Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Cup Updates :
Texters escape Llamados
Friday, January 24 -
Talk and Text Tropang Texters survived a furious rally in the 4th quarter by the reigning All-Filipino Cup Champions, Derby Ace Llamados, finishing the game with a score of 98-91.
Explosive guard Jimmy Alapag led the Texter's charge with a 21 point, eight assist performance capped off by a crucial trey plus a free throw to give the number-one seed a seven point, 94-87 advantage in the closing minute.
Llamados ace James Yap led all scorers with a conference-high 33 points in the losing effort.
In the 1st half, the Texters immediately took charge, firing from all cylinders to break the tough defense of the Llamados, but were unable to stop "King" James Yap from scoring eight of his 33 points.
Six-foot five Power Forward Ranidel de Ocampo, despite having only played five games this conference due to an operation in his left ankle, exploded for 16 points, hitting all four of his treys to give the Texters a 12-point cushion, 54-42, going into halftime.
The story was the same in the 3rd quarter as the Texters increased their lead to 19 in the third. That was when the Llamados struck back. They fought back and actually reduced the lead to three before Jimmy Alapag's heroics.
The next games will be on January 5, 5PM (Philippine time) in a PBA double-header at the Araneta Coliseum. The Texters, leading 1-0 in the series, will again face the Llamados in the first game, followed by the much anticipated first game of the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings vs San Miguel Beermen at 7PM.
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