Tinambakan ng Rain or Shines Elasto Painters ang Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings sa Game 1 ng best-of-three- quarterfinal series sa PBA Philippine Cup.
Tinalo ng Elasto Painters ang Ginebra sa iskor na 82-65.
“We did not expect it to be this easy but it’s just the first game,” ayon kay Rain or Shines head coach Yeng Guiao. “We played our defense tonight the way we wanted to, everybody was active.”
Nanguna sa panalo ng Rain or Shine ay si Jervy Cruz sa nagawa nitong 14 points.
Sa panig ng Ginebra, umiskor naman ng 16 puntos si Mark Caguioa (Bomboradyo)
The scores:
RAIN OR SHINE 82 – Cruz 14, Lee 11, Belga 11, Matias 9, Norwood 8, Rodriguez 8, Quinahan 8, Tiu 6, Tang 6, Chan 1, Uyloan 0, Jaime 0, Arana 0.
GINEBRA 65 – Caguioa 16, Jensen 13, Ellis 7, Tenorio 6, Hatfield 6, Maliksi 5, Espiritu 5, Helterbrand 3, Taha 2, Maierhofer 2, Labagala 0, Wilson 0, Mamaril 0, Wilson 0.
Quarters: 18-15, 39-29, 61-40, 82-65
