Henry Galinato was a big spark off the bench for TNT in blowing out Titan Ultra in the PBA Philippine Cup on Friday night.
Galinato logged just 15 minutes but made the most of his playing time with a team-high 16 points on an efficient 6-of-8 shooting from the field on top of nine rebounds in a 130-92 romp.
‘I was just following what coach Chot (Reyes) was saying, on the board he wrote ‘effort’ and that’s what I tried to give,’ said the burly 6-foot-6 big man.
‘I just do what my team needs me to do, if it happens, it happens and I’m grateful for it.’
Galinato led a balanced effort by the Tropang 5G, who also drew double-digit scoring from Calvin Oftana, Mike Nieto and Tyrus Hill.
Oftana recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Nieto and Hill added 15 and 12 points, respectively, to help TNT climb to 3-1.
Galinato, the former University of the Philippines cog, was coming off a solid eight-point, seven-rebound outing in TNT’s win over Converge on Saturday in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
‘We’re taking it game by game, be better from the last game we had, build on from that. The team’s morale is really, really good right now.’
Galinato looks to continue his strong showing on Sunday when TNT shoots for a third consecutive victory against Meralco.