Obstacle, 3-Point Shootout, Greats vs Stalwarts.

             "This picture was taken in the 2010 PBA All Star, but this 2012, it remained unchanged."

            In the first three events of the PBAAll Star 2012 in Laoag, the players gave us all excitement as well as we were overwhelmed. 

            First, is the Obstacle Challenge. Players who have the speed, the ability to pass well and to move well inside the court is playing in this event. There were dribbling station, lay-ups, passing and the hardest, and most of the players took some time, is the 3-point shot. Jonas Villanueva, is the defending champion for this event. Many of the players of this event today showed well. LA Tenorio of Aces and Paul Lee of Elasto Painters as well as the defending champion made it to the final round. All the three of them had problem in the 3-point shot as I have said. LA played well, but it's not enough to beat the defending champ's time of 31.1 seconds. Lee, having the shortest time in the elimination round came short in the final round with 31.3 seconds. Still undefeated, Jonas Villanueva gain respect as he got his 3rd consecutive championship and be a back-to-back-to-back champion. 

              Next event is the 3-point Shootout. This All-Star, is a tight game. All of the players is fired up every time they're hitting the 3-point area. Five racks, each containing five balls, one is worth two points. Mark Macapagal of Bolts is the defending champion for this event. When he was interviewed, he said that he was pressured to win this championship as Jonas win his. In the elimination round, Nino Canaleta of Ginkings fired up the basket with 19 points. Josh Urbiztondo of Llamados, Marcio Lassiter of Boosters and the defending champ, Mark, tied up with 16 points each. So, instead of Top 3, it became Top 4. Josh and Nino, tied up. Marcio messed up and Mark Macapagal proved that he was the defending champion. He remained being the defending champion for 3-point Shootout, and became a back-to-back-to-back champion, the same as Jonas.     

                  Everyone is waiting for this game. Greats vs Stalwarts, where legends came back. Patrimonio, Caidic, Lastimosa, Coach Ato, Duremdes, Abarrientos, Olsen, and Coach Leo proved that age doesn't matter. This game was fun and all of us enjoyed the running of those legends. Even if, there are times that when the phase of game is fast, some legends were left at the end of the court. 3-Point shots, lay-ups, jumpshots. It was all made in this legendary game. It was a high-scoring ball game. At the end of the game, the Greats topped the scoreboard with the score of 143-139.

                   All in all, this day was very successful. Next event we will wait is the awaited Slam Dunk Challenge and the "Veterans Vs RSJ" game. All of us will expect a great game and we will be overwhelmed of how the players played so well to give their fans their only wish, to see their favorite players have fun as well as to inspire them on how far they've come.