PASSI CITY - Paul Lee earned an admirer in coach Tim Cone following his remarkable display of long-range shooting in Sunday's PBA All-Star Game.
Cone was left in awe as Lee dazzled the full-house crowd at the City of Passi Arena with his 7-of-13 shooting from beyond the four-point line to show the way in Team Japeth's 140-136 win over Team Scottie.
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The Magnolia guard finished with a team-high 32 points to win his first All-Star MVP.
And Cone became a fan at the sidelines as he witnessed the hot-shooting Lee, who only two days ago was crowned as the new All-Star Three-Point king.
"Paul Lee was amazing with all the shots he made. An incredibly deep shooter, and he definitely took advantage of the four-point shot," said Cone afterwards.
Lee's hot shooting from way down got Team Japeth,going early on, according to Cone.
"That kind of us going. Guys got contagious, everybody start shooting the ball better," stressed Cone.
But Team Scottie made a huge run in the third quarter behind the assault of Kevin Alas, CJ Perez, and Calvin Abueva to take a 106-100 lead early in the fourth quarter after trailing by as many as 89-75.
"Team Scottie made a really nice run there and actually took the lead from us," noted Cone. "But our guys steadied and made a couple of nice plays."
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