29 Dec 2008
Gary David scored 20 points and Wynne Arboleda had 17 and 6 assists as the Air21 Express makes Cyrus Baguio's Air21 debut a sweet one with a 94-82 win over the frustrated Purefoods TJ Giants in the 2008-2009 KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
“When I was watching the two contenders, nakita ko ‘yung firepower ng San Miguel,” Air21 mentor Bo Perasol said. “Magkakaroon kami ng mismatch sa bigs nila, but sa wings makaka-matchup kami very well.”
“Pero it’s the same, if we can have the same intensity on defense, magkakaroon kami ng kumpiyansa sa opensa naming,” he added.
Arwind Santos who had 13 points and 11 rebounds, played great defense on Purefoods' Kerby Raymundo all night, not giving him any rhythm at all. Marvin Cruz had 11 points for Air21. Baguio struggled in this game, making only 6 points with 5 turnovers in 20 minutes.
The win sets up a January 4 meeting against the San Miguel Beermen, who won earlier in the evening against the Cca-Cola Tigers. The Express have lost both games against the Beermen so far this season.
An altercation between Purefoods’ James Yap and assistant coach Koy Banal occurred with seven minutes left in the fourth with Air21 up, 80-62, allegedly on defensive lapses by the Giants.James Yap led the Giants with 26 points. Enrico Villanueva notched his conference-leading 11th double-double with 17 points and 11 rebonds. Raymundo finished with 14 points.
Scores:
Air21 94 - David 20, Arboleda 17, Santos 13, Cruz 11, Allado 8, Baguio 6, Intal 5, Quinahan 4, Kramer 4, Canaleta 4, Billones 2, Sta. Maria 0.
Purefoods 82 - J. Yap 26, Villanueva 17, Raymundo 14, Lanete 9, Alvarez 6, Simon 5, Aban 3, Belga 2, Robinson 0, R. Yap 0.
Quarterscores: 19-14, 48-37, 72-58, 94-82.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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