MERALCO and Barangay Ginebra duke it out one last time in the PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinals as action shifts to San Jose, Batangas in an out-of-town match at the FPJ Arena.
The Bolts forced the winner-take-all match after gutting out an 86-81 triumph over the Gin Kings on Wednesday in a crucial Game 6 to keep their Finals hopes alive.Now everything boils down to the final game of the series which begins at 7:30 p.m. with fans from Batangas expected to flock the playing venue named after the late 'king' of Philippine movies.
The winner of this game advances to the best-of-seven title series, where San Miguel Beer will be waiting in the wings.Allein Maliksi played a major role in Meralco's Game 6 win, firing 12 of his 14 points in the last period to give the much-needed lift and the win for the Bolts.Bong Quino, who led the Bolts with 23 points, along with Chris Banchero, Chris Newsome, big man Raymond Almazan and Cliff Hodge are all expected to lay their all on the court against the Gin Kings.
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