PBA Commissioner’s Cup 2018 is now down to 4 teams, defending champion San Miguel Beermen will match against the Alaska Aces in best of 5 semifinal series while top seeded Rain or shine will face fans favorite team Barangay Ginebra in a semifinal series.
Ginebra vs Rain or Shine semi final results and scores
Alaska Aces could not find any rhythm in game 1 and the defending champion dictates the tempo since the opening period. Despite monster performance of Diamon Simpson, who finished with 31points and 24 rebounds still not enough to stop the defending champion, balance scoring of the Beermen is the key of their game 1 victory, June Mar Fajardo had the highest score with 17points along with 9 rebounds, their equal distribution with 5 other San Miguel Beermen players who got double digit production in the game.
Date/Time |
Game 1 |
Venue |
07-14-18 – 6:40pm |
SMB(92) – Alaska(79) |
Mall of Asia Arena |
Alaska Aces take control in the first half of the game, Aces stretch their biggest lead in the opening 4 minutes in the second period (26-41) and hold an 11points advantage at the half with (52-41).
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Defending champion find a rhythm in the third period led by Chriss Ross, who hit 3 triples, trimming the lead by 54-53. Beermen outscored the Aces (38-22) in the third period and the lead by (79-74) going into the final period and the barman took control in the final period. Junemar Fajardo powered San Miguel Beermen with 21points and 18 rebounds, Reynaldo Balkman led the Beermen in scoring with 31points and 10 rebounds. Chriss Ross and Alex Cabagnot drop 16points and 14 points respectively.
Diamon Simpson led the Aces with 19points and 15 rebounds, Aces are now trailing 0-2 against the defending champion.
Date/Time |
Game 2 |
Venue |
07-16-18 – 7:00pm |
SMB(105) – Alaska(94) |
Smart Araneta Coliseum |
Alaska Aces show fighting spirit from start to finish against the loaded San Miguel Beermen, Aces defeated Beermen 125-104 trimming the lead 2-1 in favor of the Beermen.
From opening period the Aces are controlling the tempo against the Beermen, Beermen got trailed by 69-55 in the third period
Sanmiguel Beermen still have signs of their winning mindset after being down by 69-55 they once trim it to a single digit 77-74 in the 5 minute frame of the third period, but Aces will not easily give their lead against the Beermen they went 17-3 run to end the period with 94-77 advantage.
Aces continue to dominate in the final period stretching the lead to as much as 23 points.
Bench Production in game 3 |
Alaska |
71 points |
San Miguel |
32 points |
Vic Manuel led the Aces with 24 points and 6 rebounds off the bench, Diamond Simpson also finished with double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Reynaldo Balkman led San Miguel with 28 points and 11 rebounds, June Mar Fajardo also added double-double 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Date/Time |
Game 3 |
Venue |
07-20-18 – 7:00pm |
Alaska (125) – SMB(104) |
Ynares Center-Antipolo |
San Miguel Beermen defeated the Alaska Aces 104-99 and returns to Commissioners Cup finals after eliminating Aces in game 4 in the best of 5 semifinal series.
Date/Time |
Game 4 |
Venue |
07-22-18 – 6:30pm |
SMB (104) – Alaska(99) |
Smart Araneta Coliseum |
Source: pba team logo from pba.ph website
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