Marisol Reyes
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Bolick and Winston score 31 each, NLEX beat Phoenix 124-117
NLEX allowed 72 points in the first half and 45 in the second, and nine straight early in the fourth quarter broke a 101-101 tie. The Road Warriors lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 2-0.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Deonte Burton scores 27 and blocks two late shots as NLEX hold off Phoenix 97-92 in Game 1
NLEX led by 15 in the third quarter, and Phoenix got back within two in the last minute. Then Marcellus Earlington was called for a flagrant foul, and the free throws that followed settled it. NLEX lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 1-0.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 3 min read
TNT win every quarter and rout top seed Magnolia 92-70 in Game 1, with 26 from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
The defending champions led by as many as 25 and ended Magnolia's six-game winning streak. Hollis-Jefferson added nine rebounds, five assists and three steals. TNT lead the best-of-five quarterfinal 1-0, and Game 2 is Wednesday.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 25, 2026 · 3 min read
San Miguel erase a 20-point deficit to beat NLEX 135-133 on the night June Mar Fajardo reaches 10,000 points, and Magnolia take the top seed in Group B
George King's basket was counted with 5.2 seconds left when Robert Bolick was called for pulling the net. San Miguel won the fourth quarter 39-21 but still finished second in Group A. Magnolia beat Rain or Shine 107-103 for a sixth straight win and will play TNT in the quarterfinals.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Alec Stockton ties it with 0.4 seconds left and wins it in overtime as Converge beat TNT 114-112, and Ginebra and Rain or Shine win: PBA weekend roundup
Converge came back from 15 down to finish third in Group A. Ginebra beat Phoenix 106-89 to move into fourth in Group B, and Rain or Shine held off Blackwater 125-123 to clinch a quarterfinal place.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Ricci Rivero scores 26 as Phoenix come back from 13 down to beat Meralco 105-101 and clinch a quarterfinal spot
The Fuel Masters trailed 35-22 in the second quarter and by two after three. A 9-0 run in the fourth made it 101-91, new import Marcellus Earlington had 20 and 14 on debut, and Meralco finished the elimination round at 4-6 with its playoff hopes out of its hands.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 17, 2026 · 3 min read
June Mar Fajardo turns the game in the second quarter as San Miguel rout Terrafirma 135-105
Terrafirma led 33-28 early in the second quarter. Fajardo answered with 13 points and nine rebounds in that quarter on his way to 25 and 12, George King added 44, and the loss knocked Terrafirma out of the playoff race at 4-7.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 14, 2026 · 2 min read
TNT rout Macau 142-87 as Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scores 22 in his return and Jio Jalalon posts a triple-double
In his first game since rupturing his right Achilles in December, Hollis-Jefferson had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists with no turnovers. TNT led by as many as 61 and move to 7-4, with Converge left on Sunday.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 13, 2026 · 2 min read
TNT activate Rondae Hollis-Jefferson for Tuesday return against Macau, 10 months after Achilles rupture
The three-time Best Import takes Nick Hornsby's slot, TNT's fourth import of the Governors' Cup. TNT are 6-4 in Group A with two group games left, and Macau have lost four straight.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Magnolia rout Ginebra 112-93 to clinch a quarterfinal spot, and Juan Gómez de Liaño's triple-double sends Converge through
Magnolia led by as many as 28 for a fifth straight win and top Group B at 6-3. Converge scored 53 in the fourth quarter to beat Titan Ultra 152-119, a result that knocked Titan Ultra out of the race.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min read
KJ Buffen's 24 and 20 carry Magnolia past Blackwater 107-101 for a fourth straight win
Buffen's five-point burst made it 105-97 with 2:10 left, and a Chris Koon steal sealed it after Blackwater cut the gap to four. Magnolia are 5-3 after starting the conference 1-3.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 9, 2026 · 2 min read
NLEX beat nine-man Macau 138-78, the biggest winning margin in PBA history
The 60-point win clinched NLEX a Governors' Cup quarterfinal place on the night the conference restarted. TNT beat Terrafirma 116-92 behind 31 points from Calvin Oftana in his first game back.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read
PBA Governors' Cup restarts Wednesday with TNT on the bubble and Ginebra last in Group B
After a nearly eight-week break for the Asian Games and the FIBA qualifiers, the Governors' Cup resumes on October 7. NLEX and San Miguel lead Group A at 7-2, and the Commissioner's Cup champions sit at 2-4.
Marisol ReyesDesk name · Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read