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MANILA, Philippines – The Mahindra Enforcer got back on the winning track in emphatic fashion, routing the woeful Blackwater Elite, 97-88, in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup on Sunday, August 21 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Enforcer, who once led the league with a perfect 4-0 record, dropped two straight games before overpowering the Elite.
Import James White led the way with 23 points, 19 rebounds, and two blocks. Aldrech Ramos chipped in 15 markers and 16 boards. Paolo Taha added 13 points.
“Masaya naman kami sa team ngayon dahil ‘yung players nakikinig sa pinapagawa sa training, sa game so nagre-result ng maganda (We’re happy with how the team listens to what they’re told to do during training and the game so it produces good results),” said playing coach Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao added his players need to continue working on moving the ball and moving on the floor some more moving forward. He shared a glimpse of team practices when the players are not allowed to remain in one position for more than 3 seconds, resulting in P20 fine for every violation. Every turnover also resulted in push-ups.
“We really just worked on focusing on what made us 4-0, working on improving on our last two games’ mistakes,” added assistant coach Chris Gavina.
Blackwater continues to slide, losing its fifth straight game in 6 outings and is sitting at the bottom of the standings.
Pacquiao saw significant minutes than usual, playing 4 minutes in the first half and scoring 4 points including his first career 3-pointer. The senator surpassed his previous career total of 3 points and came back in the game in the final two minutes, when the game was already decided.
He played a total 6:21 minutes and also added one rebound.
“Tsambahan lang ‘yun. Masaya naman kami dahil nanalo after dalawang sunod na talo (That was all luck. We’re happy we won after two straight losses),” Pacquiao said, adding he likes to shoot long threes in pick-up games.
James Sena topscored for Blackwater with 17 points off the bench while import Eric Dawson, who missed the last game due to back spasms, chipped in 15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals.
Kyle Pascual and Denok Miranda added 10 points apiece. – Rappler.com
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