Knockout Game

December 18 - Sunday

Araneta Coliseum

Win or Go Home

Powerade Tigers Oust B-Meg Llamados

in Overtime

[131 - 123]

- Stuff happens -

 JV Casio's bad fall adds to Perasol's problems -
His team can't seem to make any headway 

against B-Meg, who leads them at the half by 10,

and maintains control over the match, entering the 4th.

 [Fortunately, it actually looks worse than it really is -

Casio is able to return. He scores 6 points in the 4th Qtr where

Powerade scores 37 while B-Meg manages only 28 points.

Regulation ends at 115-all.

- Emotions running high -

Celino Cruz [far right] has had enough and charges

to take on Joshua Urbiztondo [left, in white]

but cooler heads prevail.

 

Cruz eventually is thrown out while Urbiztondo remains.

But enough of that, here are some randomly arranged
uncaptioned low res game photos -

For Top Seed B-Meg it turns out to be a "Won game Lost".
 -And it couldn't have come at a worse time -

And as I stated in my opening text  - Stuff happens.

-Turnovers, Turnovers, Turnovers -
One can probably afford a few, during the first three quarters,
but at the end game - turnovers can be become Killer game changers.

And it's all Powerade needs to fuel it's most dramatic 

[37 pts in the 4th] comeback win so far, this Season 37.

[In a Knockout Game, at that!]

When the extension starts, the shoe is on the other foot.

What happens next is no surprise to all.

 Marcio Lassiter [#13-above], like Rommel Adducul,

manages only 2 points in the 4th Qtr but
Doug Kramer drills in 6, JV Casio, likewise, scores 6 and

while unsung hero Joshua Valandingham hits 8 

Gary David rips the bottom of the net with 13.

 - Who Let This Doug [#18] out ?

 - JV Casio [#12] does his part. -

Joshua Vanlandingham, too, deserves a photo in this post but unfortunately I just don't have a decent shot of Mr.V - hopefully I'll get a good one of Joshua soon, say early January ?

 But we all know the Hot Hit Man who Finished the Llamados.

 

Final   --  Powerade -131    B-Meg-123

- Meanwhile, on the other side of the court - - -

The King's loyal subjects [B-Meg/JamesYap fans]

are stupefied and dumbfounded - their top-seeded team 

has just been beaten twice in a row and eliminated by the bottom seed.

After photographing the B-Meg fans I manage to kindly request a snap of
Jed Montero [Powerade Tiger James Martinez' girlfriend], at ringside.

She is one happy Powerade Follower.

- Bo's Boys Whoop It Up !! -

- They Have Just Given Themselves A X'mas Gift Money Can NEVER Buy -

- Ibang Klase -

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