What Patrick Gardner Can Bring To The Bolt's Table?

After an embarassing Game 3 loss to the Tropang 5G, the Meralco Bolts pulled the plug on Marvin Jones and replaced him with Patick Gardner before the opening of Game 4 of their best-of-seven semifinals series in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup last 27 May.

Jones, who played for Meralco since the elimination round, posted only 22 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists in their Game 3 loss. More importantly, he failed to dominate an import-less team.

Bolts 101, TNT 90

Meralco Bolts wants its turn to come up with a dagger of a shot this time around.

CJ Cansino redeemed himself from a costly missed shot in the last game by booming in a clutch four-pointer that helped point the Bolts to a 101-90 win over TNT last 27 May that tied up their PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Bolts 105, Magnolia 102

Bong Quinto made the shots that mattered that helped Meralco pull off a 105-102 overtime victory over Magnolia last 16 May at the Ynares Center in Antipolo and into the semifinals of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.

Quinto scored eight of his 11 points in the extension, including two charity splits that made it a 105-101 count, only 5.4 ticks to go, and eventually enabled the Bolts to withstand a gallant effort from the Hotshots’ Jerom Lastimosa.

Bolts 76, Magnolia 93

Magnolia now has momentum really built up going to the playoffs following a 93-76 win over Meralco last 10 May in a match winding up their PBA Commissioner’s Cup elimination campaign at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

Clinton Chapman scored 19 points while Paul Lee boomed in a four-pointer and a triple that sparked a big second quarter breakaway that fueled the Hotshots’ surge to as much as two 21-point leads, the last 51-30.

Is Calvin Oftana Headed To The Korean League?

Several South Korean media and vloggers have recently posted cryptic contents about the 6-foot-5 TNT star guard and a possible transfer to the Korean Basketball League via the Suwon KT Sonicboom.

Calvin Oftana’s agent, PJ Pilares, confirmed the aggressive pursuit of KT Sonicboom that he said started even before the sweet-shooting former San Beda Red Lion was traded by NLEX to the Tropang 5G two years ago.