ANTIPOLO – San Miguel just went to June Mar Fajardo and as proven countless times in the past, it was a game plan that worked so effectively.
The PBA’s only eight-time MVP sparked the comeback to lead the Beermen to a pulsating 109-105 victory over Converge, in the process completing the Season 49 Governors’ Cup semifinal picture, Sunday night at the Ynares Center here.
Fajardo finished with a monster line of 40 points and 24 rebounds, nailing crucial buckets that laid the groundwork for the perennial contenders’ furious rally from a 99-91 deficit with 7:32 remaining in the final period.
He would also nail a split from the foul line for the eventual final score with 37.2 seconds left to play as his rebounding proved to be the difference, most especially in crunch time, that the young yet pesky FiberXers couldn’t solve.
Now San Miguel will brace for another meeting with rivals Barangay Ginebra in the best-of-7 semis that starts Wednesday at the Philsports Arena.
