San Miguel Beermen

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PBA 2023 Governors' Cup Power Rankings: TNT continues to roll to ... (ESPN)

TNT extended their win streak to a league-best six games and stayed atop this week's rankings.

Up next: Converge (Feb. Up next: Terrafirma Dyip (Feb. Up next: NLEX (Feb. Up next: Magnolia (Feb. Up next: Blackwater (Feb. Up next: Meralco (Feb. Up next: Rain or Shine (Feb. Blackwater currently owns the league's worst offense (106.3 offensive rating) and the second-worst defense (121.4 defensive rating), and it doesn't look like things are bound to get better anytime soon. The only bright spot has been the play of Juami Tiongson, who is averaging a career-high 23.3 PPG (best among locals) but somehow was not named to the All-Star Game. Their highest-scoring local, Allein Maliksi (16.3PPG), is just 10th among locals in scoring, and only two others (Chris Newsome and Aaron Black) are in the top 25. 26) Getting offense from somewhere else will be the key to their long climb back as the Elasto Painters have the second-worst offensive rating (108.7) in the league.

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San Miguel, TNT in battle of PBA Governors' Cup leaders (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

The Beermen are coming off a 102-99 win over Barangay Ginebra, revitalizing talk about re-capturing a PBA crown following their playoff exit against the Bay ...

Spin.ph We just have to be ready and I think the guys are ready,” said TNT coach Jojo Lastimosa. “One game at a time. with both teams sporting 7-1 win-loss records.

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Oftana plays hero with game-winner as TNT outlasts San Miguel for ... (Rappler)

Despite missing top gunners Roger Pogoy and Mikey Williams, TNT breaks its tie with San Miguel and hikes its record to 8-1 for the solo lead in the ...

Williams posted 11 points before his exit. Those two plays set up the frantic finish as Oftana bailed the Tropang Giga out and helped bolster their chances for a twice-to-beat bonus in the quarterfinals. Oftana grabbed an offensive rebound off a Rondae Hollis-Jefferson miss and beat the buzzer with a short stab as the Tropang Giga broke their tie with the Beermen and hiked their record to 8-1 for the solo lead in the standings.

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TNT ekes out win against San Miguel behind Calvin Oftana game ... (GMA News Online)

Calvin Oftana sealed the deal for TNT as the Tropang Giga squeaked past the San Miguel Beermen, 105-103, on Sunday in the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup at the ...

TNT (8-1) will have a short break as it gives way for the upcoming FIBA window and will be back in action on March 15 against NorthPort Batang Pier. Kelly Williams had 16 points, while Oftana posted 14 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. June Mar Fajardo had 12 markers and 13 boards, while Jericho Cruz chipped in 10 points.

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Oftana's game-winner carries TNT past SMB in PBA Govs' cup (Panay News)

MANILA – Calvin Oftana was the difference maker for TNT Tropang Giga as they pulled off a 105-103 escape over San Miguel Beermen in a battle of powerhouse ...

Williams 11, Chua 8, Khobuntin 8, Varilla 4, Montalbo 4. The Bossing slumped to 1-7. The Bossing made a run to start the second quarter as they cut the deficit to 10 points but the Gin Kings pulled away anew with inside hits from Standhardinger as the lead reached its largest at 28 points in the second half.

Oftana's endgame heroics lift TNT past San Miguel (PBA.ph)

It boiled down to the last rebound play, and the TNT Tropang Giga pulled through with Calvin Oftana snaring the offensive carom then making the game-winning ...

They resume their PBA campaigns in the last two play dates of the Governors' Cup elims by mid-March. The Beermen pounced on successive turnovers by the Tropa to draw level at 83-all at the start of the fourth, and the two teams engaged in a toe-to-toe battle up to the end. Minus Pogoy and Williams, the Tropa went to Jayson Castro, Kelly Williams, Hollis-Jefferson and Oftana as they stayed in the fight, even enjoying a six-point lead, 83-77, at the end of the third.

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PBA: TNT escapes San Miguel on buzzer beater (INQUIRER.net)

Already short two stars by tipoff and then three by the halftime break, TNT still managed to take everything San Miguel could offer on Sunday, hacking out a ...

Oftana finished with 14 points while import Hollis-Jefferson, the club’s import, 19. Both clubs go on a break as most of their stars will be loaned to the National Team which will host Lebanon and Jordan this week in the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. “In a message, I just told them to embrace the grind and struggle, and that’s just it.

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PBA: Oftana scores game-winner as TNT edges San Miguel (ABS-CBN News)

Calvin Oftana laid in the game-winner for the TNT Tropang Giga as they edged San Miguel Beer, 105-103, in the PBA Governors' Cup.

"Kelly tonight was huge, he's the best player of the game. It was a scramble," said Lastimosa. He's a great rebounder," said Lastimosa following the thriller of a win.

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