[Jolly Sports News] In Saturday’s PBA (Philippine Basketball Association) Committee Cup, Terrafirma, without Christian Standhardinger and outside aid Ryan Richards due to injury, Unable to hold off a strong charge from NorthPort Batang Pier, which lost 113-101, Northport made a 2-0 start and temporarily moved level with Hong Kong Eastern at the top of the league table.
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North Port took advantage of Trafema’s weakness inside the game to win by a landslide. Kareem Jack was unstoppable in the paint and Arvin Tolentino put up a stellar triple-double as North Harbour cruised to the win, continuing the good momentum from Thursday’s 114-87 win over NLEX (Road Warriors).
Although Richards started the game, he was substituted after only one second because of injury, and the North Port team did not hesitate to seize this rare opportunity.
Jack finished with 32 points and 15 rebounds in 35 minutes, while Tolentino added 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to help North Port easily beat Trabelmar, who suffered their second straight loss.
