source: abs-cbnnews.com
Talk ‘N Text survived Barangay Ginebra’s scorching rally in the final 2 minutes to hang on for a 92-84 victory Saturday night in the KFC-PBA Fiesta Cup at the Batangas City Sports Complex in Batangas City.
The Tropang Texters were comfortably ahead at 86-74 with 2:32 left in the game when the Kings, behind the hot hands of Sunday Salvacion, staged a comeback that fell short.
With the win, Talk ‘N Text extended its win streak to a franchise-best 11 games and reclaimed the top spot with 12-2 mark, just half a game ahead of San Miguel Beer (11-2).
“We have to recover because this game really took a lot from us considering we played last Wednesday and as you see, my players are cramping up,” said Texters head coach Chot Reyes.
“So, we are not thinking about Alaska right now. Our concern is to recover and be ready to play on Wednesday,” he added.
The victory also moved them to a win away of assuring a playoff for one of the two automatic semis seats. It ended Ginebra’s amazing 10-game winning run in out of town matches.
Jimmy Alapag finished with 21 points and 7 assists for TNT but suffered cramps at the end of the game. Mark Cardona and Harvey Carey contributed 14 markers apiece for the TNT, which managed to win the contest despite a 3-point output of prized recruit Kelly Williams.
New Kings’ import Denham Brown tallied 25 points while Mark Caguiao added 15. Rudy Hatfield had 12 points and 12 boards for coach Jong Uichico, whose wards dropped to 8-6.
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