Converge large man Justine Baltazar within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.–PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines–Converge pummelled Blackwater, 127-109, on Sunday evening to notch solo second within the PBA Commissioner’s Cup and tie a franchise milestone.
The FiberXers rode the recent palms of Jordan Heading and extremely touted rookie Justine Baltazar to win its eighth recreation after 11 conferences—a file for the younger telco membership.
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The win, usual at Ynares Heart in Antipolo Metropolis, matched the franchise’s all-time file which occurred two seasons in the past in the identical event when the crew was nonetheless coached by Aldin Ayo with Quincy Miller as its reinforcement.
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The evening, nevertheless, was dampened by an damage to Justin Arana, who hyperextended his knee through the match. He was, luckily, capable of go away the hilltop venue on his personal.
Heading had 22 factors whereas Baltazar 20—the best of his younger PBA profession which he paired with 10 rebounds. Import Cheick Diallo was simply as large with 20 and 10.
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Blackwater leaned on import George King, who put up 34 factors whereas Jaydee Tungcab added 20 for the membership which slid to 2-8 within the standings.
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Converge, which is the second-best membership now behind TNT, can lock up the twice-to-beat bonus with yet one more recreation left to play: Towards powerhouse San Miguel which they pushed to the restrict within the quarterfinals of the earlier convention.
The Scores:
CONVERGE 127 – Heading 22, Baltazar 20, Diallo 20, Stockton 19, Delos Santos 10, Winston 10, Santos 8, Nieto 8, Arana 7, Racal 3, Caralipio 0, Andrade 0
BLACKWATER 109 – King 34, Tungcab 20, Chua 16, David 14, Kwekuteye 10, Casio 6, Corteza 4, Ponferrada 3, Guinto 2, Montalbo 0, Ayonayon 0, Jopia 0
Quarterscores: 33-26, 70-56, 97-88, 127-109.
