Miguel Alfonso Caramoan

5 days ago | espn.ph | Miguel Alfonso Caramoan

As the 2025 PBA Philippine has reached its midway point, teams are starting to position themselves, especially with a twice-to-beat incentive for the top four teams. Magnolia continues to separate from the field, while NLEX can keep climbing up with a relatively easy opponent on tap this week. 1. Magnolia Hotshots (5-0) ; Previous ranking: 1With a revised schedule, the matchup against streaking NLEX last week was postponed to a later date.

1 week ago | espn.ph | Miguel Alfonso Caramoan

In the 2010-2011 PBA season, the TNT Tropang Texters came agonizingly close to pulling off the league's first Grand Slam since 1996. After clinching the Philippine Cup and the Commissioner's Cup, TNT was just one win away from completing the historic triple crown. Standing in their way were the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Governors' Cup Finals. The series stretched all the way to a Game 7, where TNT ultimately fell short and lost 85-73.

1 week ago | espn.ph | Miguel Alfonso Caramoan

If there's a blueprint for building a team organically in the PBA, Converge might just have the best plan. Their early growing pains have come with short-term losses but they reaped long-term rewards in the process as they developed young talent and gained draft capital to bolster their core. In the Governors' Cup, Converge nearly made the semifinals, falling to San Miguel in a hard-fought five-game series after clawing back from a 0-2 deficit.

1 week ago | espn.ph | Miguel Alfonso Caramoan

Momentum is everything in the PBA Philippine Cup, and with each passing week, the picture of true contenders and struggling teams becomes clearer. Whether it's the emergence of young stars, adjustments in rotations, or a renewed focus on identity, teams are starting to show who they are in an all-Filipino setting. Let's take a look at where every team stands heading into the midpoint of the conference. 1.

2 weeks ago | espn.ph | Miguel Alfonso Caramoan

Rain or Shine's three consecutive semifinal appearances in as many conferences are a testament to how the team has embraced its identity. They've committed to playing an up-tempo, transition-oriented style that forces opponents to keep up with their pace. It's a style that thrives on energy and speed - the pillars that define Rain or Shine's offense. The key to sustaining this fast-paced approach lies in generating defensive stops, whether by forcing missed shots or creating live-ball turnovers.