The Phoenix Fuel Masters survived a scare and pulled away late against Converge, 113-107, Friday at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, dealing the FiberXers their seventh straight loss in the PBA Philippine Cup.
MANILA, Philippines -- Jason Perkins had a monster performance for the Fuel Masters, dropping a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds on 10-of-15 field goal shooting.
Alec Stockton tried to tow Converge back with a 3-pointer from straightaway to cut the lead to eight, 111-103, with 1:38 remaining.Stockton made layups down the stretch for the FiberXers, but these were not enough to mount another comeback.Phoenix, led by Rivero, then started to keep their distance and outscored Converge 36 to 23 in the third quarter to go up by 13, 86-73.
Arana and Stockton carried the load for Converge, finishing with 32 and 31 points respectively, but it was not enough to finally notch a breakthrough win. NLEX rookie Jhan Nermal never imagined he would someday play in the PBA back in his high school days in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, when even cracking the intramural lineup was a challenge.The New Orleans Pelicans boosted their hopes of securing an automatic playoff berth with a 135-123 road victory over the Sacramento...
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