shine

Kerby Raymundo has been sidelined with an injury this conference but will play limited minutes on Game 1

Marc Pingris is injured and will not play on Game 1

Bench Support specially PJ Simon must step up vs Rain or Shine

Key Matchup: James Yap vs Sol Mercado

More Pictures at Derby Ace Llamados Photo Gallery

* photos by gmtan

James Yap showed again why he is a big time player and the Best Player of the Conference last Philippine Cup, by leading the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados to a big win over rival and 1st place San Miguel Beermen, 83-82.

Former MVP James Yap scored 23 pts including a big shot at the end of the game to give Derby Ace a 1-point win. Nino “KG” Canaleta contributed 14 pts with 3 three point shots to help Derby Ace control the game in the 1st quarter, but San Miguel controlled the second half and led by 8 points with 9min left in the game.

With Derby Ace Import Clif Brown fouling out of the game, it seems like San Miguel will retain its No. 1 position in the current 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference, but Yap had other things in mind making the game winning shot and with 6 seconds left in the game, the defense of Derby Ace held on to give them a big win and is now solo 3rd place.

With the subpar performance of Import Clif Brown (scoring only 11pts but collecting 13rebs and 5asts), we’ll see in the next few days if Derby Ace will replace him, special mention goes to the locals of Derby Ace who stepped up this game like Marc Pingris (10pts and 14rebs) and Paul Artadi (9pts, 3rebs and 5asts). Next game will be this Friday, June 11 vs Rain or Shine.

Game Scores:

Derby Ace 83 – Yap J. 23, Canaleta 14, Brown 11, Yap R. 11, Pingris 10, Artadi 9, Maierhofer 3, Allado 2, Simon 0, Reavis 0.

San Miguel 82 – Freeman 27, Cabagnot 12, Seigle 11, Hontiveros 8, Yeo 7, Santos 7, Washington 6, Villanueva 3, Pena 1, Miranda 0, Ildefonso 0.

Quarters: 26-17, 39-35, 64-65, 83-82

Derby Ace Llamados gets back at Coca Cola Tigers with their offense game, scoring more than 100 points for the 1st time this conference 104-91. Coca Cola beat Derby Ace in their first matchup 79-76, but this time around it was the scoring of Peter June Simon (15 pts) and Roger Yap (16 pts) who made a big difference in the game.

Marc Pingris was named best player of the game contributing 12 pts and 11 rebs but it was Llamados Import Clif Brown who led Derby Ace in points and rebounds with 18 pts and 12 rebounds (7 offensive). James Yap and Nino “KG” Canaleta also contributed double digit points for Derby Ace with 14 and 12 pts respectively. Derby Ace out rebounded Coca Cola, 51-38.

Coke Import Rashad Bell (28pts) and Gary David (26pts) led the Tigers in scoring.

Game Scores:

Derby Ace – Brown 18, Yap R 16, Simon 15, Yap 14, Canaleta 12, Pingris 12, Artadi 9, Salvador 4, Reavis 4, Maierhofer 0, Allado 0.

Coca Cola - Bell 28, David 26, Gonzales 11, Espino 10, Taulava 5, Mendoza 5, Cruz 4, Rizada 2, Allera 0, Macapagal 0, Calimag 0, Singson 0.

Panabo City, Davao – Derby Ace Import Clif Brown had 26 points, 8 rebounds and made 10 out of 12 free throws to lead Derby Ace to its 3rd straight win in the current 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference but still in solo 3rd behind San Miguel and Talk N Text. Derby Ace had another great defensive game, limiting Air 21 to just 71 pts.

Derby Ace highest lead was 23 points in the 3rd quarter 57-34 but Air 21 made a run at the start of the final quarter while Derby Ace starters where resting, but Nino Canaleta, Marc Pingris and Rookie of the Year candidate Rico Maierhofer made clutch baskets to stop the run and give the express its 8th straight loss.

Game scores:

Derby Ace 83 – Brown 26, Yap J. 10, Yap R. 9, Pingris 9, Maierhofer 8, Canaleta 7, Artadi 6, Reavis 4, Simon 4, Allado 0, Adducul 0, Salvador 0.

Air 21 71 - Larry 16, Matias 12, Cortez 8, Belga 7, Sharma 7, Alvarez 5, Billones 5, Yee 4, Buyenafe 3, Kramer 2, Ritualo 2, Gonzales 0, Rodriguez 0.

Quarterscores: 19-15, 44-32, 69-47, 83-71

Congratulations North All-Stars for beating the South All-Stars, 133-130. Congratulations to Coach Ryan Gregorio, Paul Artadi, Marc Pingris and Rico Maierhofer of Derby Ace Llamados for helping the North All-Stars team win.

The Most Valuable Player for the 2010 PBA All-Star was Gabe Norwood of Rain or Shine. (17pts, 5rebs, 4asts)

Game Scores:

North 133 – Cardona 20, Norwood 17, Santos 17, Mercado 14, Miller 12, De Ocampo 12, Intal 11, Artadi 9, Reyes 7, Pingris 6, Helterbrand 6, Maierhofer 2.

South 130 – Williams 17, Baguio 15, Alapag 14, Thoss 14, Yap, J. 11, Hugnatan 11, Taulava 10, Tubid 9, Devance 9, Yap, R. 7, Menk 4.

Quarterscores: 38-39; 76-69; 104-101; 133-130

North All-Stars Marc Pingris, Paul Artadi and Rico Maierhofer of Derby Ace Llamados coached by Derby Ace Coach Ryan Gregorio will be up against fellow Derby Ace players South All-Stars James Yap and Roger Yap. Who do you think will win? and Who will be tonight’s Most Valuable Player?

It will be another match up between rivals Coach Ryan Gregorio (North) vs Coach Tim Cone (South)

North and South Player Line-up

2010 Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Weekend
April 23-25, 2010 Puerto Princesa, Palawan
North vs South All-Stars (April 25)

North All-Stars Line Up
Starting Five
Marc Pingris (Derby Ace)
JC Intal (Ginebra)
Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
Paul Artadi (Derby Ace)
Jayjay Helterbrand (Ginebra)

Arwind Santos (San Miguel)
Ryan Reyes (Sta. Lucia)
Willie Miller (Alaska)
Rico Maierhofer (Derby Ace)
Sol Mercado (Rain or Shine)
Ranidel De Ocampo (Talk ‘N Text)
Mac Cardona (Talk ‘N Text)

Coach: Ryan Gregorio (Derby Ace)

South All-Stars Line Up
Starting Five
James Yap (Derby Ace)
Cyrus Baguio (Ginebra)
Kelly Williams (Sta. Lucia)
Eric Menk (Ginebra)
Asi Taulava (Coca-Cola)

Jimmy Alapag (Talk ‘N Text)
Roger Yap (Derby Ace)
Ronald Tubid (Ginebra)
Dondon Hontiveros (San Miguel)
Reynel Hugnatan (Alaska)
Sonny Thoss (Alaska)
Joe Devance (Alaska)

Coach: Tim Cone (Alaska)

Note: Image above is from pba.ph