Converge dumps import-less Titan

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WITH their opponent playing with an import, the Converge rolled to an easy win, blasting the Titan Ultra Giant Risers, 105-74, in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup on Tuesday night, July 12, at the Ynares Center in Montalban.

Jalen Hudson had a field day for Converge as he finished with 20 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and four steals in just 24 minutes of play.

With Hudson joining forces with Justin Arana, Mikey Williams, Calvin Abueva and Juan Gomez de Liano, the FiberXers raced to a fast 19-9 start.

Converge led big at the break, 50-26, for the easy win.

In the loss, Titan became the first team in the league to make the most three-point attempts in the first half without making one. The Giants went 0-for-17 from three-point area in the first half. The previous record for futility was held by Rain or Shine, which went 0-of-15 stinker vs TNT in 2015, according to the league’s chief statitistician Fidel Mangonon.

Titan played without an import anew, leading to its second loss in as many games. The Giant Risers also didn’t have an import when they lost to the Terrafirma Dyip, 110-113.

Titan has tapped James Milton as it its import but the reinforcement still couldn’t suit up pending the issuance of needed documents from FIBA.

Titan is in danger of being slapped with a P50,000 fine if it still play without an import in its next assigment against the unbeaten NLEX Road Warriors.

THE SCORES:

CONVERGE (105) - Hudson 20, Concepcion 16, Arana 14, Williams 13, Clemente 9, Garcia 8, Abueva 6, Baltazar 6, Tungcab 6, Lepalam 5, Gomez de Liano 2, Policarpio 0, Muyang 0, Eguilos 0.

TITAN (74) - Yu 14, Sajonia 14, Caralipio 10, Ular 9, Javillonar 7, Munzon 6, Sumang 6, Cuntapay 4, Ambohot 2, Omega 2, Inigo 0, Dionisio 0, Amores 0.QUARTERSCORES: 19-9, 50-26, 78-49, 105-74.(CCM)