Source: gmanews.tv
-- Alaska, the league-leader in the Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup, is looking every bit like a championship contender.
Last week, the Aces snapped San Miguel Beer’s longest streak in years (nine games) and on Wednesday, they look to sweep their head-to-head elimination round encounter with their conqueror the previous season, Talk N Text.
The 5 p.m. showdown with old rival Talk 'N Text, which immediately comes after their 122-116 disposal of the Beermen, presents yet another acid test for the Aces (10-1) team aching to relive past glory.
“After San Miguel, here comes Talk N Text," said Cone, whose wards have won 10 of their first 11 games. “These two squads are considered the best in the league. We went into a tough grind against San Miguel and we knew it won’t be easy either against Talk 'N Text."
Asked whether his team has peaked too soon, Cone said: “You cannot pick a perfect moment every time you play good basketball. It’s a matter of starting good and finishing strong."
The Tropang Texters, who had quite a shaky start before getting their bearings late in the first round, are gunning for their ninth win in 14 games.
Meanwhile, Ginebra (8-4) and Sta. Lucia (6-5) clash at 7:30 p.m. with the walking-wounded Gin Kings hoping to draw inspiring games from comebacking veteran Johnny Abarrientos and their remaining healthy players led by Ronald Tubid, Cyrus Baguio and JC Intal
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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