Meralco vs Rain or Shine

KJ McDaniels flexed his muscles with an impressive 20-20 performance to power Meralco to a 105-87 victory over Rain or Shine and open the 2023 PBA ...

Rain or Shine actually kept itself within striking distance in the first two quarters with Michael Qualls and Yap dropping 12 points each. We also couldn’t score that much in the fourth quarter but we were stopping them almost every time down the court so it really helped out for us,” said Meralco head coach Norman Black. KJ McDaniels flexed his muscles with an impressive 20-20 performance to power Meralco to a 105-87 victory over Rain or Shine and open the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup on a winning note at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Jan.

KJ Mcdaniels and Allein Maliksi provided a big lift for Meralco as the Bolts spoiled James Yap's much-awaited return by pulling off a convincing 105-87 win ...

Cliff Hodge also put up eight points and 13 boards. Rey Nambatac, who kept the offense going for Rain or Shine in the second half, finished with 21 points and two rebounds while Anton Asistio and Gian Mamuyac had 10 each. But he only had two points after that to finish with 14 as the Bolts lit it up in the third period after outscoring Rain or Shine, 27 to 14.

KJ McDaniels led the way as the Meralco Bolts outgunned the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 105-87, to open the 2022-23 PBA Governors' Cup on Sunday.

Nambatac led Rain or Shine with 21 points, while import Michael Qualls had just 14 points on a woeful 3-of-22 clip to go along with 15 rebounds and five assists. Maliksi and McDaniels combined to score the first eight points of the third period, putting the Bolts ahead for good. "We got the defensive stops, and we got the rebounds.

GENERATING power from KJ McDaniels, Meralco started its redemption tour in the PBA Governors' Cup with a 105-87 rout of Rain or Shine Sunday at the ...

"We needed him to play extra minutes tonight since Aaron (Black) was out (knee contusion) and CB (Banchero) was cramping up. It's a relief to have him back," said Black. It worked out for us against Rain or Shine," said Black.

Meralco unleashed a strong third-quarter surge as it hammered Rain or Shine, 105-87 to kick off its title campaign on a high note in the opening day of the ...

The Bolts, meantime, found a way to neutralize the Elasto Painters' offense, especially import Michael Qualls, who, after scoring 12 in the first two quarters, was held to just two points for the rest of the game. The 6-2 Yap opened the first half on fire, scoring 12 points, including a triple in the dying seconds of the second period to knot the count at 54-54 by intermission. The American reinforcement finished with 27 points and a new PBA career-best 23 rebounds to lead his team to a huge debut win in the conference.

Meralco spoiled James Yap's return after routing Rain or Shine, 105-87, in the PBA Governors' Cup opener, Sunday at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.

The young winger left the match with 10 points, a rebound, and a steal. The Elasto Painters will face another MVP team in TNT on Friday, January 27, 5:45 p.m. The Meralco main man scored 10 in his comeback. Maliksi finished with 16 points, while Bong Quinto made 11 markers for a side that missed Aaron Black due to a knee contusion he suffered in practice. He added 15 rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block. “We didn’t do a good job crowding him and making him put the ball on the floor …