San Miguel leaned on Jordan Adams to pocket its second straight win after prevailing over Blackwater in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup on Sunday, August 25.
San Miguel flipped the switch in the second half to whip Blackwater, 128-108, in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Aug. 25.
The Beermen thus joined Rain or Shine and NLEX atop Group B with identical 2-0 records while keeping the Bossing listless in three games.
Jordan Adams dropped 50 points he spiked with 11 rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block.
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San Miguel played catch-up early on but broke away on an 11-3 run punctuated by June Mar Fajardo’s jumper with 6:34 left in the third period.
The Beermen sustained that fine play and before they knew it, they were already ahead by 20 points after Adams’ booming trey, 120-100, with 4:13 left to play.
Playing with an all-Filipino lineup with the untimely departure of import Ricky Ledo, the Bossing actually started off strong but just did not have an answer for San Miguel’s onslaught in the last two periods.
“I just had to remind them that we were selfish in the first half. We weren’t rotating the ball and we’re giving them easy shots,” said San Miguel coach Jorge Gallent.
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CJ Perez fired 14 points on top of seven rebounds, four assists a steal and a block, while June Mar Fajardo was limited to 13 points and 10 rebounds in a little more than 35 minutes of action after a 37-point, 24-rebound showing the last time out.
Jericho Cruz added 12 points, six assists and two rebounds.
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Meanwile, Troy Rosario paced Blackwater with 25 points and six boards.
Sedrick Barefield contributed 16 points, while James Kwekuteye and Jewel Ponferada chipped in 11 each.
The Scores:
SAN MIGUEL 128 – Adams 50, Perez 14, Fajardo 13, Cruz 12, Rosales 10, Manuel 10, Trollano 8, Teng 8, Ross 3, Brondial 0, Nava 0, Tautuaa 0, Jimenez 0
BLACKWATER 108 – Rosario 25, Barefield 16, Kwekuteye 11, Ponferrada 11, David 10, Mitchell 9, Chua 7, Hill 4, Suerte 3, Guinto 2, Corteza 2, Tungcab 0, Jopia
Quarterscores: 31-31, 56-63, 94-83, 128-108