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Terrafirma's Brent Paraiso. PBA Images
MANILA — Terrafirma shocked erstwhile unbeaten NLEX, 114-109, for only its third win in the PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The Dyip ran over the Road Warriors in the closing minutes with nine unanswered points, thanks to Geo Chiu, Brent Paraiso, and Maverick Ahanmisi, who all contributed to close out the match in their favor.
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Justin Strings led with a game-high 28 points to go with 11 rebounds, while Juami Tiongson added 20, while Paraiso chipped in 18 markers. The rookie big man had eight points, but as expected, he gathered possessions for Terrafirma with 12 rebounds.
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On the other hand, it was a heartbreaker for NLEX, which is on a six-game winning streak before the stunner.
Robert Bolick and JB Bahio had 20 points each, while DeQuan Jones had 19 points — but scored only four in the second half.
The Scores:
Terrafirma 114 – Strings 28, Tiongson 20, Paraiso 18, Ahanmisi 16, Bravo 16, Chiu 8, Eriobu 8, Hanapi 0, Mariano 0, Catapusan 0.
NLEX 109 – Bolick 20, Bahio 20, Jones 19, Winston 16, Gonzales 15, Gamboa 8, Alas 4, Nelle 3, Valdez 2, Capulong 2, Rodger 0.
Quarters: 34-30; 60-65; 88-86; 114-109.