Juan GDL records another triple ‘D’ in Converge victory

Converge FiberXers overwhelmed the Macau Giant Pandas from start to finish en route to a lopsided 162-108 win in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup game on Friday night at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.

Juan Gomez de Liaño posted another triple-double showing of 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists as the FiberXers moved up to 6-4 mark to a tie with TNT Tropang 5G for third place in Group A.

Cameron Clark topscored for the FiberXers with 32 points, Justin Arana, Frederick Tungcab, and Justine Baltazar added 16, 15, and 14, while John Lloyd Clemente, Ronan Santos, and Alec Stockton tallied 13, 11, and 10.

The FiberXers erupted for 41 points in the opening quarter before adding 38 in the second to establish a commanding 72-49 advantage at the half.

They continued their offensive onslaught in the third period, scoring another 40 points to keep Macau at bay as they lead reached as high as points in the final quarter.

Kobey Lam finished with 49 points, Oscar Lopez Jr. added 27 markers, while Xingzhao Chao and Meng Sun had 13 and 10. Macau absorbed another setback to fall to 2-10 in the standings.(Adrian Co)