Meralco torches NorthPort in PBA Commissioner's Cup

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Behind the debuting Zach Lofton, Meralco stays hot in the PBA Commissioner's Cup, beating erstwhile streaking NorthPort in a high-scoring blowout!

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00:00 And here are your starters.

00:03 For Northport, Jeff Chan, Paraiso, Joyce, Calva, Munzon.

00:08 For Miralco, Dario, Lofton, Almazan, Hodge, and Newsome.

00:13 The path to dominance is about to begin.

00:16 Both of these teams, as we mentioned earlier, have really started this conference pretty well.

00:22 Here's Hodge.

00:24 Not wasting any time.

00:26 Good pass.

00:27 Stripped by Munzon.

00:29 That's three turnovers now for the Bolts.

00:31 Three minutes.

00:32 Nice pass by Munzon.

00:33 Gotta be a bucket.

00:34 Joyce with the easy layup.

00:36 Back.

00:37 Stopped there by the defense of the Bolts.

00:38 Gotta get back though.

00:39 This is a three on one.

00:41 Oh my goodness.

00:42 Great hustle by Joyce.

00:43 He keeps the ball alive.

00:44 Joyce.

00:46 Still with it.

00:47 Over to Tolentino.

00:48 Wow.

00:49 Wide open for three.

00:50 I mean, you just don't do that.

00:51 You don't give that to him and expect him to miss.

00:53 He's gonna make those nine times out of ten.

00:55 Six in favor of Northport.

00:57 Here's Lofton.

00:59 There's a switch.

01:00 Lofton lets it fly.

01:01 Got it.

01:02 Long two.

01:03 Joyce there.

01:04 Called the switch, but he had his hand down.

01:07 Yeah.

01:08 Good.

01:09 Nice pass.

01:10 We get it over to Munzon.

01:11 Munzon dancing with Hodge.

01:13 Munzon, money from downtown.

01:16 You need some help.

01:18 Sends it over to Arvin.

01:20 Oh, he's got a mismatch.

01:21 Tolentino.

01:22 Traveled probably.

01:24 No travel call there, but it looks like good footwork for Arvin Tolentino as he scores

01:36 down inside the paint.

01:38 That's a three-pointer from Chris Banquero.

01:42 Here's Fran Yu.

01:43 Fran Yu from downtown.

01:47 Got it.

01:48 Wow.

01:49 The confidence.

01:50 You go under the screen of that horn set and it makes you pay.

01:52 Here's Fran Yu oozing with confidence.

01:55 Nice pass.

01:56 Nice pass to Cuffin.

01:57 Oh!

01:58 Stopped there by Bates.

01:59 That's three blocks by Brandon Bates here in the first half.

02:02 Really good rim protection.

02:04 Shoney has a nice touch.

02:06 Amores, tough task of trying to stop Lofton.

02:09 Oh.

02:10 Lofton breaking ankles.

02:12 And Amores apologized to his coaches.

02:17 Keeley's injuries, limping with one leg, cheering on that boy.

02:22 Brent.

02:23 A stagger for Munzon after.

02:26 They're not able to run.

02:29 Yes, it is a steal by Joyce.

02:34 Joyce all the way to the basket, puts it up.

02:45 Oh, good.

02:47 But let's see with the rebound.

02:48 They got numbers.

02:55 Northport has only scored five points this quarter.

03:05 Now with Joyce.

03:09 Joyce makes a smooth double-team.

03:11 Nice pass.

03:13 Calva puts it in.

03:15 He's not getting back on team.

03:18 Maliksi is wide open if they find him.

03:20 Hey, finally.

03:21 Throw it down, boy.

03:22 LA Maliksi with two-handed hammer.

03:25 Here's Paraiso.

03:29 Hand off to Fran.

03:32 You using the...

03:38 Wide.

03:41 Lofton.

03:50 Back to Newsom.

03:52 Oh, nice screens there.

03:54 Lofton for three.

03:55 Got it.

03:56 Lofton for three.

03:58 Run by Northport.

04:01 Here's Chott.

04:03 Jeff.

04:04 Chott is to fish for a foul on Almazan.

04:08 Almazan shuts him down.

04:09 They got numbers.

