RAIN or Shine sustained its rise from the grave as it beat Terrafirma, 116-104, for its fourth straight win in the PBA Philippine Cup.
Veteran Beau Belga again stood at the forefront of the Elasto Painters' charge with 19 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists, while Andrei Caracut had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds in the win that put the team at the .500 mark for the first time at 4-4 for solo fifth place,
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The Dyip lost for the second straight game and fell at 4-5 to occupy the No. 8 spot.
Four other players finished in double figures for the Elasto Painters in the wire-to-wire win at the Caloocan Sports Complex.
Rain or Shine capped its dominance of Terrafirma by producing a total of 40 assists led by both Caracut and Belga.
The 40 assists was the most in a game by a team since San Miguel had 46 in a 145-132 win over Northport in last season's Governors' Cup.
The loss put to naught another well-rounded game by top rookie pick Stephen Holt, who went two rebounds short of a triple double with 20 points, eighth rebounds, and 13 assists.
Juami Tiongson also had 20 points, while Javi Gomez De Liano had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The scores:
Rain or Shine (116) - Belga 19, Caracut 17, Clarito 16, Santillan 15, Borboran 13, Belo 11, Mamuyac 10, Demusis 6, Ildefonso 6, Asistio 3, Nocum 0.
Terrafirma (104) - Holt 20, Tiongson 20, Gomez de Liano 18, Go 13, Cahilig 9, Camson 9, Calvo 4, Alolino 4, Ramos 3, Carino 3, Sangalang 1, Mina 0.
Quarterscores: 34-32; 65-61; 92-82; 116-104.
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