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Macau's Kobey Lam in action. PBA Images
MANILA — Kobey Lam made the pivotal plays in the endgame as Macau slipped past Terrafirma, 96-92, in the PBA Season 50 Governors' Cup on Wednesday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Punishing Maverick Ahanmisi's crucial turnover, as Jenning Leung stole the ball at 92-apiece with 14.3 seconds left, the sprinting Lam headed to the other side to convert a fastbreak layup, and even drew a foul on Brent Paraiso for a slim 94-92 lead.
Lam missed the bonus free throw but grabbed the rebound off his own miss, securing the possession for Macau that led to a Damian Chongqui trip to the foul line with just 4.1 seconds on the clock.
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Chongqui calmly sank the two freebies for a 96-92 spread, but Terrafirma still had one pathway to tying the game. Unfortunately for Juami Tiongson, his attempt from the second arc badly missed, as Macau earned back-to-back wins.
Lam finished with 12 points and three rebounds, but it was De'Vondre Perry who took much of the scoring load, firing 34 points to go with 14 rebounds. Chongqui, another hero in the clutch for Macau, delivered 29 points as well as three steals.
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On the losing side, it was Justin Strings who led with 34 points and eight rebounds as the Dyip absorbed their fourth loss.
Ahanmisi led the locals with 20 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists, Tiongson had 15 markers, while Geo Chiu did the dirty work on the boards with 12 rebounds and six points.
The Scores:
MACAU 96 – Perry 34, Chongqui 29, Lam 12, Cao 9, Leung 8, Ma 2, Lu 2, Chao 0, Liu 0
TERRAFIRMA 92 – Strings 34, Ahanamisi 20, Tiongson 15, Paraiso 9, Chiu 6, Bravo 4, Eriobu 2, Garcia 2, Hanapi 0, Mariano 0, Catapusan 0, Umali 0, Adamos 0
QUARTERS: 19-28, 43-54, 72-68, 96-92