RED Bull and Alaska try to regain lost
ground and stay on track in what is fast shaping up as a wild
race for the two outright semis slots when they take on
different opponents today in the Talk N Text PBA Fiesta Cup at
the Araneta Coliseum.
The Barakos and Aces are locked in a
three-way logjam for second place at 9-5 with the Air 21
Express who failed in their bid to force a two-way tie for
first with Ginebra after absorbing a 115-116 decision to the
Phone Pals last Wednesday.
The win enabled the Phone Pals to make it a
five-team chase for the two outright semis berths with an 8-6
card. Ginebra leads with a 10-4 mark.
The Bulls will go into the game against
Welcoat at 4:35 p.m. still smarting from a 93-98 defeat to San
Miguel last Saturday in Cebu City while the Aces, who take on
Purefoods in the other match at 7:20, are out to bounce back
from a surprise 90-94 loss to Coca-Cola last Sunday.
Red Bull assistant coach Gee Abanilla, who
will still call the shots for tonight’s game, will miss Junty
Valenzuela who is serving a two-game suspension and Rico
Villanueva who is with the national team in Tehran.
The Bulls clobbered the Dragons 100-71 in
their first encounter last April 18 while the Aces beat the
Giants 94-80 last March 31.
Purefoods, however, is coming off a moral boosting 117-105
romp over the Kings last Sunday and is determined to improve
its 5-10 mark.
