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The San Miguel Beermen hand the woeful Magnolia Hotshots their sixth loss within the cup determined by 7 factors or much less
MANILA, Philippines – For the sixth time within the 2025 PBA Commissioner’s Cup, Magnolia discovered itself on the dropping finish of a thriller as San Miguel eked out a late 85-78 escape on the Ynares Heart in Antipolo Metropolis to arrest a two-game slide.
Prevailing within the rematch of final yr’s finals, the Beermen evened out at a 4-4 file, separating itself from a bottom-rung standings logjam, whereas the Hotshots slid to eleventh with a 3-6 slate — all their losses coming inside two possessions or much less.
CJ Perez churned out a masterful stat line within the much-needed win with 23 factors, 10 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 1 block, capping off by a booming dagger triple with 23.5 seconds left, 83-78, to complete the job his teammate Marcio Lassiter began within the recreation’s waning moments.
Lassiter, the PBA’s all-time chief in three-pointers made, set the tone within the clutch with back-to-back triples: the primary in go-ahead style on the 1:51 mark of the fourth, 77-76, earlier than a downtown encore on the 51.9-second mark, 80-76.
In lower than two minutes of recreation time, San Miguel shortly undid Magnolia’s earnest comeback effort from 13 factors down within the second quarter, 42-29, turning the endgame to a show of easy, fearless offense from its high stars.
Import Jabari Narcis (18 factors, 23 rebounds) and eight-time league MVP June Mar Fajardo (13 factors, 14 rebounds) did the yeoman’s jobs for the Beermen with a pair of giant double-double outings.
Gunners Juami Tiongson and Jericho Cruz scored 13 and 10, respectively, within the win, whereas Lassiter provided 8 essential factors.
Veteran reinforcement Ricardo Ratliffe paced one other heartbreaking defeat with a 24-point, 15-rebound double-double in 45 minutes, whereas Mark Barroca backstopped as the one different double-digit scorer with 13 to go along with 6 assists and 4 rebounds.
The Scores
San Miguel 85 – Perez 23, Narcis 18, Tiongson 13, Fajardo 13, Cruz 10, Lassiter 8, Ross 0, Brondial 0, Trollano 0, Cahilig 0.
Magnolia 78 – Ratliffe 24, Barroca 13, Lucero 9, Lasimosa 9, Sangalang 6, Dela Rosa 4, Abueva 4, Alfaro 4, Ahanmisi 3, Balanza 2, Dionisio 0, Laput 0.
Quarters: 20-17, 40-29, 60-60, 85-78.
– Rappler.com
