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Tropang Giga earned No. 5 victory by defeating Blackwater Elite, 109-96, in the PBA Season 45 Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation (AUF) Cultural and Sports Center at the Centro Cultural y Deportivo de Angeles City Pampanga on Thursday night.
Top Gun Jason Castro, who was recovering from a calf injury, looked gleefully on the sidelines.
Roger Ray Pogoy, who was named the PBA Player of the Week, continued his hot shots, finishing with 20 points, seven rebounds, four dimes and three steals while TNT remained unharmed in five games this short season.
“I only get points in the system; not individual effort. We just follow the coach’s system (I’m relying on our scoring system, not individual effort, we’re just following the coach’s system), ”said Pogoy, who set the tone of the game for TNT after scoring the team’s first eight. points.
Troy Rosario, Bobby Ray Parks, Simon Enciso and Poy Erram contributed in the scoring and all three finished in double figures. Parks was 18, Rosario 17, Enciso 16, and Erram 14.
“You still need to be that hungry. Players know what is at stake, why we are here in the bubble. We have goals, ”said Tropang Giga coach Bong Ravena.
TNT (5-0) and Geneva Gin Kings (4-0) are the only undefeated teams left after Rain or Shine Elasto Painters fell short against the furious Alaska Aces, 89-88, in the main game of the double. Thursday billboard.
Alaska extended its winning streak to three games by dealing Rain or Shine with their first loss.
Alaska star Vic Manuel led the team to a small victory by scoring six of his 18 points in the final two minutes of the game.
Rey Nambatac, whose heroics saved Rain or Shine twice this season already, got a chance to do it again, but missed a layup with the southpaw when the bell rang.
“Honestly, when we lost to Meralco we went back to basics, so we talked about our defense, we talked about how we can improve, we watched movies and we figured it out in practice,” Alaska coach Jeff Caraiso said in a postgame. Press conference.
Manuel was assisted by Jeron Teng, who scored 13 points and provided eight assists, while Abu Tratter and Mike DiGregorio contributed 10 points each for the Aces, who improved their record to 3-2 after losing their first two games. RICHIEL S. CHAVEZ
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