TNT Tropang Giga hardly showed the effect of a two-week inactivity after beating erstwhile PBA Philippine Cup leader Rain or Shine, 79-69 Friday at the Ynares Sports Arena.
TNT vs ROS recap
The Tropang Giga took control from the start and never wavered on their way to notching a second straight coming off a two-week break for solo second in the standings.
Troy Rosario and Roger Pogoy each had 13 for TnT, which finally played top rookie pick Mikey Williams.
Rosario added 14 rebounds for a double-double.
The 6-foot-2 rookie guard finished with seven points but struggled with his shots by going 2-of-10 from the field in his league debut.
"Kahapon lang kami nabuo as a team in one practice," said coach Chot Reyes. "So we had to play Mikey. We had no choice on the matter."
But despite not really having the complement of playing as a whole unit for a long period of time, the Tropang Giga still proved dominant against a skidding Rain or Shine side, leading by as many as 16 points late in the game.
The Elasto Painters suffered their second straight loss after starting the season with three straight victories.
Javee Mocon had a game-high 22 points to pace Rain or Shine, which is coming off its lowets output in franchise history following a 74-48 loss to the Alaska Aces.
The scores
TNT (79) -- Rosario 13, Pogoy 13, Khobuntin 10, Castro 9, M. Williams 7, Heruela 6, Alejandro 6, K. Williams 6, Montalbo 5, Erram 4, Marcelo 0.
RoS (69) -- Mocon 22, Borboran 12, Johnson 7, Caracut 6, Norwood 6, Torres 5, Ponferada 5, Nambatac 4, Wong 2, Belga 0, Santillan 0.
Quarterscores: 22-19; 43-33; 64-52;79-69.
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