Congratulations Barangay Ginebra San Miguel! Barangay Ginebra won over NLEX with a game-winning three-pointer by Japeth Aguilar. Ginebra will face Alaska in the 2015 PBA Governors Cup Quarterfinals which starts on Friday, June 26, 2015. Alaska with a twice-to-beat advantage.
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Watch Japeth Aguilar game-winning three-pointer Video
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Purefoods Star Hotshots vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel was attended by 17,044 fans at the Smart Araneta Coliseum last Sunday, June 7, 2015.
Manila Clasico featured some nice dunks from Orlando Johnson, Greg Slaughter and Japeth Aguilar of Barangay Ginebra and also from Marqus Blakely and Rafi Reavis of Star Hotshots.
Watch Best Dunks of Manila Clasico Video
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel won against Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 93-81 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates last May 22, 2015.
Watch Ginebra vs Rain or Shine in Dubai Highlights
3 local players played well for Ginebra: Mark Caguioa had a hot start with 16 points in the 1st quarter and finished with 21 points while LA Tenorio contributed 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and Japeth Aguilar played in his 1st game this conference because of an injury, scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Read recap: Ginebra defeats Rain or Shine in Dubai
The PBA had a successful stint in Dubai as Rain or Shine, GlobalPort and Ginebra played for the Filipino community in the United Arab Emirates.
In the first game, Rain or Shine defeated GlobalPort, 119-112 as they survived a 40-point game by Terrence Romeo, while JR Quinahan also had a career-high 24 points for ROS. Read recap: Rain or Shine defeats GlobalPort in Dubai for 1st win
In the second game, Barangay Ginebra won over Rain or Shine, 93-81 led by Mark Caguioa who scored 16 points in the 1st quarter alone, LA Tenorio who finished with 20 points and Japeth Aguilar, who played his 1st game this conference after an injury to score 15 points and grab 10 rebounds. Read recap: Ginebra defeats Rain or Shine in Dubai
Rain or Shine vs GlobalPort Scores:
North All-Stars defeated South All-Stars, 166-161
2015 PBA All-Star Game
March 8, 2015 – Puerto Princesa Coliseum, Palawan
Most Valuable Player: Terrence Romeo with 30 points and 3 rebounds
Game Highlights:
-Calvin Abueva led North All-Stars with 37 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists
-Peter June Simon led South All-Stars with 24 points (11/16 FGs)
-Japeth Aguilar with 25 points, mostly on dunks
-Arwind Santos with 24 points and 6 rebounds
-Marc Pingris contributed 19 points amd 9 rebounds
2015 PBA All-Star Slam Dunk Competition will be held on March 6, 2015 during the 2015 PBA All-Star Weekend in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
2014 PBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest Co-Champions Justin Melton and Rey Guevarra
Justin Melton
Rey Guevarra
2015 PBA All-Star Slam Dunk Participants
-Justin Melton
-Rey Guevarra
2015 PBA All-Star Weekend to be held from March 5-8, 2015 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
North All-Stars (Coach Leo Austria)
Starting Five
Calvin Abueva (Alaska)
Japeth Aguilar (Ginebra)
Mark Caguioa (Ginebra) (Injured)
Jayson Castro (Talk N Text)
Justin Melton (Purefoods)
Marc Pingris (Purefoods)
Reserves
Beau Belga (Rain or Shine)
Paul Lee (Rain or Shine)
June Mar Fajardo secured a slot as a starter in the 2015 PBA All-Star Game for the South All-Star Team after getting the most number of votes with 38,107. Greg Slaughter will team-up with Fajardo as he got 31,310 votes. Purefoods players James Yap and Mark Barroca garnered 22,937 and 15,197 votes respectively and will be start for the South Team.
PBA Top Ten Best Dunks in 2014 includes Marc Pingris, Asi Taulava, Chris Ellis, Japeth Aguilar, Matt Ganuelas-Rosser, Justin Melton and Gabe Norwood.
Which do you think was the best dunk in 2014?