2014-2015 PBA Philippine
Cup action hit fever pitch this past weekend, with Talk N Text beating
Blackwater in Laguna, GlobalPort upsetting Ginebra, and Rain or Shine
outlasting Purefoods!
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| TY Tang, Terrence Romeo, and Jayson Castro all dropped big games to tow their respective teams to victory this weekend. |
Game Capsules (adapted
from InterAKTV):
TALK N TEXT TROPANG TEXTERS over BLACKWATER
ELITE, 90-80
A balanced Talk ‘N Text
Tropang Texters side took care of business against expansion team Blackwater,
90-80, in the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday at the Alonte Sports Arena in
Biñan, Laguna. Jayson Castro led the way for Talk ‘N Text, now at 6-3, with 21 points.
He got to the free throw line at will against Blackwater, shooting 11-for-15
from the stripe. It was a strong team effort for the Tropang Texters, though.
Rob Reyes was the only other Texter to reach double-figures with 10 points, but
five other players scored between nine and seven points in the victory.
Blackwater, which was paced by 22 points and 13 rebounds from Bryan Faundo,
lost a 10th consecutive game in the conference.
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| Rob Reyes of TNT tries to poke the ball away from Jason Ballesteros. |
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| Jayson Castro drives strong against the much taller Jason Ballesteros. |
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| Ogie Menor goes down the middle against Jayson Castro. |
GLOBALPORT BATANG PIER over
BGY. GINEBRA GIN KINGS, 98-77
The GlobalPort Batang Pier
gave interim coach Eric Gonzales a big victory in his debut as they pounded
struggling Barangay Ginebra, 98-77, at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum. Terrence
Romeo was back in deadly form, scoring 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting, as
GlobalPort leveled its PBA Philippine Cup win-loss record to an even
5-5. Rookie Anthony Semerad added 17 points, 12 of them in the second half,
while Alex Cabagnot contributed 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in a
well-rounded effort for the Batang Pier. They survived a big showing from
Ginebra’s Greg Slaughter, who had 21 points and 15 rebounds in the loss – the
third consecutive for the Kings. Japeth Aguilar also had a double-double with
14 points and 10 boards. Ginebra, meanwhile, dropped down to 5-4. GlobalPort
shot 18-for-39 from the field (46.2%) compared to just 9-for-37 (24.3%) for
Ginebra. They also shot 6-for-13 (46.2%) from three with the Kings shooting
just 2-for-13 (15.4%).
Line of the Game: Greg Slaughter - 21 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 7/14 FGs.
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| Terrence Romeo popped the cap again, draining 25 points as GlobalPort upset Ginebra. |
RAIN OR SHINE
ELASTO-PAINTERS over PUREFOODS STAR HOTSHOTS, 83-74
The Rain or Shine bench
took center stage in the clutch, and the reserves made big plays to lift the
Elasto-Painters past Purefoods, 83-74, and extend their winning streak in the
PBA Philippine Cup. Paul Lee lead the team in scoring with 18 points, but it
was Gabe Norwood (11 points), TY Tang (11) and Jonathan Uyloan (9) making all
the big plays down the stretch as Rain or Shine picked up a fifth consecutive win
to improve to 7-2 for the season. They also ended Purefoods’ own four-game win
streak coming into the game. The Hotshots dropped to 5-4 after the defeat. The
Elasto Painters led by double figures in the fourth quarter but saw their
advantage dwindle down to just three, 75-72, late in the game following a
dizzying 18-6 run by the Hotshots. Tang, who had nasty spill earlier in the
period, missed on a drive down the baseline but grabbed his own miss and put it
back to make it a five-point game. After a couple of defensive stops, Uyloan
came up big with a three-pointer that made it 80-72 with 1:50 remaining.
Purefoods’ Joe Devance hit a basket to cut their deficit down to six, 80-74,
but Norwood sealed the game by finishing on a transition basket plus an extra free
throw after getting fouled with just 49 ticks left on the clock. Alex Mallari
came off he pine to pace the Hotshots with a dozen markers, while James Yap and
Devance dropped 11 and 10 respectively.
Line of the Game: Paul Lee - 18 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 triples.
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| TY Tang stepped up big time as the Painters halted the Hotshots' winning run. |
All images are by Nuki Sabio/PBA.
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