ZAMBOANGA Valientes kept their playoff hopes alive in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) Invitational, defeating Hong Kong Eastern, 71-65, for their second straight win on Tuesday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Renaldo Balkman tallied 27 points and 14 rebounds to give the Valientes a 7-6 win-loss record. Mario Chalmers was also steady with 11 points for Zamboanga.
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The Valientes are in fifth place, just one-and-a-half games behind third-ranked Hong Kong Eastern and Singapore Slingers.
Balkman made his debut for the Valientes in the match-up on Monday, also lifting them to an 83-69 win over Louvre Surabaya.
Balkman contributed 28 points and 15 rebounds in the game against Surabaya.
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