Full charged Texters stop Elasto Painters; Barako's Rookie Night

PBA's double header last Friday, October 14 went exciting because of the explosion of unexpected players. 

HE "Carey" US

The ever hardworking Harvey Carey lift TNT to its 2nd straight win of the Conference and dropped Rain or Shine to 2 and 1 and gave their first lost. 

It was the 28 points and 14 rebounds of Carey that carried TNT to another win, with the help from Ryan Reyes and "The Blur" Jayson Castro. The small runs of Talk 'N Text kept them ahead in most part of the game. Castro also had a double-double performance with 18 points and 10 assists, he anchored the Tropang Texters while their primary leader Jimmy Alapag still out with injury. Reyes, Fonacier and Dilinger added a combined 43 points to boost the lead of TNT and never looked back.

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Lee-thal Rain or Shine; New Alaska?

"Lee-thal Weapon" Paul Lee
drive to the basket
(Image by the PBA/Nuki Sabio)

Riding the Momentum

From their last win against the Ginebra Kings, Rain or Shine carried their winning momentum against their next opponent, Powerade Tigers who were also coming from a win against the new Shopinas Clickers.

Before the game started, Marcio Lassiter said that, he will shut down "The Lee-thal Weapon" Paul Lee. Can he do that?

In the first quarter the Elasto Painters still started the game with out Paul Lee. It was a slow start for both teams, Gabe Norwood made a nice up and under to score their first points of the game. Quinahan also made a strong start and they made a short spurt to have a 12-6 lead but Gary David made a 3-point shot to stop the run of the Rain or Shine. Unfortunately for the Powerade Tigers, the stopper of Paul Lee, Marcio Lassiter was stopped with 2 early fouls in the first quarter. Despite Lassiter was slowed down with fouls, the Tigers made their own run and had a 4 point lead, 17-13. Lee entered the game in the 3-minute mark of the quarter and suddenly the complexion of the game changed and he scored 6 points as soon as he stepped on the hardcourt. That tied the game and ended the quarter at 21 a piece.

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PBA Opening Game decided in the last second

JUST 1 POINT!

In the first game of the Season Brgy. Ginebra Kings met the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and it was a certified thriller! Unfortunately for Ginebra fans, Elasto Painters won the game by just 1 point, 93-94.

In the first quarter of the game, it was no surprise that Co-Head Coach Siot Tanquincen and Jong Uichico started the game with a 3-guard line up but NO Mark Caguioa in the starting five. It was quite obvious that Gin Kings lacked big men in their line up and it was exposed in their game. Nevertheless, Ginebra started the game with a blast, an 11-2 run in the early minutes of the first quarter and established their biggest lead of the game at 7 points.

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PBA Teams 2011-2012 Line-Up (RoS Ealsto Painters)

RAIN OR SHINE ELASTO PAINTERS
Head Coach: Yeng Guiao

#              Players
1              Jonathan Uyloan
3              Paul Lee
5              Larry Rodriguez

Image by the PBA

6              Jireh Ibanes
8              Ronjay Buenafe
10            Gabe Norwood
11            Tyrone Tang
16            Jeff Chan
18            Ryan Arana
20            Jervy Cruz
21            Chito Jaime
30            Beau Belga
33            Ronnie Matias
48            Ronald Quinahan

Elasto Painters could also be the another dark horse in this coming Conference. They have their own core three Ronjay Buenafe, Ryan Arana and Gabe Norwood, they can be the difference maker. They also have a solid back up, with Jeff Chan, Beau Belga, Larry Rodriguez and Jervy Cruz.

The addition of Paul Lee in the line up will mean a more stable point guard for the team. He can create for his teammate and also create his own shot. They also have big guys that are willing to fight inside the paint and sacrifice their own body for the rebound.

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