Rain or Shine's Keith Datu in action. PBA Images
Rain or Shine had a fiery start but needed to endure a Blackwater problem late, 110-100, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup on Friday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Rizal.
The Elasto Painters had a 21-3 run from the get-go, and even sat on a 19-point cushion, but eventually found themselves trailing in the final period as the Bossing furiously came back into the match, 88-85.
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Thankfully for them, Coach Yeng Guiao and company regained control of the game by unleashing a 16-3 run in the end to finally fend off the Bossing side.
"We just got a run at the right time," expressed Guiao after the game. "It was a tough endgame situation, but we were able to manage to put together a scoring run."
Keith Datu shone with 20 points on 8-14 clip, to go with eight rebounds and two blocks, Adrian Nocum finished with 17 points, Jhonard Clarito made his presence felt with 16 markers, and Gian Mamuyac had an all-around performance of 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
It was a bounce-back win after losing to San Miguel last time around, 93–111.
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Richard Escoto paced the other side with 20 points, while rookie Jack Cruz-Dumont was stellar in his own right with 19 points and three rebounds. Still the Bossing fell to 1-2.
The Scores:
RAIN OR SHINE 110 – Datu 20, Nocum 17, Clarito 16, Mamuyac 13, Malonzo 8, Asistio 8, Santillan 7, Lemetti 5, Belga 5, Porter 4, Norwood 3, Caracut 2, Ildefonso 2
BLACKWATER 100 – Escoto 20, Dumont 19, David 18, Barefield 15, Zamar 7, Tratter 5, Mendoza 4, Panopio 4, Guinto 3, Jopia 3, Andrade 2, Murrell 0
QUARTERS: 27-17, 55-41, 71-77, 110-100