Marcio Lassiter catches fireplace early and clinches the PBA document for profession three-pointers, steering San Miguel to an unprecedented 49-point blowout of Barangay Ginebra
MANILA, Philippines – Marcio Lassiter set the tone in a sport that turned out historic not only for him however your complete San Miguel franchise.
Lassiter caught fireplace early and clinched the PBA document for profession three-pointers, steering the Beermen to an unprecedented 131-82 blowout of Barangay Ginebra within the Governors’ Cup on the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, September 15.
Unloading 4 triples within the opening quarter, Lassiter eclipsed Jimmy Alapag for the No. 1 spot within the all-time PBA three-point record and completed with 18 factors on a scorching 6-of-8 clip from past the arc.
“I actually didn’t suppose I used to be going to begin this scorching. I advised myself to be aggressive. I didn’t suppose I used to be going to get it within the first quarter,” mentioned Lassiter, who broke the earlier mark of 1,250 triples set by Alapag in 2016.
“Whenever you get one to fall, you type of really feel like the subsequent one goes to fall. My teammates have been on the lookout for me.”
On fireplace from the get-go, Lassiter tied Alapag with a pair of treys within the first 5 minutes and nailed the document on the 7:11 mark, pulling down a pull-up jumper over the outstretched arms of Maverick Ahanmisi on a quick break.
Lassiter hit one other one lower than two minutes later that gave San Miguel a commanding 23-7 lead.
That scintillating begin paved the best way for the Beermen to cruise the remainder of the best way and publish their greatest win margin in franchise historical past, in accordance with PBA chief statistician Fidel Mangonon.
“I feel my record-breaker was like a warmth verify, I used to be simply type of within the second, simply an out-of-body expertise,” mentioned Lassiter, who sank two extra within the second half to lift his tally to 1,254 three-pointers and counting.
“I used to be type of blissful to get it over with within the first quarter. I can actually concentrate on the sport as a result of we had a giant project tonight towards Ginebra.”
June Mar Fajardo churned out 24 factors and 17 rebounds, whereas CJ Perez put up 22 factors and 6 assists for San Miguel, which gained for the fourth straight sport and hiked its document to 6-2 to say the highest spot in Group B.
Terrence Romeo added 14 factors and import Jordan Adams chimed in 12 factors and 11 rebounds within the eighth-most lopsided win in PBA historical past.
Discovering no solutions for an in-the-zone Beermen who shot 59% from the sphere and 57% from three-point land, the Gin Kings recorded their greatest dropping margin in franchise historical past and noticed their four-game profitable streak halted.
It additionally ended up being probably the most lopsided loss for Ginebra tactician Tim Cone as a head coach — a small dent to his in any other case legendary credentials that embody a document 25 championships.
Rookie RJ Abarrientos tallied 19 factors, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists, whereas import Justin Brownlee chalked up 16 factors, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks, and a couple of steals for the Gin Kings, who fell to 5-3.
The Scores
San Miguel 131 – Fajardo 24, Perez 22, Lassiter 18, Romeo 14, Adams 12, Trollano 11, Cruz 6, Jimenez 6, Manuel 6, Brondial 4, Ross 3, Rosales 3, Nava 2.
Barangay Ginebra 82 – Abarrientos 19, Brownlee 16, J.Aguilar 15, Thompson 13, Garcia 5, Pessumal 4, Mariano 4, Holt 3, R.Aguilar 2, Ahanmisi 1, Pinto 0, Adamos 0, Tenorio 0, Cu 0.
Quarters: 37-13, 66-31, 98-58, 131-82.
– Rappler.com
