PBA: Don Trollano shines in debut, helps San Miguel wallop Ginebra

Days after being concerned in a three-team commerce, Don Trollano confirmed no indicators of jitters as he helped San Miguel in thrashing Barangay Ginebra, 95-82, to halt their dry spell on Friday within the 2023 PBA Commissioner’s Cup.

Trollano wasted no time asserting his arrival as the previous NLEX star tallied 16 factors, six rebounds, one steal, and one block, whereas Chris Ross top-scored with 22 markers, six dimes, 4 boards, and three swats to steer the Beermen to an improved 4-3 card. 

Ginebra, in the meantime, fell to an analogous 4-3 file after enduring their second straight defeat. 

San Miguel created some separation within the second quarter when Trollano, who spent three seasons with the Road Warriors, buried three three-pointers within the body the place he collected 12 of his general output to ship his facet to a 56-36 cushion. 

Tony Bishop’s triple halfway by way of the fourth quarter noticed the Gin Kings path by simply 4, 79-75, however San Miguel retaliated with an enormous 13-0 run capped by a Ross layup to once more set up a double digit higher hand, 92-75, with 1:52 left to play. 

Jericho Cruz, whose eight factors fueled that rampage, chipped in 16 factors off the bench on prime of 4 rebounds, two assists, and a steal whereas CJ Perez and import Ivan Aska chimed in with 13 and 10 factors apiece. 

San Miguel will subsequent tackle TNT on Sunday whereas Ginebra will tangle with Meralco on Friday in bid to finish its personal shedding streak. 

Scores:

SMB 95 – Ross 22, Trollano 16, Cruz 16, Perez 13, Aska 10, Romeo 9, Tautuaa 6, Lassiter 3, Brondial 0.

Ginebra 82 – Bishop 20, Ahanmisi 13, Malonzo 11, Pessumal 11, Pringle 10, J.Aguilar 6, Standhardinger 4, Tenorio 3, Onwubere 3, Cu 1, Gumaru 0.

Quarterscores: 24-22, 56-36, 73-52, 95-82

—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News