MPBL: QC Capitals eye share of lead vs Imus Bandera
HOST Quezon City tries to join co-leaders Navotas and Batangas City on top of the standings when it battles Imus in the main game of the MPBL-Anta Rajah Cup at the JCSGO in Cubao, Quezon City.
Game time is 9 p.m. with the Royal Manila- backed Capitals hoping for a fitting follow up win they had last week against the Bataan Defenders in Bulacan.
Muntinlupa and Caloocan collide in the other game at 7 p.m. as the Cagers, who are supported by Angelis Resort, look to win their second straight game and put more pressure on the Supremos, one of the two remaining winless teams in the tournament.
The Supremos, backed by Longrich, lost both their away and home games to fall into a tie with the BaiShipping- supported Defenders.
Andoy Estrella, who posted the league’s first ever triple- double performance on his way to become the Player of the Week, will keep a hold of the Capitals’ tempo against a crack Bandera team that loves to play a highly physical game anchored on Jessie Saitanan and Jeff Tajonera.
“He’s been with me ever since he’s in high school so he knows my system,” said Quezon City coach Vis Valencia. “He’s no stranger to my system and he knows how to run the pace of this squad.”
The match between the Cagers and the Supremos will be an interesting one.
Allan Mangahas, one of the few ex-pros playing for Muntinlupa, is expected to lead the team anew and likely to get a lot of help from fellow former PBA player Chito Jaime, forward Pari Llagas and Dave Moralde among others.
For the Supremos, tonight’s game will be an opportunity to crack the win column after two hard-fought losses, including the one they lost at home against the Valenzuela Classic-Yulz when Dawn Ochea gave up an ill- advised foul in the closing seconds of the game.
Caloocan will be led by guard Mar Villahermosa and ex-La Salle stalwart James Mangahas.