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It was Ray Parks’ turn to drop 40 for TNT Giga. PBA PICTURES
MANILA, Philippines – Ray Parks more than made up for lost time after TNT edged Terrafirma, 112-101, in the PBA Philippines Cup at the AUF Sports Arena & Cultural Center on Tuesday in Pampanga.
Two days after Roger Pogoy set a career-high 45 points, it was Parks’ turn to score his, delivering a 40-point masterpiece that was with 10 rebounds and five assists.
“Well, we know we are still feeling it. But today we came out with great effort, ”said Parks, who shot 13 of 18 from the field, including 7 of 10 from center. “I just want to show the hard work that I have done, the team has done.”
“We are happy that we started well, we started strong and we were able to finish the game,” said TNT head coach Bong Ravena, who also praised his center Poy Erram for playing a “controlled” game this time after being sent off during on Sunday. game against Alaska.
Parks did well in his bubble debut despite emerging from a calf injury that forced him to miss Tropang Giga’s 100-95 victory over Alaska last Sunday.
Troy Rosario added 20 points and 15 rebounds for Tropang Giga, who were never far behind and led by up to 19.
“The important thing for us is to be able to win as many games as possible,” said Ravena, whose squad is at the top of the table at 2-0.
CJ Pérez scored 30 points, the team’s maximum, but he threw just 9 of 23 shots from the field for Dyip, who had more turnovers (16) than assists (12).
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