MANILA, Philippines — NLEX displayed its full offensive might as it manhandled Titan Ultra, 135-100 for its third straight win under new coach Jimmy Alapag in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup on Tuesday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo.
Schonny Winston fired 30 points, grabbed nine rebounds and issued six assists in a strong all-around effort, Robert Bolick added 29-7-4, while import DeQuan Jones had 22 and six boards for NLEX, which zoomed to a 3-0 start under Alapag.
Just two days after blowing a 23-point lead and having to squeak past Terrafirma, 101-100, NLEX made sure it learned its lesson as it showed no let up en route to winning its second lopsided victory in three starts.
The Road Warriors actually scored a 114-75 spanking of the Macau Giant Pandas on opening day last week.
Alapag’s charges out rebounded the winless Giant Risers (0-3), 72-50 and held a huge 46-23 edge in bench points.
Titan Ultra, which played all-Filipino in its first two games, finally had import Tirrell Brown, who finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
Roi Sumang and Joshua Munzon scored 18 and 17, respectively for Titan Ultra.
