It took 4 losses earlier than the Rain or Shine Elastopainters barged into the win column, however they have been profitable after finishing a comeback towards the Blackwater Bossing, 122-117, on Sunday within the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup.
The Elastopainters have been trailing 95-87 on the finish of the third interval earlier than they tied the sport at 100 early within the fourth interval.
Rain or Shine continued their run within the fourth body and led by as a lot as 9, 115-106, with 2:40 left earlier than Jvee Casio gave the Bossing a glimmer of hope with a triple on the 1:31 mark.
New Rain or Shine import Greg Smith additional prolonged their lead earlier than Baser Amer drilled a triple with 1:02 left. Free throws from Rey Nambatac and Gabe Norwood sealed the deal for the Elastopainters regardless of Casio and Troy Williams’ late makes an attempt to salvage the sport.
Smith posted 38 factors in his first sport for Rain or Shine, whereas Santi Santillan had 16 factors. Beau Belga, Nick Demusis, and Shaun Ildefonso tallied 12 factors every.
The Rain or Shine win spoiled Troy Williams’ double-double efficiency of 40 factors and 13 rebounds.
James Sena and Tyrus Hill additionally scored 15 and 14 factors, respectively, within the Blackwater loss.
Rain or Shine (1-4) will return to motion on Thursday towards Terrafirma Dyip, whereas Blackwater (1-5) will face TNT on Wednesday.
The scores:
Rain or Shine 122 – Smith 38, Santillan 16, Demusis 12, Belga 12, Ildefonso 12, Nambatac 9, Asistio 7, Clarito 5, Ponferrada 4, Norwood 4, Caracut 3, Torres 0, Yap 0.
Blackwater 117 – Williams 40, Sena 15, Hill 14, McCarthy 10, Ilagan 8, Ular 7, Casio 5, Amer 5, Ayonayon 4, Banal 3, Suerte 3, Taha 2, Torralba 0.
Quarters: 34-31, 66-67, 87-95, 122-117
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
