Games Wednesday:
Araneta Coliseum
5:30 p.m.- Meralco vs. Air21
7:45 p.m.- Petron vs. B-Meg
SISTER TEAMS Petron Blaze Boosters and B-Meg Llamados fight for solo second place when they face-off in today’s main game of the 36th PBA Governors’ Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.
In the first game, the winless Air21 Express try to stave off elimination against the slumping Meralco Bolts.
The Boosters and the Llamados, along with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, are tied at second place with identical 3-2 (win-loss) records, trailing solo leaders Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, who are 4-1.
The Boosters are fresh from an 82-81 overtime thriller against the Alaska Aces, while the Llamados are riding the crest of a two-game winning streak.
The Llamados’ last win came at the expense of the erstwhile unbeaten Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters, whom they clobbered, 111-105, in their out-of-the-country showdown in Dubai, UAE, last June 30.
Import Darnell Hinson had a successful debut, scoring crucial points in a decisive run in the third quarter, where the Llamados took the fight out of the Texters.
Hinson finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds.
The Express, meanwhile, are in a must-win situation against the Bolts as a loss will mean elimination for them.
Air21 is the only winless squad left, occupying the last spot of the standings with a dismal 0-4 slate.
The number seven to nine squad will be booted out after the eight-game elimination round.
The Bolts started the tournament with two straight wins before dropping their last two assignments./EDITORIAL ASSISTANT CALVIN D. CORDOVA