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| A buzzer-beating four from Jordan Heading highlighted TNT's hot outside shooting in Game 4. PBA Images |
PASAY—A night after a rare inclement weather on a January showered the entire metropolis, TNT stormed the SM Mall of Asia Arena with hot outside shooting to wash out San Miguel, 110-87, in Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Wednesday night.
The Tropang 5G quickly pulled away with long range bombs capped by a buzzer-beater from three-fourths length of the court to open a 35-18 lead after the first quarter and sustained the large lead until the end.
Calvin Oftana fired a conference-high 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting including 5-of-8 on threes, six rebounds, four steals, and one block for TNT, which tied the best-of-seven series at 2-2.
Heading added 17 points, one rebound, six assists, and one steal.
As a team, the PLDT franchise went 15-of-35 in total from long range.
June Mar Fajardo, fresh from winning the Best Player of the Conference award, led SMB with 18 points, 16 rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
The Scores:
TNT 110 – Oftana 29, Heading 17, Nambatac 13, Williams 8, Enciso 8, Ganuelas-Rosser 7, Galinato 6, Khobuntin 6, Pogoy 6, Aurin 4, Jalalon 2, Ferrer 2, Erram 2, Nieto 0, Hill 0
SAN MIGUEL 87 – Fajardo 18, Trollano 13, Perez 11, Tautuaa 9, Cruz 9, Cahilig 8, Rosales 4, Miller 4, Tiongson 3, Calma 3, Teng 3, Brondial 2, Mantua 0, Lassiter 0, Ross 0
QUARTERS: 35-18, 65-40, 87-61, 110-87
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