In Line with the Christmas Season, the Third PPL Games Features BlowoutsNot counting the close game between Another Round and remedial kings, the third games in PPL ended with lopsided victories, where most teams won by double digits. Pampanga Dragons and Another Round become the only undefeated teams in their conference, foreshadowing a possible matchup in this season's finals. Newly promoted Dahlia Mavericks and Team Polydozel on the other hand has yet to score a win.
Celestial Wrath bounce back with a 102-87 point win over palengke brawlers
Celestial Wrath quickly took advantage of the decision of palengke brawlers to give their youngsters more playing time. With a balanced attack, they took a 19 point lead by halftime. palengke brawlers would later trim down the lead late in the 3rd quarter, but they cannot stop Liu Junliang, who had a perfect 6-6 fg, with two threes in the second half.
Lonely Hearts Club, now happier with a 17 point drubbing on WPS Sentinels
After two low scoring quarters, it seems that both teams are in for a long night. While WPS Sentinels maintain their scoring output, Lonely Hearts Club went on fire shooting 51% in the last two periods compared to 26% before halftime. This, with a 56-34 differential in the second half led to a 82-65 victory for Lonely Hearts Club.
Team Polydozel holds MVP Rizalino Ortigas to 1 point but loses 107-93
From tipoff, twin towers Mateja Catic and Artemio Arca were determined to hold off Ortigas as he was one of the key players for Jungle Bolo .45. There were able to do it successfully, but at the cost of letting the outside shooters of Jungle Bolo .45 to hit open shot after open shot. Perry Jabonete led the way stuffing the box score with 33 points including 3 shots from downtown, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks.
Dahila Mavericks struggle again in the final period, losing 95-86 to Jam All Star
http://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/pressblog.aspx?Thre...Pampanga Dragons spoil Lui Tze Ee’s big night with a convincing victory over Manila Bombers
After a tight first quarter, Pampanga Dragons were able to take over the game as Julius Mamicpic continued hitting tough shots scoring 20 points by the end of the first period. Even though Lui Tze Ee answered the challenged by scoring 23 points within the same time frame, he got little help from his teammates. On the other hand, even though Mamicpic was held to 2 points in the second half, the balanced scoring of the team was able to extend the lead and give the Dragons a 92-79 win over the Bombers.
Another Round squeezes out another win, this time against remedial kings
With three wins by an average of 3.67 points, Another Round demonstrates their ability during clutch time. At halftime, it seemed that remedial kings will take the game as Charlie Pelesco was scoring effortlessly while Another Round star Fatih Behnane struggled with his shot, drawing fouls to earn his points. However, Another Round started strong in the third, erasing the big lead that remedial kings had built. The game was close until the end, After holding a 3 point lead late in the 4th, Loh Leong Tong was able to hit a three with 22 seconds left to tie the game. But José Victor Irachet answered with a shot over Mi Minfang with a second remaining. Fatih Behnane extinguished any hope of tying the game by guarding Daniel Rivera in his final attempt.
memongs win despite losing Sergijus Dmitrakovas
During the first three quarters, both team exchanged buckets without any of them being able to pull away. But during the start of the fourth quarter, holding a small lead, Ahmad Abu-Hasan was called for a flagrant foul injuring starting point guard Sergijus Dmitrakovas. Despite the injury, the rest of the team were able to rally and extend the lead, breaking open a close game en route to a 21 point victory.