Petron
runs Shopinas into the ground
by rick olivares
November 9, 2011
Smart Araneta Coliseum
Shopinas dug themselves into a hole,
crawled out of it, and then dug themselves into a grave of no return in the third
quarter against Petron Blaze that ran away with a 102-77 win.
After the Boosters posted a 30-15 lead
following Danny Ildefonso’s lone bucket of the night, the Clickers methodically
chopped down the lead behind Renren Ritualo’s two triples, James Sena’s nine
points, and RJ Jazul’s two treys to make it 43-44 at the half.
But Petron promptly regained the lead
as they dropped a 21-0 bomb, the third longest unanswered streak after
Ginebra’s 32-0 run against Shell in Game 5 of the 1991 First Conference Finals
and Alaska’s 26-0 blitz versus Talk ‘N Text in 2008, to blow the game wide open
at 67-43. By the time Sena knocked down a baseline jumper to score Shopinas’
first bucket of the third period, close to seven minutes had elapsed.
Rob Reyes, the third year
forward-center who seems to have found a home with Petron, his fourth PBA club,
spurred the Boosters in the third period by tacking on seven points, three
rebounds, and four blocks. Joseph Yeo and Arwind Santos also chipped in six
points a piece to give Petron a comfortable 76-52 lead despite missing Chris
Lutz who was out with a minor injury.
Shopinas drew big games from Jazul (16
points) and Sena (13 points and seven rebounds) but their team’s collective 22
turnovers including seven in that devastating third quarter run by Petron
simply hurt the Bert Lina-owned club. The Blaze Boosters parlayed those errors
into 35 huge points. And the 21 offensive boards by Ato Agustin’s team also
translated into 21 points.
Shopinas with all it’s college stars
fell to the bottom of the standings with a 0-8 record while Petron went up to
5-3, good for fourth place.
Petron
Blaze 102 – Santos 18, Yeo 16, Cabagnot 16, Guevarra 12, Miranda 12, Reyes 7,
Sharma 6, Doruelo 5, Agustin 4, Baclao 4, Ildefonso 2.
Shopinas
77 – Ritualo 17, Jazul 16, Sena 13, Mirza 7, Se 6, Menor 5, Aquino 5, Sison
4, Espiritu 4, Hermida 0, Duncil 0, Daa 0, Hubalde 0.
sayang si baclao , kung sa ibang team , medjo sisikat pa ng kunti, kaysa sa petron
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