(From Inquirer)
Jay Washington pumped in a season-high 28 points as San Miguel Beer rolled past B-Meg Derby Ace, 101-88, Wednesday night to seize a 1-0 lead in their PBA Fiesta Conference best-of-seven semifinal series at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The 6-foot-7 Washington poured 14 of his output in a blistering third-quarter assault that allowed the well-rested and fired-up Beermen to pull away for good.
“J-Wash was a big part of our success tonight,” said San Miguel coach Siot Tanquingcen of the red-hot Washington, who also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out four assists.
“He was passing the ball well. He was good defensively.”
The Beermen flashed a fluid offense and a suffocating defense to outscore the Llamados, 35-13, in the third period.
Dragged to five games in the quarterfinals, the Llamados looked like a spent force in the second half after engaging the Beermen in a nip-and-tuck battle in the first two quarters.
Llamados import Tony Washam, three days removed from his 49-point explosion in the series-clinching win over Rain or Shine, was held to just 23 points this time as San Miguel sent double teams to clamp down on him.
“We were not just a step behind, but three to four steps behind,” said B-Meg Derby Ace coach Ryan Gregorio. “San Miguel was really in-synch in what they were trying to do.”
Washington sparkled on both ends of the floor, throwing down three dunks and completing a three-point play in a four-minute stretch.
His offensive burst was a point short of his career-high set in Game 1 of the Philippine Cup semifinals against Talk 'N Text.
San Miguel closed out the quarter with a 16-2 blast, capped by a triple from Jonas Villanueva that gave the Beermen their biggest lead at 79-55.
The scores:
SAN MIGUEL BEER 101—Washington 28, Freeman 23, Santos 15, Hontiveros 15, Villanueva 8, Pena 4, Racela 3, Cabagnot 2, Seigle 2, Miranda 1, Yeo 0, Ildefonso 0, Pennisi 0.
B-MEG DERBY ACE 88—J. Yap 24, Washam 23, Simon 12, Artadi 7, Timberlake 6, Maierhofer 6, Pingris 4, Adducul 2, Reavis 2, R. Yap 2, Canaleta 0, Allado 0.
Quarters: 25-21, 44-44, 79-57, 101-88
Jay Washington pumped in a season-high 28 points as San Miguel Beer rolled past B-Meg Derby Ace, 101-88, Wednesday night to seize a 1-0 lead in their PBA Fiesta Conference best-of-seven semifinal series at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The 6-foot-7 Washington poured 14 of his output in a blistering third-quarter assault that allowed the well-rested and fired-up Beermen to pull away for good.
“J-Wash was a big part of our success tonight,” said San Miguel coach Siot Tanquingcen of the red-hot Washington, who also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out four assists.
“He was passing the ball well. He was good defensively.”
The Beermen flashed a fluid offense and a suffocating defense to outscore the Llamados, 35-13, in the third period.
Dragged to five games in the quarterfinals, the Llamados looked like a spent force in the second half after engaging the Beermen in a nip-and-tuck battle in the first two quarters.
Llamados import Tony Washam, three days removed from his 49-point explosion in the series-clinching win over Rain or Shine, was held to just 23 points this time as San Miguel sent double teams to clamp down on him.
“We were not just a step behind, but three to four steps behind,” said B-Meg Derby Ace coach Ryan Gregorio. “San Miguel was really in-synch in what they were trying to do.”
Washington sparkled on both ends of the floor, throwing down three dunks and completing a three-point play in a four-minute stretch.
His offensive burst was a point short of his career-high set in Game 1 of the Philippine Cup semifinals against Talk 'N Text.
San Miguel closed out the quarter with a 16-2 blast, capped by a triple from Jonas Villanueva that gave the Beermen their biggest lead at 79-55.
The scores:
SAN MIGUEL BEER 101—Washington 28, Freeman 23, Santos 15, Hontiveros 15, Villanueva 8, Pena 4, Racela 3, Cabagnot 2, Seigle 2, Miranda 1, Yeo 0, Ildefonso 0, Pennisi 0.
B-MEG DERBY ACE 88—J. Yap 24, Washam 23, Simon 12, Artadi 7, Timberlake 6, Maierhofer 6, Pingris 4, Adducul 2, Reavis 2, R. Yap 2, Canaleta 0, Allado 0.
Quarters: 25-21, 44-44, 79-57, 101-88
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