[Saba Sports News] San Miguel Beer showed plenty of experience in pivotal playoff games and took a 2-0 lead with another win over Converge FiberXers in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 49 Governor’s Cup quarterfinals, 107-100, One step away from the semifinals.
(Source: Getty Image)
SMB’s EJ Anosike, who was more comfortable with the team after the 102-95 win in the opening game, added 41 points, nine rebounds and five assists as the team continued to build on its lead.
Player of the year candidate June Mar Fajardo further buttressed the team with a steady output, Posting a double-10 performance with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Meanwhile, Kris Rosales, who started the game, chipped in 11 points to take the pressure off the shoulders of CJ Perez (10 points) and Marcio Lassiter (nine points, all 3-point attempts).
Terrence Romeo and Don Trollano, who came off the bench with eight and seven points, respectively, were impressive during a 15-5 run midway through the fourth quarter that extended the lead to 97-86 and set the game up.
SMB can close out the series with a bang in Game three on Monday, advancing to the semi-finals 3-0.