Gray's "stroke of luck" saves GlobalPort from elimination

Pido Jarencio is an honest man

"It was a lucky shot," said Filipino Jarencio with a warm smile moments after Jonathan Gray overturned the triple winner of the match that gave GlobalPort 114 – 113 wins on the Rain or Shine standings on Tuesday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, which led to a decisive game in their quarter-final series of the PBA's Trimmers Cup.

"I really thought that Wednesday)," said the jolly coach, "Honestly, I did not think we could win this game, especially after falling behind (early in the fourth period). But it was the will of God that we won and we made a series. "

Jarencio said that he had asked Gray during training on Monday for two things:" Play defense and give me offense, "Jarencio said. "From the way he played (both ends) today, and with that shot (winner of the game), he will surely be part of the rotation (in the next game)."

GlobalPort may Become the No. 4 No. 4 team to knock down number 1 with a win on Thursday, and the Elasto Painters will try to avoid the ignominy of losing a two-fold faster advantage for the second time in their history. In seventh place at the 2013 Commissaires Cup, Rain or Shine lost Vernon Macklin and the No. 7 Barangay Ginebra Kings, two consecutive games to bow

Rain or Shine, who qualified at the top of the table after eliminating the playoffs. -2 card, had a 89-73 lead towards the end of the third period only for his sour attack. Maverick Ahanmisi missed three consecutive free throws in the last minute

The rubber match will take place Thursday at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, and Jarencio is excited to play in the Final Four for the first time in three years.

"Who knows what can happen," he asked. "What's great about this team is that it continues to play, even when we're big as today, and my players really deserve that win," he said. worked very hard for that. "

Import Malcolm White led the Batang Pier with 24 points that went with 15 rebounds and two blocks, the last of which came in the final seconds when he stifled his opponents the Reggie Johnson's point blank attempt

was actually one of three essays that the painters had to reverse the result, Gabe Norwood missing a triple that set Johnson up for that follow-up attempt, and the third Ahanmisi was missing another trey at the buzzer, which made Jarencio jubilate at the other end of the floor.

The winner of this series will advance in front of Barangay Ginebra or Meralco in a best-of-five semifinal series, which the Gin Kings could reach as early as Wednesday afternoon when they face off against bolts in game 2 set at 4:30 pm

Defending champion San Miguel Beer will also clinch the tire in his series of three to the third with TNT KaTropa in the 7 pm. The Beermen are hoping for an impressive 121-110 win in their first game of the series on Monday.

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