B-MEG LLAMADOS over
BGY. GINEBRA KINGS, 82-67
B-Meg coach
Tim Cone insisted, somehow, they have Meralco to thank for in drawing first
blood in their semifinal duel with Barangay Ginebra.
Toughened up
by their highly physical semis battle with the Bolts, the Llamados showed up
the Kings in the opener of their PBA Commissioner’s Cup Final Four.
The Llamados
showed physical and mental toughness, overcoming a poor start and winning in
runaway fashion. In this series opener, the Llamados climbed out of an early
15-point hole and showed tremendous sustaining power, dominating the Kings in
the final half.
The Kings
got off to a strong start, but tapered off in the second quarter and failed to
recover, terribly missing the services of injured star Mark Caguioa. Jackson
Vorman sizzled with seven points, five rebounds and three assists in the
opening period, but he himself cooled down in the next three quarters. Probably
due to frustration, Vroman lost his cool in his rugged battle with Yancy de
Ocampo in the second half. He incurred a flagrant foul penalty 1 for shoving De
Ocampo’s face.
Marc Pingris
also drew an F1 earlier in a collision with Enrico Villanueva. Pingris’
infraction, however, seemed to fire up his teammates even more. The Llamados
made a big turnaround from a 15-point deficit early on, building 20-point
spreads in
the fourth
quarter and breezing through in what was expected to be a slam bang match.
BML 82 - Bowles 21, Simon 13, Devance
9, Yap 9, De Ocampo 9, Urbiztondo 6, Reavis 5, Intal 4, Pingris 4, Villanueva
2, Barroca 0.
BGK 67 - Vroman 10, Labagala 10,
Villanueva 8, Hatfield 8, Cortez 7, Canaleta 6, Helterbrand 6, Ababou 5, W.
Wilson 4, J. Wilson 2, Raymundo 1, Mamaril 0.
QS: 8-21, 33-29, 60-42, 82-67
TALK N TEXT TROPANG
TEXTERS over BARAKO BULL ENERGY, 123-98
Riding the
courageous acts of Kelly Williams and Donnell Harvey, Talk n Text sprang
back strong
from its Game One defeat, clobbering Barako Bull in the second game of their
PBA Commissioner’s Cup best-of-five semifinal showdown.
Williams and
Harvey both played through pain, providing the Texters a big push as they got
back at the Energy, avenging their 77-84 loss in the series opener. Talk n Text
coach Chot Reyes said the key was that they held their ground in Game Two.
Williams and
Harvey showed their teammates the way, enduring their injuries as they fought
through. The two bucked their injuries, combining for 36 points, 18 rebounds,
six assists and six blocks. They were right there as the Tropang Texters went
on a rip-roaring run in the fourth quarter to win the game with plenty to
spare.
Ranidel de
Ocampo proved to be a big matchup problem for Barako early on with the agile
forward connecting practically from all over as the Texters took the half at 55-45.
The former St. Francis Assisi stalwart knocked in three triples, four twinners
and a charity for 18 points that went with three rebounds and one assist in the
first 24 minutes of play.
TNT 123 - Harvey 24, De Ocampo 18,
Fonacier 14, Reyes 13, Williams 12, Alapag 12, Castro 10, Dillinger 9, Carey 6,
Raymundo 3, Gamalinda 2, Aguilar 0, Alvarez 0, Lao 0.
BBE 98 - Freeman 20, Allado 20, Seigle
16, Tubid 10, Miller 10, Aquino 6, Najorda 5, Salvador 5, Pena 4, Arboleda 2,
Cervantes 0, Pennisi 0.
QS: 24-25, 55-45, 88-76, 123-98
Source: Unless otherwise specified, game
recaps were compressed and compiled from PBA.ph
