ANTIPOLO CITY - Myles Powell remained perfect in his PBA Commissioner's Cup stint, heralding his return as Bay Area Dragons import with a huge 120-87 win over Rain or Shine Friday at the Ynares Center.
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Powell, who took over the spot of Andrew Nicholson, went on a shooting spree and exploded for 50 big points. He was so hot the import already had 30 points at the break when the Dragons sat on a 15-point lead.
Powell was deadshot from deep, hitting 11-of-17, seven of those three pointers coming in the first half. He finished 15-of-25 from the floor.
The Dragons led 87-58 at the end of the third period that coach Brian Goorjian no longer saw the need to play Powell for the entire final quarter.
Counting his first four games, the 25-year-old Powell has now steered the Dragons to five victories with him as import. Overall, the guest team improved to 7-2 overall for a tie for second spot with surprising Converge.
While Powell did a great offensive showcase, Goorjian gave credit to the entire team for what he thought was their best game so far in the conference.
"Tonight by far was the best game we've played as a team on both ends of the floor," said Australia's men's national coach.
The lopsided loss spoiled the debut of Ryan Pearson as import of Rain or Shine, which fell to a 4-5 record.
Pearson, a late replacement for Steve Taylor Jr. finished with nine points and four rebounds,
The scores:
Bay Area (120) - Powell 50, Liu 11, Song 9, Lam 9, Ju 7, Blankley 6, Zhu 6, Ewing 6, Si 6, Zheng 4, Yang 2, Zhang 2, Reid 2, Liang 0.
Rain or Shine (87) - Asistio 20, Nambatac 12, Pearson 9, Norwood 9, Nieto 8, Belga 6, Caracut 5, Ponferrada 5, Santillan 4, Clarito 3, Torres 2, Borboran 2, Demusis 2, Guinto 0, Mamuyac 0, Ildefonso 0.
Quarterscores: 28-27; 57-42; 87-58; 120-87
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