Here are the live scores, updates, and results of the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup between the NorthPort Batang Pier and the Talk ‘N Text TNT Tropang Giga scheduled on October 8, 2022, at 6:45 PM.
The 2022 PBA Philippine Cup finalist Tropang Giga will try to register their first victory in the ongoing 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup while the Batang Pier wanted to log their third win and make it a back-to-back victory.
NorthPort’s guard Robert Bolick currently plays an inspired basketball in the PBA where he registered career-high after career-high in scoring. It all started with the guest team, the Bay Area Dragons and against their high-scoring player, Myles Powell, Bolick checked in with 33 points then followed by a rampaging 44 points versus the Meralco Bolts.
Currently, the former San Beda Red Lions standout is at number three in the league’s scoring leaders.
Though being in the spotlight after those amazing performances, Bolick pointed out that the main catalyst of NorthPort is their import, Prince Ibeh.
“Si Prince lang talaga eh. Siya kasi yung anchor sa depensa namin. Dahil sa kanya, ang daming nali-libre, daming nababakante. Siya talaga yung malaking rason bakit maganda pag nandyan siya,” said Bolick.
On the other hand, the Tropang Giga had a bad finish when they faced the Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots last October 5 also at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
After having control for almost the entire quarter, their opponent was able to catch up and took the lead in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. That was after newly minted KaTropa Calvin Oftana got whistled for a foul when he attempted to tap the ball off the shooting hands of Paul Lee.
The man who is known as the “Ang Angas ng Tondo” calmly swished his two trips at the charity line which is enough for them to get win.
TNT head coach Chot Reyes and team manager Jojo Lastimosa disapproved of the last call of the referee which caused them to receive hefty fines from the Commissioner’s office.
However, beyond the drama that took place, one of the revelations that many basketball fans have witnessed is the talent of Cameron Oliver who dropped 43 points and 17 rebounds. The former NBA player who had a brief stint with the Houston Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks is one of the favorites of Gilas’ coaching staff to be the naturalized player.
This evening, he will be matched up against Ibeh who is already considered tested and proven after leading NorthPort to second place after the elimination round of the 2019 version of mid-conference. At present, they’re once again on the verge of repeating similar successes.