Jordan Williams wins battle of high-scoring imports as Dyip leave Bossing swallowing exhaust fumes

A fire broke out around the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, pausing the first half of the scheduled PBA doubleheader.

As the game resumed, a brilliant scoring rampage between the two imports of the same name erupted in the Big Dome, with Terrafirma winning 119-106 over Blackwater in the Governors Cup encounter.

Jordan Williams poured in 57 points, beating Blackwater counterpart Troy Williams by two in a performance that may have cemented his status as one of the conference’s top imports late in the season.

The bad day is over

Another Williams, who came as a replacement for Shawn Glover, had 55 points but Bossing could not prevent Dyip from stepping on the gas pedal on the way to a 2-2 record, a welcome slate for a team that had lost 25 consecutive games that included three conferences.

“It was a good game for us, for sure,” Terrafirma’s Williams said. “We know he will be aggressive. He just came from Taiwan (for Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League) and he is a former NBA player so he knows what he is doing outside.

“For me, I just have confidence every time I step on the floor. I think I can play with anyone, so I’m not worried about today’s game and I think we’re going to win,” he said.

With the age of super imports long gone, it’s rare to see two imports put up at least 50 points in a single game – the last time that happened was almost seven years ago.

Lights out

Former NBA guard Al Thornton had 69 points for NLEX but ended up losing as Tyler Wilkerson scored 58 in San Miguel Beer’s 131-127 double overtime win on April 5, 2016, also at the Big Dome.

Terrafirma led by 18 at the beginning of the second quarter and 37-26 with more than seven minutes left at the same time when the game was stopped after the lights went out, a situation that could have been caused by a fire in the bus depot. near the coliseum.

The game resumed without further incident, with Terrafirma preventing Blackwater from finishing again in the second half.

Juami Tiongson’s 27 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Eric Camson’s 17 points and nine rebounds were also important for coach Johnedel Cardel’s team.

“We didn’t play as a team [in the second quarter] and I told the team that we will not win even if we all get 15 to 20 points,” Cardel said in Filipino.

“But if we support the team that is hot on the floor, we will win,” he added.

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