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No fourth quarter meltdowns: Dahlia Mavericks earns first victory, upsets Pampanga Dragons
The Barracks Indoor Stadium -- The Dahlia Mavericks were determined to get this one. With inspired play and crisp execution down the stretch, they finally notch their first victory defeating Pampanga Dragons 77-75.

"It's no secret that we are losing in the fourth," GM Nicolo Maro said. "but it's just a matter of time before we earn that W."

"I am happy with our win!" exclaimed owner Yo Chi. "we made crucial stops and critical play down the stretch."

Oscar Algaba led the way scoring 22 points on 83% shooting (10-12 FG including 2-2 from downtown) in only 13 minutes of play. "He was in a zone" GM Q said. "It's one of those games that you turn the lights out!"

"Oscar powered his way thru our defense hitting, at one point 5 or more consecutive shots in the game." the Dragons coach said.

It was a defensive game that both teams went to the free throw line for a combined 13 attempts! (Mavs 3-3, PD 7-10).

"I guess the referee wants a brawl there eh?" Apolonio Sepulveda said who notched a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The Mavs controlled the game with 52-43 rebounding advantage and 19-11 in the assist category. The poised execution was evident when Calvin Robles dunked the ball that gave the Mavs their taste of lead 77-75 and the Dragons not converting theirs at the end.

Teodosio Amante who has an unusually off-night (3-21 FG shooting) though grabbing 13 boards said "as I've said, I'd rather score 0 and win than score 50 and lose."

Julius Mamicpic led the Dragons with 25 points but the rest were listless in the game. "I guess we were on vacation?" Mamicpic quipped.

Next game up for the Mavs is against 'rival' Celestial Wrath (2-3) who eliminated them in PPL contention two seasons ago. "We will prepare for this powerhouse" GM Nicolo Maro said.

Interesting note: The Dahlia Mavericks first encountered the Dragons back in Season 9 when they were known as Pampanga Generals. In four meetings, the Mavs have their number winning all games. The two teams have come a long way since then!

Another Round Finally Loses; Jam All Star Takes the Top Spot in PPL

Winning games at an average of 16.2 points, Jam All Star has the highest point differential among teams with a 4-1 record. Joining them are Jungle Bolo .45 and Another Round.

memongs grow cold from beyond the arc, losing 91-103 to Celestial Wrath
Celestial Wrath got the lead early in the game and ended the first quarter holding a 9 point advantage. Coupled with a strong 3-2 zone which holds memongs to 0-27 shooting from downtown, they maintained the lead to get the victory.

Dahlia Mavericks used a fourth quarter push to edge out Pampanga Dragons 77-75
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MarineAdmiral’s players confused with rotation as they get blown out by palengke brawlers 73-93
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Redemson Tomulto dunks with ball with 17 seconds in the second overtime to win give Jam All Star a win over Manila Bombers
Starting the 4th quarter with the opponent leading by 5, Manila Bombers made a run to close the gap. With the game on the line, they were relentless, Ildefons Codony hitting a three with seconds left in the clock to send the game to overtime. Losing by four with one minute left in overtime, reserve Izhar Kuperman hit two jumpers to tie the game and have another overtime period. By this period, Manila Bombers finally ran out of gas hit Achille Caetta missing a three point attempt that would have given them the lead.

Jungle Bolo .45 holds on a 2 point lead for a victory over Dagonoy Valets
In his best game for the season, Nutautas Aperaitis made clutch buckets late in the fourth quarter to come from behind and tie the game. In overtime, despite a large deficit, Aperaitis hit two threes to close the gap. However, needed to score two points, Jungle Bolo .45 stopped Shi Kwan Shing and Lee Min Chin to add a point in their win total.

remedial kings scored a convincing victory over Lonely Hearts Club
Canadian NT Center Pierre-Charles Jutras had a nice outing making 15-24 shots on his way to 36 points but got little help from his teammates including Philippine NT Pete Montallana having an off night with 11 points on 4-14 shooting. remedial kings on the other hand had a more balanced scoring led by Daniel Rivera with 24 while Philippine NT Charlie Pelesco had 16 points, 8 assists and 4 steals leading to the final 25 point margin.

dilata keeps Team Polydozel winless in a 93-76 victory
In the key matchup, Diego Vallejo outscored Mariusz Rusak 31-14 despite being paid less than half the salary of his counterpart. With this, dilata overcame a rough shooting night from key players Glueckert and Szmigiel and run away with the victory after a 25-12 fourth quarter.

