Andrei Caracut caught hearth late however it was not sufficient as Rain or Shine was dealt one other loss after falling to reigning Korean Basketball League (KBL) champion Anyang KGC, 87-77, within the 2023 William Jones Cup on Thursday in Taiwan.
The former DLSU star guard tallied 5 triples to complete with 19 factors alongside two rebounds and 4 assists within the loss that despatched the Elasto Painters to a 1-5 slate. Anyang, who performed with out Gilas Pilipinas’ Rhenz Abando, improved to 4-1.
Rain or Shine discovered itself deep in a 20-point gap early within the third interval, 54-34, earlier than the Elasto Painters trimmed that right down to 12, 51-63, courtesy of a triple from Caracut.
Caracut then unleashed a three-pointer and a jumper to make it a 73-63 deficit halfway within the fourth, however the Korean champions had been an excessive amount of for the Philippine bets as former PBA import Du’Vaughn Maxwell powered a 10-5 run to make it a 83-68 cushion for Anyang.
Caracut nonetheless tried to stage a comeback by firing two triples however the time expired as Anyang cruised to the victory.
Ange Kouame completed with a double-double of 15 factors and 13 rebounds whereas Santi Santillan chipped in 10 markers.
Maxwell, who performed for the Phoenix Super LPG within the 2022 PBA Governors’ Cup, collected 15 factors and 9 rebounds.
Prior to the loss to Anyang, Rain or Shine fell to residence groups Chinese Taipei Blue and Chinese Taipei White, earlier than dropping additionally to the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Their first win was on Wednesday towards Iran.
Rain or Shine will take a one-day break earlier than plunging again to motion on Saturday and Sunday towards Japan and USA, respectively.
—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
