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New Year Special: Mavs slashed by Jungle Bolo .45 upset with cup game

Q Arena, Philippines -- The Jungle Bolo .45 fielded seven players, but it doesn't matter. The Dahlia Mavericks had a New Year's Eve hangover as they played no defense losing 120-131 to the home team.

Rizalino Ortigas went down in the first quarter but then, the rest of the starting five went to work as Perry Jabonete, Norman Migallos, Pablo Valsera, Andrew Parilla, and Ruben Talamo scored 32, 27, 23, 22 and 22 respectively.

"It seems like we were fired up when Rizalino went down," Bolo .45 coach said. "all six of them were brilliant as they played their hearts out not wanting to lose against the upcoming Mavs."

As much as Apolonio Sepulveda was brilliant with 33 points and 13 rebounds in 16-19 FG in 39 minutes, it would have helped if he didn't miss all but one of his 10 free throws.

"I remember a game before where I had to shoot those free throws and possibly win it but I couldnt," Sepulveda said. "same night, big loss."

Mavs coach Doc said that he is 'upset' but he knows that the team will 'bounce back' in their next league game. "Seriously, you played your team out there against six guys and we couldn't worn them out?" he said bitterly.

Mavs GM was equally disappointed as he doesn't want 'to lose against team fielding five, six, seven players'. "The thought of it makes me puke, you fielded complete players and would lose against an incomplete one?" GM Nicolo Maro said.

Scott Famaran had a 'great' game scoring 19 points while grabbing 13 rebounds and 3 blocks in 6-6 FG shooting and hitting all but one of his eight free throw attempts. Bernie Dimagan had a double-double with 18 points and 13 assists but their effort were put in vain as they lose the game.

"You got to give them credit, we did not play defense and they did not want to lose it either" owner Yo Chi said who rarely allows interview but could not help but comment on their lackadaisical effort.

In other news, the Mavs organization was upset as national tournament opponent After Shocks raised the white flag by playing only three players but still counted on the Mavs regular minutes allocated for each of their players. "This is why we are against this rule, if you cannot put 7-8 minimum players, it should be automatic default and to be safe, 36 and 12 minutes allocation on the team who fielded his entire roster!" GM Nicolo Maro vehemently said. GM Nicolo Maro was fined $50,000 as he criticized the league rule with his comment.


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Dahlia Mavericks snapped Another Round 5-game league winning streak, 'bounced back' 118-94

Q Arena, Philippines -- After the 'embarrassing' loss against Jungle Bolo .45, the Dahlia Mavericks didn't want to 'disappoint' in a national televised game against Another Round.

Perhaps Round is 'looking-forward' to their back-to-back league match and cup game against Memongs but that didn't erase the fact that it was a 24-point drubbing and losing just their second in eleven games in the ultra-competitive PPL league.

It was a competitive first quarter as the Mavs were holding to a one point lead (24-23) as Teodosio Amante scored 12 points. In the second quarter, Round couldn't stop the Mavs onslaught getting outscored 34-16 trailing by 19 points at the half 58-39.

Amante was brilliant in the first half as he led the Mavs with 25 of their 58 points going in the third.

In the third quarter Round was able to cut the deficit to 10 points but they couldn't catch-up as it was Bernie Dimagan's turn to halt their run as he went on fire. Firing on off-balance jumpers, he was ably supported by Ananias Capuyan in the second half.

Round was trailing 69-83 entering the fourth and the Mavs started with a 12-5 run that prompted coach Doc to sub the starters with 8 minutes left in the game. Round was resilient and made a 9-0 run in under two minutes that the Mavs starters went for the kill and finish with a 23-11 run to end the game.

"They were frustrated with their performance in our last game," coach Doc said. "they want to leave a mark with this convincing victory against PPL-leading Another Round."

Teodosio Amante paced the Mavs with 38 points in 14-27 FG shooting, 6-11 from downtown. Bernie Dimagan supported them with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists in 14-21 FG shooting, 5-9 from beyond the arc. Ananias Capuyan was steady with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in 10-17 FG shooting, 2-2 from the three-point line.