Another Round loses their first game of the season
Playing the 1-3-1 zone from tip off, WPS Sentinels were determined to stop the potent outside offense of Another Round. Winning the second quarter by ten points and keeping the point differential in the other quarters close, WPS Sentinels gave Another Round their first taste of defeat since losing to Jungle Bolo Cuarenta y Cinco(now Jungle Bolo .45) over a month ago. Guan Likang had a breakout game scoring 21 points along with 9 assists for WPS Sentinels while Fatih Behnane did everything he could scoring 29 points including 5 threes over a defense intent on stopping outside shots.

Career Game

Youngster Hazzan Diva only 19yrs old a U21 candidate has registered his first ever double double for the season, his 2nd overall on a regular season game for his young career, against Bodi Heat earlier tonight.
Diva a sophomore helps Batangas Five get pass Bodi Heat scoring a career high 20pts shooting a very good 53% from the field, adding 17 rebounds.


"i am happy for him" said the coach, on a post game interview. "i knew i could rely on him down low, if we have to score."


with the win Batangas five is now in 2nd place in great 8 conference of div.IV.4 behind the still unbeaten Yashiwa D' Savior.

leading the Batangas charge is Diva with 20pts and 17 rebs, veteran Cyril Lazarraga also performing well with his own double, his 2nd for the season (regular league game only), scoring 20pts. also rebounding 10, 2 comming from the offensive end. Weixiong added 12 pts, 4 Asts for the Batangas cause.

Leading Bodi Heat on a lossing effort is neirlich with 15pts, 15rebs, 4 comming off offensive board....



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Unnecessary Roughness

Zebu Mayas won their second straight game winning 94 to 82 after starting 0-4 for the season against injury plagued team of San Antipolo Spurs. Spurs already without top PG Rennor Macoco at the start of the game saw newly acquired veteran guard Benas Bilskis go down during the first minute of play after a hard foul by Ariel Domingo then saw Václav Cejpek go down to another Zebu Mayas player Jed Robison in the second half while driving strong to the hoop. Zebu Mayas took advantage of the situation and blew the game wide open with a 30 to 11 2nd quarter and an 18 point lead at the half and veteran Ariel Domingo scoring at will ending up with 29 points 8 assists 3 rebounds 3 blocks and 2 steals.

After the game reporters and angry San Antipolo Spurs fans surrounded the Zebu Mayas team and a riot almost broke out. Zebu Mayas owner Lolo Smithz had to address the crowd and the reporters after reports that several teams had filed a protest at the league office for unnecessary roughness by Zebu Mayas players and the talk of a bounty by the team owner for every player injured.

"We vehemently deny there is an order or bounty to injure players of the opposing teams. Injuries are part of the game we don't have anything to do with it when an opposing player goes up for a shot or drives to the basket and comes down limping afterwards. We here at Zebu Mayas do not deliberately injure players just for the sake of winning. In fact one of our players Benito Castillo is out for 2 weeks after getting injured in the final minutes of our last cup game. We appeal to all to calm down before anyone gets hurt unnecessarily." Lolo Smithz said in a brief statement. It had to take police and security to get the Zebu Mayas team out the San Antipolo Spurs arena safely.

In the game of the night in league 2.4 Team Damy playing at Pro Tambays home court survived to win and stay unbeaten with a 6-0 record in a 127 to 117 overtime thriller. Team Damy survived a 47 and 32 point barrage by Fong Kong Chian and Lian Deping with an equally amazing performance by Roy Deriada scoring 39 points and hauling down 14 rebounds. Pro Tambays owner PH-Cezzz said his players choked in overtime and he was very confident of beating Team Damy tonite. The other unbeaten team in league 2.4 Niinja is unbeaten no more as they were massacred by a very pumped upped Arcanix Men 45 to 83.

Blades get trumped at home

CleMeNZas Spaghetti Sauce @ Bacoor Blades
The Bacoor Forum
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The Bacoor Blades lose their second straight after failing to keep pace with Big 8 #2 seed CleMeNZas Spaghetti Sauce, ultimately getting downed, 98-79 at The Bacoor Forum.

