Meralco Bolts Move on After the Philippine Cup Semis Game 1 Misstep - BusinessWorld Online

Meralco Bolts move on after the Philippine Cup semis Game 1 misstep - BusinessWorld Online

BUNGLING what initially looked like a winning position stung but the Meralco Bolts are quick to do what elite teams do after a misstep — move on. “It’s far from over. There’s still a lot of basketball to be played,” said coach Luigi Trillo after the Bolts absorbed a 95-100 loss to TNT in a PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinal series opener that saw them squander a 21-point lead. “But we need to be better,” he stressed. The Bolts practically im…

PBA: TNT comes back to beat Meralco in semis opener

SCHEDULE: PBA 50 Philippine Cup semifinals MANILA, Philippines–TNT shook off a lousy start and a huge deficit in the first half to defeat Meralco, 100-95, and gain the upper hand in their best-of-seven series in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Sunday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Calvin Oftana delivered 28 points, making the big plays down the stretch, as the Tropang 5G drew first blood in their showdown with the Bolts despite deficits of 21 i…

TNT rallies behind Oftana to take PBA Semis Game 1 lead against Meralco

Calvin Oftana pulled off the biggest of plays down the stretch to help TNT escape Meralco, 100-95, and take Game 1 of their PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinals at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Sunday evening The star winger rifled 28 points, none bigger than his three-point play with 2:57 remaining as it broke the 91-all deadlock and put the Tropang 5G ahead for good to eventually complete the comeback from as much as 21 down. He then dished…