PHOENIX coach Topex Robinson commended the Fuel Masters for "playing like true professionals" in the 2022-23 PBA Commissioner's Cup amid the recent news on the financial woes that team owner Dennis Uy is facing. And their efforts were handsomely rewarded as Phoenix subdued NLEX on Friday, to finally break into the win column after opening the conference with three straight losses. We don't have control over what is happening around us, but we're professionals and we're just acting like one." But we owe it to the team also, to make sure we fight like hell," stressed the 47-year-old Phoenix mentor. They just stuck with us and we are just repaying what the management has been giving us."