Do or Die Wednesday

On Wednesday, January 18, will be the biggest day in the current PBA Season yet because there will be two epic showdowns in the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Powerade Tigers VS Rain or Shine Elasto Painters

Can El Granada explode Powerade to the Finals?
Or will Paul Lee and the rest of the Elasto Painters extinguish the Tigers?

At 5:15 pm, the first of two back to back winner take all series will take place as the Powerade Tigers and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters square off. With Powerade leading the series 3-2, the Elasto Painters dug deep and forced a win-or-go-home game 7 with a 112-98 win. Led by Jeff Chan's 26 points on 5/9 shooting from behind the arc, Rain or Shine equalized the series with a much needed victory. The Elasto Painters bounced back from their 2-point devastating loss back in game 5 with this convincing W. The game started close with Powerade leading the way.But with strong second and fourth quarters, the Painters were able to pull away and got the win. Gary David and Marcio Lassiter led the charge for the Tigers with 30 points each but wasn't enough to fend off the Painters.
One a side note, this was Gary David's 8th 30 plus point game in 9 contests dating back to the quarter finals round.


Talk N Text Tropang Texters VS Petron Blaze Boosters

The second game of the double header is the do or die game between last season's all Filipino Champion, Talk N Text, against last season's with Import Champion, Petron. With the first 6 games being decided by a total of 16 points, look for this game to be one heck of a nail biter! With Petron, going up 3-1 in the series, the Tropang Texters harnessed all of the energy and won the next two games to tie up the series! Being the hero of game 6 with his 3point shot in the left corner giving TNT the lead and the win, Jimmy Alapag, the reigning MVP, proved to everyone why he is the leader of this team. Pouring in a game high 29 points, grabbing 7 rebounds and adding 10 dimes as well, Jimmy "Mighty Mouse" Alapag carried the Texters and forced a Game 7. Even with 6 Blaze Boosters scoring in double figures, they could not overcome the "Mighty Mouse" as Petron lost 111-108.

Who will be back in the Finals?
Alex and the Boosters or Jayson and the Tropang Texters?

With these two games set on Wednesday, it will surely be one exciting evening! So tune into Skycable channel 15 or Free tv channel 13 this Wednesday to catch the "Clash of the Titans".