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April 30, 2010 – As I predicted in our Facebook fan page, the San Miguel Beermen‘s chemistry will vastly improve after the All-Star break. This prediction came to life today as the San Miguel dominates Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 105-97, behind the huge efforts of several players and primarily bigman Jay Washington.

The San Miguel Beermen played sweet music together early in the game and put off the Elasto Painters as early as the third quarter after they pad the lead as high as 23 points. The starters played a brilliant first quarter behind the stellar quarterbacking of main point guard Alex Cabagnot. The Beermen scored a huge 34 points in the first quarter behind Gabe Freeman, Jay Washington, and the red-hot Dondon Hontiveros.

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April 18, 2010 – The San Miguel Beermen squad is improving game after game and they showed it tonight as they dump the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings, 102-94. Best player of the game Arwind Santos lead the Beermen charge with 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 steals. The win gave the Beermen their fourth straight win and a 5-1 solo leadership in the team standings.

The Beermen jump the gun on the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings right after the opening bell as they blew them 29-10 at the end of the first quarter through stiffling defense and torrid shooting lead by Alex Cabagnot, Dondon Hontiveros, Arwind Santos, and Gabe Freeman. The Gin Kings were repeatedly frustrated on failed attempts to penetrate by getting blocked by Dondon and Alex. San Miguel ends the first quarter with a 29-10 lead.

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April 11, 2010 – No import – no problem! The San Miguel Beermen pulled another All-Filipino trick against the Alaska Aces as they beat them in overtime 95-89 despite the absence of Gabe Freeman in the extension period behind the heroics of two-time MVP Danny Ildefonso. Alex Cabagnot also showed brilliance in the regulation.

It was a pulsating ballgame with Gabe Freeman’s last foul almost handing the Aces the win. Fortunately for the Beermen, Willie Miller missed his first free throw attempt after Jay Washington urged the fans to distract him.

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After failing to finish the last two games due to foul trouble and cramps, Gabriel Freeman finally completed a game with the San Miguel Beermen, even during the overtime period as they outlasted a fierce Talk N Text Tropang Texters, 112-106 at the Araneta Coliseum.

I enjoyed watching the game with the Beermen taking control most of the time. I somehow get mad when players assigned to guard Ranidel De Ocampo did not stick to him like glue when he started hitting his outside shots. And oh yeah, he even hit the game-extending three pointer. Anyways, he was simply unstoppable in this game. Thank God, he was not 100% in overtime together with Harvey Carey due to cramps.

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