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Simply when San Miguel wanted a late-game spark, Don Trollano comes via to assist the Beermen take the PBA semifinal sequence lead in opposition to Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel’s six-point halftime cushion disappeared in below three minutes, and instantly, the Beermen have been out of solutions in opposition to the raging Ginebra offense.
June Mar Fajardo was scoreless. CJ Perez misfired. Marcio Lassiter couldn’t purchase a glance.
Then Don Trollano took over.
Trollano poured 15 factors within the third quarter to complete with 33 factors and lead San Miguel to a 91-85 win over Barangay Ginebra in Recreation 3 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Friday, January 9.
“I’m open so I simply shoot it,” Trollano mentioned in Filipino after his third-quarter triples helped fend off Ginebra’s rally. “My teammates and coaches trusted me. Good factor that it went in. If not, Ginebra would have most likely went on a run.”
“Previously two video games, I used to be not enjoying effectively. Coming into this recreation, the mindset was to play my recreation, be aggressive, and when open, shoot it,” he added.
Apart from his third-quarter storm, Trollano additionally delivered key baskets late within the fourth interval, together with a three-point play that doused Ginebra’s 10-2 run, which closed the hole to 4, 87-83.
Ginebra’s misses and miscues ensued as San Miguel surged forward within the best-of-7 sequence, 2-1.
San Miguel head coach Leo Austria highlighted the workforce’s protection, which held Ginebra to below 90 factors and restricted them to 17 assists on 29 made area targets.
“Protection was actually working for us. We allowed them simply 85 factors — that’s lower than 90,” Austria mentioned in Filipino, as San Miguel has now gained back-to-back video games within the sequence after dropping the sequence opener.
Perez had 19 factors on 8-of-17 taking pictures from the sector, whereas Mo Tautuaa added 13 markers off the bench for San Miguel.
Fajardo, who struggled with shoulder points all through the sport, solely put up 6 factors, all within the fourth quarter, with simply 1 area objective made in 8 makes an attempt. He additionally recorded 19 boards to energy the Beermen within the rebounding division, 62-49, in opposition to the Gin Kings.
“He isn’t complaining,” Austria mentioned of Fajardo. “Once I was making an attempt to provide him relaxation, he actually wished to get again on the ground. When the participant is like that — he desires to win — I’ve no alternative however to place them again in… His presence on the ground has actually helped loads.”
San Miguel held Ginebra’s spitfire guard RJ Abarrientos to solely 14 factors on 4-of-15 taking pictures, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, whereas Scottie Thompson carried the cudgels for the workforce with 17 factors and 9 rebounds. Japeth Aguilar chipped in 14 markers and eight rebounds.
Following a formidable Recreation 1 win within the sequence, Ginebra will now enter Recreation 4 with questions on their offense, as no participant scored greater than 8 factors apart from their prime three scorers.
Bench hotter Nard Pinto supplied 8 factors for Ginebra in simply 10 minutes of motion.
Earlier, the Meralco Bolts scored their first semifinal victory in opposition to TNT, 97-89, to slender the Tropang 5G’s sequence result in 2-1.
Recreation 4 for each sequence might be on Sunday, January 11, on the Mall of Asia Area. – Rappler.com
