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Purefoods has won so many battles behind James Yap and Kerby Raymundo. But last night, the Giants turned to their shock troopers for the needed muscle underneath the boards in reasserting their dominance over Talk ‘N Text, 108-102, Sunday in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
Yancy de Ocampo of Talk ‘N Text, right, tries to shake off the defense of Rommel Adducul of Purefoods during Sunday’s PBA Philippine Cup at the Big Dome. Jeff Venancio
The Giants clobbered the Tropang Texters in the rebounding battle, grabbing 56 caroms to their rivals’ 31, en route to the victory. Rico Maierhofer, the newest Giant addition, grabbed 10 boards to go along with 20 points and four blocks in a monstrous performance that typified his team’s dominance over the Tropang Texters squad it has defeated for the fifth straight time since last season. “Rico was unbelievable today," said Purefoods coach Ryan Gregorio, who also drew 13 markers each from James Yap and Kerby Raymundo. “But it was also the coming-out-party of KG (Canaleta) while Jondan (Salvador) was our best performer tonight especially on defense," he added. It was the third win in five outings for the Giants while the defending champion Tropang Texters slipped to 2-2. Maierhofer was instrumental when Yap was on the bench due to foul trouble. The newcomer conspired with high-flying Canaleta and shock troopers Jondan Salvador and Romel Adducul to give Purefoods a big lift.
Canaleta, a former teammate of Yap and Paul Artadi in the University of the East, played his best game of the season. He had 16 points, including six in the fourth period. His 15-foot jumper gave the Giants their biggest lead of the game, 96-87, 5:54 left and later, Canaleta completed a breakaway dunk when the Tropang Texters were inching closer. Down the stretch, Yap took over, scoring his team’s last five points to finally seal the win. The victory somehow erased the stigma of the Giants’ 79-93 loss at the hands of erstwhile winless squad Coca-Cola Tigers last time around. “We’re like a bunch of high school players when we celebrated after a made shot. We cut short our level of excitement today. We came out more serious and we’re back in business," said Gregorio. - GMANews.TV
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