2017–18 Alaska Aces season

2017–18 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
2017–18 Alaska Aces (PBA) season
Head coach	Alex Compton
Owner(s)	Alaska Milk Corporation
Philippine Cup results
Record	7–4 ; (63.6%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Quarterfinalist (lost to NLEX, 0–2)
Commissioner's Cup results
Record	8–3 ; (72.7%)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist (Lost to San Miguel, 1–3)
Governors' Cup results
Record	8–3 ; (72.7%)
Place	3rd
Playoff finish	Runner-up (Lost to Magnolia, 2–4)
Alaska Aces (PBA) seasons

The 2017–18 Alaska Aces season is the 32nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Key dates

2017

October 29: The 2017 PBA draft took place in Midtown Atrium, Robinson Place Manila.[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	PBA D-League team	College
1	5	Jeron Teng	F/G		Flying V Thunder	La Salle
2	6	Davon Potts	G		Cignal HD Hawkeyes	San Beda

Roster

Alaska Aces roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
G	0	Enciso, Simon	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1991–02–12	Notre Dame de Namur
G	4	Banchero, Chris	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1989–01–24	Seattle Pacific
C	7	Thoss, Sonny	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1981–12–07	James Cook
F/C	9	Baclao, Nonoy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1987–06–15	Ateneo
F/C	10	Magat, Marion	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1989–10–22	National-U
F	11	Pascual, Jake	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1988–11–11	San Beda
G/F	12	Teng, Jeron (R)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1994–03–21	De La Salle
G/F	13	Pascual, Ronald (IN)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1988–06–23	San Sebastian
G	17	Exciminiano, Chris	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1988–11–17	Far Eastern
F	21	Cruz, Carl Bryan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1991–08–21	Far Eastern
G	23	Galliguez, Abel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1990–04–14	John Brown
G	26	Potts, Davon (R)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	1992–12–27	San Beda
F/C	32	Andrada, Yutien	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1990–11–18	De La Salle
G	42	Casio, JVee (C)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1986–09–01	De La Salle
G/F	61	Racal, Kevin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1991–05–16	Letran
F	87	Manuel, Vic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	1987–06–18	PSBA

Head coach

Alex Compton

Assistant coach(es)

Jeffrey Cariaso (1st Assistant)
Eric Altamirano
Franco Atienza
Tony dela Cruz
Monch Gavieres
Danny Ildefonso
Sean Chambers (Consultant)

Team manager

Richard Bachmann^[a]

Legend

(C) Team captain
(I) Import
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(IN) Inactive
(S) Suspended
(R) Rookie
(3x3) Assigned to 3x3 team

Injured

Roster

^a also serves as Alaska's board governor.

Philippine Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	San Miguel Beermen	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	Alaska Aces	7	4	.636	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
5	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
6	NLEX Road Warriors	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	2
7	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	TNT KaTropa	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Phoenix Fuel Masters	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
10	Blackwater Elite	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 3]	3
11	Meralco Bolts	4	7	.364	4
12	Kia Picanto	1	10	.091	7

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient), if tied for 8th, one-game playoff; 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia
Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95
Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup game log
Total: 7–4

December: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	December 20	Magnolia	L 95–108	Abueva, Manuel (20)	Calvin Abueva (15)	Chris Banchero (8)	Filoil Flying V Centre	0–1
2	December 29	TNT	L 98–106	Jeron Teng (28)	Jeron Teng (10)	Jeron Teng (5)	Cuneta Astrodome	0–2

January : 5–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	January 10	Meralco	W 103–98	Abueva, Manuel (19)	Abueva, J. Pascual (9)	JVee Casio (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–2
4	January 14	Kia	W 102–65	Jeron Teng (23)	J. Pascual (11)	Banchero, Potts (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–2
5	January 21	Barangay Ginebra	W 97–83	Vic Manuel (18)	Calvin Abueva (9)	Banchero, Enciso (6)	Ynares Center	3–2
6	January 27	Blackwater	W 88–84	Banchero, Manuel (16)	Banchero, Cruz (7)	Simon Enciso (3)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–2
7	January 31	Phoenix	W 93–75	Chris Banchero (22)	Calvin Abueva (14)	Kevin Racal (6)	Mall of Asia Arena	5–2

