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00:00 And it will be Brian Santos jumping it up against Troy Rosario.
00:04 Ball is up and we are off.
00:06 This tip-off is brought to you by Honda, the official motorcycle of the PBA.
00:11 Coach Alan, we saw how the Converge Fiber Xers struggled with bringing down the ball,
00:22 especially late in the game against Northport.
00:24 Do you think that that is something Blackwater has paid attention to,
00:28 who will take advantage of this ball game?
00:30 Brian Santos from the outside, won't get the bounce.
00:37 Armada with the pick-up and the put-back.
00:39 Small forward from Pangasinan, number 33, Tyrus Hill.
00:44 Power forward from Amolong Cagayan, number 18, Troy Rosario.
00:49 Power forward from San Luis Pampanga, number 26, Brian Santos.
00:53 And at center from Basut Camarines Norte, number 15, Justin Arana.
00:59 NCAA Finals MVP, getting a lot of opportunities under Coach Aldenayo,
01:05 playing about 21 minutes per ball game, 3 points per contest.
01:08 Easy drive for Reynambatak.
01:10 First two points for Reynambatak.
01:12 The last game he was not able to score, but we talked about his number against Naralco.
01:16 27 big points for Reynambatak.
01:21 Arana against a much smaller defender, no chance.
01:24 ...against the younger Brian Santos.
01:27 Tyrus Hill on the move, jumper short.
01:30 Not really his offense, wonderful pull-up jumpers.
01:35 More of a rim attacker.
01:37 As Justin Arana goes reverse.
01:41 ...the leading Blackwater bossing, taking care of business in their first two games.
01:45 Converge on the other side.
01:47 ...looking to miss his shots early here in this game.
01:49 Reynambatak spent his first half for Blackwater, assisting.
01:54 And that is exactly what he does, setting up Bradwyn Guinto for this end-one opportunity.
01:59 ...thought he had an angle to take the shot, but Bradwyn Guinto...
02:04 ...in their first game had seven first-half assists.
02:06 Coach Alden finishing with a double-double, 27 points and 10 dimes.
02:11 In his first game for this franchise, another basket, a one-man show.
02:15 Justin Arana with eight quickly.
02:17 Wow, first five minutes of the scoring of Converge all coming from Justin.
02:22 So let's see what adjustments Blackwater will have defensively.
02:28 Three-point shot and another one for Ray Suerte.
02:31 That's his second.
02:33 I thought they called the hat on who has eight points in this game.
02:39 David drops a double-team, towering over his defender.
02:44 Three-point shot is down for Nambatak.
02:47 Expect Converge to try and fish for that third foul and get him out of this ballgame as quickly as possible.
02:53 Layup is good for Escoto, and Arana could not help out.
02:58 That's really a gamble. But look at this very sharp back-and-pats right here and that ball protect.
03:03 17-10, back to a seven-point advantage for the Blackwater boss.
03:08 A bullhorn.
03:11 Good cut. Shawnee finishes at the cup.
03:16 It might be David posing up here against the smaller Inan Fornillos.
03:20 He faces up the jumper. No good.
03:22 But they will get another attack at it.
03:25 Strong drive. Enough for another basket for David.
03:28 Showing us a lot of body strength.
03:30 David testing the defense of Fornillos.
03:35 Sells for the outside shot. It's good.
03:38 That's a very confident shot right there.
03:40 Sometimes it's difficult to get in the mind space where you can be effective.
03:44 And you know, the thing is, these minutes are usually given to him in the first half.
03:50 In the third and the fourth quarter, you don't see him playing anymore.
03:53 Yeah.
03:54 Meanwhile, it's just all systems go from the three-point range for the Blackwater bossing.
04:00 Fifth three-point conversion now. 5-7. Red hot from the outside as they lead by 13.
04:07 Winston. Jumper's gone.
04:10 Blackwater really looked like Shawnee Winston that time.
04:13 Now, is this going to be another mismatch right here?
04:15 Oh, wide open three. David converts and another one.
04:19 In our first quarter.
04:22 RK Ilagan leading the second unit.
04:26 Another three. Number seven for Converge.
04:29 RK is always ready to take those big shots.
