MANILA, Philippines — Ignite’s playoff fate is out of its hands heading into its final game of the elimination round Saturday (Manila time).
Following a 107-130 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Friday, Ignite has slid to a game behind the Oklahoma City Blue for the eighth and final playoff spot with a 7-7 record
Fil-American guard Jalen Green led the way for Ignite anew with 22 points on top of three rebounds and three assists that went down the drain.
The surging Vipers banked on the league’s leading scorer Kevin Porter Jr. in the blowout win. The Houston Rockets assignee almost collected a triple-double with 28 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.
Ignite would…
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