Tigers out to regain solo lead vs Realtors
The Philippine Basketball Association holds a rare Tuesday twinbill today at the Astrodome before the league top stars fly to
Coca-Cola seeks to regain the solo lead in the Smart PBA Fiesta Cup before the All-Star break as the Tigers go up against the Sta. Lucia Realtors in the
Talk n Text and Air21, among the teams in the middle of the chart, clash in the other game at
The Tigers narrowly escaped with an 82-81 win over Ginebra Friday as Mark Caguioa’s potential game-winning breakaway lay-up came a second late. They found company at the top when Red Bull outlasted Alaska Milk, 100-97, in overtime in a road game in
Also on Friday, the Sta. Lucia Realtors suffered their first defeat since ruling the recent Philippine Cup, beaten by a red-hot Macmac Cardona and his Talk n Text teammates, 115-113.
The Coke-Sta. Lucia tiff is tipped to be a fierce encounter with both teams looking to boost their respective bids in the tournament.
Meanwhile, the PBA summoned
The infraction was classified as flagrant foul-1, which merited an automatic fine but a number of team officials have wanted it upgraded since it was a hard, dangerous foul.
Holcomb tackled Alvarez who sustained a possible nasal bone fracture when the import attempted to stop his breakaway layup.
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