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Paul Lee and JR Quiñahan took charge down the stretch as Rain or Shine rallied to beat Alaska, 117-114, in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup Saturday night at Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The two veterans combined for 17 points in the final six minutes to anchor the Elasto Painters’ comeback from 11 points down, 98-87, with under seven minutes to go.
A 3-pointer by Quiñahan tied the game at 104 while another triple by Lee at the 1:20 mark put the Painters on top, 108-106.
Jeff Chan also had his moments in the endgame. He scored on a jumper to give ROS a 110-106 cushion before hitting two free throws for a 113-108 edge with 27.4 ticks remaining.
Lee unleashed 10 of his 18 points in the last five minutes and 58 seconds of the game.
Import Dior Lowhorn had team-highs 24 points and 10 rebounds while Quiñahan added 16 points and five rebounds for Rain or Shine, which improved to 3-2 after losing to Meralco last Wednesday.
The Painters withstood LaDontae Henton’s 41 points and the ejection of their head coach Yeng Guiao late in the third quarter.
Guiao spent most of the second half in the locker room after picking up two technical fouls.
Henton was outstanding for the Aces until the last minute where he committed a costly turnover after dribbling the ball off his leg and misfiring on a contested jumper from the top of the key.
Alaska reeled to its third straight loss and joined Star and Blackwater near the bottom of the standings at 1-4.