JUNE Mar Fajardo had to bring out every ounce of his strength to lift San Miguel Beer to a hard-fought quarterfinal series win against a young, pesky, and title-hungry Converge team Sunday night.
The 6-foot-10 Fajardo finished the winner-take-all Game 5 with 40 points and 24 rebounds to lift the Beermen to a heart-stopping 109-105 triumph over the FiberXers in Antipolo City.The win vaulted San Miguel to the best-of-seven semifinal series against Barangay Ginebra in a titanic clash that will begin on Wednesday.
Fajardo, however, hopes this experience will toughen the all-time winningest PBA team when it battles Ginebra, the league's most popular team.San Miguel coach Jorge Gallent knows the Gin Kings have a solid bunch of players, who are capable of giving them a run for their money.'They have great players. We just have to play well, play our A-game, for us to have a chance to beat them,' said Gallent.
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