Bolts 95, Painters 139

Through a barrage of three-point shots, Rain or Shine buried Meralco on Sunday night (29 October 2011) and completed a mind-boggling 139-95 rout in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

In registering the highest output and field goal percentage in franchise history, the Painters nailed an all-time league best of 22 three-pointers since the PBA went back to the old and farther three-point line during the 2009-2010 season.

Bolts 81, Aces 75

Meralco beat the best team in its last outing. The Bolts definitely wouldn't forgive themselves had they lost to a winless ball club.

Pounding the boards hard and getting big games from the returning Mark Cardona and Chico Lanete, Meralco outlasted Alaska Friday night (28 October 2011), 81-75, for first back-to-back win in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

Bolts 88, BMeg 92

B-Meg Derby Ace won't go through a wringer on the way to the next round.

The Llamados kept their mastery of the Meralco Bolts B-Boys, completing a two-game sweep of their best-of-three quarterfinals showdown to book a slot in the PBA Philippine Cup Final Four.

James Yap and his teammates actually faced some anxious moments Wednesday night (22 December 2010) but survived, pulling off a 92-88 win that sent them to the best-of-seven semifinals versus the Talk n Text Tropang Texters.

Bolts 97, BMeg 106

B-Meg Derby Ace lost a 16 point advantage and once again turned to PJ Simon for his late game heroics to weather the challenge of the resilient Meralco Bolts,106-97, in double overtime Friday (17 December 2010) in Game 1 of their PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinal series at the Araneta Coliseum.

The hyperactive guard, who was ejected during the last game between these two teams in the elimination round, collected 31 points, including two clutch baskets in the second extra period to put away the pesky Bolts.

Bolts 125, Painters 124

Newcomer Meralco dished out a character game, outlasting Rain or Shine in a gripping double-overtime duel to land fifth at the close of the PBA Philippine Cup elimination round at the Araneta Coliseum Wednesday night (15 December 2010).

Macmac Cardona scored on a semi-hook off three defenders with 4.7 seconds to go as the B-Boys squeezed out a 125-124 win that lined them up for a best-of-three quarterfinals showdown with the B-MEG Derby Ace Llamados.

Bolts 73, BMeg 92

Nino Canaleta capped a 22-point performance with 4 of 4 shooting from 3-point range in the fourth quarter and James Yap added 13 points off the bench to power B-Meg Derby Ace to a 92-73 romp over Meralco Wednesday (8 December 2010) at the Araneta Coliseum.

After a scoreless third quarter, Canaleta collected 12 points in the fourth and his flurry of three-point shots helped the defending champion Llamados pull away from the rallying the Bolts on the way the their seventh victory in 13 games that kept them at fourth spot heading into the final week of the 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup.

Bolts 94, Beermen 98

San Miguel Beer stopped the Meralco blitzkrieg and sustained its own charge to assure itself of a spot in the top two with a good five play dates left in the PBA Philippine Cup elimination round.

The Beermen took the full measure of the B-Boys and clinched a twice-to-beat incentive in the quarterfinals with a 98-94 victory Friday night (3 December 2010) at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Bolts 73, Bull 70

The Meralco Bolts turned to their defensive skills in the fourth quarter to turn the game around and got their sweet revenge against Barako Bull, 73-70, Wednesday (1 December 2010) at the Araneta Coliseum.

Macmac Cardona scored 21 points and Asi Taulava knocked in the go-ahead basket with 80 seconds remaining as Meralco extended its winning streak to four games, improved to a 6-5 [ win-loss] record and moved up to solo fourth spot in the team standings in the 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup.

Bolts 88, Powerade 85

Chris Ross recorded his first career double-double and Mark Cardona scored 16 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as Meralco weathered a fiery charge by Powerade down the wire, 88-85, Wednesday (24 November 2010) at the Araneta Coliseum.

The six-foot Ross made a notable performance in 41 minutes that is reflected in his stats line -- 12 rebounds 10 assists and 6 points – as the Bolts collected their third straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup and improved to a 5-5 win-loss record.

