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CEBUANA LHUILLIER-PERA Padala demolished Henkel-Sista, 80-67,
and gained a share of the lead on Saturday in the 2007 PBL Unity Cup
at The Arena in San Juan. Kenneth Bono starred the Moneymen for the
second straight game, scoring 17 points and pulling down 9 rebounds
as Cebuana Lhuillier tied idle Burger King at 2-0.
The 6-foot-5 UAAP MVP also had
four assists to highlight the team’s fluid game that saw the
Moneymen got off to a hot start and ended a two-game losing run to
the Super Sealers dating back to the Silver Cup.
In the second game, Jason Castro
came through with a performance worthy of his MVP status as
defending champion Harbour Centre downed Dazz ’Sang Patak, 81-78.
The 5-foot-9 Castro topscored for
the Batang Pier with 22 points on top of 10 assists, including one
that led to Chad Alonzo’s three-point play for an 80-76 lead,
barely 67 ticks left.
“Hindi na shy si Jason ngayon
unlike in our first game. He attacked as often as he can,” said
coach Jorge Gallent of his guard who also had seven board, four
steals and two blocks.
Castro even outshone Reed
Juntilla who was held to just 14 points, a far cry from his 27-point
performance in the team’s victory over Toyota Balintawak.
“It was a collective team
effort that’s why I’m happy with this win. Even Kenneth shared
the ball each time he found an open man,” said coach Luigi Trillo.
“Still, we have to work more on our killer’s instinct.”
--Frank Calapre
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