The Bay Area Dragons clinched the primary semifinals slot within the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup after a 30-point victory over the Rain or Shine Elastopainters, 126-96, on Friday within the quarterfinals on the PhilSports Arena in Pasig.
It was a wire-to-wire win for the Dragons, who held the playoff bonus, as they pulled away within the second half and led by as a lot as 34, 85-51, previous the midway mark of the third interval.
Hayden Blankley tallied 47 factors, clipped 10 of 13 from deep and 17 of all his 21 discipline targets to steer the Dragons, on prime of his 10 boards, whereas Andrew Nicholson posted 32 factors and eight rebounds within the Bay Area win.
Rey Nambatac led the Elastopainters with 19 factors, import Ryan Pearson had 15 factors, whereas Mike Nieto and Andrei Caracut chipped in 12 factors every within the loss.
Bay Area will look ahead to the winner of the best-of-three collection between the Converge FiberXers and the San Miguel Beermen for his or her semis opponent.
The scores:
Bay Area 126 – Blankley 47, Nicholson 32, Yang 13, Zhu 9, Song 6, Zheng 5, Lam 5, Liu 4, Ewing 3, Reid 2, Si 0, Ju 0, Zhang 0.
Rain or Shine 96 – Nambatac 19, Pearson 15, Caracut 12, Nieto 12, Asistio 9, Mamuyac 8, Clarito 7, Santillan 7, Belga 3, Ponferrada 1, Norwood 0, Guinto 0, Ildefonso 0, Torres 0.
Quarters: 27-16, 60-44, 92-68, 126-96.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
