|
HARBOUR CENTRE and Hapee Toothpaste will try to seal another dream
title showdown when they face separate rivals Friday in the
Philippine Basketball League Lipovitan Amino Sports Cup semifinal
round at the Tarlac State University gym in Tarlac City.
The Batang Pier and Complete Protectors finished
first and second, respectively, at the end of the double-round elims,
thus gaining outright semis berths—a privilege that gave them
enough time to soothe their aching bodies and plot their strategies
against the other teams that got through the next round, to finally
make it to the Final Four.
Though both Harbour and Hapee enjoyed a weeklong
break, the series remains to be a close call since their
rivals—San Mig Coffee and Burger King—are also determined to end
the season with a bang.
Already a proud owner of a record four straight
championships, the Mikee Romero-owned Harbour Centre collides
against San Mig Coffee at 6 p.m. in a game that is expected to be
highlighted by a showdown between back-to-back MVP Jason Castro of
Harbour and Bonbon Custodio of San Mig Coffee.
The Complete Protectors, who lost to the Batang
Pier in the previous tournament, tangle with the Burger King
Whoppers at 4 p.m.
This will be the first time in the history of
the league that the first two games of the series will be played
outside Manila.
|
