Source: ABS-CBN News
-- Purefoods captured the KFC PBA Philippine Cup All-Filipino title as it beat Alaska in 4 games to become the 3rd team in the league's history to win the crown via clean sweep.
The Giants outpointed the Aces, 86-76, in Game 4 of their best-of-7 championship series before a jampacked Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday night.
Just like the first 3 games, Purefoods paced Alaska with its superior defense.
In the 35-year history of the league, only 2 other teams have completed a 4-game sweep in a championship series, according to PBA.ph.
The RP Team, mentored by Ron Jacobs and carrying the colors of Northern Consolidated Cement, first accomplished the feat as guest squad by beating Manila Beer in the 1985 Reinforced Conference Finals.
The Swift Mighty Meaties, powered by import Tony Harris and coached by Yeng Guiao, duplicated the feat against Seven-Up in the Finals of the 1992 Third Conference.
In Game 1, the Giants outpaced the Aces, 81-77. They followed it up with 2 straight wins in Games 2 and 3, scoring 86-85 and 79-78, respectively.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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