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PBA: Elite smash Kia to bolster All-Filipino playoff bid

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Paul Lintag, ABS-CBN Sports

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/02/16/blackwater_1.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Blackwater improved to 4-5 with the win, good for joint 8th place with Phoenix. Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports</figcaption></figure></div>Blackwater&#x27;s own playoff chase got a timely boost Friday at the Big Dome.The Elite used a second-half surge to smash Kia, 95-76, in the 2018 PBA Philippine Cup, making things interesting in the race for the last quarterfinal slots of the season-opening joust.Blackwater improved to 4-5 with the win, good for joint 8th place with Phoenix. Meanwhile, the Picanto were formally eliminated from contention after losing for the eighth time in nine games.&quot;We would want to keep our hopes alive and that could only happen if we could continue our winning ways,&quot; head coach Leo Isaac said.&quot;That win against San Miguel was like a shot in the arm and with this convincing win against Kia, maybe we can go on and move up to the next level,&quot; he added. <div>The Scores:</div>BLACKWATER 95 — DiGregorio 21, Erram 17, Maliksi 14, Sena 9, Belo 8, Marcelo 8, Cruz 5, Pinto 5, Jose 4, Javier 3, Banal 1, Cortez 0, Neypes 0, Palma 0.KIA 76 — Tubid 22, Celda 21, Corpuz 9, Lastimosa 8, McCarthy 6, Reyes 5, Camson 3, Khobuntin 2, Escoto 0, Galanza 0, Sara 0, Yee 0.Quarters: 25-21, 47-41, 77-65, 95-76.(For more sports coverage, visit the<a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"> ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

Blackwater's own playoff chase got a timely boost Friday at the Big Dome.

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PBA: Elite smash Kia to bolster All-Filipino playoff bid

Paul Lintag,

ABS-CBN Sports

Published February 16, 2018 06:51 PM PHT

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Updated February 16, 2018 07:24 PM PHT

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