04:32 Just a little space needed for RK for those three-point shots.
04:35 And the confidence boost that he was able to get, you know,
04:38 after picking up from where Nambatak left off.
04:41 Being the best player of the game in their last win.
04:44 They're just playing well right now.
04:47 Hopia with a big-time rejection. RK Ilagan rushing.
04:50 RK. That's a big boy move coming from the small man.
04:54 And the defense of Blackwater and Shawnee Winston just really challenging
04:59 each and every shot of Shawnee here in the first half.
05:01 Another three. Good again.
05:03 Eight three-point shots made already as Melesho continues to miss.
05:10 RK, he has the numbers. Ilagan all the way!
05:14 Wow. Point barrage being done right here by RK Ilagan.
05:19 That's ten! He's got ten points, man.
05:21 Oh my God.
05:23 40 to 15. Yes.
05:26 That is the score right now in favor of the Blackwater bossing.
05:29 As Coach Aldin Ayo will send in four new players at the next opportunity.
05:35 Another block coming from Hopia.
05:37 And then he completes the stop.
05:40 Explosive quarter coming from RK Ilagan.
05:43 James Yap wants to join the party too strong.
05:45 He set it up for himself.
05:47 Is that going to be an assist to yourself, James?
05:50 Bucket pass. James will send it to Kwekute.
05:53 He will try from downtown as well. No good. Good back tap.
05:57 Senna, open for three. It's gone!
06:00 The floodgates are open.
06:02 On the other side.
06:04 That is nine three-point conversions.
06:07 Will this be number ten? No, it won't be for James Yap.
06:10 RK Ilagan really wanting to set up, James.
06:13 Go ahead. Take that shot, Kuya.
06:15 Alex Stockton finally secures their first field goal.
06:20 For Converge, well, it has to start somewhere.
06:24 You cannot stare at this big disadvantage and just drown.
06:28 You have to work on it possession by possession.
06:31 RK Ilagan, the layup is good.
06:34 ...concentrated down side JD Tongkab.
06:37 In the exchange that sent Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser to TNT.
06:40 That's just a big boy move coming from James Kwekute
06:44 scoring against Jerick Balanza.
06:46 And again, that was a very good read.
06:48 There was no help on the baseline.
06:49 He just saw it that he can attack the defense of Balanza.
06:53 Alex Stockton taking matters into his own hands
06:57 with nothing else working right now.
06:59 Balanza with the board.
07:01 And they're trying to go on the run.
07:02 But look at the defense already setting up for Blackwater.
07:05 Balanza finds a way through though.
07:07 As Blackwater making it rain from downtown.
07:13 Here's another one. Number ten.
07:16 They're ten of seventeen from beyond the arc.
07:19 JL De Los Santos goes to the behind the head Basu.
07:24 Brian Santos blocked by the mid.
07:28 Dambada keeps it for Suerte.
07:31 Ray on the drive. One-hander. Won't bounce in.
07:34 Rebound picked up by Caralipio.
07:36 Fourteen points in the first quarter.
07:41 And now that will be ten points in the second.
07:44 Stockton settles for the outside shot.
07:51 That's basically the spot.
07:53 Even the last conference is how they're doing their full court defense.
07:58 That is something that I've been looking for.
08:00 That's a signature of what coach Aldenayo.
08:03 But what about that big three-point shot to end this first half?
08:07 What's able to do against them in their last game and that is with defense.
08:11 Maybe the full court defense, something that they're really so adept with.
08:15 It's something that they can do here in the second half.
08:18 Look at this.
08:19 A couple of blocks just to deny those shaded area shots for the Converge Fiber Xers.
08:26 It's clear that Blackwater, even though they're already ahead comfortably in this matchup,
08:31 have no plans to miss that reverse layup.
08:35 That's why the assist department is something that we have really talked about in the first half.
08:39 Eleven is against only one for Converge.
08:43 The kind of basketball that coach Jeff Cariaso would really want to see was very evident in the first half.
08:50 That was the second assist of the ballgame for not just the player,
08:54 for the entire team of Converge as they located Stockton open for three.
08:59 Quickly erased.
09:00 Going to be a big problem for the White Shirts.
