Donovan Smith shined in his return and led Converge to a 130-103 victory over Phoenix to keep their quarterfinals hopes alive in the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the SMART Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night.
Brought in to replace Kylor Kelley, the towering bruiser dropped 32 points and 13 rebounds as he proved to be a thorn on the side of his former team while steering the FiberXers to back-to-back wins for the first time in this conference.
He presided over their strong start which eventually led to a massive third-quarter breakaway as the 32-year-old completely took advantage of not having a counterpart inside, as the Fuel Masters missed the services of James Dickey III.
Thanks to Smith, Converge improved to 4-6, dislodging Terrafirma at the ninth spot of the standings as it’s now lurking just outside of the Top Eight.
