PBA Round 13 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Beermen (4-5) and Bossing (2-7), which took place in Manila. Higher ranked Beermen lost at home to twelfth ranked Bossing 120-126 on Wednesday. Blackwater looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 29 personal fouls committed by SM Beermen helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 17 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard Sedrick Barefield (188-1996, college: Utah) contributed with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. American forward Bennie Boatwright (208-1996, college: USC) answered with a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 6 assists for SM Beermen. Beermen's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Blackwater maintains twelfth place with 2-7 record. Defending champion SM Beermen keeps the eighth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Another upset was a game between Giga (6-3) and FiberXers (3-6), which took place in Makati. Higher ranked Giga lost to tenth ranked FiberXers in a road game 92-97. Forward Justine Arana (201-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and Juan Gomez De Liano chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. At the losing side South Sudanese-American center Bol Bol (218-1999, college: Oregon, agency: The Crew A.M.) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 16 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. FiberXers maintains tenth place with 3-6 record. TNT Tropang at the other side dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. FiberXers will play against higher ranked Phoenix (#6) in Quezon in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. TNT Tropang will have a break next round.
The game between sixth ranked Giga (6-3) and 13th ranked Black Bears (1-8) in Makati on Friday ended with biggest points difference. Giga beat guests from Macau 119-112. Bol Bol nailed a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 6 blocks for the winning side. Phoenix Shackelford came up with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 13 rebounds for Macau in the defeat. TNT Tropang moved-up to fourth place. Loser Black Bears stay at the bottom position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last game of round 13 Ginebra Kings beat Blackwater on the road 115-108.



SM Beermen - Blackwater 120-126

Worth to mention about the upset in a game between Beermen (4-5) and Bossing (2-7), which took place in Manila. Higher ranked Beermen lost at home to twelfth ranked Bossing 120-126 on Wednesday. Blackwater looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. 29 personal fouls committed by SM Beermen helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!), 17 rebounds and 5 assists. His fellow American import guard Sedrick Barefield (188-1996, college: Utah) contributed with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists for the winners. American forward Bennie Boatwright (208-1996, college: USC) answered with a double-double by scoring 38 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 6 assists and center June Mar Fajardo (210-1989) added 28 points and 13 rebounds (on 13-of-15 shooting from the field) in the effort for SM Beermen. Five Blackwater and four SM Beermen players scored in double figures. Beermen's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Blackwater maintains twelfth place with 2-7 record. Defending champion SM Beermen keeps the eighth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
SM Beermen: B.Boatwright 38+13reb+6ast, F.June Mar 28+13reb+3ast, P.Jaymar 24+5reb+6ast, M.Lassiter 15+6reb+4ast, C.Ross 6+3reb+6ast, B.John Rodney 4+4reb
Blackwater: U.Robert 35+17reb+5ast, B.Sedrick 29+7reb+8ast, D.Christian 15+3reb+3ast, B.Andrade 13+7reb, P.Zamar 12+2ast, C.Austria 11+6reb+2ast

FiberXers - TNT Tropang 97-92

Another upset was a game between Giga (6-3) and FiberXers (3-6), which took place in Makati. Higher ranked Giga lost to tenth ranked FiberXers in a road game 92-97. Forward Justine Arana (201-1999) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and naturalized Spanish guard Juan Gomez De Liano (184-1999) chipped in 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. At the losing side South Sudanese-American center Bol Bol (218-1999, college: Oregon, agency: The Crew A.M.) responded with a double-double by scoring 32 points and 16 rebounds and forward Calvin-John Oftana (195-1996) scored 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Four FiberXers and five TNT Tropang players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. FiberXers maintains tenth place with 3-6 record. TNT Tropang at the other side dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. FiberXers will play against higher ranked Phoenix (#6) in Quezon in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. TNT Tropang will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
TNT Tropang: B.Bol 32+16reb+3ast, G.Brandon 14+5reb+3ast, J.Heading 13+6reb+1ast, P.Roger Ray 12+5reb+1ast, O.Calvin-John 12+8reb+5ast, N.Rey 5+4reb
FiberXers: J.Arana 21+10reb+1ast, G.Juan 16+7reb+7ast, A.Stockton 13+2reb+3ast, M.Williams 13+2reb+3ast, C.Abueva 9+1reb+2ast, L.Muyang 8

TNT Tropang - Macau BB 119-112

The game between sixth ranked Giga (6-3) and 13th ranked Black Bears (1-8) in Makati on Friday ended with biggest points difference. Giga beat guests from Macau 119-112. They outrebounded Macau 60-49 including 45 on the defensive glass. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when TNT Tropang made 9 blocks. South Sudanese-American center Bol Bol (218-1999, college: Oregon, agency: The Crew A.M.) nailed a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!), 14 rebounds and 6 blocks for the winning side and forward Calvin-John Oftana (195-1996) accounted for 16 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Giga players scored in double figures. American guard Phoenix Shackelford (188, college: CPP) came up with a double-double by scoring 31 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import point guard Damian Chong-Qui (173-1998, college: PFW) added 29 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for Macau in the defeat. TNT Tropang moved-up to fourth place. Loser Black Bears stay at the bottom position with eight games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Macau BB: S.Phoenix 31+13reb+2ast, D.Chong-Qui 29+5reb+8ast, T.Mitchell 19+17reb+3ast, L.Chon Pong 13+1reb, C.Ramon 9+6reb+3ast, J.Leung 7+6reb+6ast
TNT Tropang: B.Bol 37+14reb+2ast, H.Jordan 20+8reb+1ast, B.Ganuelas-Rosser 17+7reb, C.Oftana 16+10reb+4ast, C.Jayson 8+2reb+6ast, H.Galinato 8+7reb+1ast

Blackwater - Ginebra Kings 108-115

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Kings (6-2) beat 12th ranked Bossing (2-7) in Caloocan City 115-108 on Friday. Ginebra Kings made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Ginebra Kings outrebounded Blackwater 44-33 including 16 on the offensive glass. Ginebra Kings looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Naturalized American forward Justin Brownlee (197-1988, college: St.John's) nailed 21 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and guard Scottie Thompson (188-1993) accounted for 19 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Brownlee is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five Kings players scored in double figures. Kings' coach Tim Cone used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American center Robert Upshaw (213-1994, college: Washington) came up with 43 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds and the other American import guard Sedrick Barefield (188-1996, college: Utah) added 25 points and 12 assists respectively for Blackwater in the defeat. Kings have a solid series of four victories in a row. Ginebra Kings moved-up to second place, which they share with NLEX RW. Loser Bossing keeps the twelfth position with seven games lost. Ginebra Kings will meet Titan UGR (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Blackwater will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Blackwater: R.Upshaw 43+14reb+2ast, S.Barefield 25+3reb+12ast, C.David 15+5reb+5ast, A.BJ 8+2reb+1ast, Z.Paul 6+2reb+2ast, T.Abu Jahal 5+4reb+1ast
Ginebra Kings: J.Brownlee 21+9reb+5ast, S.Thompson 19+9reb+7ast, J.Rhon 18+4reb+7ast, J.Rosario 17+10reb+2ast, H.Stephen 13+5reb+2ast, A.Japeth 11+3reb