Games Today (Araneta Coliseum)
7:00 p.m. - Star vs. SMB
Jeff Chan scored 22 off the bench added JR Quinahan 21, and ran Rain or Shine's 102-89 win over Ginebra ending their Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup quarterfinals series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Followed by the 88-84 come-from-behind win on Sunday, the Elasto Painters completed the sweep in the best-of-three series to accompany the semifinals the previous land there Meralco.
It took Pierre Henderson-Niles (1) Rain or Shine's shot Aguilar Ginebra. Won the E-Painters, 102-89, to sweep the series and drove in the quarterfinals semifinals of the PBA Commissioner's Cup. (Patrick Adalin)
“We didn’t expect to go 2-0 against Ginebra,” bulalas ni RoS coach Yeng Guiao. “We’re looking to go all the way to Game 3. I guess it’s our speed. We wanted it to be a fast-paced series.
We know we’re not gonna beat them on a deliberate halfcourt game, which is their game.”
Maverick Ahanmisi also scored 13 points, all in the second half to turn the E-Painters to 98-82 less than 2 minutes left. In the opener has struggled for 19 RoS.
“We tried to avoid the bad start we had the other game,” dagdag ni Guiao. “We played excellent defense, especially in the second half.”
Next deal of Painters in the Final Four winner of the San Miguel Beer-Star series. Hotshots overran the opener of their race-to-two series.
Alternatively surveillance Gabe Norwood and Jireh Ibañes with Othyus Jeffers, but still finished the Ginebra import 27 points and 14 rebounds. Scored 10 points and above all the starters Cone, but revoke Painters in bench scoring, 55-13.
Attempted to rally the Gins led by LA Tenorio and stick to the fourth, 86-77, 6:26 yet, but I hit a jumper followed by Quinahan free throws Ahanmisi withdraw again 13. Return of Chan, six he points immediately kinana 8-2 run, 98-82.