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Manila Classico
Manila Clasico is a Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) rivalry between the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel and Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots, two of the most successful and most popular teams in the league. It is also a rivalry between two San Miguel Corporation teams (also known as sister teams). The former represents the Ginebra San Miguel franchise while the latter carries the San Miguel Food and Beverage, San Miguel Pure Foods franchise. Overview The two teams have won a total of 29 championships: the Ginebra franchise have 15, and the Purefoods franchise have 14. However, as of the end of the 2022–23 PBA season, the Ginebra and Purefoods franchises have only met in the finals twice in the 32 seasons they have been together in the league. Head-to-head, they have an even PBA finals record, 1–1. History While the rivalry traces all the way back to the 1980s, the name by which it is now well-known only came up in 2012, when online sports editor Jaemark Tordecilla c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC). The team is one of three PBA ball clubs currently owned by the SMC group of companies, along with Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots and the San Miguel Beermen. Barangay Ginebra has won 15 PBA championships, the second most overall. La Tondeña, Inc. (renamed, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc., after SMC acquired majority control in 1987) joined the PBA in 1979 as an expansion team. After some rough times during their first few seasons, their fortunes changed when veterans Robert Jaworski and Francis Arnaiz arrived in 1984, following the disbandment of the famed Toyota Tamaraws. With new players like Jaworski being veterans of the game from ages 30–35, Jaworski would also be given t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
