The Bolts showed that their elimination round win over San Miguel Beermen was no fluke, shackling the defending champions anew in a much bigger stage with a 93-86 victory to take Game 1 of their best-of-seven Philippine Cup finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Meralco proved that lightning can strike twice and the second always the hardest hit on a gloomy Wednesday night, June 5.
It was during that stretch that Meralco stepped on the gas pedal and uncorked an 11-2 spurt that turned a 72-75 deficit into an 83-72 lead midway through the frame. Chris Banchero and Chris Newsome took care of the offense with the former finishing with 18 points, on top of seven rebounds and five assists while the other had a similar scoring output apart from his six rebounds and five assists.
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