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Carey scored clutch baskets at the finish, saving the day for the Phone Pals who closed in on the leaders on their sixth win in their last seven outings.
At 9-6 overall, Talk n Text is now just a game behind erstwhile solo-leader Barangay Ginebra which now shares the lead with Red Bull and Alaska Milk at 10-5.
Standing between the joint pacesetters and Talk n Text is Air21 at 9-5.
Red Bull and Air21 press their bid for the two outright semifinals berths staked in the double-round robin eliminations as they mix it up at the resumption of action at the Araneta Coliseum today.
The Bulls have a shot at the solo leader while the Express have a chance to tie the Kings and the Aces in the lead in the
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Mathematically, both the Tigers, at 6-9, and the Realtors, at 5-9, remain in contention for automatic entry into the quarterfinal round.
Purefoods, at 5-11, and Welcoat, at 3-12, are the teams in danger of missing the playoffs.
J.J. Sullinger, Egay Billones, Jay Washington and Donbel Belano also put in double-digit outputs as the Phone Pals sustained their hot charge to enhance their bid for an outright semis seat.
The Pals took the half at 53-44 and still enjoyed the upper hand, 77-74, entering the final quarter.
But the Pals wavered a bit in the face of Rod Nealy‚s torrid shooting and needed Carey‚s endgame heroics to preserve a second straight win following a 116-115 nail-biter over the Express Wednesday.
Nealy sizzled with a game-high 38 points that went for naught.
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