MANILA, Philippines — Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Calvin Oftana led TNT's late-game surge to subdue a fighting Converge five, 98-96 to seal its fourth straight win in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner's Cup on Saturday evening at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Hollis-Jefferson and Oftana combined to score the Tropang Giga's last seven points, helping their team overcome a 91-96 deficit en route to snatching the victory from the upset-conscious FiberXers.
Import Cheick Diallo missed two crucial foul shot, while Jordan Heading and Alec Stockton's attempts from three-point and two-point zone respectively, failed to miss the mark, thus ending Converge's four-game winning streak. The FiberXers dropped to 6-3.The win on the other hand, enabled the Tropang Giga to improve to 4-2.Hollis-Jefferson led TNT with 31 points and 22 rebounds, Roger Pogoy added 22, laced with five triples.Rey Nambatac and Oftana finished with 13 and 12, respectively.Diallo led Converge with 37 points and 15 rebounds, while Justine Balyazar had 17
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