Converge vs Meralco

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PBA: Meralco overcomes foul-saddled Converge in OT (ABS-CBN News)

Meralco fought tooth and nail to bring down Converge in overtime, 132-129, during their bruising encounter in the PBA Governors' Cup at the Araneta Coliseum ...

Both teams now hold a 6-4 record and share the fifth spot in the standings. PBA Season 47 games can be streamed live and on-demand on iWantTFC with a Premium subscription, available worldwide except PH and US. Despite squandering an 18-point lead, the Bolts outmaneuvered the FiberXers in a game of runs.

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Maliksi hits dagger as Meralco outlasts Converge in OT, spoils ... (Sports Interactive Network Philippines)

MERALCO leaned on a clutch three by Allein Maliksi late in overtime to outlast Converge, 132-129, in a wildly-fought PBA Governors Cup game on Friday at the ...

The loss was a heartbreaker for the FiberXers especially Franklin, who had 19 of his total output in the fourth quarter before fouling out with 2:22 to play in overtime. The Bolts improved to a 6-4 record for a tie with their victims at fifth spot and could still get a probable shot of sneaking into the Top 4 for a twice-to-beat advantage. Meralco was protecting a two-point lead when the incident happened right in front of the Bolts bench, which also saw coach Norman Black getting in a heated exchange of words with Converge guard Alex Stockton.

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Ildefonso return spoiled as Meralco outlasts Converge in heated OT ... (Rappler)

MANILA, Philippines – Meralco spoiled the PBA comeback of league great Danny Ildefonso and scraped past Converge in a heated 132-129 overtime win in the PBA ...

With Maliksi unable to take his free throws due to his ejection, the Bolts turned to Caram, who iced two foul shots to seal the win. Benches were cleared but cooler heads prevailed as officials tossed out Maliksi with a flagrant foul two and sent Eboña back to the bench with a flagrant foul one. KJ McDaniels and Aaron Black showed the way with a pair of big games, while Anjo Caram drained clutch free throws that allowed the Bolts to escape after an intense endgame that saw two players slapped with flagrant fouls.

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Meralco escapes Converge in OT (Manila Bulletin)

By NIKOLE JAVIER. Meralco needed extra time to turn back Converge and eke out a 132-129 win in the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on ...

“Tonight a lot of the focus was on Franklin, a lot of our defense was centered on how to control him and not let him explode too much on us although he eventually did. In that overtime, just got it out in defense, try to get as many stops as possible. Feeling the importance of the game to their respective playoff bids, the Bolts stood ground and shrugged off the resistance from the FiberXers to improve 6-4 in the standings.

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PBA: Meralco withstands Converge in OT despite Jamaal Franklin's 57 (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines–Meralco grinded out a 132-129 overtime victory over Converge to stay in the hunt for a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals of ...

They won despite allowing FiberXers import Jamaal Franklin to score 57 points. Luckily for Maliksi and the Bolts, they were to get a needed cushion and a stop before the horn to tie the FiberXers for fifth place at 6-4. Allein Maliksi knocked down a go-ahead three with 34 seconds left in the extension but almost turned him from hero to goat when he was ejected for a Flagrant Foul 2 for holding the neck of Barkley Ebona during a late scuffle.

Meralco edges Converge in OT, keeps QF edge hopes up (pna.gov.ph)

MANILA – Meralco remained in the running for a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Governors' Cup quarterfinals after a 132-129 overtime win against Converge ...

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Meralco spoils Franklin's 57-point triple double (The Manila Times)

Meralco leaned on Allein Maliksi's game-saving three-point shot even as back up guard Anjo Caram sealed it with two pressure-packed foul shots in the ...

So a lot of our defense was centered around how to control him and not try to explode against us though he did it in overtime. He coolly sank both foul shots to make it a four-point lead for Meralco with 6.9 seconds to go. Converge guard Alec Stockton then missed a three-point attempt on the other end and Meralco collared the defensive rebound.

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PBA: Meralco spoils Danny Ildefonso's return, Franklin's 57-point ... (Tiebreaker Times)

Meralco eked out a 132-129 overtime win over Converge in an emotionally-charged PBA Governors' Cup duel.

Fortunately for the crew, Anjo Caram sank both of his free throws to make it a four-point spread. Put to naught as well by the defeat was the comeback of Danny Ildefonso, who left retirement to join the team for the rest of the conference. Maliksi also scored 12 before the ejection, including the go-ahead triple for a 130-128 lead with only 34 seconds left in the game.

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PBA: Allein Maliksi says Converge's Barkley Ebona intentionally hurt ... (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines–Meralco's Allein Maliksi accused Converge of intentionally hurting them during the tense 132-129 overtime victory fashioned out by the ...

But I was shocked with how he reacted.” It was purely accidental,” he added. “The instruction was to try and get the ball before going for a foul,” Ebona explained. He was playing dirty,” he continued. You can foul me on the shoulder or other parts of the body, but he was going for my face,” Maliksi said. “The whole game, he was hurting [Meralco import KJ McDaniels].

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