February : 2–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	February 4	GlobalPort	W 105–98 (OT)	Vic Manuel (21)	Calvin Abueva (12)	JVee Casio (5)	Ynares Center	6–2
9	February 11	NLEX	L 89–96	three players (12)	Carl Bryan Cruz (8)	Enciso, Exciminiano (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–3
10	February 17	San Miguel	L 96–109	JVee Casio (20)	Carl Bryan Cruz (12)	JVee Casio (6)	Batangas City Coliseum	6–4
11	February 23	Rain or Shine	W 99–95	JVee Casio (22)	Casio, Thoss (10)	JVee Casio (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–4

Bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals (Best-of-7)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	San Miguel	106
8	TNT	93
			1	San Miguel	4
	(Best-of-3)		4	Barangay Ginebra	1
4	Barangay Ginebra	2
5	Rain or Shine	0
						1	San Miguel	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)					2	Magnolia	1
2	Magnolia	86
7	GlobalPort	79
			2	Magnolia	4
	(Best-of-3)		6	NLEX	2
3	Alaska	0
6	NLEX	2

Game log

2018 PBA Philippine Cup playoffs game log
Total: 0–2

Quarterfinals: 0–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 5	NLEX	L 99–105	Chris Banchero (20)	Calvin Abueva (13)	Abueva, Casio, Thoss (3)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	March 7	NLEX	L 83–87	Calvin Abueva (17)	Calvin Abueva (16)	JVee Casio (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2

Commissioner's Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
2	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Twice-to-beat in the quarterfinals
3	TNT KaTropa	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1	Best-of-three quarterfinals
4	Meralco Bolts	7	4	.636	2
5	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3
7	Magnolia Hotshots	6	5	.545[lower-alpha 2]	3	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
8	GlobalPort Batang Pier	5	6	.455	4	Twice-to-win in the quarterfinals
9	Columbian Dyip	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
10	Phoenix Fuel Masters	4	7	.364[lower-alpha 3]	5
11	NLEX Road Warriors	2	9	.182	7
12	Blackwater Elite	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head to head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT
Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92
Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup game log
Total: 8–3

April: 1–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	April 27	Rain or Shine	L 103–109 (OT)	Antonio Campbell (40)	Antonio Campbell (20)	Jvee Casio (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–1
2	April 29	Blackwater	W 93–74	Vic Manuel (27)	Antonio Campbell (19)	Simon Enciso (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–1

May : 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	May 4	Columbian	W 134–103	Vic Manuel (26)	Antonio Campbell (13)	Chris Banchero (13)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–1
4	May 13	TNT	W 110–100	Vic Manuel (29)	Antonio Campbell (20)	Chris Banchero (8)	Ynares Center	3–1
5	May 19	San Miguel	W 105–103	Vic Manuel (23)	Antonio Campbell (13)	Chris Banchero (9)	Lamberto Macias Sports and Cultural Center	4–1
All-Star Break

June : 3–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
6	June 2	GlobalPort	W 109–103	Vic Manuel (22)	Antonio Campbell (18)	Chris Banchero (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–1
7	June 10	Magnolia	W 103–99	Vic Manuel (35)	Antonio Campbell (15)	Chris Banchero (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	6–1
8	June 15	NLEX	W 120–111	Antonio Campbell (28)	Vic Manuel (11)	Chris Banchero (7)	Mall of Asia Arena	7–1
9	June 17	Meralco	L 74–89	Antonio Campbell (25)	Antonio Campbell (14)	Chris Banchero (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–2
10	June 24	Barangay Ginebra	L 86–105	Vic Manuel (20)	Campbell, Magat (8)	Chris Banchero (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–3

July : 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	July 6	Phoenix	W 114–91	Vic Manuel (28)	Diamon Simpson (19)	Banchero, Enciso (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	8–3

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Rain or Shine	113	103
8	GlobalPort	114	97
				1	Rain or Shine	1
	(Best-of-3)			5	Barangay Ginebra	3
4	Meralco	0
5	Barangay Ginebra	2
							5	Barangay Ginebra	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						6	San Miguel	2
2	Alaska	89
7	Magnolia	78
				2	Alaska	1
	(Best-of-3)			6	San Miguel	3
3	TNT	0
6	San Miguel	2

Game log

2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup playoffs game log
Total: 2–3

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	July 10	Magnolia	W 89–78	Vic Manuel (22)	Diamon Simpson (15)	Enciso, Simpson (4)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–0

