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PBA: Bay Area makes a statement with 46-point rout of Blackwater

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Bay Area guard Myles Powell drives against the defense of Blackwater during their elimination round game in the 2022 PBA Commissioner" s="" Cup="" at="" the="" Mall="" of="" Asia="" Arena="" on="" September="" PBA="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/21/pba-images5.jpg"/><figcaption>The Bay Area Dragons made a statement in their first game of the 2022 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup, as they overpowered the Blackwater Bossing. <em>PBA Images. </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATED) The Bay Area Dragons made a statement in their first game of the 2022 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup as they overpowered the Blackwater Bossing, 133-87, on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena.</p><p>The Dragons, the first guest team to play in the PBA since 2004, were barely threatened in the 46-point win, racing out to a 36-19 lead after the opening period and cruising the rest of the way.</p><p>Myles Powell, who had a brief stint with the Philadelphia 76ers, was simply unstoppable as he fired 41 points on 14-of-28 shooting. He also had eight points and three assists in just 30 minutes of playing time. Glen Yang added 22 points and seven assists. </p><p>Bay Area shot over better than 55% from the field and made 16 three-pointers. They turned Blackwater&#x27;s 14 turnovers into 28 points, and scored 29 points in transition.</p><p>&quot;I think at the start of the game, our defense was good. We stayed in front of them. We did a good job on the on-balls, and then on the offensive end, we really clicked,&quot;&#x27; said Bay Area coach Brian Goorjian. </p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re playing through Myles with the ball in his hands. I thought he made good decisions getting everybody involved, and he was somebody they had trouble guarding,&quot; he added.</p><p>Powell set the tone for Bay Area, scoring 14 points in the opening period. Blackwater also had no answer for the Dragons&#x27; 7-foot-5 center, Liu Chuanxing. The Chinese big man had nine points, 13 rebounds, and two blocks in just 26 minutes.</p><p>The Dragons reached the century mark with still 10:14 to play, off a Duncan Reid floater that made it 101-69.</p><p>&quot;What we had we said is we had the quality right through the bench,&quot; said Goorjiian, who drew 41 points from his reserves. &quot;So those guys coming in, we didn&#x27;t go backwards when we went to our substitutes. They provided more.&quot;</p><p>Blackwater got 13 points from rookie Ato Ular, but import Cameron Krutwig struggled in his debut was limited to 11 points on 5-of-16 shooting. Troy Rosario, acquired in a controversial trade just before the conference, did not play in the game.</p><p>According to Fidel Mangonon, the league&#x27;s official statistician, the 46-point loss was the worst in Blackwater&#x27;s history. It&#x27;s also the most lopsided result in the PBA since Magnolia -- then known as Star -- crushed Meralco 120-73 in the 2017 Philippine Cup.</p><div><strong>The Scores:</strong></div><p>BAY AREA 133 – Powell 41, Yang 22, Zhu 13, Lam 13, Blankey 11, Liu 9, Zheng 7, Reid 5, Song 5, Liang 3, Ewing 3, Ju 1.</p><p>BLACKWATER 87 – Ular 13, Krutwig 11, McCarthy 11, Amer 10, Ayonayon 10, Taha 8, Jackson 8, Go 5, Sena 3, Dyke 3, Suerte 3, Publico 2, Ebona 0, Banal 0.</p><p>QUARTERS: 36-19, 64-36, 97-76, 133-87</p><p>Related video:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MVdIYI4kzG4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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PBA: Bay Area makes a statement with 46-point rout of Blackwater

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 21, 2022 05:06 PM PHT

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Updated September 21, 2022 06:29 PM PHT

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