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    Phoenix deals TNT a stinging loss after gallant comeback

    Uncontested Wright basket, Perkins defensive gem send TNT reeling to second successive defeat
    Feb 13, 2022
    Matthew Wright scored the marginal basket for Phoenix.
    Matthew Wright scored the marginal basket for Phoenix.
    PHOTO: PBA Images

    MATTHEW Wright scored on an uncontested lay-up with 1.3 seconds left as Phoenix Super LPG escaped with a 93-92 win over TNT on Sunday in the 2021 PBA Governors’ Cup at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

    Wright made a wide-open, go-ahead lay-up as he came away with the leather after Jayson Castro was stripped of the ball in TNT's possession, saving the day for a Phoenix side that blew a 12-point second-quarter lead.

    In the game's final play, Phoenix came up with the defensive stop as Jason Perkins blocked an alley-oop attempt by Troy Rosario off the inbound.

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      “It’s going to be everybody helping each other out. Guys might struggle. Our regular scorers might struggle a bit but whoever has a chance to contribute in any way they can, specially defensively, that’s much appreciated in this team,” said Phoenix coach Topex Robinson.

      Phoenix improved to 4-2 (win-loss) after its second straight win while sending the Fiba qualifiers’ bound-TNT squad to its second straight defeat, dropping to 2-4.

      Mikey, TNT fall short

      The loss also spoiled a heroic effort by Mikey Williams, who exploded with 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter while carrying a major scoring load in the absence of injured starters Poy Erram and RR Pogoy.

      Wright actually had a double-double, finishing with 27 points and 10 assists for Phoenix, but it was a collective effort with RJ Jazul scoring 16 points and new import Dominique Sutton adding 13 points and 10 rebounds.

      Perkins added 12 points including a lay-up with 27.1 seconds left that cut TNT’s lead to one, 92-91.

      Williams provided the highlight of the game, eluding Jazul with a crossover move and scoring with the left hand over Perkins to give TNT an 83-76 lead.

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        Gab Banal had 18 markers and Aaron Fuller had 11 points and 23 rebounds in a losing cause as TNT suffered its second consecutive defeat after losing to Magnolia just last Friday.

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        The scores:

        Phoenix Super LPG 93 – Wright 27, Jazul 16, Sutton 13, Perkins 12, Manganti 10, Pascual 4, Chua 3, Garciam 2, Melecio 2, Rios 2, Robles 2, Demusis 0, Camacho 0.

        TNT 92 – M. Williams 22, Banal 18, Fuller 11, Castro 11, Rosario 11, Montalbo 9, K. Williams 6, Alejandro 4, Reyes 0, Khobuntin 0, Heruela 0, Marcelo 0.

        Quarters: 21-15; 44-41; 72-70; 93-92.

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        Matthew Wright scored the marginal basket for Phoenix.
        PHOTO: PBA Images
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