(From PBA Online)
Offense trumped defense as Talk 'N Text routed Derby Ace, 114-89, as the Tropang Texters extended their winning streak to seven in the PBA Fiesta Cup Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Tropang Texters poured in 17 unanswered points in a sizzling third quarter run to rip apart a game of changing fortunes in the opening half.
That mighty show of offense had coach Chot Reyes and his boys suddenly turning a close one-point game into a 67-49 edge with just seven minutes gone by in the third.
The lead eventually ballooned to a 90-64 spread on a Mac Cardona three-pointer with 9:33 left in the game as Talk 'N Text coasted the rest of the way to improve its record to 8-2 overall and stay in solo second.
The total output of the Tropang Texters was the most the Llamados allowed their opponents this conference after holding other teams to a league best 77.0 points average per game.
Except in the second period when Derby Ace limited them to just 18 points, the Tropang Texters scored at least 31 markers in each of the three quarters.
"Hopefully, this gives us a glimpse of our potential," declared Reyes later in the post-game interview. “If the players come out and don't worry about playing time and focus on what they can contribute, then it's a good situation."
Cardona led the Tropang Texters with 23 points, Harvey Carey had 16, Shawn Daniels and Jimmy Alapag added 15 each, while three others - Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes and Ranidel De Ocampo - were also in double figures in a balanced scoring for the telecommunication franchise.
"Coming into this ballgame, all we talked about is to come out with a great performance. We knew Purefoods is a champion team," added Reyes.
The loss was the worst this conference for the Llamados, snapping their three game winning run.
They fell to 6-4 in a three-way tie for third to fifth places with Barangay Ginebra and Alaska.
James Yap scored a personal conference-high of 28 points for Derby Ace, 17 of them in the second period when the Llamados battled back from a 15-point deficit and trim the gap to 50-49 at halftime.
But the former league most valuable player went cold at the height of that big Talk 'N Text third quarter run and wouldn't buy a basket until the final minute of the period when the Tropang Texters were already in full control, 81-60.
"In the third quarter, James Yap tired a little, but that's big for us," said Reyes.
Cliff Brown carried the fight for the Llamados as the energetic import had 22 points and 18 rebounds. He scored all of the team's first nine points in the second half until Yap's side jumper broke the ice for the Derby Ace locals. - GMANews.TV
Scores:
Talk 'N Text 114 - Cardona 23, Carey 16, Daniels 15, Alapag 15, Williams 14, Reyes 11, De Ocampo 11, Dillinger 3, Waters 2, Castro 2, Aban 2, Yee 0, Quinahan 0.
Derby Ace 89 - Yap J. 28, Brown 22, Artadi 9, Pingris 9, Maierhofer 7, Timberlake 4, Canaleta 4, Simon 4, Yap R. 2, Adducul 0, Reavis 0, Allado 0.
Quarter scores: 32-17, 50-49, 81-63, 114-89.
Offense trumped defense as Talk 'N Text routed Derby Ace, 114-89, as the Tropang Texters extended their winning streak to seven in the PBA Fiesta Cup Wednesday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Tropang Texters poured in 17 unanswered points in a sizzling third quarter run to rip apart a game of changing fortunes in the opening half.
That mighty show of offense had coach Chot Reyes and his boys suddenly turning a close one-point game into a 67-49 edge with just seven minutes gone by in the third.
The lead eventually ballooned to a 90-64 spread on a Mac Cardona three-pointer with 9:33 left in the game as Talk 'N Text coasted the rest of the way to improve its record to 8-2 overall and stay in solo second.
The total output of the Tropang Texters was the most the Llamados allowed their opponents this conference after holding other teams to a league best 77.0 points average per game.
Except in the second period when Derby Ace limited them to just 18 points, the Tropang Texters scored at least 31 markers in each of the three quarters.
"Hopefully, this gives us a glimpse of our potential," declared Reyes later in the post-game interview. “If the players come out and don't worry about playing time and focus on what they can contribute, then it's a good situation."
Cardona led the Tropang Texters with 23 points, Harvey Carey had 16, Shawn Daniels and Jimmy Alapag added 15 each, while three others - Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes and Ranidel De Ocampo - were also in double figures in a balanced scoring for the telecommunication franchise.
"Coming into this ballgame, all we talked about is to come out with a great performance. We knew Purefoods is a champion team," added Reyes.
The loss was the worst this conference for the Llamados, snapping their three game winning run.
They fell to 6-4 in a three-way tie for third to fifth places with Barangay Ginebra and Alaska.
James Yap scored a personal conference-high of 28 points for Derby Ace, 17 of them in the second period when the Llamados battled back from a 15-point deficit and trim the gap to 50-49 at halftime.
But the former league most valuable player went cold at the height of that big Talk 'N Text third quarter run and wouldn't buy a basket until the final minute of the period when the Tropang Texters were already in full control, 81-60.
"In the third quarter, James Yap tired a little, but that's big for us," said Reyes.
Cliff Brown carried the fight for the Llamados as the energetic import had 22 points and 18 rebounds. He scored all of the team's first nine points in the second half until Yap's side jumper broke the ice for the Derby Ace locals. - GMANews.TV
Scores:
Talk 'N Text 114 - Cardona 23, Carey 16, Daniels 15, Alapag 15, Williams 14, Reyes 11, De Ocampo 11, Dillinger 3, Waters 2, Castro 2, Aban 2, Yee 0, Quinahan 0.
Derby Ace 89 - Yap J. 28, Brown 22, Artadi 9, Pingris 9, Maierhofer 7, Timberlake 4, Canaleta 4, Simon 4, Yap R. 2, Adducul 0, Reavis 0, Allado 0.
Quarter scores: 32-17, 50-49, 81-63, 114-89.
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