Bolts 95, Express 93

Macmac Cardona desperately struggled with shooting but came up huge in the clutch to power the Meralco Bolts to a pulsating 95-93 win against skidding Air21 Sunday night (14 November 2010) at the Araneta Coliseum.

Cardona, who didn't play in the Bolts' 83-71 upset victory against Alaska on 6 November 2010 because of an injury in his right heel, scored seven straight points inside 60 seconds to put Meralco ahead to stay, 94-91, with 23 seconds remaining.

Bolts 83, Aces 71

The Meralco Bolts B-Boys came out triumphant in their first-ever road game, hacking out a come-from-behind 83-71 win over the Alaska Milk Aces in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Victorias City Sports and Amusement Center in Victorias, Negros Occidental Saturday night (6 November 2010).

"It's a monster victory for us. We fought hard, did not give up and were rewarded with our effort," said Meralco head coach Ryan Gregorio.

"We dug deep into our hearts and made the impossible possible. Defense was the key and we scored enough to win," Gregorio added.

Bolts 77, Beermen 86

San Miguel had a relatively easy time stretching its streak to five games, capitalizing on Macmac Cardona's absence in drubbing Meralco, 86-77, Wednesday night (3 November 2010) in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

Jay Washington, ejected versus B-MEG Derby Ace Saturday for a technical infraction, returned focused on the game at hand, coming through with 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.

Bolts 66, Powerade 81

At least in this game, Powerade proved to be right in its decision to deal away Asi Taulava.

Somehow, the Tigers got vindication as they mangled Taulava and his new team the Meralco Bolts B-Boys, 81-66, in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum Saturday night (30 October 2010).

Gary David scattered a league season-high 31 points and the rest of the Tigers put in good defensive efforts as they checked a two-game slide and moved back in the upper half of the chart with an even 3-3 win-loss slate.

Bolts 87, Painters 79

Gabby Espinas and Chris Ross appear ready to put their past disappointments behind them. So does Meralco.

The two shone when it mattered most, in the endgame, helping lift the Bolts to an 87-79 victory over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Sunday (24 October 2010) in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

Bolts 71, B-Meg 75

The B-MEG Derby Ace Llamados simply refused to be beaten ranged against their former coach and his new team Wednesday night (20 October 2010).

Playing with great resolve, the Llamados broke into the win-column in the 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup with a 75-71 decision over the Meralco Bolts B-Boys at the Cuneta Astrodome.

Sophomore center/forward Rico Maierhofer best typified the will and determination shown by the Llamados, coming through with career highs of 14 rebounds and five blocks that went with nine points and one steal in 26 minutes of action.

Bolts 84, Texters 92

Macmac Cardona got his numbers against his former team, but Talk 'N Text still managed to pull off a 92-84 win over Meralco on Friday night at the Astrodome in Pasay City to stay unbeaten in the PBA Philippine Cup.

Cardona led the Bolts with 15 points and sparked a late rally by the rookie franchise from 13 points down, only to be turned back in the stretch by Larry Fonacier's booming triple and four straight free throws courtesy of Ali Peek and Jimmy Alapag.

Bolts 68, Boosters 74

Sunday Salvacion topscored for Barako Bull with his second straight 20-point game but it was Reed Juntilla who scored all his 11 points in the second half including the game's last six as the Energy Boosters held off Meralco, 74-68 Sunday (10 October 2010) night in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome.

A former University if Visayas stalwart, Juntilla broke a 68-68 tie with a 15-foot jumpshot over Meralco rookie Shawn Weinstein with 37 seconds to play to put the Energizers ahead to stay and preserved a terrific effort by Salvacion, who brought Barako Bull back into the game.

Bolts 73, Kings 72

By KY/RCJ
GMANews.TV, 4 October 2010

Mac-Mac Cardona proved he's up to the task as Meralco's go-to-guy as the newest team began its campaign in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

The unorthodox shooting guard who played college ball for De La Salle hit half of his 12 points in the payoff period, including the go-ahead basket in the Bolts' 73-72 stunner over the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the lone encounter that opened the 2010 Philippine Cup at the jampacked Araneta Coliseum on Sunday (3 October 2010).