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| Mark Caguioa led the Gin Kings past the Batang Pier on the first day of the 2012 Philippine Cup. |
The
2012-2013 Philippine Basketball Association season opened with aplomb yesterday
at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum, with nearly 19,000 screaming fans in attendance.
The 10 PBA
clubs, some old, some borrowed, some new, paraded their respective refurbished
rosters and their inspiring muses to the delight of the crowd.
It was a
grandiose opening ceremony that was followed by the much-anticipated match-up
between perpetual home team, the Ginebra Gin Kings, and the team formerly know
as the Powerade Tigers, the Global Port Batang Pier.
GINEBRA GIN KINGS over GLOBAL
PORT BATANG PIER, 110-90
LA Tenorio
scored just two points, but dazzled with 10 assists and 9 rebounds, while Mark
Caguioa led six players in double figures as Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
cruised to an opening night victory over Global Port in the 2012 PBA Philippine
Cup’s first playdate.
The Gin
Kings gave the sellout crowd of 18,901 plenty to cheer for with Tenorio
orchestrating the show. Ginebra dished out 32 assists en route to 53 percent
shooting from the field.
“Malaking
bagay talaga si LA. He gives a lot of intangibles. He provides poise in the
end. That’s why we got him,” said Ginebra head coach Siot Tanquingcen.
“We need
someone to take charge, take control, make plays and make it easier and LA did
that for his teammates.”
Global Port was
able to slice a 24-point Ginebra lead to just eight, 94-86, with 5:18 remaining
in the game, but Tenorio, who was acquired in a five-team trade in the
offseason, anchored an 11-2 blitz capped by Caguioa’s three-point play for a
105-88 advantage to put the game away with just 1:27 left in the match.
Rookies
Keith Jensen and Chris Ellis gave a good account of themselves, scoring 13 and
12 points, respectively.
Two-time
Most Valuable Player Willie Miller paced all scorers with 26 points for the
Batang Pier, but the squad’s other superstar, Gary David, was held to just
nine. The league’s top local scorer for the past three seasons shot miserably
(1-of-10) from the field and committed six of his team’s 21 turnovers. Global Port
rookie AJ Mandani had an impressive 13-point performance.
GIN 110 - Caguioa 18, Maierhofer 14,
Mamaril 14, Jensen 13, Ellis 12, Hatfield 11, Raymundo 8, Maliksi 7, Helterbrand
5, Cortez 4, Tenorio 2, Wilson 2.
GLO 90 - Miller 26, Lingganay 14,
Mandani 13, David 9, Vanlandingham 7, Salvador 7,
Al-Hussaini
4, Raymundo 2, Manuel 2, Deutchman 2, Guevarra 2, Yee 2, Adducul 0, Cruz 0
QS: 26-20, 55-39, 86-64, 110-90
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| Rookie Chris Ellis scored a dozen points in his first official PBA game. |
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| Willie Miller tries to drive hard against Ginebra rookie Keith Jensen. |
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| The PBA muses were able to stun the throngs with their beauty and grace. |
Source: Unless otherwise specified, game
recaps were compressed and compiled from InterAKTV.
Images: All images are from InterAKTV.
(Photo credit to Paolo Papa)
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