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MANILA, Philippines – KG Cañaleta received a Michael Jordan comparison from Meralco import Arinze Onuaku, not necessarily because of his awe-inspiring performance but because of the number of shots he took.
And in the Bolts’ 103-100 overtime win over the Phoenix Fuel Masters on Friday, June 8, Cañaleta took a lot of shots.
The 36-year-old veteran attempted 28 field goals to finish with a team-high 30 points and Onuaku couldn’t help but roast Cañaleta about it.
“Niloloko nga ako ni Arinze e. Ano daw ako, 28 shots, sobrang dami. Michael Jordan daw. Kung ‘di ko daw fine-fake ‘yung mga pinapasa niya, ano siguro, mga ano, 35 shots daw ako. Ayun, pero joke lang daw ‘yun,” Cañaleta shared.
(Arinze told me that I was like Michael Jordan since I took 28 shots. He told me that had I not faked his other passes to me, I would have attempted 35 shots. But he said he was just joking.)
In his 15 seasons in the NBA, “His Airness” averaged 21.7 field goal attempts and once heaved 50 shots in a game.
Although he shot more than one-third of the Bolts’ 91 field goal attempts, Cañaleta proved to still be efficient, burying 12 field goals for a decent 42.9% percent. He sank 6 of his 15 two-pointers and 6 of his 13 3-pointers.
Even Meralco head coach Norman Black tipped his hat to the sweet-shooting forward.
“Ano nga, tumatawa lang kami sa dugout kanina e. Karamihan naman shumo-shoot. Maganda naman ‘yung percentage ko. Ayun, sabi niya (Black), ‘Good job.’ 28 shots [pero] good job,” Canaleta said.
(We were just laughing in the dugout. Most of my shots went in and I had a good percentage. Coach Norman told me, ‘Good job.’ I took 28 shots but I still received a ‘good job.’)
Cañaleta and the Bolts, who improved to a 5-2 record, eye to make it 3 wins in a row against the also-ran Blackwater Elite on June 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena. – Rappler.com
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