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Beau Belga propels Rain or Shine to a great victory over Geneva. PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines – Facing an imagined Barangay Geneva team was already a challenge in itself, but Beau Belga found another reason for Rain or Shine to win over the Gin Kings on Tuesday night.
“I just want to recover personally. I take it as a challenge, ”said Belga. “This morning I was motivated after an enemy criticized me on social media.”
“They told me that all I do at the PBA is hurt people. I just want to try it tonight. So that was the challenge for me. “
Driven to make a statement, Belga played his best game inside the bubble, finishing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals to lead the Elasto Painters to an 85-82 victory in overtime.
Despite huffing and puffing down the stretch, Belga still mustered up enough strength to make the biggest plays of the game.
With Rain or Shine down by two, Belga represented his team’s next seven points capped by a triple from the top of the bracket that gave the Painters an 83-78 band with 1:34 to play.
“It was all my heart and my will to win in today’s game. And the good thing is that we got the victory tonight, ”he said.
The thrilling victory put Rain or Shine in sole possession of second place with a 4-1 record.
“Where Beau goes, we go. He’s probably one of the best big men in the PBA, ”ROS head coach Caloy Garcia said.
“He knows how to distribute the ball, and he knows that he’s been working really hard in practice and trying to show the ropes to the rookies.”
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