Purefoods TJ Giants wins 2 straight games vs San Miguel Beermen to lead their best of 7 series 3-2. Purefoods is one win away from being in the All-Filipino Finals again and will face Alaska if they win in Game 6 on Sunday or Game 7 on Wednesday.

Kerby Raymundo led Purefoods with 18 pts and 8 rebounds but it was the all-around play of Roger Yap who scored 18 pts, 7 rebs and 6 asts who made a big difference in the game. Purefoods controlled the boards again 52-41, with 21 coming from offensive rebounds (Rafi Reavis had 6 offensive boards) which led to more 2nd chance points for Purefoods. The giants shot well from the 3-point range making  8 out of 15.

Game Scores:

Purefoods 94 – Raymundo 18, Yap R 18, Yap J 17, Canaleta 13, Reavis 10, Maierhofer 8, Allado 5, Artadi 3, Pingris 2, Adducul 0.

San Miguel 82 – Washington 21, Miranda 15,  Santos 12, Hontiveros 11, Racela 8, Ildefonso 6, Pennisi 3, Custodio 2, Villanueva 2, Pena 2, Cortez 0.

No team has won 2 straight in this series and Purefoods hopes to break that tonight in Game 5. James Yap has to keep himself aggressive driving inside and getting fouled and Purefoods defense has to be very tight since San Miguel has many players that can score. Purefoods has to share the ball to keep the defense guessing as evident in Game 4 where Purefoods had 24 assists.

A win today will keep Purefoods one step ahead of returning back to the All-Filipino Finals vs the Alaska Aces who swept Ginebra in their 7 game series.

Please support the Purefoods TJ Giants! This is a very crucial game for our team. Go Giants!

Purefoods vs San Miguel Recap of Games 1-4

James Yap had his best game in this 7 game semifinal series scoring 24 points and 4 rebounds in leading Purefoods to a win vs San Miguel to tie the series 2-2. Roger Yap almost had a triple double with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, while Marc Pingris and Rafi Reavis had 25 rebounds combined.

Purefoods led by as much as 22 points but San Miguel came back in the 2nd half to trim the lead to 3, 74-71, but James Yap waxed hot and made his free throws in the 4th quarter (13 out of 16 overall) to stop the run of San Miguel. With the series now tied at 2-2, it is now only a best of 3 series with the winner of the next game having a step ahead for the PBA finals.

Game Scores:

Purefoods 97 – Yap J 24, Pingris 15, Yap R 15, Raymundo 13, Reavis 12, Maierhofer 8, Simon 5, Artadi 4, Adducul 1, Allado 0.

San Miguel 84 – Ildefonso 17, Washington 14, Villanueva 13, Santos 11, Hontiveros 10, Custodio 6, Miranda 6, Pena 4, Pennissi 3, Holper 0, Cortez 0, Racela 0.

Valentine’s Day – San Miguel regained back their composure after a big loss in Game 2 to to defeat Purefoods 88-76 in Game 3 of their best of 7 semifinals series. It was a bad shooting day for Purefoods specially from the three point line, going 2 out of 23 tries with only Nino Canaleta landing 2 three point shots and the rest of the team 0 for 19. James Yap and Nino Canaleta led Purefoods both scoring 14 points while Kerby Raymundo coming back from an ejection the last game scored 11 points.

In the other series, Alaska Aces takes a 3-0 lead over Barangay Ginebra, with a close game win 91-88.

Game scores:

San Miguel 88 – Hontiveros 15, Washington 15, Santos 13, Villanueva 10, Cortez 10, Pena 9, Pennisi 8, Miranda 4, Ildefonso 4, Racela 0, Seigle 0.

Purefoods 76 – Yap J. 14, Canaleta 14, Raymundo 11, Yap R. 11, Reavis 8, Maierhofer 6, Simon 4, Allado 4, Artadi 2, Pingris 2, Timberlake 0, Salvador 0.

Quarterscores: 24-12, 40-34, 67-55, 88-76

Purefoods TJ Giants bounces back from their defeat in Game 1 and beats San Miguel Beermen by 19 points 103-84. Purefoods controlled the whole game from both ends of the floor with Rafi Reavis scoring a season high 20 points while also contributing 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. Kerby Raymundo was thrown out of the game in the second quarter because of 2 technical fouls, but this did not stop Purefoods from winning against San Miguel for the first time this conference. Purefoods outrebounded San Miguel 51-44 with Reavis and Pingris leading Purefoods in rebounds.

Series is now tied 1-1. Purefoods vs San Miguel series Game 3 will be on Sunday, 6:00pm.

Game scores:

Purefoods 103 – Reavis 20, Canaleta 17, Yap J. 17, Yap R. 15, Artadi 12, Maierhofer 9, Pingris 7, Simon 2, Adducul 2, Allado 2, Salvador 0, Raymundo 0.

