The San Miguel Beermen shake off a slow start once again as they bounce back with a huge victory over the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters. https://t.co/vKcX12Nlrw pic.twitter.com/pcxLdaXL7G
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) July 29, 2019
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 29) — The San Miguel Beermen rallied back from a 29-point hole to beat the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 117-105, in Game 2 of the 2019 PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals.
Chris Ross waxed hot from beyond-the-arc with 10 three-pointers to finish with 34 points and eight assists for San Miguel. He became the fifth local player in league history to hit 10 triples in a game, joining legends Allan Caidic and Kenneth Duremdes, teammate Marcio Lassiter and TNT KaTropa’s Roger Pogoy.
The Elasto Painters dictated the tempo early in the match as it established a 34-13 advantage at the conclusion of the first quarter.
With Rain or Shine looking to pounce on the offensive end, the Beermen came back firing with 21 unanswered points to close the gap to just one possession heading into the halftime break.
Momentum clearly switched to San Miguel as it never looked back in the second half.
Chris McCullough had 22 points, while Alex Cabagnot and Christian Standhardinger chipped in 17 points and 15 points for the Beermen, respectively.
Carl Montgomery posted 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Elasto Painters.
San Miguel has the chance to close out the best-of-five series in Game 3 on July 31 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
The Beermen used a strong second quarter performance to push the Elasto Painters to brink of elimination Monday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
The scores:
San Miguel (117) – Ross 34, McCullough 22, Cabagnot 17, Standhardinger 15, Fajardo 14, Romeo 12, Pessumal 3, Rosser 0, Mamaril 0, Santos 0, Tubid 0, Nabong 0, Zamar 0.
Rain or Shine (105) – Montgomery 24, Nambatac 15, Daquioag 13, Yap 12, Ponferada 8, Belga 8, Norwood 6, Torres 5, Mocon 5, Borboran 4, Alejandro 3, Onwubere 2, Rosales 0.
Quarterscores: 13-34, 49-52, 89-73, 117-105.
