Behind the debuting Zach Lofton, Meralco stays hot in the PBA Commissioner's Cup, beating erstwhile streaking NorthPort in a high-scoring blowout!
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00:00 And here are your starters.
00:03 For Northport, Jeff Chan, Paraiso, Joyce, Calva, Munzon.
00:08 For Miralco, Dario, Lofton, Almazan, Hodge, and Newsome.
00:13 The path to dominance is about to begin.
00:16 Both of these teams, as we mentioned earlier, have really started this conference pretty well.
00:22 Here's Hodge.
00:24 Not wasting any time.
00:26 Good pass.
00:27 Stripped by Munzon.
00:29 That's three turnovers now for the Bolts.
00:31 Three minutes.
00:32 Nice pass by Munzon.
00:33 Gotta be a bucket.
00:34 Joyce with the easy layup.
00:36 Back.
00:37 Stopped there by the defense of the Bolts.
00:38 Gotta get back though.
00:39 This is a three on one.
00:41 Oh my goodness.
00:42 Great hustle by Joyce.
00:43 He keeps the ball alive.
00:44 Joyce.
00:46 Still with it.
00:47 Over to Tolentino.
00:48 Wow.
00:49 Wide open for three.
00:50 I mean, you just don't do that.
00:51 You don't give that to him and expect him to miss.
00:53 He's gonna make those nine times out of ten.
00:55 Six in favor of Northport.
00:57 Here's Lofton.
00:59 There's a switch.
01:00 Lofton lets it fly.
01:01 Got it.
01:02 Long two.
01:03 Joyce there.
01:04 Called the switch, but he had his hand down.
01:07 Yeah.
01:08 Good.
01:09 Nice pass.
01:10 We get it over to Munzon.
01:11 Munzon dancing with Hodge.
01:13 Munzon, money from downtown.
01:16 You need some help.
01:18 Sends it over to Arvin.
01:20 Oh, he's got a mismatch.
01:21 Tolentino.
01:22 Traveled probably.
01:24 No travel call there, but it looks like good footwork for Arvin Tolentino as he scores
01:36 down inside the paint.
01:38 That's a three-pointer from Chris Banquero.
01:42 Here's Fran Yu.
01:43 Fran Yu from downtown.
01:47 Got it.
01:48 Wow.
01:49 The confidence.
01:50 You go under the screen of that horn set and it makes you pay.
01:52 Here's Fran Yu oozing with confidence.
01:55 Nice pass.
01:56 Nice pass to Cuffin.
01:57 Oh!
01:58 Stopped there by Bates.
01:59 That's three blocks by Brandon Bates here in the first half.
02:02 Really good rim protection.
02:04 Shoney has a nice touch.
02:06 Amores, tough task of trying to stop Lofton.
02:09 Oh.
02:10 Lofton breaking ankles.
02:12 And Amores apologized to his coaches.
02:17 Keeley's injuries, limping with one leg, cheering on that boy.
02:22 Brent.
02:23 A stagger for Munzon after.
02:26 They're not able to run.
02:29 Yes, it is a steal by Joyce.
02:34 Joyce all the way to the basket, puts it up.
02:45 Oh, good.
02:47 But let's see with the rebound.
02:48 They got numbers.
02:55 Northport has only scored five points this quarter.
03:05 Now with Joyce.
03:09 Joyce makes a smooth double-team.
03:11 Nice pass.
03:13 Calva puts it in.
03:15 He's not getting back on team.
03:18 Maliksi is wide open if they find him.
03:20 Hey, finally.
03:21 Throw it down, boy.
03:22 LA Maliksi with two-handed hammer.
03:25 Here's Paraiso.
03:29 Hand off to Fran.
03:32 You using the...
03:38 Wide.
03:41 Lofton.
03:50 Back to Newsom.
03:52 Oh, nice screens there.
03:54 Lofton for three.
03:55 Got it.
03:56 Lofton for three.
03:58 Run by Northport.
04:01 Here's Chott.
04:03 Jeff.
04:04 Chott is to fish for a foul on Almazan.
04:08 Almazan shuts him down.
04:09 They got numbers.
04:10 Quinto all the way to the basket.
