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MANILA-Phoenix smothered Terrafirma in the first half before sealing them off in the end for a 97-74 win on Friday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City. In the battle pitting the two remaining winless squads entering the day, the Fuel Masters stifled the Dyip in the first 24 minutes, holding them to just 24 points even as they started the third quarter on a 15-0 run to open the largest lead not just of the game but also of the season at 35, 59-24. Terrafirma got its offense later in the game and cut the lead down to 14, 77-63, with 5:56 left in the fourth quarter, but Phoenix recovered just in time to seal the blowout. Jason Perkins led the Fuel Masters, who tied the Magnolia Hotshots and the Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters in eighth at 1-2, with 17 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Coach Topex Robinson, however, revealed that Perkins was playing with his morale not at 100 percent after finding out about something that happened in his family. "There ....

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