PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — The North and South All-Stars may have won their respective battles in the 2015 PBA All-Star game, but the real winners on Sunday night were the fans in Palawan.
The two teams didn’t disappoint as they combined for the highest-scoring output in an All-Star with the Terrence Romeo-led North downed the South, 166-161.
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At halftime, Jimmy Alapag had an emotional jersey retirement ceremony before setting the record with most assists in an All-Star Game with 17.
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The dance off between the two squads also lived up to the hype as they got the crowd at the edge of their seats enjoying their performances. The South squad, led by Jimmy Alapag and Joe Devance, won the dance battle.
“Game talaga sila Beau (Belga) at alam mo yon, doon mo makikita sa mga players na hindi talaga para sa amin yung pagsayaw, gusto lang talaga namin mapatawa yung mga tao kasi siyempre kung hindi din dahil sa mga votes nila wala rin kami dito,” North starter Marc Pingris told reporters back at the Aziza Paradise Hotel here.
“Nakita niyo naman yung mga tao kung gaano sila pumalakpak at natuwa.”
(The players were game. You can see that that players were dancing because we want to make people happy. Without the fans’ votes, we wouldn’t be here. You can see how the happy the fans were).
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