GIVE AND GO.

Byline: Michael Angelo S. Murillo

The holiday season here is now in full throttle with Christmas parties, shopping/gift giving and the traditional dawn mass, among others, staples in almost everybody's to-do list. For basketball aficionados, however, something extra is on tap as quality hoops action goes overdrive during the festive break that is definitely worth the while.

On the local front, the Philippine Basketball Association angles to finish the year with a bang with a weighty double-header on Christmas Day, Friday. Set to do battle in a slightly earlier schedule at the Cuneta Astrodome are the Purefoods TJ Giants and Burger King Whoppers in the 3 p.m. …