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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Thursday. September 14, 2017
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MANILA – Rain or Shine Elasto Painters let go of a lead as high as 18 points before hanging on to a 116-111 win over Phoenix Fuel Masters in the PBA Governors’ Cup last night at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.
Import J’Nathan Bullock led the way with 33 points – including seven 7-point conversions – for Painters, which moved up to fourth place (5-3) and tied with San Miguel Beermen.
Raymond Almazan added double-double 25 points and 11 rebounds while Gabe Norwood and Ilonggo Jericho Cruz added 17 and 14 points, respectively, for Painters, which still has a shot at a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals.
Matthew Wright finished with 36 points, including five 3-point conversions, while import Brandon Brown added 33 markers for Fuel Masters, which got booted out of the playoffs race after slipping to a 2-8 win-loss record.
Painters jumped to an early 17-10 lead on 17 straight points by Bullock. Fuel Masters responded with a run behind Brown to come to within 16-17 before Painters surged to a 24-18 lead on back-to-back hits by James Yap.
With the score tied at 24-all, Painters pulled away on consecutive points by Bullock, Chris Tiu and Mark Borboran to build its largest lead at 54-36 on back-to-back triples by Cruz.
Phoenix started strong in the third quarter behind Brown and Wright to snatch the lead 70-67 but Rain or Shine had a quick counter on inside hits by Almazan to regain the edge 85-84 heading into the fourth.
Painters continued its run early in the fourth frame behind Bullock and Almazan toward a 102-89 lead on a Borboran triple. Fuel Masters responded with a 10-0 blast to come to within 99-102.
Triples from Almazan and Cruz and an inside hit by Bullock pushed Painters ahead anew 110-103 before Fuel Masters made its last push to come to within 110-113. A putback by Norwood followed by a free throw by Almazan sealed the win for Painters./PN
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