Manila, Philippines – Powerade’s Gary David continues to show his scoring prowess as he dropped a season-high 42 points against Petron Blaze last Sunday, increasing his scoring average in the PBA Philippine Cup to 22.83 points thru six games with the Tigers.
The 6-foot-1 David torched the Boosters with 15-of-19 shooting from the field, including 4-of-6 from three-point territory in a 108-94 win that snapped the Tigers’ losing skid to two for a 3-3 win-loss record while sending Petron to its third straight defeat in six games.
Two rookies are in the Top 10 in scoring this conference, with Chris Lutz of Petron at No. 3 with 17.3 points per game, while Paul Lee is at No. 8 averaging 15.50 points for the league-leading Rain or Shine, which sports a 5-1 card.
Lee and Lutz were second and third picks, respectively, in the last PBA Rookie Draft.
Arwind Santos of Petron Blaze is at second spot with 17.67 points, while B-Meg’s James Yap – the former two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) – is at fourth place with 17.17 points and Rain or Shine’s Jeff Chan is at fifth with 16.83 points.
Also in the Top 10 scoring are three Talk ’N Text players, Jared Dillinger at No. 6 (16.80) while Jason Castro and Kelly Williams share No. 9-10 (15.50). Barangay Ginebra’s Mark Caguioa is at No. 7 (16.20).
The 6-foot-4 Santos is the only double-double performer so far as he also leads the rebounding department with 15 boards per game, followed by the Tropang Texters’ Harvey Carey and Ali Peek with 12.33 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
Petron’s point guard Alex Cabagnot leads the assist category by dishing 7 dimes per game, while at second is Castro with 6.25. Tied for second to fourth are Lee, Meralco’s Sol Mercado and LA Tenorio of Alaska with five assists per game.
Lutz, on the other hand, is the steals leader with 2.33, followed by his former Smart-Gilas Pilipinas teammate and Powerade forward Marcio Lassiter with 2.167. Their fellow Gilas member Japeth Aguilar is the shot block leader with 1.6. (Waylon Galvez)
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