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29 March 2024

PBA: Rain-or-shine Painters douse Barako Bull

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Rain or shine Painters doused Barako Bull on Friday night to win 106-97, assuring itself of at least a playoff for the second twice-to-beat bonus in the quarterfinals of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
 
The Elasto Painters leaned on Bruno Sundov, who poured 10 of his 25 in the third quarter and joined forces with Ryan Araña to lead their team to its ninth win in 13 games in playoffs at the PBA, or Philippine Basketball Association.
 
“We were able to push the pace just like what we planned to do,” Yeng Guiao, coach of the rain-or-shine Painters, told reporters last night after the second game. “We didn’t want to make the same mistake we had against Alaska.”
 
In the first game, Alaska Aces climbed out of a 15-point hole in the third quarter to score 32-5 against Globalport in an 11-minute stretch. The Aces won 93-92, earning for Alaska an 11-3 record at the end of elimination-round campaign.
 
Sundov, a 7-foot-3 import, caught fire early in the third quarter that pushed Elasto Painters’ lead to 23 points, outplaying DJ Mbenga, who finished with only nine points in 23 minutes.
 
Araña, on the other hand, shined with 18 points off the bench.
 
Rain or Shine may clinch the No 2 seed if Petron loses to Air21 tonight while Alaska has already secured the No 1 seed even before last night’s victory over Globalport, also called Batang Pier (Child of the Pier), despite playing without stars Cyrus Baguio and Sonny Thoss.
 
Here are the scores:
 
(First Game)
 
Alaska (Aces) 93—Dozier 18, Abueva 17, Jazul 14, Casio 11, Hontiveros 11, Espinas 8, Dela Cruz 8, Belasco 4, Ramos 2, Reyes 0, Eman 0, Laure 0.
 
Globalport (Batang Pier) 92—David 29, Morgan 17, Lingganay 8, Belencion 7, Juntilla 7, Aljamal 7, Aguilar 5, Miller 5, Salvador 4, Deutchman 3, Mandani 0, Yee 0.
 
Quarters: 22-18, 45-46, 66-72, 93-92
 
(Second Game)
 
Rain or Shine (Elasto Painters) 106—Sundov 25, Lee 19, Araña 18, Tiu 12, Cruz 7, Matias 6, Norwood 4, Chan 4, Rodriguez 4, Belga 3, Jaime 2, Quiñahan 2, Tang 0, Ibañes 0.
 
Barako Bull 97—Seigle 19, Pennisi 17, Urbiztondo 12, Maliksi 10, Mbenga 9, Macapagal 8, Intal 6, Monfort 5, Anthony 5, Kramer 4, Cruz 2, Duncil 0.
Quarters: 26-14; 48-38; 84-67, 106-97