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SAN MIG, PETRON TRY TO BREAK INTO WIN COLUMN
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PBA Commissioner’s Cup titleholder San Mig Coffee has put behind its losing debut Friday, and the Mixers are ready to hit the road running.
Matt Rogers, hit by a case of food poisoning in their initial game, finally suits up as the Mixers tackle the Petron Blaze Boosters in their second game in the mid-season tourney at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Wednesday.
Rogers was confined in a hospital as the Mixers bowed to the Barako Energy Cola, 75-79, on opening night.
“I guess we can throw that first game out of the window,” said San Mig coach Tim Cone.
“It almost seems like we’re having a second opening game for this conference, but our import, who ran into some bad luck, will be available this time around and we’ll get a chance to see where we are at this point,” Cone also said.
Cone expects a tough game against Petron, which together with Talk n Text, are the teams he considers the top title contenders.
Petron coach Olsen Racela also has high regards for Cone and his team.
“We have to come out with a better defensive effort against San Mig Coffee. They are a team that executes their system very well, and with scorers like James Yap and PJ Simon, we have to defend better as a team for us to win,” said Racela.
Even without an import, San Mig Coffee dragged Barako Bull to a battle, fighting the Energy Cola through eight deadlocks and 16 lead changes before yielding in the end.
A three-point play by Rafi Reavis off Macapagal had the Mixers taking the lead for the last time at 71-69 with 1:58 left to play.
But back-to-back errors by Alex Mallari and Reavis opened an opportunity for the Energy Cola to race ahead, 73-71, and they held on to the finish. Danny Seigle drilled in a trey to all but wrap up their win at 76-71 with 30 seconds left.
Petron, meanwhile, found a souped-up GlobaPort squad too hot to handle, and succumbed, 92-94.
Losing debuts by San Mig Coffee and Petron were among the reversals that marked the opening weekend of the Commissioner’s Cup featuring imports of unlimited height.
Petron’s Renaldo Balkman, a legit ex-NBA player with stints with the Denver Nuggets and the New York Knicks, showed he had the goods but sat out precious minutes after getting hurt in a rebounding collision with Japeth Aguilar entering the homestretch.
He piled up 23 points and 14 rebounds in a losing cause. (SB)
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