Rain or Shine Tied with Powerade with 2 by 2

Added: (Tue Jan 17 2012)

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After their loss from Game 3 against the Powerade Tigers, Rain or Shine had again outshined the opposition when it tied the game with 2-2 in Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup Final Four series at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Tuesday.



A Win for the Painters
The Elasto Painters got five players scoring in twin digits and were relentless on both ends all night as Rain or Shine bounced back from two straight heart-rending losses to grab momentum into what is now a best-of-three series starting Friday.



According to PBA News, Rain or Shine Coach Yeng Guiao have told the press that “if Paul Lee had not committed a foul on Gary David, we ould have been 3-1 up today,” Guiao, who was fined a total of P80,000 for his latest tirade on the referees after Game 2, said jokingly.



The Elasto Painters got five players scoring in twin digits and were relentless on both ends all night as Rain or Shine bounced back from two straight heart-rending losses to grab momentum into what is now a best-of-three series starting Friday.



“We shot 10 percent from three-point distance the last game,” coach Yeng Guiao told reporters. “We worked harder and focused on the game and I knew that we wouldn’t be shooting 10 percent again today.”



Rain or Shine made 10-of-26 triple attempts and close to 52 percent of its two-point shots as the Painters zoomed to leads of as many as 20 points in the fourth period to win this one comfortably, scoring 110-95 against the Tigers.



“Yes, I do,” Guiao said when asked if winning with such decisiveness meant more than the 2-2 score reflected on the standing. “It’s to build our confidence again. I told them before the game that if we should win this, let’s wins it big.” “But it’s all psychological, and when it comes to the court again on Friday (for Game 5), we would have to work hard again,” he added.



The Minutes
Jeff Chan hit three triples on the way to a team-high 19 points and super rookie Paul Lee, the goat in a 99-104 overtime loss in Game 3, came off the bench to scatter 15 that went with five rebounds and four assists.



According to PBA Latest News, Gabe Norwood had made 11 points, 11 rebounds and four assists which was also considered as his worthiest performance thus far in the series.



Beau Belga, one the other hand, was the last man in twin digits for Guiao with 10, with his triple at the final 9:21 mark handing the Painters an 86-66 bubble, which made the game easier the Painters