2025 PBA Commissioner’s Cup schedule January 11, Saturday – Ninoy Aquino Stadium 5:00 p.m. – TNT Tropang Giga vs Converge FiberXers 7:30 p.m. – Phoenix Fuel Masters vs Rain or Shine Elastopainters PBA Commissioner’s Cup standings as of January 11

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PBA: Phoenix douses Rain or Shine’s hot streak

Phoenix Fuel Masters’ Ken Tuffin stars in their victory over Rain or Shine in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. –MARLO CUETO/IINQUIRER.net

Kenneth Tuffin scored a putback with 0.3 ticks remaining to will Phoenix past red-hot Rain or Shine, 93-91, in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday night. ADVERTISEMENT

The Filipino-Kiwi forward cleaned up a Jason Perkins miss to help the petrol club escape the Elastopainters by the skin of their teeth and to a second straight victory to start the new year.

The measures are the latest in a raft of pledges out of Beijing since last week aimed at kickstarting the world’s number-two economy.

Since then, the 39-year-old says the prices he gets from purchasers have fallen by half and he’s had to scale back to four workers and about one-third of the ponds, some months not even breaking even. His wife has had to take a job at a watermelon farm to help support their two children.

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“Any win in this conference is very big. First winning streak for Phoenix this conference, so we’re just happy and very proud,” head coach Jamike Jarin shortly after the upset at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila.FEATURED STORIES SPORTS UAAP: Casiey Dongallo, Jelai Gajero leave UE, transfer to UP SPORTS EJ Obiena focused on vaulting back to lofty ranking SPORTS Australian Open 2025: Schedule, how to watch on TV, betting odds SCORES: Phoenix vs Rain or Shine Phoenix ends Rain or Shine’s five-game winning streak, 93-91 in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. Phoenix leads Rain or Shine, 50-46, at the break. PBA: TNT slips past Converge for fourth straight win

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson leads TNT to a win over Converge FiberXers in the PBA Commissioners’ Cup. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

TNT muzzled Converge down the stretch on Saturday night to take a pulsating 98-96 victory in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.

Import Rondae Hollis Jefferson hit a tough, turnaround jumper with 1:08 left as the Tropang Giga kept it together the rest of the way to capture a fourth-straight win that hiked their record to 4-2.

“With a team like Converge, you cannot stop everything. You have to give something up. Luckily we were able to make those two crucial stops in the end,” said head coach Chot Reyes shortly after the clash at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Malate, Manila.

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SCORES: TNT vs Converge

TNT tops Converge, 98-96, for its fourth straight victory after a 0-2 start in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. The Tropang Giga also snap the FiberXers’ four-game winning streak TNT with a 46-44 halftime lead over Converge in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium PBA: Terrence Romeo thrilled over reunion with Stanley Pringle

Terrence Romeo and Stanley Pringle, former GlobalPort Batang Pier and now members of Terrafirma Dyip, during a PBA Commissioner’s Cup game. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Terrence Romeo and Stanley Pringle had a reunion of sorts in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday.

A lot has changed, though, since both dynamic guards shared the floor for one team. ADVERTISEMENT

Romeo and Pringle’s reunion saw them don the Green and White once more. However, it’s not for the now-defunct Globalport but rather for the Terrafirma Dyip.

Magnolia Hotshots rebound from Christmas heartbreak

Magnolia didn’t have to look too far for the very best reason to win on Friday night. It has been bugging them throughout the holidays.

After losing five of their first seven games and with their playoff hopes starting to dim, the Hotshots pulled out all the stops at Ninoy Aquino Stadium to turn back Terrafirma, 89-84, and stay somewhat afloat in advancing past the elimination phase of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.

“Everyone could see how our [past] games have turned out. We’ve lost a lot of tough ones,” said Zav Lucero, whose 17 points and clutch free throws near the end helped tow the struggling powerhouse to a much-needed win to improve to 3-5. “We’ve got to win games—no more better fuel than that.

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