Team Aces Knocking On PBA Doors

They say you cannnot have only one ace in your sleeves. You need two and if the rumors is true, another Aces is joining the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) after the Alaska Aces left the league.

Team Aces, the most dominant team in The Asian Tournament, has expressed interest in competing in Asia’s pioneering professional basketball league and this was confirmed by team captain Denzel Wong, who spoke on behalf of the management.

Update On RHJ's Injury

The resident import of Talk N' Text and the current import of Meralco Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has ruptured his right Achilles tendon last weekend during Meralco's EASL game against the Macau Black Bears in Ilagan City, Isabela.

The mishap happened after the 30-year-old American landed his right foot on Macau's Sam Deguara in the third quarter of their showdown which the Bolts narrowly won, 93-91.

Bolts 105, Fiberxers 84

PBA Sophomore CJ Cansino extended his string of stellar games for Meralco on Sunday night (14 December) as the Bolts zoomed past Converge, 105-84, in the PBA Philippine Cup at Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo.

Cansino finished with a career-high 29 points and helped the Bolts join Converge and NLEX at 6-4, good for fifth spot as the chase for final rankings in the playoffs hit fever pitch in the next playdates.

Bolts 88, Fuelmasters 78

Meralco moved a step closer to advancing to the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup quarterfinals by shutting the door on the hopes of Phoenix by way of an 88-78 victory at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium last 12 December Friday night.

The Bolts leaned on Bong Quinto, Chris Banchero, and Chris Newsome to close out the Fuel Masters on the way to following up their massive 120-87 victory over Terrafirma just two nights ago at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.

Bolts 120, Dyip 87

The Meralco Bolts just overpowered the TerraFirma Dyip, 120-87, to regain their winning ways in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup last 10 December at the Ynares Center in Antipolo. CJ Cansino starred for the Bolts, putting up 20 points and eight rebounds in just 20 minutes.

There were four other players reached double-digits for Meralco, as they shot 48.2 percent from the field and had a whopping 67-36 advantage in rebounding.