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Peek rallies Texters past Painters in Davao game


Peek rallies Texters past Painters in Davao game Ali Peek carried Talk ‘N Text on his massive shoulders and lifted the Tropang Texters to a rousing 86-81 come-from-behind win over Rain or Shine Saturday night in a PBA Philippine Cup road game in Digos, Davao Del Sur. The heavily-built TNT center threw his weight around inside the paint, scoring seven points in the final four-minute mark of the tightly-fought game at the Davao Del Sur Cultural Sports Business Center. A big 11-0 run down the stretch allowed the Tropang Texters to erase a six-point deficit with 3:35 left. Their ninth win in 12 outings had the Texters tying idle Barangay Ginebra for second place in their heated battle for the twice-to-beat edge in the playoffs going into their much-awaited showdown next Friday. Peek topscored for 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. His basket underneath at the 1:07 mark finally put the Tropang Texters in front for good, 82-81, while his free throws with 17 seconds to go gave his team an 84-81 cushion. Peek also had a key block on a driving Gabe Norwood in the final 55 seconds with the Elasto Painters trailing by a point. Sol Mercado finished with 17 points for Rain or Shine, which led 81-75 with 3:35 left to play following a Larry Rodriguez putback off a Mercado miss. But the Elasto Painters failed to buy a basket after that, costing them the game and pinning their sixth loss in 11 games. Mercado missed a game-tying three-pointer in the closing seconds. Jason Castro collared the rebound, was fouled by Norwood and sank the two free throws for the final tally. – JVP/KY, GMANews.TV

Scores: Talk 'N Text 86 – Peek 25, Fonacier 14, Alapag 12, Williams 9, Castro 9, Reyes 8, Carey 5, Dilinger 4, Aban 0, De Ocampo 0, Yee 0. Rain or Shine 81 – Mercado 17, Arana 16, Norwood 9, Cruz 9, Reyes 9, Kramer 6, Tang 6, Rodriguez 4, Chan 3, Jazul 2, Ibanes 0. Quarter scores: 22-27, 42-44, 63-67, 86-81.
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