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The Aces and the Express meet at 5:15 p.m. to be followed by the encounter between Petron Blaze and newcomer GlobalPort at 7:30 p.m.
After a disappointing a 0-2 start, Alaska won its last two assignments, including a huge 88-86 win against the Boosters where Calvin Abueva, the No. 2 overall pick, who finally played his first PBA game.
The versatile former San Sebastian forward had an impressive debut with 12 points and 16 rebounds off the bench.
“He’s our energizer,” said Aces coach Luigi Trillo. “We’re fortunate to have him in the team but we still have a lot of work to do.”
Aside from Abueva, Dondon Hontiveros keyed Alaska’s fourth-quarter fightback against Petron, his former team, to improve their win-loss mark to 2-2.
Air 21 coach Franz Pumaren knows his team is in for a tough challenge.
“Alaska is playing pretty well. That team is full of veteran players and pretty solid in every position,” said Pumaren, whose team is coming off an 85-72 loss to Meralco.
“I guess my players are still feeling their way one another because they are not used of getting all the minutes.”
In the main game, Petron eyes to lift its record to .500 as it takes on the Batang Pier, who are sharing the bottom spot with two other teams with a 1-4 mark.
The Boosters of coach Olsen Racela snapped their losing woes with a much-needed 98-95 victory over sister team Barangay Ginebra San Miguel last Sunday.
“I think we gained our confidence back after that win against Ginebra,” said Racela, who lost veteran big man Danny Ildefonso in that game because of a dislocated left shoulder.
GlobalPort dropped a 94-83 decision to Rain or Shine in its previous game, the team’s fourth loss in five starts.
source: http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/alaska-shoots-for-third-straight-win-versus-air-21-petron-takes-on-globalport
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