(From PBA Online)
Derby Ace put behind its harrowing blowout loss at the hands of Talk `N Text a few days ago with a big 104-91 beating of Coca-Cola Sunday night in the PBA Fiesta Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
Cliff Brown finished with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, while five others also finished in double digits for the Llamados in a balanced scoring that hardly showed the effects of that 114-89 defeat inflicted on them by the Tropang Texters last Wednesday.
The 25-point rout was the worst for the franchise since an 88-60 loss to Alaska on May 31, 2008 during the Fiesta Cup eliminations.
"It's nice to win especially after that deflating loss to Talk ‘N Text," said Derby Ace coach Ryan Gregorio. "We were able to flex enough muscle despite the injury bug."
James Yap shrugged off a swollen left knee and contributed 14 points off the bench, while Roger Yap led all local scorers with 16, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, and Peter June Simon 15 for the Llamados, who scored their highest output thus far this conference.
The reigning Philippine Cup champion again tied Barangay Ginebra for third place with its seventh win in 11 games.
"Medyo tight `yung tuhod ko, pero kailangan din talagang maglaro," said James Yap, who suffered the injury after colliding with JR Quinahan in their last game against the Tropang Texters.
The loss was another letdown for the skidding Tigers.
Coke (4-8) has now lost seven games in a row and dropped eight of its last nine games despite getting 28 points and 12 rebounds from Rashad Bell and 26 from Gary David.
For a while, the Tigers appeared ready to shed off their losing ways after storming to a 29-18 lead.
But then, the Llamados held the Tigers to just 12 points in the second period, before unleashing a telling run in the third that put them in control of the match.
Brown had six points and Pingris four as the Llamados uncorked a 15-3 blast, turning a two-point deficit to a 54-44 advantage, which they never relinquished.
"We just have to keep on going," said Tigers' coach Bo Perasol. "I told them in the fourth quarter na kung ‘matalo man tayo dito it's not the end of the world. Even if we land in the wild card, we just have to remember that Rain or Shine almost beat the champion last conference (Purefoods)." - JVP/RCJ, GMANews.TV
Scores:
Derby Ace 104 - Brown 18, Yap R. 16, Simon 15, Yap J. 14, Canaleta 12, Pingris 12, Artadi 9, Salvador 4, Reavis 4, Maierhofer 0, Allado 0.
Coke 91 - Bell 28, David 26, Gonzales 11, Espino 10, Taulava 5, Mendoza 5, Cruz 4, Rizada 2, Allera 0, Macapagal 0, Calimag 0, Singson 0.
Quarterscores: 18-29, 39-41, 77-67, 104-91.
Derby Ace put behind its harrowing blowout loss at the hands of Talk `N Text a few days ago with a big 104-91 beating of Coca-Cola Sunday night in the PBA Fiesta Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
Cliff Brown finished with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds, while five others also finished in double digits for the Llamados in a balanced scoring that hardly showed the effects of that 114-89 defeat inflicted on them by the Tropang Texters last Wednesday.
The 25-point rout was the worst for the franchise since an 88-60 loss to Alaska on May 31, 2008 during the Fiesta Cup eliminations.
"It's nice to win especially after that deflating loss to Talk ‘N Text," said Derby Ace coach Ryan Gregorio. "We were able to flex enough muscle despite the injury bug."
James Yap shrugged off a swollen left knee and contributed 14 points off the bench, while Roger Yap led all local scorers with 16, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, and Peter June Simon 15 for the Llamados, who scored their highest output thus far this conference.
The reigning Philippine Cup champion again tied Barangay Ginebra for third place with its seventh win in 11 games.
"Medyo tight `yung tuhod ko, pero kailangan din talagang maglaro," said James Yap, who suffered the injury after colliding with JR Quinahan in their last game against the Tropang Texters.
The loss was another letdown for the skidding Tigers.
Coke (4-8) has now lost seven games in a row and dropped eight of its last nine games despite getting 28 points and 12 rebounds from Rashad Bell and 26 from Gary David.
For a while, the Tigers appeared ready to shed off their losing ways after storming to a 29-18 lead.
But then, the Llamados held the Tigers to just 12 points in the second period, before unleashing a telling run in the third that put them in control of the match.
Brown had six points and Pingris four as the Llamados uncorked a 15-3 blast, turning a two-point deficit to a 54-44 advantage, which they never relinquished.
"We just have to keep on going," said Tigers' coach Bo Perasol. "I told them in the fourth quarter na kung ‘matalo man tayo dito it's not the end of the world. Even if we land in the wild card, we just have to remember that Rain or Shine almost beat the champion last conference (Purefoods)." - JVP/RCJ, GMANews.TV
Scores:
Derby Ace 104 - Brown 18, Yap R. 16, Simon 15, Yap J. 14, Canaleta 12, Pingris 12, Artadi 9, Salvador 4, Reavis 4, Maierhofer 0, Allado 0.
Coke 91 - Bell 28, David 26, Gonzales 11, Espino 10, Taulava 5, Mendoza 5, Cruz 4, Rizada 2, Allera 0, Macapagal 0, Calimag 0, Singson 0.
Quarterscores: 18-29, 39-41, 77-67, 104-91.
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