Not for the spineless

So far the ongoing Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) semifinals have been as expected—thrilling, physical and grueling. The Alaska Aces and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, as of this writing, have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series versus the GlobalPort Batang Pier and San Miguel Beermen, respectively.

The semis started with a bang as Terrence Romeo exploded for 41 markers to lift the underdog GlobalPort to a 107-93 upset of Alaska in Game 1 of their series. The Aces allowed the prolific Gilas guard to get his rhythm early as they watched him erupt with 22 points in the first 24 minutes. Batang Pier got an early 24-6 lead. The other half of GlobalPort’s dynamic duo, Stanley Pringle, only needed to chip in 14 markers, but the first-time semis qualifier got unexpected support from Keith Jensen and veteran Billy Mamaril, who each added 12 points.