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| Felix Lemetti caught fire for all-Filipino Rain Or Shine. Peter Baltazar |
QUEZON CITY--Rain or Shine showed that it remains formidable even without an import after stunning Meralco, 109-102, in their PBA Commissioner's Cup game on Friday night at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Forced to play all-Filipino as Jaylen Johnson served his one-game suspension for punching the TNT Tropang 5G's Glenn Khobuntin last week, the Elasto Painters banked on their depth to stagger the Bolts.
Felix Lemetti, relatively quiet much of the time this season, led ROS, now solely on top of the standings at 3-0, with 23 points, two rebounds, three assists, and one block off the bench.
Highlighting Lemetti's explosion were two three-point plays that were part of a game-deciding 11-0 run for the team to pull away.
Adrian Nocum added 17 points, six rebounds, one steal, and one block, while Chris Manaytay went 5-for-5 from the field for 12 points with two rebounds, one block, and one steal.
Chris Newsome carried the fight for Meralco, which fell to 2-1, with 29 points, three rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
Even without a Johnson to think about, Marvin Jones had a quiet 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting along with 16 rebounds and three assists.
