Air 21 spoils Pido Jarencio’s PBA coaching debut after defeating GlobalPort

The Air 21 Express rode a strong second half performance from import Herve Lamizana to fashion out a tight 83-78 victory over the GlobalPort Batang Pier to open the PLDT Home TVolution Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday at Mall of Asia Arena.

Photo by Nuki Sabio/PBA Images
The loss spoiled the PBA coaching debut of Pido Jarencio, who took over the reins for the Batang Pier after spending eight seasons calling the shots for University of Santo Tomas.


After a lackluster performance in the first half that saw him score just two point, Express import Herve Lamizana broke loose in the third period, when he scored 16 of his 22 points..... [Read Full Article on interaksyon.com]

The scores:

Air 21 83 — Lamizana 22, Yeo 21, Taulava 14, Cardona 11, Borboran 6, Villanueva 4, Burtscher 2, Sharma 2, Jaime 0, Poligrates 0, Matias 0, Camson 0, Manuel 0.

Globalport 78 — Brock 28, Chua 10, Washington 9, Macapagal 8, Custodio 8, Cabagnot 4, Garcia 4, Romeo 3, Yee 2, Salva 2, Nabong 0, Ponferada 0, Salvador 0.

Quarters: 22-14; 40-45; 66-56; 83-78.