Cobras Rips Santas! Roll to Their 5th Straight Win

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Cobras buckled an off-night from Carlos Chan to nip past PSBA Santas, 115-112 for their 9th win in 14 games. Despite having a rare-offnight from resident shooter Chan, it was the same guy who knocked down the winning triple. Cobras led comfortably, 112-100 before Arnold Tsai came in. Since Tsai's arrival, Santas buckled a 12-0 run that tied the ballgame with one final scoring possession coming up.

Then here comes Chan.

Shooting 0/7 prior to the last made triple, Chan had no hesitation as he released the game winning triple that gave Cobras their longest winning streak of the season at 5 games. "Credit goes to Chan as he knocked down a crucial triple. Despite his shooting woes, he made sure that the goat or hero will fall upon him. " Lim said.

Santas brewed up an almost upset as they even led during the portions of the second half, including an 87-77 lead with 8 minutes to play in the 3rd canto. That's when Lim and Kent shift into high gear as their offense started rolling. Kent's 18 second half points and Lim's 15 ignited a strong rally as they turn a 10 point deficit into a 12 point lead before they relinquished the lead. To make Cobras more stronger is their newly acquired center.

On his wish list ever since GM Cheng managed the team, Cheng finally picked up a gem as he was able to sign Ronald Ke for the remainder of the season. And this Dwight Howard comparison stats backed up the signing of Cheng as a smart move. Ke finished with 16 points 12 rebounds 6 blocks and 4 assists to give Cobras the inside presence that they're missing for the last couple of seasons. "We're just glad to have him on the team. It gives us a more defensive presence. Offense has never been a problem for us. It was defense. Now we have 2 defensive pioneers in Peewa and Ke." Kent said.

As for Santas, they have nothing put praise to offer for Cobras. "This unit are tough to play. They're spreading the ball. They've got a lot of shooters. They can run and play half court offense at the same time. Maybe we caught them at a wrong time since they've just won their 5th straight game." Edward Santa said.

This will be an interesting season for Cobras. Can they break their longest winning record of 9 recorded last 2008?