PBA Media Bureau
The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters exploded for 35 points in the fourth quarter as they cruised to a rout of Mahindra, 103-88, in the Oppo PBA Governors’ Cup on Friday at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum.
Raymond Almazan led the Elasto Painters with 14 points – eight of those in the fourth quarter – alongside five rebounds and two blocks while Beau Belga added 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Rain or Shine had three other locals – Paul Lee, Jericho Cruz and Jeff Chan – finish in double figures in scoring. Lee and Cruz both tallied 12 apiece while Chan contributed 10.
They also debuted a new import in Jason Forte, who posted 10 points and six rebounds in under 17 minutes of play. Forte came in from off the bench midway through the first quarter and scored all of his points in the first half.
Rain or Shine went on a 22-5 run in the fourth quarter as they turned a five-point lead into a whopping 20-point advantage, 99-79, with under three minutes remaining in the game.
They snapped a two-game slump to improve to 4-4 in the standings while knocking Mahindra, which entered the game tied for second place, down to 6-3.
Aldrech Ramos led Mahindra with 17 points while import James White posted 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Rain or Shine led, 77-74, before rattling off 13 unanswered points. Belga knocked down a triple in the run while Almazan capped it with back-to-back baskets, 90-74.
Chan would later hit a trey, 93-78, to kickstart a 9-1 run, pushing the lead up to the 20-point mark. - Interaksyon
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