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source: Jonas Terrado | mb.com.ph
Anthony Johnson made sure his return would be a memorable one as he exploded for eight points in the final three minutes to help the Philippine Patriots beat the Chang Thailand Slammers, 54-48, and grab the solo lead in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Season 2 Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand.
Hardly a factor in the first three quarters where he was held to just five points, Johnson rediscovered his deadly touch just in time as the RP Patriots rolled to their fourth straight win in as many outings. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
The Barracudas (yellow) almost beat the Patriots in regulation time but fell short in overtime. (Photo courtesy of ABL)
Brunei, Saturday, October 16, 2010 — The Brunei Barracudas saw a six-point lead with 26 seconds to go in regulation time disappear when Santiago Jr Cabatu sank two consecutive three-pointers to even things up at 61-61 at the buzzer. In overtime, the Barracudas were outscored 11-6 and lost their first ASEAN Basketball League home game 67-72.
The Patriots led by as many as 10 points early in the fourth quarter but the Barracudas tied it up with a Chester Tolomia three-pointer at 55-55 with 4:40 to go. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
Pasig City, Saturday, October 9, 2010 — The Philippine Patriots beat the visiting Singapore Slingers 62-59 to secure their second win of the ASEAN Basketball League regular season.
The weakened Patriots, playing without Alex Crisano and American import Anthony Johnson because of injuries, pulled through, with Junjun Cabatu scoring the last five points to secure the win. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
Anthony Johnson (right, Patriots) tries to steal the ball from Christopher Garnett (Barracudas). Johnson had a game-high 24 points while Garnett was the best scorer for the Barracudas with 23. (Photo © Ali Vicoy, courtesy of ABL)
Pasig City, Saturday, October 2, 2010 — A new-look Philippine Patriots started off slowly but eventually triumphed 71-62 over the visiting Brunei Barracudas on the opening day of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).
The Patriots nearly squandered a 12-point lead when the Barracudas went on a scoring spree in the final period but former University of Santo Tomas star Allen Maliksi rose to the occasion to help the team weather the late Barracudas charge. (more…)
Source: ABL NEWS | Friday, October 22, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010, Petaling Jaya – Two unbeaten teams. One will stay perfect & another one will taste it 1st loss of the season.
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We have 2 other matches on Saturday as well to keep your adrenaline pumping. The Westports KL Dragons are hoping for a revenge against the Singapore Slingers on their home court this weekend as they have lost their first 3 games with detrimental performances from their 1st pair of imports. Also, the Satria Muda BritAma vs. Brunei Barracudas game will be showed live on ESPN. We will keep you updated through Facebook and Twitter on game day!
source: gmanews.tv
With import Anthony Johnson still a doubtful starter, Philippine Patriots coach Louie Alas is hoping his Filipino crew will step up big-time again when they play the Chang Thailand Slammers on Saturday in the AirAsia ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) Season 2. (more…)
Image by: Anthony Gabriel
ABL NEWS | Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday, 21 February 2010, Jakarta – The inaugural GE Asean Basketball League season drew to a close yesterday as the Philippine Patriots displayed their all-round supremacy on the hardwood to defeat Satria Muda Britama 75-67 in Jakarta, Indonesia and earn a much deserved 3-0 series whitewash to claim the title of champions.
source: aseanbasketballleague.com
After a quiet first half, Nakiea Miller came to life in the second half and carried Satria Muda Britama to a 86-76 victory over the Singapore Slingers at the Singapore Indoor Stadium and a passage through to the ABL finals against the top seeded Philippine Patriots.
With just 2 points to his name in the first half and perhaps troubled by an incident off the ball with the Slingers point guard Al Vergara, the American was a different player after the interval, torching the hosts for 20 points in that crucial second half finishing with yet another double-double in 22 points and 14 rebounds. (more…)
The Philippine Patriots earned the first finals berth in the ASEAN Basketball League thanks to 6-foot-9 import Jason Dixon and its resilient defense.
The Louie Alas-coached Patriots came back from 16 points down to escape with a 70-65 decision and wrap up their short semifinals series against the Kuala Lumpur Dragons on Wednesday at the MABA Gym in Malaysia.
“We were very complacent in the first half. Luckily, we were able to talk to ourselves at halftime that we must keep our toughness on the defensive end and I guest that was the story of the game,” said Alas, who will have to wait between Singapore and Indonesia for their finals opponent after Satria Muda forced a deciding Game 3 with a 74-45 rout of the Slingers in their own semis series. (more…)
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