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Terrafirma Dyip veteran guard Maverick Ahanmisi against the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup. PBA Images.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1786430224378IMG_1594.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Terrafirma Dyip veteran guard Maverick Ahanmisi against the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup. PBA Images."/>Terrafirma Dyip veteran guard Maverick Ahanmisi against the NLEX Road Warriors in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup. PBA Images.MANILA — In a dogfight with unblemished NLEX, Terrafirma got an ace in Maverick Ahanmisi.</div>Ahanmisi provided not only firepower but also a stabilizing presence as the Dyip took down the Road Warriors, 114-109, in a PBA Governors’ Cup stunner last week.The Dyip dropped a 9-0 bomb in the final 2:07 to take down NLEX, which was unstoppable in its first six games, and, more importantly, revive their playoff bid by moving into a share of fourth place with Converge in Group A at 3-4.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/8/7/pba-terrafirma-shocks-erstwhile-unbeaten-nlex-2113">READ: Terrafirma shocks erstwhile unbeaten NLEX</a></div>Serving as the anchor of the endgame blitz was Ahanmisi.The 35-year-old guard issued back-to-back assists to Geo Chiu, sandwiching a steal off Schonny Winston, to enable Terrafirma to catch the Road Warriors at 109-all. He followed that up with a clutch defensive rebound that led to Brent Paraiso’s go-ahead shot with 1:09 left.With a big offensive rebound, two free throws from Paraiso, and a split from Ahanmisi, Terrafirma closed it out and finally pulled through after some close calls, including a 100-101 loss to NLEX in Round 1.“I think it’s a learning process,” said Ahanmisi. “Credit to the team for showing character and to the coaches, they made us do a lot of situational stuff in practice and I think that helped us (in the down-to-the-wire finish against NLEX).”Ahanmisi’s brilliant performance, highlighted by 16 points on 63-percent shooting, 10 assists, three rebounds, and three steals against NLEX, earned him PBA Press Corps Player of the Week honors for Aug. 4 to 8.He beat the likes of Magnolia’s Jerom Lastimosa, Blackwater’s Sedrick Barefield, fellow Dyip Paraiso, and San Miguel’s Don Trollano for the weekly citation handed out by the men and women covering the PBA.

In a dogfight with unblemished NLEX, Terrafirma got an ace in Maverick Ahanmisi.

In a dogfight with unblemished NLEX, Terrafirma got an ace in Maverick Ahanmisi.

PBA: Player of the Week Ahanmisi steadies Dyip’s ride

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PBA: Player of the Week Ahanmisi steadies Dyip’s ride

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Published August 11, 2026 02:52 PM PHT

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