Castro helps TNT tie Commissioner's Cup title series with B-MEG
Jason Castro, ineffective in the finals opener, made the shots that mattered most to help Talk 'N Text escape with a 104-102 win over B-MEG to tie their best-of-seven title series in the 37th PBA Commissioner's Cup Wednesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Castro, with the Llamados holding on to a 99-94 lead with one minute and 38 seconds remaining, scored six straight points including the three-pointer that gave the Tropang Texters the lead for good at the 35-second mark of the fourth.
Both teams exchanged misses in a 20-second span with B-MEG import Denzel Bowles committing a costly turnover that could have changed the outcome of the match.
Bowles, after grabbing the rebound off Kelly Williams' second missed free throw attempt, forgot that B-MEG still has a full time-out left and opted to throw an outlet pass to an already running Peter June Simon.
Talk 'N Text reinforcement Donnell Harvey managed to block Bowles' pass to Simon with Ryan Reyes picking up the loose ball. Reyes got fouled to stop the clock and made both free throws to give the Texters a three-point lead, 102-99, 8.2 ticks left.
Bowles split his free throws at the other end with Jimmy Alapag, who was limited to three points the entire game, sealing Talk 'N Text's win with a pair of free throws at the other end.
Castro scored 23 markers on 10-of-12 shooting from the stripe to support Harvey's 29-point and 14-rebound performance.
B-MEG's loss wasted Bowles' game-high 33 points and 13 rebounds and James Yap's 25 markers on 5-of-8 clip from the three-point range.
The Llamados fell behind early in the match with the Texters opening with a 5-0 run before settling for a 24-16 spread after 12 minutes of play.
Both teams battled through several scoring spurts and lead changes up until the final two minutes where B-MEG squandered a five-point lead and Castro carrying Talk 'N Text on his shoulders.
Scores:
Talk 'N Text 104—Harvey 29, Castro 23, Reyes, 13, Peek 12, Williams 8, Dillinger 6, De Ocampo 6, Fonacier 4, Alapag 3.
B-MEG 102—Bowles 33, Yap 25, Urbiztondo 15, Simon 10, Pingris 9, Barroca 4, Devance 4, De Ocampo 2.
Quarter scores: 24-16, 49-48, 73-75, 104-102.
Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/256205/sports/basketball/pba-castro-helps-tnt-tie-commissioner-s-cup-title-series-with-b-meg
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