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San Mig Coffee over Air21, 92-83 (2 OT)
The Best: The frontline pairing of Rafi Reavis and Marc Pingris did wonders for the Super Mixers Sunday night. Both bigs reeled in double-doubles and combined for 30 points, 27 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 blocks. Reavis, in particular, was extra impressive, shooting 6/6 from the field and 3/4 from the line. Pingris was the requisite workhorse, too, playing 48 minutes in the marathon match that went to two extra periods.
The Worst: The point guard spot really looks to be the Achilles’ heel of the Express. In this game, starting playmaker Simon Atkins sputtered big time, scoring 0 points and handing out just 2 assists in 20 minutes of play, while veteran floor general Wynne Arboleda didn’t fare much better. Arboleda also laid a big fat egg in 6 minutes of play. Coach Franz Pumaren had to go to shooting guards Joseph Yeo, BonBon Custodio, and Mac Cardona to play pseudo-point-guards when things got really rough.
Breakthrough: After three failed attempts the Super Mixers finally notched that all-important first win. Aside from the awesome production of their frontline, coach Tim Cone’s wards, once again, got a big lift from Mark Barroca, who has really blossomed into a dangerous scoring threat. In this game, Barroca finished with 19 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block in a great all-around performance. Rookie slotman Ian Sangalang also made the most of his time on the floor with 14 points, 6 boards, and 2 rejections.
Rain or Shine over Barako Bull, 91-83
The Best: Jervy Cruz might have struggled here, but fellow big man JR Quiñahan picked up the slack. The big guy from the Visayas dumped 13 points on the bigger Barako frontcourt while also grabbing 9 rebounds. Big Beau Belga also had a good game, scoring 8 points as he started alongside rookie Raymond Almazan in the frontcourt for coach Yeng Guiao. Cruz had to deal with a bit of foul trouble, and his production has been inconsistent of late, so it will be interesting to see how things pan out for the Elasto Painters.
The Worst: The Energy Cola fell behind early and couldn’t complete a payoff period comeback despite the combined 37 points of Willie Miller and Ronjay Buenafe. In the end, they just gave up too many rebounds and turned the ball over too many times. ROS outrebounded Barako, 54-42, and had 17 second-chance points. The Painters also forced the Energy Cola to cough up the ball 24 times, and, consequently, scored 17 points-off-turnovers.
Fab Freshies: Almazan and fellow rookie Jeric Teng shone in this game for coach Yeng. Almazan was solid as a starter, scoring 8 points, hauling 11 rebounds, and blocking 1 shot in 22 minutes. He also didn’t get tagged with any fouls, though he did turn the ball over 5 times. Teng, for his part, seems to be playing inspired ball after his McDonald’s promo that went viral over the weekend.
The former UST Tiger shot 3/5 from the field to score 10 points total in just 16 minutes of action. – Rappler.com
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