ANTIPOLO — NLEX moved a win away from advancing to the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup semifinals following a 124-117 victory over Phoenix Super LPG in Game 2 of their quarters series at the Ynares Center here, Wednesday night.
Deschon Winston and Deonte Burton sparked the telling 14-2 run to flip a three-point deficit to a 110-101 Road Warriors lead with 7:01 left, before the crew put together a strong finish toward building a 2-0 lead in the race-to-3 series.
Coach Jimmy Alapag and his men could send the Fuel Masters home in Game 3 this Saturday, October 31, 5:15 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Winston starred in the win with 31 points to lead all scorers. BPC frontrunner Robert Bolick also had 31 points, alongside five rebounds, and four assists, as he was also integral during NLEX’s fourth-quarter turnaround.
Burton finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds, including back-to-back hits to push their lead to 120-111 with 1:34 left after the opposition got to within five.
Kevin Alas chipped in 12 markers on 5-of-9 shooting from the field to lead the bench mob as the Road Warriors received a huge lift from the usual suspects.
