Liga Pilipinas is an upcoming regional basketball league in the Philippines. It is sanctioned by the BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the county's national basketball federation, and owned by Pinoy Basketbol, Inc. The National Basketball Conference and the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association, along with Third Force Inc., were merged to officially form the league. The league's launch is set on May 31, 2008, and games to start on June 18, 2008.
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Meteors earn Liga Pilipinas playoff spot |
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Source : Staff
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Tuesday, 26 August 2008 12:33 |
The Misamis Oriental Meteors earned a spot in the Smart-Liga Pilipinas semifinals after completing a three-game sweep of the Pagadian Explorers.
Patrick Cabahug scored 15 points as the Meteors utilized a stifling defense in downing the Explorers, 69-59, late Monday night at the Xavier Gym in Cagayan de Oro.
The Meteors will meet the winner of the best-of-five series between the Taguig Batang Global and the Iloilo Mang Inasal in another race-to-three semifinal showdown starting August 30.
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Liga wildcard winners saddle up for quarters |
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Source : Staff
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 13:39 |
Wildcard winners Misamis Oriental Meteors, the Lipa Batangas Barakos, and the Laguna Trace Stallions won’t be having the benefit of the home crowd as they did before come the quarterfinal phase of the Smart-Liga Pilipinas playoff starting next week.
All three teams begin their respective best-of-five campaigns on the road, less than a week after gaining mileage out of their homecourt edge to advance into the Final 8 of the tournament.
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Source : Staff
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 11:27 |
THE M. Lhuillier-Cebu Niños added another feather to their cap following a one-sided 99-75 bashing over the Pagadian Explorers in the championship game of the 2008 Liga Pilipinas Championships Tour Ilolilo leg elimination at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City.
Cebu started the game 14-2 and never looked back en route to collecting its final tour elimination trophy.
Cebu finished the Tour with 49 points to secure the No.1 spot, the automatic quarterfinals slot and the homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs phase.
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Source : Staff
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Saturday, 12 July 2008 23:21 |
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BATANGAS — Nani Epondulan scored 22 points and Lawrence Bonus added 16 as the Tagaytay-Cavite Heroes turned back the Baguio Victory, 91-79, Saturday to advance to the final of the Batangas leg of the Liga Pilipinas Tour elimination phase here. The Heroes, finalists in Week 2 against the Pampanga Buddies last week, will face Sunday the winner of the semifinal game between the Lipa Barakos and the Iloilo Mang Inasals which was ongoing at press time. Epondulan went 9 of 11 from the free throw line, going 6 of 10 from the floor with Bonus, while ex-pro Ato Morano and Mark Benitez each added 12 points. The game had three deadlocks and two lead changes which occurred in the early going when the Heroes were trying to seize control. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 12 July 2008 23:28 )
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