Semifinals: 1–3

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	July 14	San Miguel	L 79–92	Diamon Simpson (31)	Diamon Simpson (24)	JVee Casio (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	0–1
2	July 16	San Miguel	L 94–105	Enciso, Simpson (19)	Diamon Simpson (15)	Simon Enciso (6)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	0–2
3	July 20	San Miguel	W 125–104	Vic Manuel (24)	Diamon Simpson (13)	Simon Enciso (8)	Ynares Center	1–2
4	July 22	San Miguel	L 99–104	Diamon Simpson (24)	Diamon Simpson (21)	Simon Enciso (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	1–3

Governors' Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	9	2	.818	—	Twice-to-beat in quarterfinals
2	Phoenix Fuel Masters	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
3	Alaska Aces	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
4	Magnolia Hotshots	8	3	.727[lower-alpha 1]	1
5	Blackwater Elite	7	4	.636	2	Twice-to-win in quarterfinals
6	San Miguel Beermen	6	5	.545	3
7	Meralco Bolts	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
8	NLEX Road Warriors	5	6	.455[lower-alpha 2]	4
9	TNT KaTropa	4	7	.364	5
10	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters	3	8	.273	6
11	NorthPort Batang Pier	2	9	.182	7
12	Columbian Dyip	1	10	.091	8

Source: PBA.ph
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) if two teams are tied, head-to-head record; if three or more teams are tied, head-to-head goal average (quotient); 3) overall quotient 4) coin toss[2]
Notes:

Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982
Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup game log
Total: 8–3

August: 3–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	August 24	Meralco	W 80–72	Mike Harris (23)	Mike Harris (15)	Chris Banchero (5)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0
2	August 26	TNT	W 125–96	Simon Enciso (30)	Mike Harris (24)	Chris Banchero (14)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	2–0
3	August 29	Phoenix	W 108–97	Mike Harris (23)	Mike Harris (11)	Chris Banchero (9)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–0

September: 0–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	September 2	Barangay Ginebra	L 101–109	Vic Manuel (28)	Mike Harris (19)	Chris Banchero (10)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	3–1

October: 5–2

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
5	October 3	Rain or Shine	W 106–89	Mike Harris (39)	Mike Harris (25)	Chris Banchero (13)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	4–1
6	October 6	San Miguel	W 127–119	Mike Harris (36)	Mike Harris (23)	Chris Banchero (12)	Ynares Center	5–1
7	October 14	Magnolia	L 73–83	Mike Harris (24)	Mike Harris (25)	Chris Banchero (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	5–2
8	October 17	Columbian	W 104–94	Mike Harris (44)	Mike Harris (27)	Chris Banchero (11)	Cuneta Astrodome	6–2
9	October 21	Blackwater	W 116–109	Mike Harris (38)	Mike Harris (19)	JVee Casio (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–2
10	October 26	NLEX	L 110–116 (OT)	Mike Harris (35)	Mike Harris (26)	Chris Banchero (7)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	7–3
11	October 26	NorthPort	W 95–85	Mike Harris (27)	Mike Harris (25)	Banchero, Harris (5)	Smart Araneta Coliseum	8–3

Bracket

Quarterfinals				Semifinals (Best-of-5)			Finals (Best-of-7)
	(#1 twice-to-beat)
1	Barangay Ginebra	111
8	NLEX	75
				1	Barangay Ginebra	1
	(#4 twice-to-beat)			4	Magnolia	3
4	Magnolia	103
5	Blackwater	99
							4	Magnolia	4
	(#2 twice-to-beat)						3	Alaska	2
2	Phoenix	74	103
7	Meralco	90	108*
				7	Meralco	1
	(#3 twice-to-beat)			3	Alaska	3
3	Alaska	96
6	San Miguel	85

*Game went into overtime.

Game log

2018 PBA Governors' Cup playoffs game log
Total: 4–1

Quarterfinals: 1–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	November 7	San Miguel	W 96–85	Mike Harris (25)	Mike Harris (17)	Baclao, Casio, Enciso, Teng (3)	Cuneta Astrodome	1–0

Semifinals: 3–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	November 11	Meralco	L 92–97	Mike Harris (37)	Mike Harris (18)	Chris Banchero (4)	Ynares Center	0–1
2	November 13	Meralco	W 100–95	Mike Harris (37)	Mike Harris (19)	Chris Banchero (8)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–1
3	November 15	Meralco	W 104–102	Mike Harris (31)	Mike Harris (24)	Mike Harris (7)	Cuneta Astrodome	2–1
4	November 17	Meralco	W 99–92	Mike Harris (27)	Mike Harris (14)	Banchero, Enciso, Harris, Teng (3)	Cuneta Astrodome	3–1

