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By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Journeyman KG Cañaleta scored 17 points over his former team as the Meralco Bolts sent the Kia Picanto crashing back to earth with a 105-76 beatdown at the Araneta Coliseum. This was a much needed win for Meralco, who has always performed well with import-laden conferences but has always struggled with the All-Filipino Conference. The Bolts move to a 2-3 win-loss record with the victory. Another good news for […]
Basketball fans who wanted to watch live the epic Ginebra San Miguel vs Meralco Bolts’ Game 7 final match-up reached a record-breaking 54,086 at the Philippine-Arena which can seat a maximum of 55,000 people in Ciudad de Victoria in Bocaue, Bulacan on Friday night, October 27, 2017. The cliffhanger game ended with Ginebra San Miguel beating the Meralco Bolts, 101-96, to become the back-to-back Philippine Basketball Association Governors’ Cup Champions that night, with […]
(Eagle News) — Ginebra won the the 2017 PBA Governors’ Cup, with a score of 101-96, defeating the Meralco Bolts in a packed Philippine Arena Friday night that was a nail-biter at the stretch of the fourth quarter. With the win, Ginebra becomes the back-to-back Governors’ Cup Champion. Ginebra coach Tim Cone thanked the more than 54,000 people who packed the Philippine Area in Bulacan, saying this was the first time he had coached […]
(Eagle News) — Ginanap sa Philippine Arena ang Game 6 ng PBA Governor’s Cup finals kung saan naglaban ang Barangay Ginebra at Meralco Bolts. Ngunit bago ang laban ng Barangay Ginebra at Meralco Bolts, nagkaroon ng programa ang mga sundalong galing ng Marawi. Dito ay binigyan muna ng pagkilala at pagpupugay ang mga sundalo sa kanilang naging serbisyo sa bayan at pagtatanggol sa mamamayan.
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 24) – It is the end of the drought. The Barangay Ginebra are once again the kings of Philippine basketball after eight long years – defeating Meralco after six games. It wasn’t easy for the Kings, the Bolts proved to be a worthy opponent against the most popular team in the PBA. Meralco lead the series 2-1 before losing the next three. All of those games were close, neither of the team showed […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 11) – The Meralco Bolts have entered the PBA finals for the first time and they did it in the most glorious way possible, upsetting a top-seeded team. No one could have imagined Meralco defeating the mighty team of TNT, spearheaded by Jayson Castro, the best point-guard in Asia. But through perseverance, the Bolts have beaten the odds and have claimed their chance to bag the elusive championship. On their way to […]
By Ernest Hernandez CUBAO, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Meralco Bolts maintain their hot start with a win over the short-handed Alaska Aces, 100-96, to grab the early lead in the 2016 PBA Governor’s Cup standings at 2-0. The Aces went running with with a balanced attack with nine players scoring at least two points for their team while the Bolts had 14 of their 20 first quarter points from their import, Allen Durham. Alaska […]
By Diego de la Paz CUBAO, Philippines (Eagle News) – Meralco proved its mettle down the wire, as it pulled off a close victory over Phoenix Petroleum, 108-103, in the opening game of the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup on Friday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Allen Durham, who recently played 24 games with NBA Development League team Texas Legends last season, topped all scorers with 32 points, 22 rebounds, and five assists. Jimmy Alapag […]
By Diego de la Paz QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Alaska survived a huge scare from second-seed Meralco late in the ballgame and managed to emerge victorious via a 76-70 count to book the last seat in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup finals on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Calvin Abueva, seen as the leading Best Player of the Conference candidate, topped all scorers with 19 points and eight rebounds, followed by Chris Banchero […]
By Diego de la Paz CUBAO, Philippines (Eagle News) – MERALCO fought tooth and nail against Alaska before putting up a huge third quarter performance and ran off as winners via an 86-70 count in Game 4 of the 2016 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semi-final on Monday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jared Dillinger energized Meralco’s campaign with 17 points with five rebounds in 33 minutes on the floor. Arinze Onuaku scrapped with the Aces’ big […]
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Alaska Aces managed to sneak in a victory against the Meralco Bolts, 97-94, after being down as much as 10 points in the third quarter to win the first game of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Semi-Finals. The comeback was led by Calvin Abueva who scored 13 of his 15 points all in the third quarter and it was followed up by RJ Jazul’s heroics in the fourth quarter […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Meralco Bolts proved that they truly deserve their seeding in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Quarter Finals after a 4th quarter comeback to eliminate the NLEX Road Warriors, 104-97, and clinch a semi-finals berth. The Road Warriors were leading most of game and at one point in the 2nd quarter had led as much as 12 points. The Bolts patiently waited for their turn to bounce back but NLEX […]
