After getting much-needed break, Dragons are ready for Game 3 vs Kings

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2023 07:46:54 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian shrugged off any concern of momentum loss due the week-long break before Game 3, saying that it was even a welcome development for the team who had been playing against top level competition in the PBA playoffs. The Dragons went on with a huge bounce back […]

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Thrilling PBA Finals atmosphere second to none – Goorjian

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:22:53 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian is enjoying the feeling of pressure and he hopes his wards learn to thrive under it as well. Two games into the first seven-game series of his seasoned career, the Australian champion coach is savoring the thrill of playing in the PBA Finals in a coliseum […]

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Zhu, Nicholson take charge as Dragons get back at Gin Kings

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 22:02:40 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Bay Area rediscovered its fire and set Ginebra ablaze with a 99-82 victory in Game 2 of the best-of-seven 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Zhu Songwei and Andrew Nicholson shrugged off the physical defense thrown at them by the Kings to lead the […]

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Dragon coach after Game 2 win vs Ginebra: We defended without fouling

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 21:37:40 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Three days removed after suffering the Game 1 defeat, the Dragons looked like they had adapted to the physicality in the finals. After getting rolled over and outsmarted by the much experienced Ginebra in the opening game of the series, Bay Area made sure that it won’t be pushed around this time […]

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Ginebra Kings ‘got away with murder’ in Game 1 – Dragons coach

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 04:13:39 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Barangay Ginebra looks to end the year with a bang and a 2-0 lead against Bay Area in Game 2 of their best-of-seven 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Dec. 28. The Gin Kings delivered the first blow in Game 1, dominating the Dragons en route to […]

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Ball now on Dragon’s court, says Goorjian

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 04:58:17 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON It seemed like the young Dragons squad felt the nerves in its first game in the PBA Finals. Polished and dominant all-throughout the conference, Bay Area showed some chinks on its armor in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Finals against the Barangay Ginebra – something that head coach Brian Goorjian is determined […]

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Kings out to keep Dragons at bay

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 07:27:25 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Barangay Ginebra is carrying the weight of a nation on its shoulders as Bay Area tries to conquer a territory beyond its borders. And even if the challenge might be daunting for the royal Kings, they are determined to keep the fire burning and somehow, in some way, clip the mighty Dragons’ […]

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PBA treat: Kings vs Dragons on Christmas Day

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:37:20 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Legendary coaches Brian Goorjian and Tim Cone found themselves on a collision course once more but, this time, will be battling for the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup title that would add another highlight to their already well-decorated coaching careers. Both their teams, Bay Area and Ginebra only needed four games to dispose […]

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Goorjian has nothing but respect for SMB after epic series

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 09:16:15 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Respect is earned in a battlefield that has become a witness to an epic and well-fought series between equally formidable warriors.  The triumphant Bay Area has nothing but respect to the gallant but defeated San Miguel especially after it needed to squeeze every little inch of strength and guts just to come […]

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Dragons spoil return of Austria at SMB; Paul Lee strikes back

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 22:44:49 +0000

By REYNALD MAGALLON Bay Area displayed its full might and dominated San Miguel Beer, 114-95, to take a commanding 2-0 lead in their best-of-five semifinals series in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Friday, Dec. 1. The Dragons made sure to not commit the same mistakes in Game 1 where they […]

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