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San Miguel Beer fended off a furious fightback by Barako Bull to win, 106-100, in the PLDT Home Tvolution PBA Commissioner’s cup Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Beermen, who stretched their win streak against the Energy to nine everytime June Mar Fajardo is on board, had five players with at least 13 points led by their import Kevin Jones and Marcio Lassiter, who had 28 and 19 points, respectively.
Slowly recovering from a sprained ankle that caused him to miss his team’s two games this conference, Fajardo came up with his first double-double in the tourney to the tune of 15 points and 11 boards.
But for team consultant Todd Purves, the win didn’t come easy.
“(Barako Bull is) a good basketball team. We knew it’s going to be a very hard game tonight and I think they’re a much better team than their record says,” Purves told reporters after his team regrouped just in time to rack up its fourth win against one loss.
“They always complete and you just can’t put them away. They will continue to make shots, they will continue to fight. I’m not surprised they made a run but I’m pleased we were able to grind out the win,” added Purves.
The Beermen, who stayed within the coattails of league-leading Talk ‘N Text’s 5-0 slate, appeared on their way to a blowout win after leading by as much as 16, 69-53, at the 7:30 mark of the third quarter but the Energy, behind their explosive import Joshua Dollard, certainly had other plans in mind.
Dollard caught fire and wound up with his best offensive output yet with a new league season-best 46 points, also the third game in just five outings he was able to score more than 40 points.
“We expected their import to score a lot,” said San Miguel’s head coach Biboy Ravanes.
After scoring just 16 points in the first half where Barako Bull trailed, 43-51, Dollard exploded for 30 points in the second half and at one stretch scored 14 straight points for the Energy bridging the latter part of the third and the early portion of the final frame.
Dollard’s 3-pointer over the outstretched arms of Jones knotted the count at 84 before veteran sniper Mick Pennisi followed it up with his own trey for an 87-84 edge with 8:48 remaining.
The Auburn and South Carolina-Aiken alumnus would eventually cool off and that allowed the Beermen to get their bearings back and regain control of the game.
A triple by Lassiter from the top-of-the-key gave San Miguel Beer the lead back for good, 95-93, with 4:58 left before a putback by Jones, who had a game-high 18 rebounds, put the game away, 103-95, with 1:10 to go.
Reigning MVP Arwind Santos also came up with a double-double to the tune of 16 points and 11 rebounds.
“Everyone’s contributing and everyone’s working hard and I appreciate all their efforts,” Purves said of his team.
Ravanes also said with San Miguel Beer being one of the teams at the top of the standings, the team’s immediate goal is well within reach but they still can’t let their guards down.
“Target before the start of the conference Top Two. We’re in a pretty good situation right now but still we have a lot of work to do,” Ravanes added.
Dollard, who previously hit 45 and 44 points in previous games, went 17-of-26 from the field and also had 15 rebounds to lead Barako Bull, which slipped to 1-4 and has now lost three straight.
Pennisi chipped in 16.
The Beermen, who also drew significant contribution from second stringer Paolo Hubalde (13 points), made 15 3-pointers for the second straight game. (MG)
The scores:
San Miguel Beer 106 — Jones 28, Lasasiter 19, Santos 16, Fajardo 15, Hubalde 13, Mercado 7, Ross 3, Kramer 2, Maierhofer 0, Tubid 0.
Barako Bull 100 — Dollard 46, Pennisi 16, Fortuna 11, Buenafe 11, Wilson 6, Lastimosa 4, Isip 2, Pena 2, Miranda 2, Jensen 0, Miller 0, Marcelo 0, Intal 0.
Quarterscores: 29-19; 51-43; 81-74; 106-100.
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