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King drops career-high 64 points, Converge secures third seed
Blackwater concluded their PBA Season 49 Governors' Cup campaign with a 139-118 victory over top seed Rain or Shine.
Import George King led the Bossing with an exceptional 64-point performance, shooting a perfect 20-of-20 from the free-throw line and 18-of-35 from the field, and added 13 rebounds.
King's 64 points set a new franchise record, surpassing the previous mark of 55 points.
This scoring outburst is the highest in the PBA in nearly a decade, since NLEX import Al Thornton scored 69 points in 2016.
Despite the win, Blackwater finished with a 5-5 win-loss record, narrowly missing the playoffs due to a lower point differential compared to NLEX.
Rain or Shine, despite being the top seed in Group B, ended the conference with a 7-3 card and will face Magnolia in the quarterfinals.
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