San Miguel Beer 84 – Seigle 16, Santos 13, Hontiveros 13, Washington 10, Custodio 8, Ildefonso 7, Cortez 6, Racela 5, Villanueva 4, Miranda 2, Pennisi 0, Pena 0.

Quarterscores: 28-21, 50-36, 73-59, 103-84.

Well-rested San Miguel Beermen takes Game 1 of their best of seven semifinals series with Purefoods TJ Giants, 99-83. The 2 Danny’s, Siegle and Ildefonso came back from injuries to score 10 points each to break Purefoods defense, while Jay Washington led the Beermen with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Kerby Raymundo and Marc Pingris led Purefoods with 18 and 17 points respectively. James Yap had an off-night with 0 field goals but scored 8 points all from the free throw line and hopes to comeback big in Game 2 this Friday.

Game scores:

San Miguel 99 – Washington 17, Hontiveros 17, Santos 16, Miranda 15, Seigle 10, Ildefonso 10, Pennisi 8, Villanueva 4, Cortez 2, Custodio 0, Racela 0, Pena 0.

Purefoods 83 – Raymundo 18, Pingris 17, Yap R. 10, Allado 9, Yap J. 8, Maierhofer 5, Reavis 5, Artadi 4, Simon 4, Canaleta 3. Quarterscores: 25-23, 56-43, 73-62, 99-83

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James Yap leads Purefoods back to the semifinals by beating Rain or Shine 95-85 in the Do or Die Game 5 at the Araneta Coliseum. Yap contributed 28 points on 11/22 from the field including some acrobatic shots that tore down the defense of the Elasto Painters. Solomon Mercado came up with 23 points but could not lead Rain or Shine to a win. Marc Pingris had a monster game with 14 points and 16 rebounds leading Purefoods in rebounding 48-37.

The Best of 7 semifinals between Purefoods and San Miguel will start on Wednesday.

In the other series, Talk N Text played Game 5 after a walkout in Game 4 but bowed down to Barangay Ginebra. Ginebra will play Alaska Aces in the other best of 7 semifinal match up.

Game scores:

Purefoods 95 – Yap J. 28, Raymundo 16, Yap R. 16, Pingris 14, Reavis 9, Maierhofer 4, Allado 4, Artadi 2, Simon 2, Canaleta 0.

Rain or Shine 85 – Mercado 23, Norwood 20, Reyes 9, Chan 8, Arana 7, Cruz 6, Laure 6, Telan 4, Tang 2, Arellano 0, Hrabak 0.

Quarters: 25-26, 50-47, 80-66, 95-85.

San Miguel ends Purefoods TJ Giants 4 game winning streak but not without a fight till the end of the game. With SMB having a 15 point lead with 3 minutes left in the final quarter, Purefoods made a rally on a 11-0 run to cut the lead to 4 with 43 seconds left. But time ran out for the Giants as the Beermen stuck to their defensive game and give Purefoods its 5th loss.

Kerby Raymundo had his best game back from an injury with 14 points backed up by Marc Pingris with 13 points and 6 rebounds.

Scores:

San Miguel Beer 87 – Hontiveros 18, Santos 18, Miranda 15, Cortez 11, Pennisi 8, Villanueva 5, Tugade 5, Seigle 5, Holper 2, Racela 0, Pena 0

Purefoods 80 – Raymundo 14, Pingris 13, Canaleta 12, R. Yap 12, Artadi 9, J. Yap 9, Allado 7, Maeirhofer 2, Reavis 2, Timberlake 0

Quarterscores: 22-15; 42-34; 61-54; 87-80

San Miguel Beermen extends their winning streak to 5 by beating Purefoods TJ Giants at the Araneta Coliseum 92-76. 6 Purefoods players scored double digits, James Yap top scored with 13 points followed by Marc Pingris (12), Kerby Raymundo (11), Roger Yap (11), Paul Artadi (10) and Don Allado (10), but it was not enough to overcome a big lead by San Miguel specially in the 1st half where the Beermen led by 16 points.

Purefoods Rookie Rico Maierhofer who led Purefoods in a win vs Talk N Text last game only had 5 points. Peter June Simon who did not play the last game was used sparingly.

Scores:

San Miguel Beer 92 – Cortez 22, Hontiveros 20, Villanueva 13, Santos 13, Pena 8, Custodio 6, Miranda 3, Tugade 3, Pennisi 3, Calaguio 1, Eman 0, Racela 0.

Purefoods 76 - Yap J. 13, Pingris 12, Raymundo 11, Yap R. 11, Artadi 10, Allado 10, Maierhofer 5, Timberlake 2, Canaleta 2, Salvador 0, Simon 0, Adducul 0.

Quarterscores: 25-19, 46-30, 71-58, 92-76