2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup

[LogitechMouse]

A short update regarding the no-contact foul controversy. The referee that whistled the call is already dismissed and will not officiate with the future games anymore and Commissioner already said that they are investigating the incident. Its clearly a wrong call we know that.

That's good news, at least PBA is doing something to discipline those referees who are making a questionable call, that's the way to protect their reputation, but what is done is done already, it cannot be reverted and Magnolia has taken the game 3 already.

The next move should be Jackson Corpus be suspended for the rest of the PBA Finals.

A Flagrant Foul penalty 2 is given to Corpuz so he will not play in this Game 4 plus he will be fined 20,000 for what he did.

If you will compare the 2 players and their contribution to their team, its obvious that Rosario is contributing more than Corpuz. Now with Rosario doubtful to play with the rest of the Finals, they still have players that can fill his role. On the other hand though, Corpuz is just a substitute PF/Center and they still got Kyle Pascual to fill that role although the defense of Corpuz is better. Overall, both of the team lost 1 player each coming to Game 4. My prediction is that, if Lee manage to score 20+ points again this game the Magnolia will win and tie the series. Him and Sangalang are the scorers that the team needs or maybe lets include Abueva in the list too .

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[Japinat]

Congratulations to Calvin Abueva for winning the Best Player of the Conference.

He deserves this award and he works very hard, his impact on the team is very positive and he is one of the reasons why Magnolia is in the Finals now.
As Calvin received his reward, I believe he will be more inspired to play and try to win to even the series.

Good luck guys, the game will start in a minute.



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[Vaculin]

Well deserved win by "THE BEAST", his energy and confidence make the Magnolia better even though Paul Lee is not having a good conference. Now, if he wants to get another award, he has to play better and win the series, maybe he will win the Finals MVP too.

[Finestream]

No Rosario, no problem for TNT.

The first half is over and TNT has a very good lead going to the 2nd half.

1st half score, 39-57 TNT.

Magnolia ; Abueva 16 points.
TNT; Reyes and Castro both with 10 points.

[carlisle1]

Well deserved win by "THE BEAST", his energy and confidence make the Magnolia better even though Paul Lee is not having a good conference. Now, if he wants to get another award, he has to play better and win the series, maybe he will win the Finals MVP too.

Very possible if they can win against the dominated TNT, but the award is really good. The Beast deserved it so well.

I was thinking about Williams to win this, but I remember that his first few games are not that impressive while Abueva from the beginning already

have that good impact for MAG, he plays well and helps the team in each category, not alone with making good offense but more on all around task.

No Rosario, no problem for TNT.

The first half is over and TNT has a very good lead going to the 2nd half.

1st half score, 39-57 TNT.

Magnolia ; Abueva 16 points.
TNT; Reyes and Castro both with 10 points.

MAG is having a hard time here, though there's still another half to try pushing this and not to allow TNT to take a comfortable 3-1 lead.

[Russlenat]

MAG is having a hard time here, though there's still another half to try pushing this and not to allow TNT to take a comfortable 3-1 lead.

TNT will win this game and they might win by double-digit again.

They were up more than 20 points at some point in this game but Magnolia is not giving up, that's good but their effort is not enough as once again TNT dominated them tonight. The 3-1 lead is very clear, and TNT will most likely finish this series in game 5 and they don't miss Troy's contribution as far as I can see now.

[Shamm]

     Big win for the TNT Tropang Giga
3-1 TNT leads,  last win then They will get the trophy.

[Sanitough]

It's hard to predict who would win in game 4 but I have a feeling that the game will go under.
So, with that said, I'm betting on under 182.5 with 2.1 odds and 0-150 total points with 64.7, might as well put a bet live.

I lose my bet, better luck next time for me. 

Congrats to TNT for taking a commanding lead, they are now officially at 3-1 in the series.

Still, Mikey Williams is unstoppable and was able to drop 26 points from 9-15 shooting, that's another impressive shooting percentage and Magnolia still cannot solve the problem Williams is making.

[bisdak40]

Well deserved win by "THE BEAST", his energy and confidence make the Magnolia better even though Paul Lee is not having a good conference. Now, if he wants to get another award, he has to play better and win the series, maybe he will win the Finals MVP too.

The reason why he got that award is that he is now a tamed Beast. Votes from the sportswriter and co-players must have won him the nod for this award which IMO he deserves but getting the Finals MVP is an uphill climb as they are one loss away from vacation.

The Finals MVP for me is Mikey Williams, who played like a veteran, and maybe scouts from the Japan B-league are now negotiating with his agent for him to play in Japan.

Too much firepower from the TNT squad and of course with the guidance of the comebacking coach Chot Reyes who made this all happen.

[LogitechMouse]

    Big win for the TNT Tropang Giga
3-1 TNT leads,  last win then They will get the trophy.

Same as Game 1. Its the turnovers from first half that killed the MAG totally.
If you watched the game, you already saw that in the second quarter they've committed a lot of turnovers and that turned into points from the TNT. TNT scored 33 points at that quarter and MAG only scored 18. From that, MAG didn't cut the lead to single digit anymore all throughout the game.

I thought that Corpuz will not play because of Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 that they gave to him but I'm surprised on how Rosario is that eagerness to play the game. He didn't contribute that much since he scored only 5 points and played 19 minutes but many thought that he is doubtful to play the whole series (including me) and we saw him playing.

Now that the TNT is 1 win away from the championship, do you think that they will end it on Friday? Or the MAG will try to extend the series . I hope that bettors didn't lose much in betting on MAG .

