ANTIPOLO — George King saved San Miguel from falling victim to Terrafirma by coming through in the clutch to deliver the 109-104 victory to go 2-0 in Group A of the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at the Ynares Center here, Saturday.
The scoring machine finished with 37 points and 14 rebounds, as he took matters into his own hands down the stretch by scoring four straight to put them ahead for good, 105-104, with 39.1 seconds remaining in the game.
Free throws by CJ Perez and Don Trollano in the final 4.4 seconds proved to be enough to seal the deal—and avoid being caught by the upset axe.
The traditional powerhouse led by as many as 22 in the match but the Dyip, similar to what they did in their last two games, roared back and even took the 104-101 lead with 1:21 to go following, ironically, a Juami Tiongson trey.
“We were fortunate there. it could’ve easily been Terrafirma before you guys today,” said King in the postgame presser, visibly relieved that they managed to pull off the great escape. “Luckily our defense at that moment turned up.”