"Our guard play was tremendous but it should also be noted that both our bigs grabbed 16 boards and provided that much needed muscle down-low." GM Nicolo Maro said.

The Mavs play was fundamentally sound as they shot 48% from the field (46-96), 54% from downtown (14-26) and they virtually led all categories against Another Round.

Linus Kernen led Another Round with 26 points and 6 assists but on 9-30 FG shooting. Adam Bralic had a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds but it wasn't enough as they fell for only the second time in eleven games.

"It is very difficult to win against an opponent especially away from home, in front of national audience, as the home team would really want to take it for their fans." Round coach said.

As much as GM Nicolo Maro was 'pleased' with their performance, he noted that it didn't have much implications as 7 out of 8 Big 8 teams took this day, that they didn't move up in the standings, and 'only' two games separate the #1 seed from the 8th.

"Such is the reality in PPL play, no guarantees. It's like a pendulum swing." GM Nicolo Maro said.

Zebu Mayas Rising

Happy days are here again in Zebu Mayas land as fans celebrate their teams 4th straight league victory against Bennyville Subdivision winning 106 to 93. Fans were worried when Zebu Mayas trailed early by 10 points but slowly and surely one shot at a time they rallied back to lead by the 4 56 to 52 at the end of the half. Francis Calo had a monster game as he was hard to stop inside scoring 34 points and hauling down 19 rebounding and adding two assists and two blocks to his stat line. Wilson Toong also had a very good shooting night 11-13 shooting scoring 25 points and hauling down 13 rebounds.

Manny Paranpan, the 19 yo sophomore SF of Zebu Mayas turned in another consecutive brilliant performance in his young career as he was given the starting PG job scoring a league career high 19 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist wowing the crowd with his fearless drives and dunks to the hoop.

"Manny is starting to show his potential. Given his chance to prove himself lately, he has risen to the occasion and proved his signing wasn't a big mistake as many critics have said. Hopefully in another two seasons time he will have a chance to prove his worth as a member of the U21 team." Lolo Smithz said gushing with glee.

"And I am also happy our team has finally found its identity as a team and playing very good basketball together. And we would also like to announce the signing of another veteran bigman Rosauro Manago to shore up our depleted frontline. When Paul Pasana our starting PF comes backfrom his injury, look for us to make some very big noise in league 2.4" said Lolo Smithz with a very evil grin.

"Next up for us next week will be two very difficult games against our bitter opponent Team Damy. We will be crossing paths in the league and cup game. Expect fireworks as me and Team Damy owner PH-Damy have a love hate relationship for several seasons already and every season our match up usually is intense and no holds barred."

Talking about Team Damy, they finally lost their first game this season to a shocking 109 to 78 against a fully healed San Antipolo Spurs team. Ph Damy wasn't in a very good mood as he stormed out of the arena at the 3rd quarter when his team was trailing by 30 points, something he isn't accustomed of seeing this season. His players after the game said they were given instructions to take it easy to conserve their early for the two important games against bitter rival Zebu Mayas.

Arcanix Men continues to lead the Big 8 conference of league 2.4 with a 10-1 record after shutting down high scoring TugarnTweety 83 to 53.

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A Game to Remember.... or Forget?

This was a game to remember and forget depending on which side of the fence you are. The usually heated seasonal cross conference rivalry between Zebu Mayas and Team Damy reached fever pitch after a week of trash talking between fans and the owners of each team.

Newly acquired Center Rousaro Manago and Guard Prince John Nalzaro of Zebu Mayas scored 30 and 31 respectively to lead their team but that just wasn't enough as a Team Damy player scored 62 points... Yes 62 freaking points to awe everyone who was watching the exciting game in Death Valley Arena last night.

Almost in the twilight years of his career Team Damy veteran guard 32 yo Rutherford Cornejo produced the scoring performance of his life notching a career high 62 points on 26 of 47 shooting almost breaking a 66 point league 2.4 record held by Cristirose Villagracia. Corneja also added 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block to his stat line. Corneja scored 38 points in the first half alone but was somewhat winded in the 3rd round scoring only 2 points enabling the Zebu Mayas team to catch up but in the fourth Corneja got back into the groove and scored another 22 points to cap an unforgettable scoring night for him. Team Damy won 109 to 95.