[Fredomago]

Well deserved win by "THE BEAST", his energy and confidence make the Magnolia better even though Paul Lee is not having a good conference. Now, if he wants to get another award, he has to play better and win the series, maybe he will win the Finals MVP too.

The reason why he got that award is that he is now a tamed Beast. Votes from the sportswriter and co-players must have won him the nod for this award which IMO he deserves but getting the Finals MVP is an uphill climb as they are one loss away from vacation.

The Finals MVP for me is Mikey Williams, who played like a veteran, and maybe scouts from the Japan B-league are now negotiating with his agent for him to play in Japan.

Too much firepower from the TNT squad and of course with the guidance of the comebacking coach Chot Reyes who made this all happen.

I would not surprise if offers will come for Williams as he really shows his value. He's just a rookie but played like an all star. I remember the time when Dynamite Danny showcase skills like this, though very big difference as Siegle is way taller and the dominance from locals is very huge. With Williams, he gave good rest for Pogoys and Castro.

Both stars are not being forced to push to the limits, unlike way back when they are in the finals. These two need to come out strong.

Williams's timing with returning coach Chot is just like Alapag transferring the torch to Castro. If ever Castro will retire this year, it would be an amazing journey to leave the league with another title in his name.

[samcrypto]

    Big win for the TNT Tropang Giga
3-1 TNT leads,  last win then They will get the trophy.

Not a surprise anymore, they made a great play and the result is really good for them even if there’s no Rosario in the court. Castro is doing a great job, this a more convincing win of TNT and yeah one win away for the title. TNT will take the game 5, this is already the end for Magnolia I’m more confident now about TNT.

[crzy]

    Big win for the TNT Tropang Giga
3-1 TNT leads,  last win then They will get the trophy.

Not a surprise anymore, they made a great play and the result is really good for them even if there’s no Rosario in the court. Castro is doing a great job, this a more convincing win of TNT and yeah one win away for the title. TNT will take the game 5, this is already the end for Magnolia I’m more confident now about TNT.

There's no doubt about Castro, he's a great player and this is the result of that having a good team and coach as well. I may too early to say but this season is really belongs to TNT. I'm waiting for the odds and will place my bet because I know TNT will take Magnolia out in game 5, this is an exciting season seeing another team to take the trophy.

[harizen]

I'm expecting a close game on Game 4 but it turned out not. TNT is really too much to handle. Magnolia should at least give TNT a hard way to the championship. The way they played, they are already out of the will to win. Advanced congratulations to the comeback of Coach Chot Reyes in the PBA.

It's now turned to the championship of TNT Katropa at this conference. I don't see them losing 3 in a row.

[Kelvinid]

I'm expecting a close game on Game 4 but it turned out not. TNT is really too much to handle. Magnolia should at least give TNT a hard way to the championship. The way they played, they are already out of the will to win. Advanced congratulations to the comeback of Coach Chot Reyes in the PBA.

It's now turned to the championship of TNT Katropa at this conference. I don't see them losing 3 in a row.

It turns out coach Chot is the solution to their problem, now they are close to winning a championship and if it's still handled by another coach, they might not be this dominant. I think Coach Chot has sent a statement that he is here to stay and I'm sure TNT will not let him go anymore.

[LogitechMouse]

I'm expecting a close game on Game 4 but it turned out not. TNT is really too much to handle. Magnolia should at least give TNT a hard way to the championship. The way they played, they are already out of the will to win. Advanced congratulations to the comeback of Coach Chot Reyes in the PBA.

It's now turned to the championship of TNT Katropa at this conference. I don't see them losing 3 in a row.

One of the best coaches of the PBA, the former coach of Gilas Pilipinas and former coach of TNT.

I don't see them to losing 3 in a row with this. Losing 1 might be on Game 5 but to lose this whole series and let MAG still win the series? I don't think that it will happen. I expected too that Game 4 will be a close match since MAG wants to tie up the series at 2 a piece but TNT really is just too much for them and they really are. Their starters are the best and their bench is also the best at least for me. Congratulations in advance to the TNT for getting their championship since 2015.

[bisdak40]

Wow, it's the media vote that made Calvin Abueva win the BPC award and it seems the commissioner's office still has something towards him  .

Media and PBA votes will decide the winner for this award because if we look at Ian Sangalang's statistical points, it was close to Abueva but he got low points on the media and PBA so we can conclude that for you to win this award you have to be friendly with the media lol.

[Vaculin]

Media help Calvin Abueva win the BCP, if, without the media, it will be Mikey Williams who will win the race as he has a better performance compared to Calvin Abueva. Next time, we know would win if Calvin would still play the same, bring that energy on the floor, and continue to help his team to win.

I think Media (people) are just taking their revenge on what the PBA did before that they suspended Calvin for over a year.

[Sanitough]

We can start putting our bet now, the early we bet the better as TNT had the momentum and they'll make sure to finish the series tomorrow.

The early spread is TNT kaTropa at -3.5, I'll take it as Magnolia has no answer on Williams.
https://sportsbet.io/sports/basketball/philippines/pba-philippine-cup/matches

[carlisle1]

We can start putting our bet now, the early we bet the better as TNT had the momentum and they'll make sure to finish the series tomorrow.

The early spread is TNT kaTropa at -3.5, I'll take it as Magnolia has no answer on Williams.
https://sportsbet.io/sports/basketball/philippines/pba-philippine-cup/matches

If TNT will finished this series it's not hard for them to cover that handicap.

But knowing how PBA works, it can be a trapped for bettors. But stats wise and from how we witness how Williams making that big damages, without

any solutions from Magnolia, this series will end this coming game 5.  Paul Lee needs to help Sanggalang and Abueva to try extending this finals, without

his offense, the chance to win is very slim.