MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (Statistical Points Average)
1. DEVANCE, Joe (31.89)
2. SANTOS, Arwind (31.09)
3. MERCADO, Sol (29.41)
4. WASHINGTON, Jay (28.25)
5. YAP, James (28.17)
6. CAGUIOA, Mark (27.73)
7. WILLIAMS, Kelly (26.64)
8. ALAPAG, Jimmy (25.58)

MYTHICAL SELECTION
Point Guards
1. ALAPAG, Jimmy
2. CASTRO, Jason
3. MERCADO, Solomon
4. TENORIO, LA

Off-Guards
1. CAGUIOA, Mark
2. CARDONA, Mark
3. DAVID, Gary
4. REYES, Ryan
5. SIMON, Peter June
6. YAP, James

Forwards
1. CAREY, Harvey
2. DE OCAMPO, Ranidel
3. DEVANCE, Joe
4 NORWOOD, Gabe
5. PINGRIS, Marc
6. SANTOS, Arwind
7. WASHINGTON, Jay
8. WILLIAMS, Kelly

Centers
1. PEEK, Ali
2. THOSS, Sonny

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
1. AL-HUSSAINI, Rabeh (24.21)
2. BACLAO, Nonoy (14.35)
3. VANLANDINGHAM, Joshua (10.62)
4. JAZUL, RJ (9.90)

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
1. CASTRO, Jason
2. ESPINAS, Gabby
3. ISIP, Mark
4. KRAMER, Doug
5. RODRIGUEZ, Larry

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Center-Forwards
1. BELGA, Beau
2. CAREY, Harvey
3. ESPINAS, Gabby
4. NORWOOD, Gabe
5. PINGRIS, Marc
6. PEEK, Ali
7. SANTOS, Arwind
8. THOSS, Sonny
9. WASHINGTON, Jay
10. WILLIAMS, Kelly
11. WILSON, William

Guards
1. ARANA, Ryan
2. ARBOLEDA, Wynne
3. CABAGNOT, Alex
4. CASTRO, Jason
5. HONTIVEROS, Dondon
6. REYES, Ryan
7. TENORIO, LA
8. WILSON, John

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
1. ALAPAG, Jimmy
2. NORWOOD, Gabe
3. REYES, Ryan
4. THOSS, Sonny

From: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/8-official-candidates-for-2011-pba-mvp-award

1st Round Order of Rookie Draft
1. Powerade
2. Air21
3. Meralco
4. Rain or Shine
5. B-Meg
6. Alaska
7. Shopinas/Petron Blaze
8. Shopinas/Petron Blaze
9. Barangay Ginebra
10. Talk N Text

* Order may still be changed due to team trades on or before the PBA Rookie Draft.

Even if it was non-bearing game for the Llamados, B-Meg played well but still fell short as they close the PBA Governors Cup and the PBA 36th Season with a loss to Petron, 97-92. After winning their 1st game in the semifinals against Rain or Shine, B-Meg lost 4 straight games with 3 games by double-digits.

Five players scored in double figures for B-Meg led by James Yap with 23 points and Joe Devance with 18 points. B-Meg import Myron Allen scored 15 points in his farewell performance in the PBA.

Coach Jorge Gallent in his 1st coaching stint in the Philippine Basketball Association had a 20-24 record from 41-23 in Coach Ryan Gregorio’s last season with B-Meg. It was clearly a disappointing season for B-Meg, big changes will surely happen in the off-season.

Game scores:

Petron 97 – Grundy 29, Santos 22, Salvacion 14, Ildefonso 14, Miranda 12, Al-Hussaini 4, Baclao 2, Duncil 0, Hubalde 0, Pennisi 0.

B-Meg 92 – Yap J 23, Devance 18, Pingris 16, Allen 15, Urbiztondo 10, Allado 8, Reavis 2, Gaco 0, Fernandez 0, Adducul 0.

