Pinoy Buzz: PBA Philippine Cup

San Miguel Beer wins 1st PBA Philippine Cup crown in 14 years

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The San Miguel Beermen won the PBA Philippine Cup championship crown against Alaska Aces, 80-78 in the do-or-die Game 7 match on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fw_DKnc2SeLWf-5tasmAON8cciwTaS79teSdE1fqzOSAoR8BNBzFgLNGu0Q9OaY4R3n_uTWKjZQ3KX4Cr1jT4fVbX2EgYxEcJwKi-qMdLgobTkXWyQUzsLRXfze6qRlih8cBvReuZ8a/s1600/PBA-FINALS-2015.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="San Miguel Beer wins 1st PBA Philippine Cup crown in 14 years" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fw_DKnc2SeLWf-5tasmAON8cciwTaS79teSdE1fqzOSAoR8BNBzFgLNGu0Q9OaY4R3n_uTWKjZQ3KX4Cr1jT4fVbX2EgYxEcJwKi-qMdLgobTkXWyQUzsLRXfze6qRlih8cBvReuZ8a/s1600/PBA-FINALS-2015.png" title="San Miguel Beer wins 1st PBA Philippine Cup crown in 14 years" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The Beermen achieved elusive 20th title and first Philippine Cup crown in 14 years. It's the first PBA title under SMB coach Leo Austria.<br /><br />PBA named Arwind Santos as this season's best player for having 22 pounts, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">Arwind Santos is Philippine Cup Finals MVP! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBAfinals?src=hash">#PBAfinals</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pba2015?src=hash">#pba2015</a> <a href="http://t.co/HgQKT7gyg6">pic.twitter.com/HgQKT7gyg6</a><br />— PBAonTV5 (@PBAonTV5) <a href="https://twitter.com/PBAonTV5/status/557903088137142273">January 21, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The athletic forward was also the Finals MVP in San Miguel's last title in the 2011 Governors' Cup, then as the Petron Blaze Boosters.<br /><br />Santos together with June Mar Fajardo lead heroic efforts to claim the PBA title. The duo combined for 27 points in the first two quarters to bury the Aces in a 21-point hole at the half.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD33JbvsUu_4Ks_oF-RfTAgfm32Urgl3Xj6NPi4lPxuAm3jnhMcQuhMl6HajCn4PMTyO6sBjGm2ed-wFnjtZ-KE-P7v0lYak99seo4jk1NKrEIAOPbNrPcd5crUuOhznzCuFeCPoeAIm30/s1600/pba-wins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="San Miguel Beer takes home the Philippine Cup" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD33JbvsUu_4Ks_oF-RfTAgfm32Urgl3Xj6NPi4lPxuAm3jnhMcQuhMl6HajCn4PMTyO6sBjGm2ed-wFnjtZ-KE-P7v0lYak99seo4jk1NKrEIAOPbNrPcd5crUuOhznzCuFeCPoeAIm30/s1600/pba-wins.jpg" title="San Miguel Beer takes home the Philippine Cup" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Miguel Beer takes home the Philippine Cup title</td></tr></tbody></table>Alaska trailed by as much as 23 points in the first half but came all the way back to lead by six points in the fourth quarter. It was San Miguel showing their heart in the end, though, as they made the big plays that eventually decided the series.</div>

San Miguel Beer wins 1st PBA Philippine Cup crown in 14 years

MANILA, Philippines - The San Miguel Beermen won the PBA Philippine Cup championship crown against Alaska Aces, 80-78 in the do-or-die Game ...

VIDEO: Alaska forward Vic Manuel chokes SMB's David Semerad in PBA Finals Game 2

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Alaska Aces forward player Vic Manuel has received flagrant foul penalty one for choking San Miguel Beer rookie David Semerad in the fourth quarter of PBA Philippine Cup 2015 Finals Game 2 on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OkN-TVxtvPn-Ll-d_S_Fl_lHR6fT5PBcLUrokPVjyreiGbdDGC05z3Rl1ALo6Oog20aHcOi2y69u3sjgo8NaXrKo0Gfn1NKD0iCYXj2FrFRSELwdo4Ou8T5hOALc5eA1zgbFxnbKjLZ9/s1600/Manuel-chokes-semerad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1OkN-TVxtvPn-Ll-d_S_Fl_lHR6fT5PBcLUrokPVjyreiGbdDGC05z3Rl1ALo6Oog20aHcOi2y69u3sjgo8NaXrKo0Gfn1NKD0iCYXj2FrFRSELwdo4Ou8T5hOALc5eA1zgbFxnbKjLZ9/s1600/Manuel-chokes-semerad.jpg" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manuel tries to strangle Semerad during Game 2 fourth quarter | Credit: Paul Mata on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Manuel admitted that the highly physical game made the Aces out of focus and lost to San Miguel, 100-86, that tied the PBA Finals.<br /><br />“Focus lang kami sa game, yun sinasabi ni coach. Kaso nawawala talaga kami sa game. Na-out of focus kami kanina at naging physical na, first quarter pa lang,” said Manuel, who shot an atrocious 1-of-8 from the field to finish with a season-low two points and five rebounds.<br /><br />On the other hand, Semerad said his fiery plays was his way of helping San Miguel bounced back following the team’s 82-88 overtime loss to Alaska in Game One.<br /><br /><b>WATCH: </b><b>Vic Manuel strangles </b><b>David Semerad on SMB vs Aces Finals 2015 (video courtesy of PBA/ TV5)</b><br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="380" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/jtIGdGzSQJc" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Arwind Santos led the Beermen with a team-high 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting despite getting busted open in the third quarter after a collision with Alaska star Calvin Abueva.<br /><b><br /></b><b>The Scores:</b><br /><br /><b>San Miguel (100)</b>: Santos 22, Lutz 20, Fajardo 15, Ross 12, Semerad 10, Lassiter 8, Cabagnot 7, Omolon 2, Pascual 2, Tubid 2, Kramer 0, Fortuna 0<br /><br /><b>Alaska (86)</b>: Thoss 16, Casio 14, Baguio 13, Hontiveros 8, Banchero 7, Jazul 5, Menk 4, Dela Cruz 4, Eman 2, Manuel 2, Dela Rosa 0, Exciminiano 0<br /><br />Quarter Scoring: 32-28, 51-48, 72-70, 100-86</div>

VIDEO: Alaska forward Vic Manuel chokes SMB's David Semerad in PBA Finals Game 2

MANILA, Philippines - Alaska Aces forward player Vic Manuel has received flagrant foul penalty one for choking San Miguel Beer rookie David ...