At A Glance
- Rain or Shine quickly bounced back from its first taste of defeat and frustrated Magnolia, 91-82, in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner's Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Saturday, April 25.
Rain or Shine quickly bounced back from its first taste of defeat and frustrated Magnolia, 91-82, in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Saturday, April 25.
Gian Mamuyac and import Jaylen Johnson formed a deadly one-two punch as the Elasto Painters fended off the Hotshots to move closer to a quarterfinals incentive.
Mamuyac fired 25 points while Johnson added 25 points and 14 rebounds — including a dunk that gave ROS an 87-80 cushion.
The same dunk even triggered a commotion as Erick Arejola got into a verbal tussle with ROS head coach Yeng Guiao.
Clint Chapman paced Magnolia with 17 but shot 0-of-5 from the three-point territory.
Meanwhile, NLEX pulled away in the second half to beat Terrafirma, 95-85, to also get back on the winning track.
A huge third quarter explosion for the Road Warriors proved to be the telling blow as they outscored the Dyip 34-9.
Robert Bolick led the way with 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists while Cady Lalanne had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
JB Bahio and LJ Gonzales also had 16 each.