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                    [ArticleID] => 157379
                    [Title] => CDO lugmok sa Cebuana
                    [Summary] => SAN FABIAN-Agresibong performance ang ipinakita ni Egay Echavez sa final canto upang ihatid ang Cebuana Lhuillier sa 106-101 panalo kontra Cagayan de Oro Amigos kahapon sa MBA First Phase na ginanap sa CDCSC Gym dito.


Ang panalo ng Gems ay ikatlong sunod sa ganoon ding dami ng asignatura na nagpahigpit ng kanilang kapit sa solong liderato, habang nalugmok naman ang Cagayan sa ilalim ng standing sa 0-3.

Humakot si Echavez ng 26 puntos at tig-dalawang assists at steal na nagkaloob sa kanya upang parangalan bilang best player ng laro.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 143709 [Title] => A season of change [Summary] => The year 2001 will be memorable in many ways for the tumult it brought to Philippine basketball, both for the good and the bad. So many things transpired that forced us to take a close look at ourselves and, for many, to seek a life away from the game.

The year began with the fight between two factions claiming leadership of the Basketball Association of the Philippines, a fight carried over from mid-November of the year before. Simultaneously, the PBA draft pulled in over 30 players from the downscaled MBA, in the most promising pool of talent since 1989.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139542 [Title] => MBA 2nd Phase: Laguna sasabak sa San Juan [Summary] => Sisikapin ng Laguna na mapasolido ang kanilang hawak sa ikalawang puwesto sa Northern Conference sa kanilang pakikipagkita sa San Juan sa alas-5:30 ng hapon ngayon sa MBA Second Phase sa San Juan Gym.

Galing ang Lakers sa kanilang limang sunod na panalo at ang kanilang tagumpay sa Knights ang siyang maghahatid sa kanila sa No. 2 spot at dadalhin nila ang home-court advantage sa kanilang muling paghaharap ng Knights sa kanilang best-of-three semis series.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 137139 [Title] => Slashers face big challenge vs Lakers [Summary] => The Negros Slashers get another big test at home when they clash with the FedEx Laguna Lakers today in the MBA Second Phase at the USLS Gym in Bacolod City.

Struggling in the first two games at home, the Slashers must do better in the 5:30 p.m. encounter if they are to win over the Lakers, who were impressive in a 109-66 dumping of the Nueva Ecija Patriots last Friday.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 135405 [Title] => Clay unravels toughest form [Summary] => In a serious bid to lead FedEx Laguna to its first-ever Metropolitan Basketball Association title, Fil-Am Cris Clay unleashed his fiercest offensive might in leading the Lakers to back-to-back victories and earn the MBA Hardcourt Player of the Week for the period of Sept. 26-30.

The 6’1 Clay, who is known for his thunderous dunks, had a huge hand in the Lakers’ 115-95 roughhousing of the Cebuana Lhuillier Gems before an appreciative home crowd at the San Luis Sports Complex in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 135106 [Title] => Knights unleash torrid runs to rout Davao Eagles [Summary] => Andok’s San Juan unleashed a series of runs bridging the second and third quarters as it routed TPG-Davao, 108-81, yesterday for its second straight win in the second phase of the MBA season at the Araullo Centrum Gym in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.

Chris Calaguio, member of the RP cage team that retained the title in the recent Kuala Lumpur SEAG, and Kalani Ferreria spearheaded the Knights’ charge at resumption of the contest to turn what had been a close contest into a ghastly rout.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134360 [Title] => Patriots, Slashers dispute solo lead [Summary] => Nueva Ecija and Negros dispute the solo lead when they clash in the MBA Second Phase at the Tinga Gym in Taguig today.

Though the Patriots won their first two games, the Slashers (1-0) would surge ahead with a 3-0 scorecard if they prevail in the 3 p.m. encounter.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134176 [Title] => MBA to honor RP cage team [Summary] => Debuting Andok’s San Juan and Negros renew their rivalry as they clash today at resumption of the MBA Second Phase at the San Juan gym.

FedEx Laguna tangles with Socsargen at 3 p.m., ending the league’s two-week break to allow some of its players and coaches represent the Philippines in the just-concluded Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games.

Having succeeded in its defense of the men’s basketball crown, the Philippine team will be honored in between the games.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 134272 [Title] => MBA babalik sa aksiyon [Summary] => Makaraang katawanin ang bansa sa natapos ng 21st Southeast Asian Games, magbabalik na ang aksiyon sa 2001 Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA) Second Phase Championship ngayon sa San Juan Gym.

Bunga ng All-star selection sa pamumuno ni MBA stalwart Rommel Adducul ng LBC Batangas, matagumpay na naidepensa ng national squad ang men’s basketball crown nang kanilang ma-sweep ang six-nation tournament sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia matapos na igupo ang host country sa iskor na 81-59.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 132039 [Title] => MBA second phase on [Summary] => LBC Batangas and Nueva Ecija try to keep their supremacy over their respective rivals when the MBA Second Phase opens today at the San Juan Gym.

The Batangas Blades tangle with the FedEx Laguna Lakers at 5 p.m. following the Nueva Ecija Patriots-Socsargen Marlins tussle at 3 p.m.

Both the Blades and the Patriots beat their opponents twice in the MBA First Phase and are again favored by virtue of their stronger rosters.

The Blades and the Lakers, fresh from a fourth-place stint in the Jones Cup in Taipei, have intact lineups.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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