SMB kicks off PH Cup with win vs Rain or Shine

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San Miguel Beer kicked off its PBA Philippine Cup campaign with a 109-97 shredding of winless Rain or Shine on Friday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.

Veteran Jericho Cruz tormented his former team with 20 points, while Marcio Lassiter added 17 as the Beermen took control of the game behind a 32-23 second half exchange to grab a 56-45 halftime lead.The Beermen showed no signs of slowing down from there, padding their lead to as many as 20 points, en route to a solid start to their title campaign in the all-Filipino conference.The Elasto Painters dropped their fourth straight game to start the conference.

'The players are all locked in now and they know what this game meant because this is our first game of the conference and it's really good to start on a winning note and they just played hard today.'San Miguel took advantage of its big edge in height by dominating the boards, 64-51.Gallent's squad also flaunted its depth by enjoying a huge 74-36 bench points advantage.

 

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