Bay Area Dragons

MANILA, Philippines–Bay Area overcame a slow start and a 16-point deficit to stun San Miguel Beer, 103-102, and take the opener of their best-of-five ...

It appeared that San Miguel would have pulled off the escape act when Perez spearheaded a turnaround which resulted in a 102-99 lead. WATCH: Brian Goorjian reflects on the passing of his father before praising Bay Area’s refusal to quit in stealing Game 1 of the semis from San Miguel The guest team from Hong Kong, which beat San Miguel by 26 but was bracing for a tough series after a late surge anchored by the return of June Mar Fajardo and Terrence Romeo, tries to make it two in a row in Game 2 on Friday at the same venue.

KOBEY Lam hit a fastbreak lay-up with 7.1 seconds remaining as Bay Area pulled off a 103-102 comeback against San Miguel Beer on Wednesday in Game One of ...

I think the other teams feel that they can push us around, and we are young, and that Filipino toughness, that was the test early. Bay Area trailed, 83-67, in the third quarter and was still down, 100-96, after conversions from CJ Perez and June Mar Fajardo. “I said to them that we have a reputation.

Bay Area Dragons have pulled off an almighty escape to beat San Miguel Beermen in Game 1 of their PBA Commissioner's Cup semifinal.

"I think a series in the playoffs is totally different from the regular season. "We stayed in the game, we never let it go. "It's just one game, so there's a lot of things that we didn't do well that we could be better at. "And then I hear about Romeo. Goorjian said he challenged his players to stand up to the physicality, stating: "I think two things stood out. "They got on top of us but we never quit," he added. And then I saw a glimpse in that first game. "But that was a big play and I'm proud of him." But the Dragons woke up in the fourth to tie the game with around six minutes left. And I'm thinking of him." And I felt him today. "He's an animal," he said of Fajardo.

THE Hong Kong Bay Area Dragons got their rhythm back with just enough time left to nip San Miguel Beer, 103, 102, in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinals ...

Hayden Joel Blankely, who posted 47 points against Rain or Shine in the quarterfinals last week, had 15 points and nine rebounds while Ju Mingxin had 13 points and Lam contributed 12 points also for the Dragons. Andrew Nicholson scored nine of his 30 points in the last quarter and had 15 rebounds and three blocks, while Zhu Songwei had 19 points for the Bay Area Dragons, who are unbeaten in six games dating back to the playoffs and eliminations. we never quit,” Dragons coach Brian Goorjian said.

The Dragons are known for their offensive firepower but against an equally talented opponent, they just decided to show their defensive fangs.

Romeo, who also spearheaded a huge first half for SMB, finished with 21 while Lassiter fired 16. The PBA guest team then completed another crucial stop, bothering SMB import Devon Scott enough to miss a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer. Blankley first scored on a layup off a Bay Area timeout before the Dragons managed to keep the ball away from the hands of Perez, Lassiter and June Mar Fajardo in the ensuing play to force the Beermen to a hurried trey from Jericho Cruz.