Rain Or Shines' 4Q Rain Puts Off Petron's Blaze For A 2-0 Lead

Rain or Shine Elasto Painters truly shined once again against Petron taking a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semifinal series in the 2014 PLDT MyDSL Philippine Cup at the Mall of Asia Arena. The win placed ROS halfway into their quest for entering the Finals.

Petron was up 11 points at 67-78 coming into the last quarter but ROS outscored Petron in the final quarter to a 103-94 win. It rained points for ROS in the last period as they made 36 points compared to Petron's 16. In the payoff period, Jeff Chan poured in 9 of his 20 while rookie and fomer Letran Knights, Raymond Almazan contributed big with 10 points in that period from his total of 15. Lee also had 15 points in the game along with Belga and Norwood with 11 apiece.

Meanwhile, Fajardo lead the way for the Boosters with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks only to lose to the Painters. Playmaker Alex Cabagnot also chipped in 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals but it was not enough to hold off ROS.

The Game 3 will on Saturday, February 1, at 3pm in the Mall of Asia Arena.

Game Scores:

Quarterscores: 18-32, 46-49, 67-78, 103-94

Rain or Shine 103 – Chan 20, Almazan 15, Lee 15, Belga 11, Norwood 11, Arana 8, Tang 5, Quinahan 4, Cruz 4, Nuyles 4, Rodriguez 4, Teng 2, Tiu 0, Ibanes 0.

Petron Blaze 94 – Fajardo 20, Cabagnot 17, Lassiter 14, Santos 12, Lutz 7, Kramer 6, Hubalde 6, Ross 6, Tubid 4, Taha 2.