QUEZON CITY—Talk about back-to-back come-from-behind wins to open the PBA Governors' Cup semifinals.
San Miguel completed a second straight comeback win in the same number of nights with a 101-95 Game 1 win against Rain Or Shine at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.
Twenty-four hours after Alaska opened its own semifinal series against Star with a big fightback, SMB also made a rally of its own to take down ROS.
The Elasto Painters, who led for most of the match, opened a 45-21 cushion early in the second quarter.
But the Beermen slowly crawled back and took an 84-79 advantage in the early moments of the fourth period.
Rain Or Shine looked to steal the fight from San Miguel after a 13-6 run gave the team a 93-90 lead.
San Miguel got the last laugh as the club closed the game on an 11-2 rally.
Three Beermen scored at least 20 points with Marcio Lassiter and AZ Reid leading the way with 22.
Wendell McKines tallied a game-high 33 points for the Elasto Painters.
Box Scores:
San Miguel 101–Lassiter 22, Reid 22, Fajardo 20, Cabagnot 15, Santos 13, Tubid 5, Lutz 2, Espinas 2, Ross 0
Rain Or Shine 95–McKines 33, Lee 19, Belga 12, Almazan 10, Ibañes 7, Chan 7, Uyloan 5, Tiu 2, Norwood 0, Jeri. Cruz 0, Arana 0, Quiñahan 0
Quarterscores: 19-34, 46-60, 80-79, 101-95
Three Beermen scored at least 20 points with Marcio Lassiter and AZ Reid leading the way with 22.
Wendell McKines tallied a game-high 33 points for the Elasto Painters.
Box Scores:
San Miguel 101–Lassiter 22, Reid 22, Fajardo 20, Cabagnot 15, Santos 13, Tubid 5, Lutz 2, Espinas 2, Ross 0
Rain Or Shine 95–McKines 33, Lee 19, Belga 12, Almazan 10, Ibañes 7, Chan 7, Uyloan 5, Tiu 2, Norwood 0, Jeri. Cruz 0, Arana 0, Quiñahan 0
Quarterscores: 19-34, 46-60, 80-79, 101-95
