The two weeks rest proved to be a good one for the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters as they notched their second win in five games in the Governor’s Cup. Talk ‘N Text crashed the semi-finals hopes of the Alaska Aces as they gave them their sixth loss in seven games.
Playing with sense of urgency, Paul Harris was all business right after the tip. He needs to put up an impressive game to keep his spot as the import of the Tropang Texters. Anthony Johnson is in town practicing with the Texters in case Paul Harris fails to deliver the goods for the team. Harris is not about to give up his spot, scattering 25 points together with 17 rebounds and was eventually the player of the game.
Jayson Castro was finally back from ankle injuries and made the crucial shot just when the Aces threaten to make an upset. He was still finding his rhythm after being sidelined for several weeks. It was actually Ranidel De Ocampo's 3-point shot that put the game away and Jayson just put the final dagger to the Aces.
Jimmy Alapag did not have a productive night scoring only 2 points but he did a good job finding his team mates. Japeth Aguilar and Aaron Aban were a huge help in defending their opponents. On the other hand, Larry Fonacier was on target all night long, hitting his shots from all over the court.
It was almost a disastrous finish for the Talk ‘N Text. They were leading by as many as 18 points in the early going of the second half and they maintained a double digits lead going in to the fourth quarter but they allowed the Aces to crawl back before the two crucial baskets of Ranidel De Ocampo and Jayson Castro.
The team is still missing the services of Ryan Reyes and Jared Dillinger. Their next game is on June 20 against Barako Bull, another tough assignment for them but if they will continue to play as a team and all of them will continue to step up, they can win games!
