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PBA: Rain or Shine fends off GlobalPort in fight-marred game

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/05/20/pba.jpg"/><figcaption>Raymond Almazan and the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters survived a physical encounter with GlobalPort in the 2018 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup. <em>PBA Media</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – <strong>(UPDATED)</strong> The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters gained solo lead in the 2018 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup, but only after holding off the GlobalPort Batang Pier in an eventful contest on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.</p><p>The Elasto Painters got huge shots from Chris Tiu in crunch time for a 96-90 victory that hiked their record to 5-1 heading into the league&#x27;s All-Star break.</p><p>The game was a testy affair, however, with Tiu being bloodied by an inadvertent elbow from GlobalPort import Malcolm White with 6:50 left to play, and a near-bench clearing brawl with 3:20 to go that led to the ejection of GlobalPort&#x27;s Kelly Nabong and Rain or Shine&#x27;s Maverick Ahanmisi.</p><p>When the dust settled after the scuffle, the Elasto Painters outscored the Batang Pier, 10-6, for a 94-85 lead with 57.9 seconds to go that they managed to maintain all the way to the end.</p><p>There was one last near-fracas in the final minute, with Raymond Almazan getting called for a flagrant foul on White. A triple by Nico Elorde with 20 seconds left made it a four-point game, 90-94, but James Yap – off White&#x27;s sixth foul – split his free throws for a 95-90 cushion.</p><p>&quot;Another hard-earned victory for us,&quot; said Rain or Shine coach Caloy Garcia. &quot;At least, hindi natanggal &#x27;yung focus nila after that scuffle.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The nice thing is when Ahanmisi was ejected, Chris was able to deliver when he came in.&quot;</p><p>GlobalPort dropped to 3-3 with the result.</p><p>Import Reggie Johnson led Rain or Shine with 18 points, 16 boards, and seven assists to make up for his eight turnovers, while Yap had 14 points off the bench. Ahanmisi scored 13 points before his ejection, while Almazan had 12 points and eight boards. Tiu scored 10 markers on top of six assists to earn Player of the Game honors.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/pba/news/2018/05/20/pba-romeo-s-injured-foot-not-look-good-41835">PBA: Romeo&#x27;s injured foot does NOT look good</a></li></ul><p>It was a closely fought game, with Rain or Shine needing a Norbert Torres jumper and a transition lay-up by Ahanmisi to force a 45-all deadlock at the half. The Elasto Painters took a slim 67-62 lead after the third period, but a strong start to the payoff frame – anchored by Ahanmisi and Yap – gave them a 74-64 lead with 9:36 left.</p><p>That advantage disappeared almost instantly, however, as Nabong sparked a 10-0 run, capped by a White lay-up for a 74-all tie with 6:50 to play. Tiu was injured in that same sequence, with replays showing that White hit him on the mouth while going for the offensive rebound. The Rain or Shine guard, despite bleeding profusely, managed to make it to their bench on his own power, but not before trying to confront the GlobalPort import.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">White ties the game at 74 with 6:48 left. Chris Tiu meanwhile is down and appears to be bleeding from the mouth. <a href="https://t.co/SLP0d7fgDj">pic.twitter.com/SLP0d7fgDj</a></p>— Camille B. Naredo (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/998145810150768640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>GlobalPort took its lone lead of the fourth period off a triple by Stanley Pringle that made it 77-76 with 6:10 to go, but Ahanmisi quickly regained the advantage by knocking down his own trifecta. After a split at the line by Nabong, White scored five straight points to put the Elasto Painters in control, 84-78.</p><p>The game fell apart soon after, with players from both sides pushing and shoving at each other after a scrum that saw Beau Belga gain control of the ball and call for a timeout, only for Sean Anthony to try and grab the ball from him.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Plenty of extra-curricular activity in this game. <a href="https://t.co/miXlkdVCHl">pic.twitter.com/miXlkdVCHl</a></p>— Camille B. Naredo (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/998148967593525248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Nabong was seen egging on the Elasto Painters, with Ahanmisi in particular reacting to the big man&#x27;s challenge. Ultimately, four players – White, Bradwyn Guinto, and Ryan Araña of GlobalPort, and Jay Washington of Rain or Shine – were called for technical fouls for entering the playing court.</p><p>Meanwhile, Nabong and Ahanmisi were ejected after being assessed with &quot;fighting fouls.&quot; The Elasto Painters managed to maintain their composure after all the extra-curricular activity, however, with Tiu stepping up in Ahanmisi&#x27;s place to knock down the crucial shots in crunch time.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s good that we&#x27;re No. 1 right now,&quot; said Garcia. &quot;But we have a long way to go. It&#x27;s just halfway through the conference. We hope to come back and be better.&quot;</p><p>White led GlobalPort with 21 points and eight rebounds, but struggled with foul trouble nearly all game long. Pringle had 15 points and six assists, while Anthony finished with 14 points and 14 rebounds. However, the Batang Pier shot only 35.9% from the field, while allowing Rain or Shine to convert 43.4% of their own attempts.</p><div><strong>The scores:</strong></div><p>RAIN OR SHINE 96 - Johnson 18, Yap 14, Ahanmisi 13, Almazan 12, Tiu 10, Ponferada 9, Daquioag 7, Belga 6, Norwood 5, Torres 2, Nambatac 0.</p><p>GLOBALPORT 90 - White 21, Pringle 15, Anthony 14, Nabong 13, Tautuaa 8, Elorde 8, Grey 4, Javelona 3, Sargent 2, Guinto 2, Araña 0, Teng 0.</p><p><strong>Quarter scores:</strong> 26-30, 45-45, 67-62, 96-90</p><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>(UPDATED) The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters gained solo lead in the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup, but only after holding off the GlobalPort Batang Pier in an eventful contest on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.</p>

(UPDATED) The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters gained solo lead in the 2018 PBA Commissioner's Cup, but only after holding off the GlobalPort Batang Pier in an eventful contest on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.

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PBA: Rain or Shine fends off GlobalPort in fight-marred game

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published May 20, 2018 07:05 PM PHT

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Updated May 20, 2018 07:23 PM PHT

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