Pampanga and Makati geared up in the fourth quarter and sped away to victories in the OKBet-Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Season 5 on Thursday, September 14, at the Bataan People's Center in Balanga City, Bataan.
The Pampanga Giant Lanterns banked on Encho Serrano, Justine Baltazar and MJ Garcia to rout Bacolod City of Smiles, 103-86, in the opener of the triple bill.The Makati OKBet Kings, drawing firepower from Rob Celiz and Billy Robles, followed suit with a 76-61 dumping of the Pasay Voyagers.With its 24th win against two losses and only two games remaining for the team in the elimination round, Pampanga is assured of finishing No. 1 in the North division.
It was a similar story for Makati as Celiz scored 10 and Robles added four to surpass the 12-point output of the Voyagers in the fourth quarter.Pasay dropped to 15-10 but is already assured of a slot in the 8-team playoffs. Bacolod, which is out of contention, skidded to 10-17.Serrano finished the game with 29 points, nine assists and four rebounds. Baltazar added 19 points, 14 rebounds and two assists and Garcia collected 14 points and three assists.
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