04:10 Quinto all the way to the basket.

04:12 Tough shot, puts it in.

04:15 Try to attack the basket more.

04:18 Monzon.

04:20 Over to Joyce.

04:21 Joyce puts it on the floor.

04:23 Joyce, tough shot.

04:24 Stuck there by Almazan.

04:25 Paraiso over to Joyce.

04:36 Being hounded by Paraiso.

04:38 Here's Quinto.

04:39 Same play, the first play they ran earlier.

04:44 This time, Monzon ready for it.

04:46 Lofton.

04:49 Nice split.

04:50 Splits the defense.

04:52 The defense of the Bulls has been suffocating here in the second half.

04:55 Great defense, great rotations.

04:57 Nice pass.

04:58 Beautiful pass.

04:59 Almazan with the poster.

05:01 It's like we've seen a completely different team in the second half.

05:05 They were playing great in the first half.

05:07 They were very fluid in the first half.

05:08 Now they look a little--

05:09 --here.

05:16 Look at that.

05:17 Puts it up no good.

05:19 He says sorry.

05:20 You can afford--

05:21 --good time to do it.

05:28 No Maliksi, no Lofton.

05:30 But of course, Bankero, Quinto, and Newsom all can shoot too.

05:33 And there it is.

05:34 Chris Newsom for three.

05:35 Chris Newsom, three.

05:37 Lofton.

05:41 He's been phenomenal.

05:42 Lofton, the hoop and the harm for the replacement import of the Maraca Bulls.

05:48 You go in a zone--

05:50 Dario.

05:52 Still with it.

05:53 Diego.

05:54 Nice pass.

05:55 Maliksi puts it on the floor.

05:56 Alleyne, 50-foot jumper, money.

05:58 It's too easy.

05:59 Trying to help his team win.

06:01 And he's back in the game now for Northport.

06:05 Joyce, nice pass to Calma, who finishes.

06:09 I see Norbert Torres about to check in, trying to put the pick.

06:13 But this is a problem.

06:14 Now you have Calma guarding Alleyne, and Alleyne will make you pay.

06:17 Yeah.

06:19 Back for Meralco in this game.

06:23 Monzon, still with it, loses the rock.

06:25 Picked up by Almazan.

06:26 Here comes Diego Dario on the break.

06:28 Diego to Lofton.

06:29 Lofton will attack the defense of Monzon, and just unstoppable all the way to the cup for two.

06:40 Yeah, got smacked.

06:42 Great deep.

06:43 Yeah, there's always a help defender for Meralco.

06:48 Stuntman to for Monzon.

06:49 Look at that bounce.

06:51 Woo!

06:52 Over to Alleyne.

06:53 Three ball on the way.

06:55 It's going to be too long.

06:58 Back to Bankero.

06:59 Chris.

07:02 Back to Maliksi.

07:04 Too easy.

07:05 Mid-range is money.

07:06 That guy's money, man.

07:08 It's something to think about if you're Coach Luigi Trillo and the rest of that staff, as Maliksi just--

07:14 Oh, no.

07:15 I don't know--

07:16 Now we're expecting-- he's a 28, 15, and 5 guy.

07:27 Almost feel bad for the guys guarding this guy.

07:30 Oh, my gosh.

07:31 You've got to be kidding me.

07:32 You've got to be kidding me.

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07:42 Well, I think after that three-frag, he's like, I made the most impact.

07:46 Unfortunately, the team is--

07:47 --to climb with only six minutes and change left to go.

07:57 Here's Torres.

07:58 Ooh, Miss Bankero.

07:59 They do too late.

08:00 Would you have forced them to put him back in the game?

08:02 No.

08:03 It's the smart thing to do.

08:05 They have a game again this week on Wednesday.

08:08 They're flying.

08:09 The points are still less than Zach Lofton, unfortunately.

08:12 For now.

08:13 Correntino.

08:14 Good block.

08:15 Stopped by Bates.

08:16 Again, by Bates.

08:17 Pasaol forcing a turnover.

08:20 Here's Diego.

08:22 Ooh, nice.

08:23 I don't think that was intentional, but--

08:25 I believe in the last two minutes, that's when the Taiwan team with Jeremy Lin and his brother on it ended up--

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