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All effort for Chris Newsome. PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines – Meralco first tested two wins in a row this season after beating NLEX, 101-92, in the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday at the Angeles University Foundation.
The Bolts tied Alaska for fourth in the standings with records of 3-2 while the Road Warriors slipped to a 1-4 hole.
A quick 9-2 run in the second quarter was what Meralco needed to build his base heading into the deeper parts of the game with the Bolts’ offensive streak giving them a 63-54 lead with 3:10 to play in. The first half.
NLEX tried to cut the lead in the fourth to get closer to two, 84-82, but the Bolts responded with a 10-3 run to take a 94-85 lead from Chris Newsome’s three-point play with 3:50 remaining. in the room.
Bolts head coach Norman Black said changing his defensive schemes for Newsome turned out to be beneficial for the team.
“We’ve done a couple of things with Chris and I told him not to think too much about things, and this is the same game you played as a kid,” Black said. “Well, I think he is still marking the best player of the other team, make no mistake but what I tried to do is not put him in the best player of early in the game so you don’t have to worry about the defensive side of the court. “
The lighter workload allowed Newsome to be as efficient as possible finishing with 18 points, on 8 of 13 shots, with six rebounds, six assists, a block and a steal to lead Meralco, who had five players scoring at least 10 .
Allein Maliksi added 17 points and six rebounds, while Raymond Almazan and Baser added 11 points each with Cliff Hodge shooting 10 points.
Kiefer Ravena lit up with 30 points and eight boards to lead the Road Warriors.
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