Rain or Shine rout Meralco, target top 4
Mario West of Meralco (dark) vs Ryan Arana and Raymond Almzan of Rain or Shine (light). NUKI SABIO/PBA
MANILA, Philippines — Rain or Shine rolled to its fourth straight win by thrashing Meralco, 104-85, in the 2014 PBA Governors’ Cup Tuesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Import Arizona Reid scored 25 points that went with 15 rebounds and a block for the Elasto Painters, who rose to 5-3 after a slow start to the conference.
“Hindi naman (not really),” said ROS head coach Yeng Guiao with a smile when a reporter told him his team racked up another easy win.
“We’re just riding our momentum. We’re still playing good defense that’s the reason why we’re winning. Everybody’s making a contribution to the team. Even the guys coming off the bench, the rookies, so we’re healthy except for JR (Quiñahan),” Guiao added.
Rookie center Raymond Almazan also added a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds on top of four blocks while Gabe Norwood tallied 12 for Rain or Shine, which ran away in the final frame.
“But I hope it’s not too late. We’re trying to make the top four, we need to win one more game,” Guiao concerned. “We started out slow but we’re trying to make up for the slow start with the winning streak as of this moment. I hope we don’t lose steam. We have one more game left and that’s going to be crucial for us if we want to make the twice-to-beat advantage.”
Mario West had 29 points for the Bolts, who are in danger of missing the playoffs after falling to 2-6.
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