Quarterscores: 23-15, 46-41, 65-66, 97-92

Alaska stays alive while B-Meg loses its 3rd straight game in the current PBA Governors Cup Semifinals. Alaska Import Jason Forte led the Aces with 42 points and 17 rebounds against only 5 points from B-Meg Import Myron Allen who was benched by Coach Jorge Gallent midway in the third quarter and the fourth quarter.

James Yap and Peter June Simon combined for 43 points but no other Llamados scored in double figures.

Game scores:
Alaska 105 – Forte 42, Thoss 17, Dela Cruz 15, Tenorio 10, Borboran 9, Custodio 7, Thiele 3, Reyes 2, Dimaunahan 0, Cablay 0.

B-Meg 86 – Yap J 25, Simon 18, Urbiztondo 9, Devance 7, Pingris 6, Reavis 6, Allen 5, Gaco 4, Allado 4, Fernandez 2, Adducul 0.

Petron Blaze Boosters led by Arwind Santos, import Jeremy Wise, Rabeh Al-Hussaini and Alex Cabagnot defeats the B-Meg Llamados in a close game, 87-84 even with B-Meg import Darnell Hinson a non-factor with only 5 points (1/10 from the field).

The Llamados had a chance to force the game into overtime but Joe Devance missed a desperation three and B-Meg slid down the standings with a 3 win and 3 loss card with 2 games left in the current PBA Governors Cup. James Yap again led B-Meg for the third straight game contributing 19 points and 7 rebounds, while Peter June Simon scored 17 points along with 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Marc Pingris and Joe Devance both had a double-double with Pingris scoring 16 points and grabbing 12 rebounds while Devance with 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Rafi Reavis in his second game back from an injury grabbed 3 rebounds and was scoreless in 14 minutes of action.

Game Scores

Petron 87 – Santos 23, Wise 20, Al-Hussaini 17, Cabagnot 13, Pennisi 7, Tugade 3, Duncil 2, Ildefonso 2, Hubalde 0, Salvacion 0.

B-Meg 84 – Yap J 19, Simon 17, Pingris 16, Devance 15, Yap R. 8, Hinson 5, Gaco 2, Allado 2, Fernandez 0, Escobal 0, Reavis 0.

Quarters: 15-15, 33-38, 62-65, 87-84.

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

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.

Derby Ace Llamados James Yap scored a conference-high 36 points but Talk N Text Tropang Texters takes game 1 of their best-of-seven semifinals series in the current PBA Philippine Cup. TNT led by 19 in the third quarter before B-Meg came back in the final quarter cutting the lead to 3, 90-87, but Jimmy Alapag made a 4-point play off a foul from the three-point range to extend the lead of Talk N Text to 7 with 2 minutes left in the game.

Peter June Simon was held to just 14 points by the Talk N Text defense while Jonas Villanueva only had 3 points. Roger Yap did not play this game due to an injury. Only Nino “KG” Canaleta scored in double figure from the Llamados as they hope to bounce back in Game 2 which is scheduled on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at the Araneta Coliseum.

Game scores

Talk N Text (98) – Alapag 20, De Ocampo 18, Williams 11, Dillinger 10, Reyes 8, Carey 8, Peek 8, Aban 7,
Castro 6, Fonacier 2.

Derby Ace (91) – J. Yap 36, Simon 14, Canaleta 11, Maierhofer 7, Timberlake 6, Pingris 6, Gaco 4,
Villanueva 3, Salvador 2, Allado 2, Adducul 0.

Top two teams with twice to beat advantage – December 19, 2010
Talk N Text Tropang Texters (107) defeats Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (92) – TNT advances to semifinals
San Miguel Beermen (97) defeats Air 21 Express (75) – SMB advances to semifinals

Best-of-three series Game 1 – December 17, 2010
Derby Ace Llamados (106) defeats Meralco Bolts (97)
Alaska Aces (104) defeats Barangay Ginebra Kings (101)

Next Game: December 22, 2010, Araneta Coliseum
Alaska Aces vs Barangay Ginebra Kings (5:00pm)
Derby Ace Llamados vs Meralco Bolts (7:30pm)