"I was pumped up for the game. It always is a great pleasure to play the Zebu Mayas squad as our team and theirs has this love hate relationship."said Rutherford Corneja after the game. "Everything went right for me tonight. In the zone you might call it."

When interviewed about the 62 point explosion by Corneja, Zebu Mayas Owner Lolo Smithz sheepishly replied. "There is a Tagalog phrase that aptly describes our game tonight. Mamatay ka sa maling akala (You will die with the wrong assumption). Like with our game against Tugar&Tweety we choose to leave one player to shoot at will and defend the other positions better it was a success then but in this game that tactic was a disaster. Like a tsunami wave hitting a wooden hut along the shoreline. Complete devastation."

"I am happy for Rutherford Corneja, a veteran player who has around two to three seasons more in his playing career before he gets too old to perform at a top level, to be able to produce such a scoring performance is something that will forever be etched in the annals of Team Damy history and for their fans alike. No matter how weak your defender is to be able to score 62 points is a feat one should cherish forever."

"Anyways there is still a cup match between Team Damy and us tomorrow and we will see if Corneja can score again 62 points. If he can then hands down he is one of the best players that has ever played in Pilipinas League 2.4."

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Dahlia Mavericks dumbfounded, loses against Dagonoy Valets 79-101

The Carwash Arena, Philippines -- The Dahlia Mavericks competed in the first quarter, second and third but the fourth quarter tells a different story: they were outscored 32-18.

"The turning point was when Famaran and Sepulveda missed both their free throws." Mavs coach Doc recalling the game said. "they were able to score eight straight points then."

The Dahlia Mavericks are dumbfounded as shorter rotation keeps on beating them. "Isn't depth more important than talent?" GM Nicolo Maro wondered. He could not believe how the trio of Ian Bache, Nutautas Aperaitis and Shi Kwan Shing scored 29, 25 and 22 points respectively.

"This is a forgettable day," he added. "we were beaten plain and simple."

Dagonoy Valets 'dominated' them as they hit and attempted more shots 42-95 (Mavs 30-77), were 12-30 from 3PG, have more assists and less turnover.

Calvin Robles 'led' the Mavs with 21 points and 8 rebounds while Scott Famaran (14 points and 14 rebounds) and Apolonio Sepulveda (12 points and 13 rebounds) had a double-double as the Mavs alternated W/L in their last four games.

"There is nothing to report really" owner Yo Chi flatly said clearly frustrated with such a lopsided loss.

Grudge Match Deux

Fans were treated to a second serving of intense rivalry as the supposed to be once in a season cross conference match up between bitter rivals Zebu Mayas and Team Damy become two this season as both them had the unfortunate luck of getting paired in a cup match.

Zebu Mayas fans watched in horror as their home team trailed 4 to 13 early against Team Damy resulting to an early full timeout by the home team. But slowly and surely on basket at a time the Zebu Mayas squad came back to trail by one the the end of the first half and led by 1 the the end of the 2nd quarter.

The 3rd quarter saw Zebu Mayas lead balloon to 6 point and in the fourth quarter Zebu Mayas put up another superb defensive show allowing Team Damy only 3 field goals attempts made aside from free throw attempts to shut down their offense and win 94 to 81.

Francis Calo had a monster game to lead Zebu Mayas with 26 points, 19 rebounds (6 OR) 1 assists 3 steals and 1 block and was ably supported by Rosauro Manago with 22 points, 12 rebounds (4 OR) 1 steal and 2 blocks. Orlanda Tigas playing backup scored 20 points and Stacy Dobbins as starting PF added 19 points for Team Damy.

Zebu Mayas Owner Lolo Smithz wanted to shake the hands of Team Damy Owner PH-Damy after the game but he was nowhere to be seen after the game as he left early. When asked what was the winning formula this game by reporters this was his reply.

"Defense, defense, defense. You win with defense. I've never seen my team shutdown the opposition like what happened in the fourth quarter. 3 field goals made only."

