Action in the 2014-2015 PBA
Philippine Cup heated up this past weekend with the Gin Kings embarrassing Kia
in the season’s first out-of-town game, while GlobalPort and San Miguel Beer
copped wins last night at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
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| LA Tenorio, Stanley Pringle, and June Mar Fajardo all racked up wins for their respective teams this past weekend. |
Game Capsules (adapted from
InterAKTV):
BGY. GINEBRA GIN KINGS over KIA SORENTO, 87-55
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel once
again flashed the same fine form they showed in their opener as they put
together a dominant performance against expansion team Kia in an out-of-town
PBA Philippine Cup clash on Saturday at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena,
Quezon Province. Greg Slaughter and Japeth Aguilar each scored 16 points to
lead Ginebra in the romp. Slaughter also had 11 rebounds, while Aguilar added a
dozen boards on top of a perfect 5/5 shooting from the field. The Kings led by
eight points, 19-11, early in the second period after Slaughter opened the
quarter with a basket in the post, but Kia had its brightest moment of the
game, with Rudy Lingganay and Reil Cervantes combining to score all of the
team’s points while the Sorento defense forced multiple turnovers en route to a
9-0 blast that gave them the lead at 20-19. It was, however, all Ginebra after
that. Jay-R Reyes and Chris Ellis also scored in double-figures for Ginebra
with 12 and 10 markers respectively, while Reil Cervantes and Rudy Lingganay
paced the losing side with 14 apiece.
Line of the Game: Japeth Aguilar – 16 points, 12
rebounds, 3 blocks, 5/5 FG shooting. |
| Greg Slaughter was dominant again as Ginebra pounded Kia underneath. (image by Nuki Sabio/PBA) |
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| LA Tenorio shares some instructions with Greg Slaughter. (image by Paolo Papa/Sports 5) |
GLOBALPORT BATANG PIER over BARAKO BULL ENERGY COLA,
91-81
Veteran
Alex Cabagnot and 2014 top overall pick Stanley Pringle had productive games as
the GlobalPort Batang Pier joined the PBA Philippine Cup win column after a
double-digit victory over Barako Bull. Cabagnot led all scorers with 21 points
and 10 rebounds, while Pringle made a
big impact himself with 19 points and 8 boards. The other member of
GlobalPort’s “CPR” trio, Terrence Romeo, however, finished with just 9 markers after just
3-for-14 FG shooting. This started off as a tight contest before CPR conspired
in a pivotal third quarter run to push GlbalPort’s lead to dozen points. Coach Pido Jarencio’s wards
were just in cruise control from then on. Barako Bull, for its part, was paced
by 16 points from Denok Miranda, while Dave Marcelo and RR Garcia chipped in a
dozen markers apiece.
Line of the Game: Alex Cabagnot – 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 9/17 FG shooting, 3 triples.
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| Alex Cabagnot continued his hot shooting against Barako Bull. |
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| Denok Miranda tries to turn the corner against Stanley Pringle. |
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| Stanley Pringle attacks the basket despite Barako Bull's D. |
SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN over PUREFOODS STAR HOTSHOTS,
87-80
Reigning PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo
had a monster performance, tallying 22 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks to
lead his San Miguel Beermen past the Grand Slam champion Purefoods Star
Hotshots and remain undefeated in the PBA Philippine Cup. San Miguel, despite
playing against a decimated Purefoods team missing James Yap, Marc Pingris, and
Ian Sangalang, saw its 19-point advantage cut down to just four in the final
period before escaping with their second win in as many games this season.
Purefoods, meanwhile, started 0-2, just like last year. Yap missed the game
with a calf strain, while Pingris is still recovering from a grueling stint
with Gilas Pilipinas. Sangalang, meanwhile, will miss six to eight months after
an ACL injury. Ronald Tubid and Arwind Santos scored 16 and 14 points
respectively to backstop Fajardo, while Sol Mercado was solid with 12 markers
on 6/8 FG shooting. Santos also had a key defensive stop in the fourth period
that sealed the win for SMB. Young center Yousef Taha showed marked improvement
with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots for Purefoods, while the
backcourt tandem of PJ Simon and Mark Barroca tallied a combined 27 markers in
the losing cause.
Line of the Game: June Mar Fajardo – 22 points, 16 rebounds, 6 blocks, 1 assists, 1
steal, 10/18 FG shooting.
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| June Mar Fajardo was just unstoppable for San Miguel. |
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| Ronald Tubid rifles in a long tom for SMB. |
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| Yousef Taha tried to carry the fight for the depleted Hotshots. |
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