Game today (Legazpi City)
5 p.m. – Meralco vs San Miguel
Games tomorrow (Smart Araneta Coliseum)
3 p.m. – Globalport vs Blackwater
5:15 p.m. – Star vs Tropang TNT
MANILA, Philippines – Antoine Wright churned out a solid all-around game and led seven Rain or Shine players scoring in double figures as they checked a three-game slide with a 121-94 rout of the NLEX Road Warriors in the Oppo PBA Commissioner’s Cup last night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Wright came through with 20 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and two steals sans a single error and also put in an efficient defense versus Al Thornton as he delivered a first win for Rain or Shine since taking over from the injury-hit Wayne Chism.
Jewel Ponferada, Jericho Cruz, Maverick Ahanmisi, Jeff Chan, Raymond Almazan and JR Quiñahan contributed double-digit outputs as the Elasto Painters flashed their old, fighting form and pulled off the decisive victory that forged a heavy five-way logjam at sixth place among ROS, NLEX, Blackwater, Globalport and Tropang TNT at 2-3.
Meanwhile, Meralco seeks to stretch its unbeaten run to six games while San Miguel Beer shoots for a third straight win as they clash in a Petron Blaze Saturday Special in Legazpi City at 5 p.m. today.
“We finally got our rhythm back. Hopefully, it’s not too late. I hope we’ll be consistent,” said Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
“We got our running game back, we got our passing game back, we got our rebounding back. But we’re still behind in the team standings,” Guiao added. “Going into this game, our objective was to break the losing streak, then we talk about the next game. At least, we achieved our objective.”
The ROS bench chieftain said another good news is the doctors’ go-signal for Paul Lee’s return in their next game.
“He’s trying to get ready. It’s one week from now. I hope he can make a contribution,” said Guiao.
Still to be discussed by the management and the coaching staff is the status of Wright.
Shane Edwards came up with another remarkable game with 33 points and 16 rebounds while Vic Manuel provided big help off the bench, churning out 26 markers and four boards as Alaska Milk stretched its streak to three games with a 105-89 win over Phoenix Fuel in the nightcap.
“Shane is like a track star. He keeps on running and running and running while Vic continues to be awesome,” said Alaska coach Alex Compton.
Edwards and Manuel made the big difference as Alaska rose to 3-1 while dragging Phoenix down to 1-3.
“He’s improving every game. He exercised his leadership in this game. He was instrumental in limiting the production of Al Thornton, one of the best scoring imports in the league. He did the job on both ends. But of course, we have to make an evaluation on whether to keep him or to get another import,” said Guiao.
In his third game in the local pro league, Wright still struggled with his shooting (6-of-16) but made up for it with his effort to defend, get the rebounds and issue assists.
The whole ROS team hit at a 48-percent clip, including 13 three-pointers as the E-Painters handed the Road Warriors a third loss after earlier defeats at the hands of the Phoenix Fuel Masters (106-118) and the Mahindra Enforcers (99-106).
Wright, Almazan, Chan, Ponferada and Cruz formed the lethal combination working on the E-Painters’ breakaway in the second quarter.
They took the half at 58-43 and sustained a tremendous job on both ends in the second half to hack out the lopsided win.
They won the rebounding battle, 58-42, and pounded on the Road Warriors, 64-48, on points inside the paint.
The scores:
First Game
RAIN OR SHINE 121 – Wright 20, Ponferada 15, Almazan 14, Chan 12, Cruz 12, Quiñahan 12, Ahanmisi 10, Teng 9, Norwood 8, Belga 3, Tiu 3, Matias 2, Trollano 1, Ibañes 0, Nimes 0.
NLEX 94 – Thornton 19, Anthony 17, Taulava 14, Reyes 12, Villanueva J. 10, Enciso 7, Lanete 7, Alas 4, Cardona 2, Khobuntin 2, Arboleda 0, Villanueva E. 0, Rios 0.
Quarterscores: 29-22, 58-43, 85-70, 121-94
Second Game
ALASKA 105 – Edwards 33, Manuel 26, Thoss 12, Abueva 8, Banchero 7, Jazul 6, Baguio 4, Casio 3, Dela Cruz 2, Exciminiano 2, Racal 2, Eman 0, Hontiveros 0, Vanlandingham 0.
PHOENIX 89 – Pinkney 27, Garcia 15, Intal 14, Wilson 10, Monfort 8, Baracael 6, Pennisi 3, Brondial 2, Lanete 2, Miranda 2, Caperal 0, Forrester 0, Knuttel 0, Sorongon 0.
Quarterscores: 19-18, 43-48, 76-68, 105-89
RoS finds Wright mix vs NLEX – #JHedzWorlD
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