Rain or Shine’s Aaron Fuller among Phoenix’s defenders in the PBA Governors’ Cup.–PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines – Rain or Shine crushed Phoenix, 122-107, to earn a rebound victory in the PBA Governors’ Cup on Tuesday night.
The ElastoPainters got double-digit scores from eight players to bounce back from a painful opening loss to San Miguel and improve to 5-1 in Group B of the exhibition.
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Import Aaron Fuller and Adrian Nocum combined for 32 points, while Gian Mamuyac was also key in a late fourth-quarter tiebreaker at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium to deny the Gas Masters what could have been a breakthrough victory after six games.
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Fuller and Nocum each had double-doubles, with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively. Mamuyac finished with 14 points.
Rain or Shine is targeting Justin Brownlee and Barangay Ginebra, a team they beat in the first round of the import-heavy conference. The two teams will meet on Sept. 13.
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Phoenix, for its part, hopes to end its drought against San Miguel also this coming Friday.
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