Nokia D-League national cage finals under way

MANILA, Philippines - Smart Cagayan de Oro, B-MEG Expert Cebu, Trace College Laguna and Smart Olongapo Volunteers mix it up for top provincial honors in the Nokia National Basketball Training Center-League National Finals starting today at the San Juan Gym in San Juan.

The NCR crown, on the other hand, will be up for grabs among B-MEG Integra Manila, Smart Manila, Magnolia Chocolait-Parañaque and Xavier San Juan in the event also backed by Smart Communications, San Miguel Pure Foods Company and Burlington.

Today’s games will start at 1 p.m. while the opening ceremonies will be at 2:30 p.m. Games tomnorrow will start at 8:30 a.m. while the actual finale for the provincial and NCR teams will open at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free on all these days.

“We invite all basketball aficionados to witness the exciting national finals of the Nokia NBTC D-League. This will showcase the fruits of these teams’ labor for the past few months,” said program director Eric Altamirano of the event backed by Nokia Philippines and TAO Corporation and recognized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).