TNT Import Ronde Hollis-Jefferson during the PBA Commissioner’s Cup game against San Miguel Beer. –PBA images
MANILA, Philippines – TNT had a chance to push a traditional powerhouse to the brink of missing out on the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Playoffs on Sunday night, and they seized it.
Tropang Giga defeated San Miguel 115-97 in Black and Blue at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City, improving to 8-3, while Biermann’s chances of making it to the quarterfinals faded.
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“What I’ve learned in life is that you never really know what’s going to happen. Things are so unpredictable that the best thing you can do is challenge yourself. And… The importance of this victory is that we gave ourselves a chance,” head coach Chot Reyes said immediately after the convincing victory at the Ynares Center in Antipolo City.
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Resident Rondae Hollis-Jefferson led TNT to second place with an all-around performance of 35 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists, with a game against Rain or Shine still on the correspondence club’s schedule. led.
Roger Pogoy, Calvin Oftana, Poy Elam and Jason Castro all scored at least 14 points each in the win, putting San Miguel, a proud franchise with 29 titles, the most in the PBA, in jeopardy. .
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For the Biermen to advance to the next round, Magnolia and NLEX must lose their final matches in their respective elimination matches.
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Making things even more difficult for the vaunted club, led by reigning Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo, a win for either the Hotshots or the Road Warriors would abruptly end their campaign.
Fajardo scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Don Trolano, import Malik Pope and Mo Tautua were the only players to score in double figures in the loss, which dropped the club to 5-7.
The last time San Miguel missed the playoffs was 10 years ago in the 2015 edition of the same conference.
Score:
TNT 115 – Hollis-Jefferson 35, Pogoy 22, Oftana 16, Castro 14, Elam 14, Nambatak 6, Williams 6, Gallinato 2, Heruela 0, Hobuntin 0, Razon 0, Eximiano 0
San Miguel 97 – Fajardo 34, Trollano 13, Pope 10, Tautua 10, Lassiter 9, Perez 9, Cruz 6, Ross 3, Tiongson 3, Kailig 0, Rosales 0
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Quarters: 31-19, 56-49, 87-70, 115-97.