It was the close game at the first quarter, with the the visitors leading by only one, 24-23. A methodical breakdown of the Blades' defense ensued from the second quarter on that culminated on a third quarter storm that blew the game away as they only allowed the Blades to score 13 points for the period. They would continue to hang on to their big lead until the final buzzer without allowing a possible comeback from the home side.

Dingdong Dominic Velasco led the charge from CleMeNZas with 30 points, five rebounds and six assists. He is backed by Jun Wesley Sorongon's 23 points and five assists. Elviro Ching notched a double-double for them with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

The Blades were led by Iliya Dimov's 22 points followed by Kelly Paul's double-double of his own with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Eugenio Genco only scored 9 points but grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bacoor five.

"We knew that we were going to have a hard time dealing with a top-tier team like them. We got the impression that we could hang with the best of them with the way we performed against the (Ninja School) Dropouts. I guess this brought us back to earth." says team manager TheDogMan.

The Blades remain in sixth place with a 2-4 win-loss record. They were coming off an impressive performance on the road although falling short to league-leading Dropouts prior to meeting CleMeNZas. They will face Unstoppable Titans in their next league assignment.

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Dahlia Mavericks unleashed wrath, defeats Celestial 103-90!

Q Arena, Philippines -- Dahlia Mavericks earned their second victory defeating Celestial Wrath 103-90 in front of their sold-out crowd of 18,986!

They were ready to rumble from the get-go matching the Wrath's scoring point-by-point in having a 31-27 1st quarter scoring rampage.

The defense tightened in the 2nd to the 4th quarter but the Mavs were very much determined to take this one from the perennial powerhouse Celestial Wrath.

It was very much evident as they outrebounded the Wrath's 53-36. "Little things matter, we were diving for loose ball, hustling and just want to prove that we belong." GM Nicolo Maro said.

Ananias Capuyan led the Mavs with 28 points going 12-12 from the free throw line that ultimately decided the victory in the closing minutes of the game. The Wrath's were crying foul as they went to the stripe 18 times compared to the Mavs 42 attempts.

"I thought I got hit several times as I drive to the basket," David Beauge said. "but you got to give them credit as they were aggressive from the get go." He scored 9 points in 4-17 shooting.

Apolonio Sepulveda notched his third straight double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds - he added 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Oscar Algaba also had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

"They pounded us, crashed the boards. How can you win a game if you give up 17 more rebounds?" Wrath coach said. He also noted that Junliang was 'only' able to get five nor Ulans and Dabandan were able to secure double-digit rebounding.

Sigurd Ulans led the Wrath with 20 points and 9 rebounds while Joosep Klaas paced them with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists without a turnover.

As Teo Amante was lying on his back flat he said "prepared we are" that echoed his GM post-game interview the previous game as they were looking forward to their meeting against the Wrath's -- indeed they are.

In other news.. Mavs acquired big man Scott Famaran. Do the Mavs have a two-headed monster?

Dahlia Mavericks acquires Scott Famaran, creates potential two-headed monster

Dahlia Mavericks HQ -- The front office were all smiles as they announced the arrival of Scott Famaran at the Q during the press conference held for their big man.

Owner Yo Chi was giggling as he announced the transfer of Famaran from Locust Star. "We can see Fama as a solid foundation with Sepu," "they will form two of the better, if not the best frontline in the league!" he exclaimed.

The acquisition of Scott Famaran is not by all means a quick decision by the Mavs as GM Nicolo Maro said "we have actually scouted Fama since he was first available in the market when he was 22 years old. He was injured then and Locust Star have no choice but to test him in the market. We thought that he will drastically improve but we were disappointed. Anyway, we are glad to have him and be a critical part of our team in achieving our goal in the Philippine Premier League."

Scott Famaran is a three-time all-star and has appeared in the U21 National Team. Fama is side-by-side with Sepu and he said "I can't wait to play with Sepu. I could not ask for more to be acquired by a class organization with quality teammates" -- as Amante, Capuyan, and the rest of the Mavs attended.

Famaran is a one-man spectacle with the Locust Stars averaging 19.5ppg, 18.7rpg and 3.8bpg in almost always playing the entire game! "being young, I know that I can carry my team; but man was it tiring doing it for 48 minutes!"

