Ryan Reyes of TNT defends against Sean Manganti of Phoenix Super LPG in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup. PBA photo
TNT in q ‘finals
THE PBA Commissioner’s Cup quarterfinal cast is now complete.
It will be top seed Magnolia against No. 8 TNT, No. 2 San Miguel Beer against No. 7 Rain or Shine, No. 3 Barangay Ginebra against No. 6 NorthPort and No. 4 Phoenix Super LPG against No. 5 Meralco.
The top four teams — Magnolia, San Miguel, Ginebra and Phoenix — enjoy twice-to-beat advantage over their respective quarterfinal opponents.
Last Sunday, the Tropang Giga pulled the rug from under the Fuel Masters, 116-96, at the end of the elimination round to complete the eight-team cast..
Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson finished with a near triple double with 35 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds as the Tropang Giga snapped a three-game skid and finished the elims with a 5-6 record
Calvin Oftana, Kim Aurin, Brian Heruela and Roger Pogoy also scored in double figures for the Tropang Giga.
NLEX, which finished with a 4-7 record, was eliminated alongTerrafirma, Converge and Blackwater.
The scores;
TNT (116) — Hollis-Jefferson 35, Oftana 19, Aurin 18, Heruela 14, Pogoy 11, Galinato 6, K. Williams 4, Castro 3, Tungcab 3, Montalbo 3, Teyes 0, Cruz 0, Tolomia 0, Khobuntin 0, Ponferrada 0, Ganuelas-Rosser 0.
Phoenix (96) — J.Williams 21, Alejandro 12, Tio 10, Manganti 10, Perkins 9, Rivero 7, Soyud 6, Jazul 5, Daves 4, Mocon 4, Tuffin 4, Verano 3, Muyang 1, Camacho 0, Lalata 0, Garcia 0.
Quarterscores: 23-27, 51-53, 88-78, 116-96.
