Top-seeded Bay Area Dragons eliminates the no.8 Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, 126-96 in the quarterfinals of the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup on Friday, December 9 at the PhilSports Arena.
Bay Area advances to the best-of-5 semis and now awaits the winner between San Miguel-Converge quarterfinal series.
Chinese-Australian Hayden Blankley led the Dragons with a double-double of 47 points on 17-of-21 shooting including 10-of-13 from behind the arc along with 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and a block in 37 minutes of play. Andrew Nicholson with a solid game of 32 points (12/21fg, 3/8 3pts, 5/7ft) to go with 8 rebounds and 2 assists in his return as the Dragons' import while Glen Yang had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Scores:
BAY AREA 126 - Blankley 47, Nicholson 32, Yang 13, Zhu 9, Song 6, Lam 5, Zheng 5, Liu 4, Ewing 3, Reid 2, Si 0, Ju 0, Zhang 0.
RAIN OR SHINE 96 – Nambatac 19, Pearson 15, Nieto 12, Caracut 12, Asistio 9, Mamuyac 8, Clarito 7, Santillan 7, Belga 3, Borboran 3, Ponferada 1, Norwood 0, Guinto 0, Ildefonso 0, Torres 0.
Quarters: 27-16, 60-44, 92-68, 126-96. [GAME STATS] | [GAME HIGHLIGHTS] | [Buy PBA Jersey]
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