Ex-PBA vets get teaching stints in superstar All-Star video games

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MANILA, Philippines — Star Magic swept a pair of thrilling basketball matches in its 2024 All-Star Video games on Sunday earlier than an electrical crowd at Good Araneta Coliseum.

Star Magic Taking pictures Stars Crimson, led by taking part in coach Gerald Anderson, shattered It’s Showtime’s “three-peat” bid after dominating the primary occasion with a rousing 85-74 victory.

The crimson workforce, which was additionally coached by former PBA participant Emman Monfort, unleashed a balanced assault with Younger JV Capunan rising because the MVP with 21 factors, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.

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Lance Carr and Argel Saycon additionally shone for the Anderson-coached squad with 19 and 18 factors, respectively, ending the noontime present’s two-year reign.

Capunan, Carr, and Saycon led the second basketball sport’s Legendary 5 with It’s Showtimes Derrick Hubalde and Ion Perez, who led their workforce with 20 and 14 factors, respectively.

Arwind Santos, whose jersey No. 29 was just lately retired by the San Miguel Beermen within the PBA, was a part of It’s Showtime’s teaching workers whereas JC De Vera additionally stepped up with 14 factors and 5 assists. 

Ronnie Alonte performed two matches and emerged because the MVP of the primary basketball sport with Star Magic Taking pictures Stars Blue however misplaced his second with It’s Showtime, the place he tallied 13 factors and 7 rebounds.

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Within the first sport, Alonte fired 27 factors off 4 triples, conspiring with Donny Pangilinan’s double-double to guide the Taking pictures Stars Blue’s 88-76 win over Cong’s Anbilibabol Basketball — the squad of well-known YouTubers Workforce Payaman.

Pangilinan tallied 16 factors, 11 rebounds, and two assists for Star Magic, which additionally drew 5 rebounds and 4 assists from Alonte.

Alonte and Pangilinan led the Legendary 5 with their teammate Isaiah Dela Cruz, who had four-of-six capturing. Anbilibabol’s Nelson Mendoza unleashed a tournament-high 34 factors, whereas  Cris Lagudas tallied 12 factors and a game-high 22 rebounds to finish the person awardees.

Cong Velasquez, the face of Workforce Payaman, referred to as the photographs for his squad and in addition noticed motion with 5 factors, two rebounds, and an help because the followers loved the cameos of ABS-CBN actress Belle Mariano and vlogger Krissy Achino, who checked within the ultimate seconds of the sport and shot free throws.

BINI, the nation’s rising woman group, stole the present, making the entire Massive Dome scream and groove throughout its halftime efficiency of its hit songs Karera and Pantropiko.