MANILA – Bobby Ray Parks Jr.’s strong showing for the TNT Tropang Giga in the semifinals of the 2020 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup semifinals put him in the statistical points (SPs) standings’ top spot.
The former National University Bulldogs standout led the ladder with 38.3 points on strength of his solid averages of 22.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.3 steals per outing.
Parks, however, is “highly doubtful” to play in Game 2 of their best-of-seven finals series against the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings tonight due to injury.
According to Tropang Giga’s physical therapist Dexter Aseron, it was the same injury the former Gilas Pilipinas guard endured during the elimination round.
“Sa game pa lang ini-inda na niya. Umiika na. Matapang lang talaga at nalalaro pa rin niya,” Aseron said.
Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters’ Calvin Abueva has jumped to second place with 37.1 on averages of 15.4 points, 11.3 rebounds, 5.2 assists, and 1.7 steals in 12 games he played in his comeback from a 16-month indefinite suspension.
Jaymar Perez of TerraFirma Dyip, the scoring leader with 24.4 points per game, dropped to third with 35.7, while erstwhile leader Matthew Wright of Fuel Masters (35.6) slumped to fourth place after being limited in the semifinals due to ankle sprain.
Christian Standhardinger of NorthPort (34.6) rounds out the Top Five, with TNT’s RR Pogoy (33.5), Ginebra’s Stanley Pringle (33.1), Phoenix’s Jason Perkins (32.7), and Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson (32.7) among those barely out of the elite circle.
TerraFirma’s Roosevelt Adams and Meralco’s Aaron Black kept their one-two position in the stats race among the rookies. But Black could well gain the nod of those involved in the balloting, with his team’s semifinal finish.
The PBA has yet to announce if it will hand out individual awards such as the Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year and the Best Player of the Conference at the end of the All-Filipino Conference./PN
