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Meanwhile, the loss sent defending champion Barangay Ginebra falling to third seed on an 8-3 card, which meant a quarterfinal faceoff against No. 6 NLEX. The ...

2 with a 9-2 record](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/san-miguel-vs-rain-or-shine-pba-governors-cup-vic-manuel-cameron-clark-a795-20230317) and will play No. The Ginebra-NLEX and Magnolia-Meralco pairings are actually a rematch of the semifinals of the Governors Cup last year. 5 Magnolia in the playoffs beginning on Sunday. 4 Meralco with a twice-to-beat edge against No. 7 Converge, with the Beermen also enjoying twice-to-beat advantage. 1 seeding in quarterfinals](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/tnt-rides-pogoy-led-comeback-to-beat-ginebra-claim-top-seed-a795-20230317)

Roger Pogoy came up big down the stretch, scoring seven consecutive points to give the TNT Tropang Giga top seed.

By locking the top seed, TNT brought down the reigning champions (8-3) all the way to no. 3, which set the latter up against the no. “I was prepared for all scenarios, to go down to No. 2, to No. 1 seed at the end of the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup eliminations, Friday night at the Philsports Arena in Pasig. “He (Pogoy) can make those shots.

BEHIND a big closing run, the TNT Tropang Giga stretched their streak to eight games and claimed top honors in the PBA Governors' Cup elimination round with ...

Oftana and Jayson Castro added 12 apiece. 7 Converge and No. They enjoy the twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals versus No.

PASIG—TNT completed a 180-degree turn in the fourth quarter to stun Ginebra, 114-105, in the final game of the PBA Governors' Cup eliminations on Friday ...

Instead, the team dropped to the third seed with NLEX waiting in the wings on Sunday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led TNT, which will face eighth-seeded Phoenix in the quarterfinals with a twice-to-beat advantage, with 34 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, four steals, and one block. In the decider on which team will enter the quarterfinals as the top seed, the Tropang Giga pulled off a comeback right at the final frame by outscoring the Gin Kings, 32-12.

Roger Pogoy and Calvin Oftana led TNT's fourth quarter offensive barrage as the Tropang Giga completed a come-from-behind 114-105 win to grab the top seed ...

8 ranked Phoenix on Wednesday with the Tropang Giga needing to win once to advance to the semifinals. Pogoy and Oftana combined for 20 of TNT's 32 points in the final period, while the team's resolute defense held Ginebra to just 12 points that allowed the Tropang Giga to overhaul a 14-point deficit. Roger Pogoy and Calvin Oftana led TNT's fourth quarter offensive barrage as the Tropang Giga completed a come-from-behind 114-105 win to grab the top seed in the first round of the playoffs in the 2022-23 PBA Governors' Cup on Friday, March 17, at the Philsports Arena.

The two-time league MVP said he is fit enough to give his storied PBA career another go after he and Rain or Shine wrapped up their campaign in the Governors' ...

I’m healthier and I feel lighter,” said Yap. [leave of absence](https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/seeking-councilor-post-san-juan-city-james-yap-takes-leave-absence/) from the Elasto Painters to pursue his political aspirations, [winning as councilor](https://www.rappler.com/nation/elections/james-yap-san-juan-first-five-secure-govt-posts/) in the 1st District of San Juan City. [one-conference deal](https://www.rappler.com/sports/pba/james-yap-returns-signs-one-conference-deal-rain-or-shine/), Yap showed he can still contribute, averaging 5.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 10 games this Governors’ Cup, albeit in a forgettable run that saw Rain or Shine bow out early with a 2-9 card.