December 18, 2024

PBA: Jordan Heading shows off playmaking in Converge's bounce-back win over NLEX

PBA: Jordan Heading shows off playmaking in Converge
First PBA double-double is in the books for Jordan Heading after leading Converge past NLEX. | Photo (c) PBA

Jordan Heading was truly at the forefront of Converge’s offensive engine Tuesday.

Heading put on a passing clinic, tallying a conference-high 11 assists on top of his 14 points in an impressive 102-91 Coverage bounce-back win at expense of the NLEX Road Warriors in thee PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup.

[ALSO READ: Converge regains winning ways, dumps NLEX for win no. 4 in PBA Commissioner’s Cup]


11 assists mark Heading’s career-high in assists in his young PBA career, coming off a game where he scored his PBA career-high 30 points in a loss to NorthPort.Four other Converge players finished with four assists or more, with

Deschon Winston adding six, while Alec Stockton and Justin Baltazar chipping in four each. 

Overall, the FiberXers racked up 28 total assists in a game for the second time this Commissioner’s Cup, the first time being in their 116-87 romp of the Terrafirma Dyip.  

It’s also the third straight game that Converge assisted on at least 20 shots, highlighting the team’s budding offense.


Meanwhile, Mike Watkins and Robert Bolick combined for 62 markers for NLEX in a losing effort, as the two were the only Road Warriors to crack the double-digits. 

Following a three-game win streak, NLEX has now lost back-to-back.


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