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🎥 JC INTAL BANGGGGGGG!
22-0 escape from Phoenix!
89-80 Phoenix 4q 1:28
Magnolia scoreless for more than 7 minutes.#PBATuloyAngLaban pic.twitter.com/16XSAKPhCa
– PBA (@pbaconnect) October 23, 2020
Matthew Wright and Jason Perkins combined for 43 points to complete Phoenix Super LPG’s turnaround against Magnolia 91-84 in the 2020 PBA Philippines Cup on Friday at AUF Sports Arena in Angeles City, Pampanga.
The Fuel Masters fought from 17 points down as timely triples rained in the fourth quarter, leading to the Hotshots collapse.
Wright led Phoenix’s fourth-quarter blitz finishing with 23 points remaining with his 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
Perkins added 20 scores and 12 boards to help the Fuel Masters improve their record to 3-2.
With 3 of 30 3-point shots, Phoenix found his mark in the fourth quarter, hitting 6 of 9 attempts from rainbow country.
🎥 Mid-range Matthew Wright, TIE GAME!
80 in total, 4q 3:37. #PBATuloyAngLaban pic.twitter.com/Kybnaec6jS
– PBA (@pbaconnect) October 23, 2020
“We are not here to beat Magnolia, we are here to keep playing and we don’t want to give up,” Phoenix coach Topex Robinson said.
“It’s really a challenge … We just didn’t give up.”
Phoenix was able to stop a 2-game slide while facing Magnolia’s third straight loss.
“It was a dogfight today … we just found a way to carry on. We played the right way,” Wright said.
Chris Banchero led the Hotshots with 20 points.
But Paul Lee was notably absent, settling for just 10 points for Magnolia.
The Hotshots fell to a score of 1-4.
PBA, Phoenix Super LPG, Magnolia Hotshots, PBA bubble, PBA Philippines Cup 2020, All-Filipino Conference
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