WILLIAMS POWERS TNT TO PHL CUP SEMIFINALS

MIKEY WILLIAMS renegotiated a threeyear contract the other day with TNT Tro pan ggi ga and on wednesday night, he proved he’s worthy of the deal.

Williams unleashed 22 of his 26 points in the second quarter—less than 24 hours after signing his new contract— as TNT entered the semifinals with a resounding 116-95 win over Converge in the quarterfinals of Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

“I think this is a great boost for us and everybody’s moving forward in a good direction,” said Williams, who made 7 of 13 shots from the field. “I think it’s just the flow of the game as everything comes at the right time and making the right decision, but there’s still a lot of things to be done.”

Williams scored only two points in the first quarter which TNT led, 30-20, but returned scorching in second quarter to lead the Tropang Giga to their biggest lead at 40-22.

Troy Rosario, back from a calf injury, posted 18 points and seven rebounds, while Roger Pogoy and Jayson Castro added 16 and 15 points, respectively, for Tropang Giga.

Kelly Williams contributed 10 points also for TNT.

But TNT coach Chot Reyes said there’s still a lot to be done in the semifinals.

“We are still far from this game and there’s still a lot of things to improve on, ”reyes said. “We cannot take anything for granted.”

Reyes thanked his coaching staff for taking over the team for 17 days while he tended to the national team in the FIBA Asia Cup in Jakarta.

TNT will be face the winner of the Magnolia-nlex quarterfinals series. The semifinals start on Friday.

Rookie Tyrus Hill led Converge with 18 points.