MANILA, Philippines, December 11 ------ Rain or Shine showed its high potential in the early goings of the 2024 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, taking down San Miguel in a late pullaway, 107-93, at the FilOil EcoOil Centre. With the win, highlighted by a huge 37-21 fourth quarter from a 72-70 deficit at the end of the third period, the Elasto Painters broke a 1-1 record tie with their mighty foes, rising to 2-1 off their second straight win as the Beermen slid to a 1-2 card.
Import Deon Thompson led six Rain or Shine players in double-digit scoring with a full line of 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals in just 31 minutes as Adrian Nocum led the locals’ cast with 15 points, 5 dimes, 4 boards, and 4 swipes. Fil-Am veteran Caelan Tiongson had one of his better scoring nights so far with the Elasto Painters with 14 points, as young guns Felix Pangilinan-Lemetti and Keith Datu each scored 12.
Eight-time PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo led all scorers in the sorry loss with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while newly-acquired gunner Juami Tiongson chipped in 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 3-of-5 from three. Import Quincy Miller-Scott tallied a 12-point, 10-board double-double — disappointing for PBA imports’ lofty standards — as star guard CJ Perez also quieted down with just 9 points on a cold 4-of-14 clip. Meanwhile, guest team Hong Kong Eastern bounced back from a 99-81 blowout loss to Rain or Shine with a low-scoring conquest of the Blackwater Bossing, 84-75, to clinch a 4-1 record.
Chris McLaughlin exploded with a monster double-double of 32 points and 23 rebounds in just his first game as a replacement import. Veteran locals Glen Yang and Kobey Lam added 14 and 10 points, respectively, with the latter churning out 11 boards for his own double-double outing. Star import George King led the losing cause with 41 big points on efficient clips of 13-of-24 from the field and 4-of-6 from four-point range to go with 12 rebounds in 43 minutes. No other Blackwater player scored in double figures in a game that featured a measly 9-point third quarter effort as the Bossing slipped to a 0-3 slate.
The Scores
First Game
Hong Kong 84 – McLaughlin 32, Yang 14, Lam 10, Guinchard 8, Xu 7, Cheung 5, Cao 4, Blankley 2, Pok 2, Chan 0, Zhu 0.
Blackwater 75 – King 41, Barefield 9, Suerte 9, Chua 4, Kwekuteye 4, David 4, Ilagan 3, Ponferrada 1, Casio 0, Hill 0, Guinto 0, Escoto 0.
Quarters : 23-21, 39-49, 66-58, 84-75.
Second Game
Rain or Shine 107 – Thompson 18, Nocum 15, Tiongson 14, Lemetti 12, Datu 12, Clarito 10, Santillan 9, Caracut 8, Asistio 4, Norwood 3, Ildefonso 2, Belga 0, Demusis 0.
San Miguel 93 – Fajardo 20, Tiongson 16, Miller 12, Tautuaa 10, Perez 9, Cruz 7, Trollano 7, Teng 5, Ross 3, Lassiter 3, Cahilig 1.
Quarters: 19-25, 47-42, 70-72, 107-93.
Source: rappler.com
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