"In our league game we let Corneja have his way because we wanted to rest our best defenders for the matches to come but it was really embarrassing to get hit by a 62 point tsunami by a single player. We got heavily criticized by our fans and critics alike for losing a game we could have won. Prince John Nalzaro had one mission this game. Guard Corneja like a pest and he did so brilliantly limiting Corneja to 3 out of 10 shooting."

"And we also did a number on their best player star PF Roy Derieda by limiting his touches and making him turnover the ball 8 times and also won in the rebounding department this time around 47 to 39."

"Next up for us is the very talented and dangerous team Pro Tambays owned by Master PH-Cezzz. With our 6-6 league record we can't afford to lose this one but with cup games next week we will have to choose which games to lose and which games to win again. I'm sure our fans will not like it again and bombard us with criticisms but sometimes that is the reality when you have both cup and league duties."

And Down Goes Another

Rousaro Manago, Zebu Mayas newest bigman recruit went down to an injury at the 3rd quarter of their match between Pro Tambays and down went their chances of winning the match losing 86-100. Prince John Nalzaro, 30 points scored, tried hard to make an improbable comeback trailing by 4 points at the end of the third but just couldn't do so as the Zebu Mayas squad got outrebounded 51 to 40 and had less assists 11 to 18 against Pro Tambays.

"We simply got outplayed by Master Ph-Cezzz (Owner of Pro Tambays) this game. His masterful tactic of playing Push the Ball caught us off guard as we thought he was going Motion as our back court was very out of shape due to too much playing time the last three games. And we also had one of our worst free throw shooting nights 10 of 21 made only."

"In a very close conference we have now dropped back again to last place. We seriously are in danger of getting relegated so drastic measures has to be taken. Giving up on the cup is a very real option now. Hopefully we can get Paul Pasana back before our cup game on Tuesday and Rosauro Manago will be able to play by Saturday's league game. Hopefully we can turn things around before its too late."

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Interesting Cup Matches in Round of 64

Its Raining Threeeeeeeeeessssssss!!!

League 3 team LBC Express Mailers went trigger happy from the outside the arc to upset highly fancied PPL team Dahlia Mavericks 110-98. The Express Mailers went 15-28 from the 3 point area lead by ex U21 player Stanley Tobongbanau with 28 points (4-6 3 point shooting) and ably matched by Joserey Reales who also had 28 points (4 of 4 3 point shooting). The Express Mailers played their hearts out as if their lives depended on it while the Dahlia Mavericks just coasted along playing listlessly in this upset of a game.

Owner of LBC Express Mailers PH-AthrunZala was like a crazed monkey jumping up and down when his team was raining threes on their opponents. He was smiling this very evil grin after the game when he was interviewed. "It is really a nice feeling when you kick out a higher league team from the cup. Never underestimate us lower leaguers as the ball is round and anything is quite achievable when you are highly motivated to do so."

The Padawan's Padawan beats the Master

Pro Tambay's Owner Ph-Cezzz is acknowledged as one of the master tacticians in the Pilipinas BB circles but even he couldn't survive a very determined Burning Legions team of Ph- Sargeras. The game was close in the first half 28-28 but in the second half it was a different story as Burning Legion shocked the naysayers and delighted the home crowd to outscore Pro Tambays 29 to 10 to lead by 19 at the end of the half. Burning Legions added another 6 points to the lead in the 3rd quarter and held on to win 101-87 in the end.

"Just not my night. My star player Fong Kong Chian sucked so bad shooting 6-24 from the field." said Ph-Cezzz as he looked like he could kill someone. "I think someone will get fired if he doesn't do better in the next few games"

"Its an honor to beat Ph-Cezzz in any game but this is pretty sweet as I was the underdog and not given much chance to win." said Ph-Sargeras. "Even my mentor Lolo Smithz didn't give me much of a chance to win but I wanted to prove everyone wrong. I bought an overpriced PG Dennis Tamaya (paid almost 900k for a 30 yo 32k player) just for this game and he was worth every cent of it as he led my team to victory. One of the best games in my teams history and will be remembered for seasons to come."

