TNT spoils B-MEG party preparations, forces Game Seven
Dangerous Talk 'N Text spoiled B-MEG's championship party preparations Friday night as the defending PBA Commissioner's Cup champion Tropang Texters defeated the Llamados, 92-82, in Game Six of their best-of-seven championship series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Jason Castro exploded for 25 points as the Texters force a winner-take-all Game Seven on Sunday also at the Big Dome.
The Llamados, behind Denzel Bowles' 14 points, started hot in the first quarter while the Tropang Texters struggled from the field with Larry Fonacier and Jared Dillinger combining for 10. The first period ended at 27-19 after Castro's unsuccessful three-point attempt.
Peter June Simon opened up B-MEG's scoring in the second, making a tough one-hander over a larger defender in Dillinger. James Yap continued with his strong performance in the second quarter, adding 12 markers to his seven-point first quarter performance.
Ryan Reyes tried to sparked TNT's offense, scoring six straight points while Castro added another two from a lay-up to cut the B-MEG lead to nine, 39-30, three minutes gone in the period.
The Tropang Texters continued to pour it on as Donnell Harvey and Ryan Reyes scored five more to bring the lead down to four, 39-35. Denzel Bowles tried to stop the bleeding, scoring a put back from a JC Intal missed three-pointer. After a completed steal by Reyes, Dillinger sank a jumper to further cut the B-MEG lead.
Yap refused to be denied, scoring four points, a technical free throw and a long bomb from way beyond the arc, to bring B-MEG's lead back to eight anew.
Ranidel de Ocampo countered with consecutive treys to put Talk 'N Text within two, 45-43, with less than three minutes left. A Harvey putback, with 30 seconds left, cut B-MEG's lead to one (48-47).
Castro, with still five seconds left in the second, hit a three-pointer to shove the Tropang Texters to a 50-48 lead at the turn.
In the third, Bowles and Harvey traded points inside the paint, but a Ranidel De Ocampo three gave the Tropang Texters a 55-50 spread. A Dillinger three, under the seven-minute mark, brought Talk 'N Text's lead up to nine.
A Jonas Villanueva floater put the Llamados within striking distance at 65-61. A Bowles putback ended the quarter with the Texters still on up, 67-63.
Villanueva opened up the scoring in the fourth with a three, cutting the Texters' lead to one. After an offensive foul and a technical foul from Jason Castro, Yap missed a free throw to cut the lead to two.
Castro, after Yap's missed lay-up, went coast-to-coast and scored for a 71-66 Texters lead with eight minutes to go.
The Llamados continued to struggle, while the Texters finally found their offensive rhythm with De Ocampo draining another three to put Talk 'N Text up by eight, 74-66. A Castro trey hiked TNT's lead to 13, five minutes left to play.
B-MEG coach Tim Cone, to combat their inside woes, put in Josh Urbiztondo and Ital to support the trio of Bowles, Yap and Simon. The group responded, with Yap and Bowles scoring two each to bring trim the Texters' lead down to single digits, 79-70.
The Llamados threatened for the last time on a Yap three-pointer, 86-78, with four minutes remaining.
But TNT won't be denied of the win as Castro and Reyes' back-to-back baskets gave the Texters the needed breathing room.
Cone threw in the towel as he rested his starters and brought in Mike Burtscher, Val Acuña and Jherwin Gaco to finish the game. — JVP, GMA News
Scores:
Talk 'N Text 92—Castro 25, Dillinger 16, De Ocampo 15, Harvey 11, Reyes 11, Fonacier 6, Alapag 4, Williams 2, Peek 2, Gamalinda 0, Carey 0.
B-MEG 82—Bowles 33, Yap 27, Intal 5, Villanueva 5, De Ocampo 4, Barroca 2, Urbiztondo 2, Devance 2, Simon 2, Acuna 0, Gaco 0, Burtscher 0, Pingris 0, Reavis 0.
Quarter scores: 19-27, 50-48, 67-63, 92-82.
Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/257161/sports/basketball/pba-tnt-spoils-b-meg-party-preparations-forces-game-seven
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