"I am grateful with the opportunity given to me by them and now I am looking forward to help the Mavs organization in anyway I can!"

Jam All Star and Another Round Remains on Top After Six Games

Jam All Star escapes with a 2 point victory after a fourth quarter onslaught by palengke brawlers, while MarineAdmirals win over Manila Bombers to secure the 2nd spot in the Big 8 conference. The rest of the teams are deadlocked with 2 or 3 wins each. In the great 8 conference, Another Round defeats Jungle Bolo .45 despite playing a 2-3 zone against an outside offense to become the sole team in the conference to win 5 games. WPS Sentinels follows with 4 wins after defeating Dagonoy Valets. The other teams remain within striking distance, but Team Polydozel still has yet to win a league game after losing in overtime against remedial kings.

In the national tournament, two teams fell after Team Polydozel lost against USA Basketball last week. Pampanga Dragons closed a difficult week with a loss against dilata, while Jam All Star, resting their players, lost to Gwapsak. This coming Thursday, the cup games are headed by a showdown with WPS Sentinels visiting Jungle Bolo .45. Joining them are remedial kings, MarineAdmirals and Manila Bombers with difficult matches against division II opponents. On the other hand, other teams in PPL have opponents in lower divisions, which includes a freebie with palengke brawlers facing a bot team.

Mavs survives shocker defeats division III the Unbeatablez 116-114 at the buzzer!
Q Arena, Philippines -- The Dahlia Mavericks scored two impressive wins in the Philippine Premier League that they went listless in the 1st quarter of the National Tournament game getting outscored 36-19 by the Unbeatablez.

They were able to outscore their opponent 31-27 trailing by 13 at the half, 50-63. "We were just hoping to cut the deficit by at least 10 but it seems like were destined to lose this game" the Mavs coach said.

Little by little, they chipped points and they were able to outscore them again 29-25 in the third to cut the deficit by 9 entering the fourth with 79-88.

The Unbeatablez got weary as the game progress but the Mavs opted to rest their starters that was able to negate the opponent's weariness and the Mavs lack of talent.

Xavier Manese couldn't keep up with Robert Hoornstra that he fouled out with 7 points in 22 minutes. But from then, Bernie Dimagan took over as he scored 23 points in 14 minutes that led the comeback.

It was a risk on the Mavs part for resting their starters and letting Fillmore Sabangan take a leave that exhausted Dimagan and almost cost them the game.

"After two impressive victories, we thought we could conquer them by using our backup while noting that their starters are that tired," GM Nicolo Maro said. "it comes down to one possession - just one. We took the risk and almost paid for it."

It would have been almost a shame if they indeed lose but they got to work in the fourth to finally took the lead 101-99 with six minutes left. They were leading comfortably with 111-103 with a minute left before the Unbeatablez made a comeback.

It was a wild finish as Usamah Vidal missed four free throws in the final minute before Karlo Torp hits a layup with 19 seconds left to tie the game at 112.

In the ensuing possession, Santos Verano made a great pass in the wing to Carlos Robles who calmly hit the jumper with 9 seconds left.

The Unbeatablez made a 30-second timeout. They dribbled the ball before Karlo Torp found Andruta Zainea who dunks the ball to tie the game 114-all.

The Dahlia Mavericks did not call a timeout and with one second left, made a perfect pitch from the half court that ended to Santos Verano's hands who attempted a fade-away, guarded closely by Hades Cabezudo, that swish through the net as time expires -- game over -- Mavs win 116-114 at the buzzer!

The announced 18,131 in attendance went ballistic as David almost took a Goliath only to regain their senses and win in such a thriller game. Almost the entire arena went into frenzy as some ran over the court and the Mavs players mobbed Verano.

During the post-game interview, Verano said that he is 'very lucky' to hit the shot and gave credit to their opponents who gave their all. He finished with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 blocks hitting 48% of his shots (10-21 FG) while hitting the game-winner and playing all 48 minutes.

Calvin Robles was also instrumental as he scored 29 points along with 14 rebounds while Vidal added 22 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds. It was refreshing to see Melanio Gabo play the game of his life as he notched a double-double with 14 points, 5assists and a monstrous 23 rebounds while hitting 3-3 from beyond the arc.

