Deon Thompson (n ° 9) and Caelan tiongson lead the celebration of the rain or the sun. —Photo in August Dela Cruz
Coach Yeng Guiao was happy to see the importation DEON THOMPSON joins him in the press room for the interview of the customary winning coach after a performance that allowed rain or obtaining again A decisive match in the quarterfinals and walking in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.
“For a long time,” said Guiao to Thompson, who scored 34 points that made 12 rebounds, seven assists, two interceptions and three houses in the 112-103 elastopainst victory on the fiberxers converges in match 3 Sunday At Ynares Center in Antipolo City.
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And why not? Thompson did not leave the frustrations of the fouling at the beginning of the third quarter of the defeat of the match 1 of Rain Or Shine, by transforming the post in his playground, even against the triple towers of Converge, Cheick Diallo, Justin Araba and Justine Baltazar in the game.
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“It really did me good, especially after match 1, which was very difficult for me to go home that evening,” said Thompson, adding: “Knowing that I have somehow left my team . “
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And now, the e-painters move to face TNT TOPANG GIGA once again in a series of semi-final to the best of the seven years temporarily to start on February 26, because the mid-season conference will have a long break in Reason for Gilas Pilipinas’ Campaign in the latest FIBA Asia Cup qualifying window.
Rain or Shine Bance on Thompson to play expectations again, with a well-balanced TNT side led by the Rondae Hollis-Jefferson import which awaits them. Tropang Giga sent the E-Painters, 4-1, in the semi-final of the opening governors’ cup of the season.
Guiao gave Thompson his flowers, not only for his performance in match 3, but also for his composure after the misery of match 1.
The familiarity of Guiao with Thompson, who faced Gilas Pilipinas in a pocket tournament in Spain in 2019 as a naturalized player for Côte d’Ivoire, prompted the rain or the time to exploit the product of 36 years of the University of North Carolina.
“I think that among the imports, he is the most underestimated,” said Guiao. “He is probably the lowest import (this conference), but he had his best game today. And only three aids less than a triple-double. Not only did that do it on the defensive side.
“He is not really noticed, but for us in the team, we know what he means and I think it is a large part of the success we have now,” he added.
Thompson was not the only story of Rain Shine’s victory. Adrian Nocum, who has slowly became one of the most popular league players with his acrobatic games and tenacious defense, delivered 25 points.
Beautiful Belga made good use of his short appearance at the beginning of the fourth to give Thompson a brief rest, while he struck two triplets who created the separation of fiberxes. This last victory for direct elimination of the painters added to their triumphs against TNT and Magnolia in the quarter -finals of the Philippine Cup 2024 and the Governors Cup.
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These two triples helped Doom Converge, whose offer for a very first appearance in the semi-finals was derailed with a second consecutive defeat in a match to be made or to make quarters. Inq