04:12 Tough shot, puts it in.
04:15 Try to attack the basket more.
04:18 Monzon.
04:20 Over to Joyce.
04:21 Joyce puts it on the floor.
04:23 Joyce, tough shot.
04:24 Stuck there by Almazan.
04:25 Paraiso over to Joyce.
04:36 Being hounded by Paraiso.
04:38 Here's Quinto.
04:39 Same play, the first play they ran earlier.
04:44 This time, Monzon ready for it.
04:46 Lofton.
04:49 Nice split.
04:50 Splits the defense.
04:52 The defense of the Bulls has been suffocating here in the second half.
04:55 Great defense, great rotations.
04:57 Nice pass.
04:58 Beautiful pass.
04:59 Almazan with the poster.
05:01 It's like we've seen a completely different team in the second half.
05:05 They were playing great in the first half.
05:07 They were very fluid in the first half.
05:08 Now they look a little--
05:09 --here.
05:16 Look at that.
05:17 Puts it up no good.
05:19 He says sorry.
05:20 You can afford--
05:21 --good time to do it.
05:28 No Maliksi, no Lofton.
05:30 But of course, Bankero, Quinto, and Newsom all can shoot too.
05:33 And there it is.
05:34 Chris Newsom for three.
05:35 Chris Newsom, three.
05:37 Lofton.
05:41 He's been phenomenal.
05:42 Lofton, the hoop and the harm for the replacement import of the Maraca Bulls.
05:48 You go in a zone--
05:50 Dario.
05:52 Still with it.
05:53 Diego.
05:54 Nice pass.
05:55 Maliksi puts it on the floor.
05:56 Alleyne, 50-foot jumper, money.
05:58 It's too easy.
05:59 Trying to help his team win.
06:01 And he's back in the game now for Northport.
06:05 Joyce, nice pass to Calma, who finishes.
06:09 I see Norbert Torres about to check in, trying to put the pick.
06:13 But this is a problem.
06:14 Now you have Calma guarding Alleyne, and Alleyne will make you pay.
06:17 Yeah.
06:19 Back for Meralco in this game.
06:23 Monzon, still with it, loses the rock.
06:25 Picked up by Almazan.
06:26 Here comes Diego Dario on the break.
06:28 Diego to Lofton.
06:29 Lofton will attack the defense of Monzon, and just unstoppable all the way to the cup for two.
06:40 Yeah, got smacked.
06:42 Great deep.
06:43 Yeah, there's always a help defender for Meralco.
06:48 Stuntman to for Monzon.
06:49 Look at that bounce.
06:51 Woo!
06:52 Over to Alleyne.
06:53 Three ball on the way.
06:55 It's going to be too long.
06:58 Back to Bankero.
06:59 Chris.
07:02 Back to Maliksi.
07:04 Too easy.
07:05 Mid-range is money.
07:06 That guy's money, man.
07:08 It's something to think about if you're Coach Luigi Trillo and the rest of that staff, as Maliksi just--
07:14 Oh, no.
07:15 I don't know--
07:16 Now we're expecting-- he's a 28, 15, and 5 guy.
07:27 Almost feel bad for the guys guarding this guy.
07:30 Oh, my gosh.
07:31 You've got to be kidding me.
07:32 You've got to be kidding me.
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07:42 Well, I think after that three-frag, he's like, I made the most impact.
07:46 Unfortunately, the team is--
07:47 --to climb with only six minutes and change left to go.
07:57 Here's Torres.
07:58 Ooh, Miss Bankero.
07:59 They do too late.
08:00 Would you have forced them to put him back in the game?
08:02 No.
08:03 It's the smart thing to do.
08:05 They have a game again this week on Wednesday.
08:08 They're flying.
08:09 The points are still less than Zach Lofton, unfortunately.
08:12 For now.
08:13 Correntino.
08:14 Good block.
08:15 Stopped by Bates.
08:16 Again, by Bates.
08:17 Pasaol forcing a turnover.
08:20 Here's Diego.
08:22 Ooh, nice.
08:23 I don't think that was intentional, but--
08:25 I believe in the last two minutes, that's when the Taiwan team with Jeremy Lin and his brother on it ended up--