Finals: 0–0

Game	Date	Opponent	Location Attendance	Series
1	December 5	Magnolia	Mall of Asia Arena	–
2	December 7	Magnolia	Smart Araneta Coliseum	–
3	December 9	Magnolia	Ynares Center	–
4	December 12	Magnolia	Smart Araneta Coliseum	–
5*	December 14	Magnolia	Smart Araneta Coliseum	–
6*	December 16	Magnolia		–
7*	December 19	Magnolia		–

Transactions

Pre season

December
December 15, 2017[3]	To Alaska 2019 2nd round pick	To Phoenix Jaypee Mendoza

Governor's Cup

August
August 7, 2018 [4]	To Alaska Karl Dehesa 2019 first round draft pick	To Phoenix Calvin Abueva

Recruited imports

Conference	Name	Number	Debuted	Last game	Record
Commissioner's Cup	Antonio Campbell	30	April 27 (vs. Rain or Shine)	June 24 (vs. Barangay Ginebra)	7–3
Commissioner's Cup	Diamon Simpson	34	July 6 (vs. Phoenix)	July 22 (vs. San Miguel)	3–3
Governors' Cup	Mike Harris	52	August 24 (vs. Meralco)		12–4

Awards

Recipient	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Vic Manuel	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	February 5, 2018	[5]
JVee Casio	Philippine Cup Player of the Week	February 27, 2018	[6]
Vic Manuel	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	May 14, 2018	[7]
Vic Manuel	Commissioner's Cup Player of the Week	June 12, 2018	[8]
Simon Enciso	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	August 27, 2018	[9]
Chris Banchero	Governors' Cup Player of the Week	October 22, 2018	[10]
Mike Harris	Governors' Cup Best Import of the Conference	December 12, 2018	[11]

References

San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017
"ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".
Alaska-Phoenix trade, pba.ph, December 15, 2017.
"Alaska sends Abueva to Phoenix for Dehesha and 2019 first round pick". PBA.ph. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
"Vic Manuel earns Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
"Casio sparkles in absence of other key Aces". PBA.ph. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
"A fit and healthy Vic Manuel keeps Alaska soaring". PBA.ph. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
"A fitting birthday gift for Vic Manuel". PBA.ph. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
"Simon Enciso steps up at the right time".
"Chris Banchero stands tall for Alaska as playoff race intensifies".
"PBA: Alaska's Mike Harris wins Best Import".

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[table_hth_MAG0.81348563535767-2] Head-to-head record: San Miguel 1–0 Magnolia

[table_hth_BGSM0.81348563535767-3] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.03, Rain or Shine 1.02, NLEX 0.95

[table_hth_GP0.81348563535767-4] Head-to-head quotient: GlobalPort 1.14, Phoenix 1.00, TNT 0.97, Blackwater 0.89; #8 seed playoff: TNT defeated Phoenix

[table_hth_ALA0.34776616252389-6] Head-to-head record: Alaska 1–0 TNT

[table_hth_BGSM0.34776616252389-7] Head-to-head quotient: Barangay Ginebra 1.07, San Miguel 1.02, Magnolia 0.92

[table_hth_COL0.34776616252389-8] Head-to-head record: Columbian 1–0 Phoenix

[table_hth_ALA0.090452997521708-9] Head-to-head quotient: Phoenix 1.011, Alaska 1.006, Magnolia 0.982

[table_hth_MER0.090452997521708-10] Head-to-head record: Meralco 1–0 NLEX

[1] San Miguel nets Standhardinger, PBA.ph, October 29, 2017

[PBAquotient-5] "ALL ABOUT THE PBA QUOTIENT".

[11] Alaska-Phoenix trade, pba.ph, December 15, 2017.

[12] "Alaska sends Abueva to Phoenix for Dehesha and 2019 first round pick". PBA.ph. 2018-08-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

[13] "Vic Manuel earns Player of the Week citation". PBA.ph. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[14] "Casio sparkles in absence of other key Aces". PBA.ph. February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

[15] "A fit and healthy Vic Manuel keeps Alaska soaring". PBA.ph. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.

[16] "A fitting birthday gift for Vic Manuel". PBA.ph. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

[17] "Simon Enciso steps up at the right time".

[18] "Chris Banchero stands tall for Alaska as playoff race intensifies".

[19] "PBA: Alaska's Mike Harris wins Best Import".

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