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

With both Alaska and San Miguel holding a 2-1 lead in their respective best-of-seven semifinals series, Derby Ace and Talk N Text hopes to even their series and not fall into a 3-1 deficit which is difficult to come back specially against tough opponents like the Aces and the Beermen.

The Llamados hopes to have a similar game on the 1st half of Game 3 where they controlled both ends of the floor, but must be consistent in all quarters so that they will not let San Miguel come back again at the end of the game. Last conference, Derby Ace (Purefoods TJ Giants) also had a 2-1 deficit in the semifinals and eventually won three straight games against San Miguel to enter the finals and sweep the Alaska Aces. We hope it is the same case this conference.

Let us give our all out support to our team the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados!

After scoring 49 points in Game 5 vs Rain or Shine, Tony Washam was held to only 23pts, James Yap top scored for Derby Ace with 24pts and only reserve Peter June Simon as the other Llamados in double figures with 12.

But just like last conference where the Purefoods TJ Giants was beaten badly in Game 1, they got back in Game 2 and eventually won the series, we hope that Coach Ryan Gregorio will make the adjustments in Game 2 and this will also be a test for Derby Ace Import Tony Washam who also has to make offensive adjustments from different Beermen defending him.

Game scores:

San Miguel 101 – Washington 28, Freeman 23, Santos 15, Hontiveros 15, Villanueva 8, Pena 4, Racela 3, Cabagnot 2, Seigle 2, Miranda 1, Yeo 0, Ildefonso 0, Pennisi 0.

Derby Ace 88 – J. Yap 24, Washam 23, Simon 12, Artadi 7, Timberlake 6, Maierhofer 6, Pingris 4, Adducul 2, Reavis 2, R. Yap 2, Canaleta 0, Allado 0.

Rain or Shine beats Coca Cola 98-93 and gets the last quarterfinals seat and gets a rematch vs Derby Ace who beat Rain or Shine last conference in 5 games and eventually the Purefoods TJ Giants winning the Philippine Cup Championship.

It will be a great matchup between these two teams in another Best-of-5 series but they have not faced each other with Rod Nealy as Painters Import, but had a classic game in their last match up with Solomon Mercado scoring 45points but losing to Derby Ace by 2 points, 86-84.

There are reports that Marc Pingris will be sidelined for a couple of games due to injury but Kerby Raymundo might suit up for the Llamados for the first time this conference. An yes, Clif Brown will still play as Derby Ace Import this Friday.

Derby Ace Llamados led by Import Clif Brown (24pts) and James Yap (21pts) won its 5th straight game beating Barangay Ginebra Kings 101-83. Derby Ace is now tied for 2nd place with San Miguel Beermen with 1 game to play vs Barako Coffee on Sunday, June 27, while San Miguel will face Alaska this Saturday.

James Yap led Derby Ace in three point shots made, making 4 out of 8, while Nino “KG” Canaleta was 3 out of 3. Derby Ace also outrebounded the Kings 58-49. Special Mention goes to Roger Yap who contributed 5pts, 7rebs, 5asts and Marc Pingris who had 11pts, 8rebs, 2asts, 2blks.

Best Player: Clif Brown – 24pts, 16rebs, 5asts, 2blks (12/19 from the field)

Game Scores

Derby Ace – Brown 24, Yap J 21, Canaleta 11, Pingris 11, Artadi 7, Simon 6, Adducul 6, Yap R 5, Reavis 4, Allado 4, Maierhofer 2.

Ginebra – Brown 15, Hatfield 15, Caguiao 12, Villanueva 11, Salvacion 6, Helterbrand 6, Wilson 5, Cortez 5, Miller 4, Tubid 2, De Ocampo 2.

Barangay Ginebra ended the 9-game winning streak of San Miguel and is now solo 3rd place in the standings overtaking Derby Ace Llamados with 8 wins and 4 losses. Former Alaska player Willie Miller led Ginebra with 26 points. Derby Ace has a chance to catch up with Ginebra with a win vs Alaska this Friday, May 28, 7:30 pm at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. This will be the second matchup between Derby Ace and the Aces after the 2010 PBA Philippine Cup where Purefoods TJ Giants (now Derby Ace Llamados) swept Alaska 4-0 in the finals, Alaska won their first match up this fiesta conference 83-81, but Derby Ace hopes to win vs Alaska this time.

In the 1st game, Air 21 Express ended their 9-game losing streak by beating Barako Energy Coffee, 99-98, both teams are now tied in last place with only 2 wins and 10 losses.

Cagayan de Oro City – After a 4-0 sweep by Purefoods TJ Giants (now called B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados) vs the Alaska Aces last PBA Philippine Cup finals, Alaska finally won over Derby Ace 83-81. It was another controversial ending for these two teams as Derby Ace Import Lorrenzo Wade was called for a foul at the end game with the referees calling a counted basket by Willie Miller with the score tied at 81 along with the foul by Wade, Miller intentionally missed the bonus free throw and Alaska won 83-81.

At the buzzer, Lorrenzo Wade tried to go after the referees but was stopped by his teammates. It was the second straight loss for Derby Ace with the opponent having no Import at the end game as Jamal Simpson fouled out with more than 2 minutes remaining. In their previous game, Coca Cola Import James Penny was sidelined at the end of the game due to bleeding from an unintentional elbow by Lorrenzo Wade but Derby Ace could not capitalize and lost for the first time this conference to the Coca Cola Tigers.

Rookie of the year candidate Rico Maierhofer led Derby Ace locals with 15 points but Best Player of the Conference James Yap was held to 10 points only. Derby Ace Llamados sorely misses their Team Captain Kerby Raymundo who is still recuperating from a knee injury,

Game scores:

Alaska 83 – Simpson 24, Miller 20, Thoss 12, Dela Cruz 10, Tenorio 9, Fonacier 5, De Vance 2, Eman 0.

Derby Ace 81 – Wade 24, Maierhofer 15, Yap J. 10, Yap R. 9, Canaleta 9, Allado 5, Artadi 4, Simon 3, Pingris 2, Reavis 0.

Quarterscores: 28-26, 40-44, 54-64, 83-81

Purefoods celebrates 4-0 sweep

Inuman Na

Rookie Rico Maierhofer

Peter June Simon

Ms. Patrimonio

Marc Pingris and the Trophy

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