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George King of Blackwater in action in the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup against NLEX, September 6, 2024 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. PBA Images

George King of Blackwater in action in the 2024 PBA Governors' Cup against NLEX, September 6, 2024 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium

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2024 PBA Governors' Cup

Camille Naredo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1725624425579090624_BW vs NLEX.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="George King of Blackwater in action in the 2024 PBA Governors&#x27; Cup against NLEX, September 6, 2024 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. PBA Images"/>George King of Blackwater in action in the 2024 PBA Governors&#x27; Cup against NLEX, September 6, 2024 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. PBA Images</div>MANILA -- George King led the way once more as the Blackwater Bossing racked up a third straight win, pulling away from NLEX 110-99 on Friday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.King fired 39 points on top of 15 rebounds and five assists while Troy Rosario had a 15-point, 14-rebound double-double for the Bossing, who are now 3-0 with their import.King came in as a replacement for Ricky Ledo and has turned Blackwater&#x27;s fortunes around after a 0-3 start to the 2024 PBA Governors&#x27; Cup. They now sit a 3-3, good for a share of third in Group B along with the Road Warriors.&quot;It&#x27;s obvious on the court the impact that George King has given us in the last three games. He&#x27;s really a fighter, he&#x27;s a guy that doesn&#x27;t get rattled, and he&#x27;s a true professional. So we are very fortunate to have him,&quot; Blackwater coach Jeff Cariaso said of their reinforcement. The Road Warriors were still within striking distance, 100-92, with under four minutes left off a split at the line by Jonnel Policarpio. But King denied their hopes of a comeback, knocking down a four-pointer to increase their lead, then driving in for a bucket that made it 106-94 with just 90 seconds to play.A layup by Justin Chua off a King dime with 53 seconds to go made it 108-95, and the Road Warriors faded from there.Despite the win, Cariaso stressed that more work needs to be done by the Bossing.&quot;We&#x27;re fortunate to have won the last three games, but we feel like our backs are still against the wall, and we need to keep pushing,&quot; he said.Four other players reached double-digits for Blackwater, which went 4-of-8 from the 4-point line. Myke Henry led NLEX with 26 points and 12 rebounds, while Robert Bolick just missed out on a triple-double with 21 points, nine dimes, and nine boards.However, the Road Warriors absorbed their second straight loss in the conference.The Scores :BLACKWATER 110 – King 39, Rosario 15, Barefield 14, Ilagan 13, Chua 11, David 10, Kwekuteye 4, Mitchell 2, Escoto 2, Hill 0, Ponferrada 0NLEX 99 – Henry 26, Bolick 21, Herndon 18, Valdez 8, Policarpio 7, Amer 6, Nermal 4, Miranda 3, Marcelo 2, Fajardo 2, Anthony 2QUARTERS: 28-21, 61-44, 84-73, 110-99<div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>

George King led the way once more as the Blackwater Bossing racked up a third straight win, pulling away from NLEX 110-99 on Friday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

George King led the way once more as the Blackwater Bossing racked up a third straight win, pulling away from NLEX 110-99 on Friday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

PBA: Blackwater powers past NLEX, now 3-0 with George King

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PBA: Blackwater powers past NLEX, now 3-0 with George King

Camille Naredo,

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Published Sep 06, 2024 08:08 PM PHT

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