2001 MBA finals

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2001 MBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
LBC-Batangas Blades Nash Racela 3
Negros SlashersRobert Sison1
DatesDecember 12–19, 2001
MVP Eddie Laure
Northern finalsBlades defeated Andok's-San Juan Knights
Southern finalsSlashers defeated Cebuana Lhuillier Gems
MBA finals

The 2001 MBA Finals (or the 2001 MBA National Finals) was the championship round of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA)'s 2001 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.

Contents

Series summary

GameDateRoad teamResultHome team
Game 1December 12Negros Slashers84–87 (0–1)LBC-Batangas Blades
Game 2December 14Negros Slashers74–85 (0–2)LBC-Batangas Blades
Game 3December 16LBC-Batangas Blades71–80 (2–1)Negros Slashers
Game 4December 19LBC-Batangas Blades94–75 (3–1)Negros Slashers

Game 1

December 12
Negros Slashers 84, LBC-Batangas Blades87
Blades leads the series, 1–0
La Salle Centrum, Batangas

1999 titlist Manila Metrostars members Rommel Adducul, Alex Compton and Peter Martin started out hot that seated LBC-Batangas comfortably on top, 54–31, at halftime. But the Blades turned cold, as the Slashers starting to come-back led by John Ferriols, who shot a one-handed fallaway shot capped a string of runs that put the Slashers back in the game, that also made Slashers lead 80–76. But Eddie Laure stepped up to score five of the Blades’ next seven points, foiling the three-time Southern Conference champions’ rally with an 87–84 victory. [1]

Game 2

December 14
Negros Slashers 74, LBC-Batangas Blades85
Blades leads the series, 2–0

Due to the Blades' tough defense, 25-9 first quarter spree, they only held the Slashers to only three points in the last seven minutes of fourth quarter to seal an 85–74 victory. Alex Compton scored 25 points, six rebounds, two assists and one shot block, while Tony Boy Espinosa, who with Laure anchored Batangas’ win in the opener, actually keyed the team's decisive 17–3 run midway in the fourth that turned a 68–71 deficit into a rousing victory. With Compton at the firing end, the Blades surged to a and were still comfortably on top entering the fourth quarter, 68–54. [2]

Game 3

December 16
LBC-Batangas Blades 71, Negros Slashers80
Blades leads the series, 2–1
University of Saint La Salle Gym, Bacolod

Slashers, led by Dino Aldeguer's 15 points with Reynel Hugnatan's 20 rebounds brings a fourth quarter run that secured Slashers' win and prevent a sweep by Blades. [3]

Game 4

December 19
LBC-Batangas Blades94, Negros Slashers 75
Blades leads the series, 3–1
University of Saint La Salle Gym, Bacolod

With Espinosa and Rommel Adducul on the firing end, the Blades roared to a 26–17 lead in the first quarter while Compton joined in spearheading the Blades’ breakaway in the early going, hitting the treys and knocking in jump shots from the perimeter and underneath as the visiting squad roared to a 50-28 bulge at the turn. With the three and help from Ralph Rivera, Bladed was lifted to a 47–23 lead. Espinosa erupted for 21 points, including 17 in the first two quarters that set the tone for the rout.

Blades then thwarted the Slashers’ repeated rallies in the fourth period to humble their more experienced rivals on their first championship appearance and kept the Northern Conference tradition of winning all four MBA diadems with a 94–75 victory and bag the MBA national crown. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Villar, Joey (December 13, 2001). "Blades get big scare at home". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ↑ Villar, Joey (December 15, 2001). "Blades gain 2-0 lead in MBA title series". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  3. ↑ "Negros Slashers all pumped up for Game 4". Philstar.com. December 19, 2003. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  4. ↑ Villar, Joey (December 20, 2001). "Blades overpower Slashers, bag MBA crown". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
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