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PBA: Donté Greene's 40-20 outing powers TNT past San Miguel

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/05/05/tnt-2017-050517.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Donté Greene registered 41 points, 21 rebounds and 7 3-pointers to help TNT beat San Miguel and break the Beermen&#x27;s 5-game winning streak. <cite>Courtesy of the PBA Media Bureau</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Donté Greene scored a PBA career-high 41 points and TNT survived San Miguel&#x27;s late comeback try to win 112-103 in the PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup at Araneta Coliseum on Friday.</p><p>Down 11 with 2:25 left, San Miguel scored 9 straight in a span of 49 seconds to cut the deficit down to 100-98 with enough time to snatch victory.</p><p>But Larry Fonacier&#x27;s 3-pointer broke San Miguel&#x27;s momentum and jumpstarted a 7-0 run for TNT to preserve the win, the KaTropa&#x27;s 6th win in 8 games.</p><table border="1" cellPadding="3" cellSpacing="3" style="width:100%" width="737"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#4472c4" height="20"><td colSpan="4" height="20" style="height:20px;width:323px;color:white;text-align:center"><strong>PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup</strong></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#7f7f7f" height="20"><td colSpan="4" height="20" style="height:20px;width:323px;color:#000;text-align:center"><strong>Standings (through May 5) </strong></td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center;color:#000"><td height="20" style="height:20px"><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>Won</strong></td><td><strong>Lost</strong></td><td><strong>Next game</strong></td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Meralco&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Meralco</span></td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:7}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">7</span></td><td>1</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Gpt (May 10, Wed)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Gpt (May 10, Wed)</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;San Miguel&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">San Miguel</span></td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:579,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;NLEX (May 19, Fri)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">NLEX (May 19, Fri)</span></td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ginebra&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Ginebra</span></td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:579,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Ala (May 7, Sun)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Ala (May 7, Sun)</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;TNT&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">TNT</span></td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:579,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Star (May 10, Wed)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Star (May 10, Wed)</span></td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<strong><span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Star&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Star</span></strong></td><td><strong>5</strong></td><td><strong>2</strong></td><td><strong>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;ROS (May 6, Sat)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">ROS (May 6, Sat)</span></strong></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Alaska&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Alaska</span></td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Gin (May 7, Sun)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Gin (May 7, Sun)</span></td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<strong><span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Rain Or Shine&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Rain Or Shine</span></strong></td><td><strong>4</strong></td><td><strong>3</strong></td><td><strong>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:579,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Star (May 6, Sat)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Star (May 6, Sat)</span></strong></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Phoenix&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Phoenix</span></td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mah (May 21, Sun)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Mah (May 21, Sun)</span></td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Blackwater&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Blackwater</span></td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:579,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mah (May 7, Sun)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Mah (May 7, Sun)</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;GlobalPort&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">GlobalPort</span></td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mer (May 10, Wed)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Mer (May 10, Wed)</span></td></tr><tr height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:515,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Mahindra&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">Mahindra</span></td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:579,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15724527},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Bkw (May 7, Sun)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">Bkw (May 7, Sun)</span></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#d9d9d9" height="20" style="text-align:center"><td height="20" style="height:20px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;NLEX&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif">NLEX</span></td><td>0</td><td>8</td><td>			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:577,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;SMB (May 19, Fri)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;text-align:center">SMB (May 19, Fri)</span></td></tr><tr height="20"><td colSpan="5" height="20" style="height:20px;width:323px">			<style type="text/css">			</style>			<span data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:16963,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:12040119},&quot;9&quot;:1,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;17&quot;:1}" data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Standings (through May 5)&quot;}" style="font-family:arial, sans, sans-serif;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">In bold -- teams with games Saturday</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The 2 teams&#x27; 1st meeting since their semifinal series in the PBA Philippine Cup lacked some star power.</p><p>San Miguel&#x27;s June Mar Fajardo, on loan to Gilas, showed up in street clothes, as did fellow national team members RR Pogoy, Troy Rosario and Jayson Castro of TNT.</p><p>TNT badly needed players to step up on offense in the absence of Pogoy, Rosario and Castro. The KaTropa who showed up on Friday answered TNT coach Nash Racela&#x27;s call.</p><p>&quot;While we lost 3 players to the Gilas program, the guys are really ready to step forward and were able to contribute,&quot; Racela said.</p><p>Kelly Williams contributed 15 points for TNT, while Fonacier added 14, point totals that are 8 better than their conference averages.</p><p>In his 1st game for TNT since being traded from San Miguel on April 24, RR Garcia scored 12.</p><p>&quot;We are just fortunate to win na wala si Jun Mar,&quot; Racela said. &quot;It gave us a good chance in the game.&quot;</p><p>Greene added 21 rebounds and 7 3-pointers.</p><p>Charles Rhodes scored 43 points, while Chris Ross registered 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals to lead San Miguel, which lost for the 1st time in 6 games.</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank"> <strong>ABS-CBN Sports website</strong></a>.</p>

<p>Donté Greene scored a PBA career-high 41 points and TNT survived San Miguel's late comeback try to win 112-103 in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Friday.</p>

Donté Greene scored a PBA career-high 41 points and TNT survived San Miguel's late comeback try to win 112-103 in the PBA Commissioner's Cup on Friday.