09:02 Again, it's just some effort on defense as we saw there coming from Shawnee Winston with a block and a takeaway.
09:11 That's what the referee calls the offensive foul.
09:14 63-33.
09:16 It's a 30-point lead for Blackwater.
09:20 32 now, courtesy of that.
09:22 And he's just really shining with coach Jeff Cariaso.
09:26 Oh, that is a perfect pass to Troy Rosario.
09:31 Let's make sure that the effort is well worth it.
09:35 This could be a nice battle here behind the back pass.
09:39 Oh! Rejection coming from Tyrus Hill.
09:43 What a steal though from Shawnee Winston.
09:45 Pull-up jumper is good for two.
09:47 Three suerte.
09:50 Five points, early in the third quarter.
09:52 Wants more.
09:53 Gets more.
09:54 And this is one good way, but Hoppe missing on that easy layup right there.
10:00 Alex Stockton, pull-up jumper, good for two.
10:06 Back in the ballgame.
10:09 He was fiery in that second quarter performance.
10:12 Great spin move.
10:13 The English from Jered Itongka.
10:15 Oh, wow.
10:16 That's what you get when every day you practice with Jason Castro.
10:20 So you get to at least do the Jason Castro moves.
10:26 Magdenburg again getting a lot of burn in this ballgame.
10:32 As Fornilios launches and converts from downtown.
10:36 That's a good looking shot right there.
10:38 He was pushed.
10:39 Unfortunately, I think he landed on the leg of Magdenburg.
10:43 And this best move of the game is brought to you by...
10:45 Scoring the quarter by one point, Carlo.
10:48 A good defensive effort though as they force that stop.
10:52 Deshawn Winston, strong move to the hoop for two.
10:55 RK Lagan just making sure that, okay, I'm not going to give you an end one.
11:00 Good finish for Deshawn, Shawnee Winston.
11:05 So again, this has never happened.
11:07 Blackwater and Terrathearma have never led in a team standings to start a conference.
11:11 Doesn't matter how early it is.
11:13 But right now, again, they're showing us that against the teams that are near them in terms of talent.
11:21 Again, all of the teams that were not able to make it to the semifinals.
11:24 They can be competitive in the All-Filipino.
11:27 True, true.
11:29 Four veterans who will land at the number three spot in an all-time three-point shots made.
11:35 Should be an interesting discussion moving forward.
11:38 We'd like to see a lot more three-point shots.
11:41 Not just actually from James, but Ankel is there.
11:45 1 in 46, 16-point lead.
11:48 A milking of the clock for Coach Jeff Carriazo.
11:56 So Blackwater will be alone at the top after the final minute and 30 of this ballgame.
12:02 Concepcion comes up short on the one-hander.
12:05 And obviously, things are going to get tougher for Blackwater.
12:12 They will be going up against stronger opponents.
12:15 But this is a good thing to have.
12:17 The lead.
12:18 So imagine what happens if Blackwater secures two more wins.
12:22 That's maybe one or two away from a playoff spot already.
12:25 And you know, that's just how big their win against TNT was in that game last Saturday.
12:30 So final minute.
12:35 Rip, that's painful.
12:37 Archie, what do you need to give me a foul?
12:43 Archie Concepcion, PBA player.
12:46 He's looking at you.
12:48 Whack!
12:49 Whack!
12:50 Final 14-point lead.
12:56 For Coach Alden, it's tough to find bright spots outside of Alex Stockton and Sean Winston.
13:02 The bid for Blackwater in this match.
13:04 You know, so many candidates actually for Blackwater bossing.
13:07 Of course, you're talking about RK Ilagan.
13:09 You talked about the game of Rayt Nambatak, the leadership.
13:12 And how about...
13:13 ...tell you the real story of how dominant Blackwater was in this ballgame.
13:18 And we will be hearing from our best player of the game and our winning candidate.
13:21 ...games will be since your morale is very high and you have a lot to sustain.
13:42 Like Coach said, you know, we're just going to keep working hard.
13:45 Every game, we're going to play it like it's...
13:47 And staying focused and taking, you know, taking it one at a time as much as that's a cliche, but one day at a time.