source pba.ph
Sun, 10/18/2009 - 22:45 — junior
Ronald Tubid provided the spark coming off the bench in the last three minutes as Barangay Ginebra upended Purefoods, 95-87, to gain a share of early lead with Alaska Milk in the KFC PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum Sunday.
Tubid pumped in a trey then scored on a drive following his own steal, triggering a decisive 11-3 run that keyed the Kings' second win following a triumphant debut against the San Miguel Beermen Wednesday.
Jayjay Helterbrand put in team highs of 19 points and nine assists while Willy Wilson came through with a career-best of 16 points as the Kings pulled abreast with the Aces who earlier won their first two matches in the all-Filipino tourney against the Barako Bull Energy Boosters and the Beermen.
Mark Caguioa was limited to eight points after scattering 17 points Wednesday -- his return from a one-year layoff.
"Both team struggled tonight. It's good we ran a streak at the right time," said Ginebra coach Jong Uichico.
"It's a big back-to-back wins for us. To be honest, medyo takot ako in our first two games. We've got new players at dalawang malakas agad ang kalaban namin. We wanted sana na maka-adjust muna sa system namin ang mga new players namin," Uichico also said.
"The veterans did a good job, nakalusot kami against San Miguel and Purefoods."
The Kings take a four-day rest before facing another tough back-to-back games against Smart Gilas Friday and Alaska Sunday.
"Hopefully, we can pick up from tonight's game, we continue to improve and get past Smart Gilas and Alaska. Pero siguradong mahirap na laban yon," said Uichico.
The Giants, winners over the Burger King Whoppers in the season opener, provided a tough battle, fighting the Kings through 10 deadlocks and 13 lead changes.
James Yap fired 21 points, including a fastbreak layup giving Purefoods its last taste of the lead at 76-74.
The count was tied at 78-all before Billy Mamaril canned in a charity then Tubid struck with his five-point binge pushing the Kings ahead at 84-78 with 2:16 left to play.
Biboy Simon and Helterbrand traded a triple each in the ensuing plays as the Kings eventually settled the outcome of the game, getting the two-game roll after a runner-up finish in the most recent Fiesta Conference.
Enrico Villanueva started at power forward spot against his former team, coming through with 10 points, three rebounds and one assists in 25 minutes of play.
Rich Alvarez, another Purefoods player, was 0-of-2 from the field.
Eric Menk sat out the game due to a fractured small toe on left foot. (SB)
The scores:
Ginebra 95 - Helterbrand 19, Wilson 16, Tubid 14, Villanueva 10, Mamaril 9, Salvacion 9, Caguioa 8, Intal 5, Baguio 4, Cruz 1, Alvarez 0.
Purefoods 87 - Yap J. 21, Simon 16, Yap R. 13, Maierhofer 9, Artadi 8, Pingris 8, Raymundo 6, Timberlake 3, Allado 2, Reavis 1, Canaleta 0.
Quarterscores: 23-22, 38-39, 66-61, 95-87
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