ANTIPOLO - Rain or Shine booked the No. 2 seed in Group B with a lopsided 133-103 win over Phoenix Super LPG on Friday in the PBA 50th Season Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center.
The Elasto Painters closed the eliminations with a 6-4 win-loss mark and arranged a best-of-five quarterfinal series against Group A No. 3 Converge after a 41-22 third quarter.
The Fuelmasters fell to a 5-5 slate and, as the No. 4 seed, will face No. 1 NLEX in the playoffs.
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Jhonard Clarito had his best game of the conference with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Elasto Painters.
“Before ‘yung laro, ang bilin ko lang sa mga players sa team namin, mas maganda kung mananalo tayo, pasok tayo ng quarterfinals on a winning note,” said Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao.
Aaron Fuller added 17 points and eight rebounds in only 17 minutes of action as Rain or Shine got the luxury of resting its main guys ahead of the quarterfinals.
Marcellus Earlington had 20 points, and Gian Mamuyac had 16 points, but Phoenix let Rain or Shine shoot 58 percent from the field against them.
The scores:
Rain or Shine 133 – Clarito 18, Fuller 18, Nocum 17, Malonzo 13, Santillan 13, Lemetti 11, Villegas 10, Tiongson 10, Caracut 6, David 6, Cuajao 4, Asistio 4, Belga 3.
Phoenix Super LPG 103 – Earlington 20, Mamuyac 16, Escandor 16, Rivero 9, Tuffin 9, Chua 8, Ballungay 8, Santos 6, Cullar 5, Delos Santos 2, Tio 2, Ando 2.
Quarters: 27-30; 69-62; 110-84; 133-103.
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