CJ Perez landed the painful haymakers in the clutch to save San Miguel past TNT, 95-89, and take the 2-1 in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup best-of-7 Finals before a solid crowd at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Sunday night.
The former Finals MVP finished with 20 points, 17 of which he produced in the deciding frame alone that included seven straight from beyond the arcs to put the Beermen back up after squandering an 86-79 lead with 3:27 remaining.
He knocked down the go-ahead four to erase a three-point Tropang 5G lead, and then nailed a trey to push their lead to 93-89 with 12.3 seconds left.
The opposition tried to go for the four to tie things up but Jordan Heading missed, and Marcio Lassiter’s perfect trip to the foul line with 4.9 seconds remaining were all enough for SMB to regain control of the series.
