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2 days ago
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Jojo Lastimosa on SMB's Jericho Cruz after heated Game 4: 'He was showboating'
Emotions ran high in Game 4 of the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup finals between TNT and San Miguel, and Tropang 5G manager Jojo Lastimosa didn't hold back when addressing San Miguel guard Jericho Cruz's on-court behavior. Lastimosa called out Cruz for what he described as 'showboating' during the heated matchup, which saw San Miguel eking out a 105-91 win to move up 3-1 in the series. The loss dealt a major blow to TNT's Grand Slam hopes, as they now need to win three straight games to clinch their third title of the season READ MORE | Jericho Cruz, CJ Perez heat up late as San Miguel nears return to PBA Philippine Cup throne "Lahat naman tayo naglalaro ng basketball. He was showboating," an irate Lastimosa told reporters on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. "The guy has problems, I know he has problems [at] dinadala niya na lang sa court. Wala munang kaibigan dito. He's just acting up. He's just like a little boy." [We all play basketball. He was showboating… The guy has problems. I know he has problems and he's bringing it onto the court. Let's set friendships aside first. He's just acting up. He's just like a little boy.] Cruz — who unleashed 15 of his 23 points in a fourth quarter surge — was animated all game long as he led San Miguel to within one win of the title. Cruz, though, was surprised by the remarks from Lastimosa, especially given the history between them. Cruz and Lastimosa were both with NLEX in the past. "Wala naman akong ginagawang masama e tsaka patapos na 'yung laro, syempre tumatalon ako kasi masaya ako kasi panalo kami e. Hindi naman showboating 'yun," Cruz said. "Hindi ko nga alam 'yun, ang alam ko nga si Chris Ross 'yung inaaway nila at hindi ako. Ako, wala talaga akong alam. Kilala ko naman 'yan, kilala ako niyan kaya nagulat ako nu'ng sinabi niya na ako." [I didn't do anything bad and the game was ending, of course I was jumping because I was happy that we won. That's not showboating… I didn't even know that, I know they were going at Chris Ross, not me. I didn't know anything. I know him, he knows me, so I was surprised that he said it was me.] —JMB, GMA Integrated News
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GMA Network
3 days ago
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Jericho Cruz, CJ Perez heat up late as San Miguel nears return to PBA Philippine Cup throne
PBA Philippine Cup. July 20, 2025. Jericho Cruz of the San Miguel Beermen against RR Pogoy and the TNT Tropang 5G in Game 4 of the finals. (Photo: PBA Media) Jericho Cruz and CJ Perez plotted San Miguel's fourth quarter surge as the Beermen carved out a 105-91 win against injury-riddled TNT in Game 4 of the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup Finals on Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Cruz waxed hot from downtown while Perez provided timely baskets as the Beermen seized a commanding 3-1 series lead to move a victory away from reclaiming the All-Filipino crown. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
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3 days ago
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June Mar Fajardo wins 12th Best Player of the Conference award
PBA Philippine Cup. June Mar Fajardo of the San Miguel Beermen against the TNT Tropang 5G. (Photo: PBA Media) San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo is once again the PBA Best Player of the Conference. Fajardo on Sunday notched his 12th BPC Award, this time for the 2025 PBA Philippine Cup. At the end of the semifinals, Fajardo topped the statistical points race with an average of 39.6 SPs. He had averages of 16.0 points, 13.95 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game. Fajardo bested his teammate CJ Perez, Robert Bolick of NLEX, Jason Perkins of Phoenix, and Zavier Lucero of Magnolia. The Beermen currently lead the series, 2-1. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
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5 days ago
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June Mar Fajardo drops 33 as San Miguel dominates TNT for 2-1 lead in finals
PBA Philippine Cup. July 18, 2025. June Mar Fajardo of the San Miguel Beermen against the TNT Tropang 5G in Game 3 of the finals. (Photo: PBA Media) June Mar Fajardo dropped 33 points to tow San Miguel past TNT, 108-88, in Game 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. With the win, the Beermen took a 2-1 lead in the series. Scores: San Miguel 108 – Fajardo 33, Ross 15, Cruz 13, Perez 12, Trollano 10, Tautuaa 9, Lassiter 6, Brondial 6, Rosales 2, Teng 2, Tiongson 0, Calma 0. TNT 88 – Pogoy 16, Offtana 15, Vosotros 14, Khobuntin 13, Williams 11, Heading 10, Ganuelas-Rosser 3, Enciso 3, Galinato 3, Heruela 0, Variila 0, Aurin 0. Quarters: 22-25, 59-52, 86-70, 108-88. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
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6 days ago
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San Miguel's bounce back win vs TNT 'all about playing together,' says Mo
PBA Philippine Cup. July 16, 2025. Mo Tautuaa of the San Miguel Beermen against the TNT Tropang 5G in Game 2 of the Finals. (Photo: PBA Media) Mo Tautuaa and the San Miguel Beermen easily moved forward after their frustrating loss in the PBA Philippine Cup finals opener against TNT last Sunday. In Game 2 on Wednesday, the Beermen took down the Tropang 5G, 98-92, and for Tautuaa, who in Game 1 made the dunk that was deemed as an offensive interference violation afterwards, it was all about playing together. "I think that's the first time anyone has lost a game like that where points get taken away. That's definitely something that I've never seen that ever in my life. It's cool in that sense, I guess, such that we had to lose that way," Tautuaa said about the Game 1 loss. "But I mean, today it was all about us playing together. I feel like we played together well today and we weren't down in the hole early. We weren't down in the hole early and we just caught and started to throw it to the end." Mo Tautuaa talks about bouncing back after what happened in Game 1 of the Finals @gmasportsph — JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 16, 2025 Tautuaa said the team just put aside what happened in Game 1 and just made sure to bounce back to even the series. "We kind of tried to put that to the side because there's nothing we can do about that anymore at this point. All we're doing now is just making sure we go out and play our game. When we play our brand of basketball, we do well. It feels good," said Tautuaa. San Miguel head coach Leo Austria also said this about the frustrating loss. "We'd been in this adversity (Game 1 loss) and we know what to do," Austria said. "Plus the support of management, especially Coach Al [Chua], he was there during practice to motivate us and it's a good support from the management. Alam nila na kaya pa namin manalo and pinatunayan namin ngayon." —JKC, GMA Integrated News
