PBA: Lucky numbers fueled Talk 'N Text's historical run

History pointed to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters sweeping the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in their best-of-seven Philippine Cup Finals series, and the team did not disappoint, beating Rain or Shine 105-82, Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. The win made it three straight Philippine Cup titles for TnT, and four out of five, dating back to their 2008-09 campaign.

7 games in '09 All-Fil vs Alaska, 6 in '11 AFC vs Petron, 5 in '12 AFC vs Powerade, ?in '13 AFCfor HIST3? — Chot Reyes (@coachot) January 16, 2013      

But former head coach Chot Reyes pointed out a unique numerical coincidence centered around the number of games the Texters needed to defeat their foes, Wednesday on Twitter, tweeting prior to tip-off, "7 games in '09 All-Fil vs Alaska, 6 in '11 AFC vs Petron, 5 in '12 AFC vs Powerade, ? in '13 AFC for HIST3?" Back in the 2008-09 Philippine Cup, Talk 'N Text won in seven games against the Alaska Aces, rallying from a 3-2 deficit. The Texters were unable to defend their title in the 2009-10 season, but they came back the next year to beat the San Miguel Beermen in six games, taking the lead after a 2-2 series tie. [Related: Talk 'N Text draws praise on Twitter after pulling off Philippine Cup hat-trick ] They became the first team to win back-to-back Philippine Cup championships in the 2011-12 season, needing just one game in excess of a sweep to beat the Powerade Tigers. And now, with their latest win, Talk 'N Text prevailed in exactly four games versus Rain or Shine. - AMD, GMA News