"Individual talent is very much evident in our team," GM Nicolo Maro said. "but, they are sacrificing their individual stats for the betterment of the team." with the very supportive owner Yo Chi smiling and nodding in the background.

Hades Cabezudo led the Unbeatablez with 25 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks but was Verano's defender in his game-winner. "It hurts man.. in front of my face.. but you got to give them credit, heart of the champs, we'll only learn from this experience."

PRO Tambays pounds Nescafe Classics, 151-119 (53054117)


THE FACTS: Alberto Sta. Maria got a perfect 10/10 FG, grabbed 8 rebounds and established season highs with 26 points and 14 assists as the PRO Tambays bounced back from a heartbreaking loss with a 151-119 win over the newly promoted Nescafe Classics at the Tindahan ni Aling Nena Arena Saturday night. Vicente Michon and Lian Deping each contributed 20 points each while 5 other Tambays got a double digit in scoring. Fong Kong Chian (19 points), Gerald Tomina (15 points), Enrique Villaciergo (14 points), Ernest Pacquing (11 points) and the forever struggling Nikos Ntavelis (10 points) for the Tambays who improved 3-4.

This is the 4th time that the two teams battled with each other with Tambays winning 3 out of 4 in their meetings.

QUOTABLE: "He's done a great job in scoring as well as finding his teammates, I'm glad he learned to play as a Point and also he is more wise in his shot selections.
------ Patrick Juanico on Alberto Sta. Maria

THE STAT: 8. 8 of the Tambays scored double digit points for the team. The other two players got 8 points each.

TURNING POINT: The Tambays took command at the 1st half with their 38 point lead. Sta. Maria was exceptional, who has many chances of scoring but he always dish it at his teammates for a better shot selection.

QUOTABLE II: "It's the first time we used a very fast paced offense and I love it. I love the fast offense system, I can use my passing skills efficiently."
------ PRO Tambays Point Guard, Alberto Sta. Maria

HOT: Alberto Sta. Maria was perfect at the field with 10/10 despite playing only 26 minutes. Vincent Michon also contributed an efficient night with 10/13 FG.

NOT: Ntavelis can't get back his MVP rhythm, he shot only 5/19, added 10 points.

NOTABLE: This is the 6th straight game that the Tambays executed a weaker effort than their opponents. Coach should use their enthusiasm efficiently to improve their 3-4 standing.

NEXT: An inter-conference battle vs 5th seed Maroon next Tuesday.

Dahlia Mavericks lose on GMs birthday
Q Arena, Philippines -- The Dahlia Mavericks wants to get this one -- badly wants to win this one. They fell short as they were shut down in the third only scoring 10 that they were trailing by 22 entering the fourth ultimately losing to Memongs 90-77.

They knew the stakes, it was a national televised game, away, and their GMs birthday that they made an effort to up their ante but Memongs had other plans in mind.

"We know that they'll be ready to come inside our building but there's no way we would lose at home," Oliver Velasco who scored 24 points to lead all scorer said. "sorry but we played the part of spoilers."

Memongs virtually won all categories outrebounding the Mavs 55-48, out-dishing them 16-10, in swiping the ball 9-3, and in taking care of it (7 turnovers compared to Mavs 17).

"We are thrilled to play our first national televised game and winning it." Albert Dancs said as he recorded a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.

Bernie Dimagan led the Mavs with 21 points and 11 rebounds but it wasn't enough as the rest of the team were flat in their performance. "We were eager to win this one for our GM but I guess we were anxious to win that's why we lost."

Teodosio Amante had a forgettable performance scoring 6 points in 1-10 shooting in 42 minutes. "Give me a break, I know I'm on a slump right now" Amante said.

"In all honesty, we know we would lose this game," Mavs coach Doc said. "but I told them to give it their all to give our GM a W."

Asked for his comment and how he celebrated his day, the soft-spoken GM said "a year older. celebrated with my family and watched the game. We could've done better but I'm happy with their performance. It was a national televised game away from home and they tried to put up a fight."

We wish you all the best GM Nicolo Maro! It has been a nice 5-year ride as the Dahlia Mavericks continues to be a perennial contender in the league!

Up next against the Mavs: Team Polydozel looking for their first win, will they get it against the Mavs?