Double Overtime Thriller

Kids Next Door and Queen's Coast Silv3r treated basketball fans with a thrilling double overtime game with the former just winning by a mere point 119 to 118 in the final. The game was close throughout even with the early injury suffered by Queen's Coast Silv3r starting PF Graciano Recamara. The game also featured a rare ejection as QCS PG Cyrille Thieulin got tossed after a second fragrant foul in the 2nd OT after getting his first one in the 4th quarter.

Owner of Queen's Coast Silv3r Abeegots was seen complaining about the match saying something about "Mafia" being involved and the league is pretty concern about the allegations and is thinking of imposing sanctions on Mr. Abeegots for the said accusations.

Another shocking game of note was the league 4 team Sustagen beating lague 2 team Divas 98 to 61 to advance into the next round and is the only league 4 team left in the cup.

Dahlia Mavericks can't close, end of the road in the National Tournament

Q. Arena, Philippines -- It was a forgettable week for the Dahlia Mavericks as expectation were high but they went 0-2 in one league game and ended their run through the National Tournament.

The Mavs were leading 69-64 against Remedial Kings entering the 4th but was 'shut-down' scoring only 9 points as the Kings 'ran-away' with 28 in the fourth period losing 92-78.

It didn't hurt much according to the Mavs but losing in the cup 'hurts a lot' - that it matters to them.

"That's why it's an elimination game," GM Nicolo Maro said. "everybody has a chance provided they bring their A-game."

The Mavs were leading 31-24 in the first but the LBC Express Mailers II 'delivered' in the 2nd as they scored 36-14 leading by 15 points, 60-45 at the half.

The Mavs tried to cut the deficit in the second half but everytime they are in 'striking-distance', the Mailers answered.

The long-distance shooting was the biggest factor as they made 54% of their shot from behind the arc connecting 15-28.

Mavs brass were unavailable for comment but they accepted their defeat and is 'looking forward to stay afloat in Division I league.'

Dahlia Mavericks pushed the ball against Dilata, canned them on their arena 109-98

Dilata, Philippines -- The Dahlia Mavericks were frustrated as they went 0-2 for the week and ended their run on the National Tournament. They were determined to apply pressure against Dilata as they battle their way onto contention in the Philippine Premier League race for the playoffs.

The Mavs stepped on the gas right from the start as they raced 25-16 at the end of first. They were up 16, 53-37 in the first half.

Dilata tried to comeback but their efforts were halted as the Mavs matched them point-by-point ultimately winning 109-98.

"Since we are now out of contention in the National Tournament, we will focus our effort in making the playoffs!" GM Nicolo Maro said.

Coach Doc did not take this game lightly as he instructed his boys to apply pressure from the get-go. "I told them to run, just run and tire them out." he said.

Teodosio Amante led the Mavs with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in 65% shooting 15-23.

"Since we prematurely got eliminated in the NT, we will not take opponents from here," Amante said.

The frontline of Apolonio Sepulveda and Scott Famaran had a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds and 11 and 12, respectively.

Ananias Capuyan was solid with 21 points and 6 assists in 69% shooting (9-13) while Fillmore Sabangan, coming from an injury, filled in with 13 points in 14 minutes off the bench. Only Bernie Dimagan among the starters went 'cold' as he went 0-11 from the field scoring 6 points on free throws but dishing out 9 assists.

Dilata star player Marc Glueckert gets it going as he tried his best to earn them a victory scoring 43 points in 18-39 shooting.

Dynamo Waldemar Szmigiel provided the one-two punch contributing 20 points but it wasn't enough as their depth is clearly an issue as they played only six players with three of the starters playing all 48 minutes.

"We don't expect to win a game if we executed poorly and get 18 rebounds less than the winning team," Dilata coach said.

The Mavs is looking forward on their next game as they face Lonely Hearts Club, the only Great 8 PPL team in contention in the National Tournament. They met thrice in Season 19 with the Mavs losing 0-2 in the regular season but winning in the semifinals. That victory paved the way for the Mavs having a taste of PPL as they defeated Zebu Mayas in the finals.