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MANILA, Philippines – Paul Lee and import Tony Mitchell combined for 44 points and the Star Hotshots pushed back the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 99-93, for their sixth win in the 2017 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Saturday, May 6 at the Batangas City Coliseum.
The Hotshots have lost only twice this conference.
Lee led Star with his 23 points on 3-of-6 3-pointers plus 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Mitchell had another splendid performance of 21 markers, missing only one of his 9 field goal attempts, to go with 18 boards, 3 dimes, and 3 blocks.
But the true highlight of Mitchell’s game was a rim-rattling dunk so powerful it quite literally broke the basketball hoop with less than two minutes left in the game. It resulted in a 3-point play that created a 7-point cushion for Star to keep Rain or Shine at bay.
Mark Barroca added 11 points and 9 assists in the victory in which Star led by as many as 14 points.
Rain or Shine had import Shawn Taggart and Jeff Chan tallying 20 points apiece. Taggart added 9 rebounds to his name.
Rain or Shine nearly completed its comeback when it tied the game at 90 with under 3 minutes left thanks to Chan’s free throws. But a 7-0 Star spurt doused cold water on Rain or Shine’s rally.
Beau Belga and Gabe Norwood combined for 20 markers as the Painters fell to a 4-4 slate.
Scores:
Star (99): Lee 23, Mitchell 21, Barroca 11, Melton 9, Simon 8, Dela Rosa 8, Reavis 8, Sangalang 7, Mendoza 2, Javier 2, Brondial 0.
Rain or Shine (93): Taggart 20, Chan 20, Norwood 10, Belga 10, Tiu 8, Yap 5, Ahanmisi 5, Cruz 5, Washington 4, Maiquez 3, Ponferada 3, Tolomia 0.
Quarter scores: 21-18, 48-41, 81-73, 99-93
– Rappler.com
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