ICYMI: Solid performances from former NBA players Renaldo Balkman and Mario Chalmers are not enough for the Zamboanga Valientes to beat the Singapore Slingers in the virtual do-or-die for the last semifinal berth. ABL
MANILA, Philippines – The Zamboanga Valientes missed the playoff bus in the ASEAN Basketball League Invitational after a sorry 97-87 loss to the Singapore Slingers in Vietnam on Thursday, February 16.
A win for Zamboanga would have seen it figure in a tie with Singapore at 8-6 for fourth place, with the Valientes owning the tiebreaker after beating the Slingers, 87-79, in their first meeting in January. Zamboanga narrowed the gap to 74-77 early in the final period before the Slingers rode on a 10-0 blitz – with half coming from Barkley – to mount their largest lead of the game at 87-74.The Valientes failed to make a significant comeback attempt the rest of the way as they witnessed their playoff hopes vanish into thin air.
Balkman finished with 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals in the loss as he fell short of his bid to lead Zamboanga to the semifinals after coming in as a replacement for Antonio Hester, who joined Magnolia in the PBA.
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