PBA's top guns

The race is on to determine who'll emerge the PBA Commissioner's Cup top local gun.

- JOAQUIN M. HENSON

At the holiday break, NorthPort's Arvin Tolentino leads the gunslingers with a 24.7-point clip. Next in line are TNT's Calvin Oftana (21.8), NLEX' Robert Bolick (21.7), Blackwater's Sedrick Barefield (20.8) and San Miguel Beer's June Mar Fajardo (19.8).

Tolentino, Oftana and Fajardo haven't sunk a four-pointer yet, blanking a combined 0-of-10. Surprisingly, Tolentino is shooting only .267 from three, Bolick .154 and Barefield .261 so none of them is particularly deadly from beyond the arc. Oftana is a deadshot from three, hitting .526 on 20-of-38. Because Oftana takes most of his shots from the perimeter, he's not fouled a lot. In four games, Oftana had 41 attempts from four and three with only 19 from two. He's 7-of-11 from the line or a .636 clip. In contrast, Tolentino is a deadeye from the line, connecting 8.4 foul shots a game and hitting .843.