ANTIPOLO – Marcio Lassiter came to the rescue and saved San Miguel past Magnolia in a clash befitting of a Sunday night special, 85-78, to snap its skid in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center here.
The veteran sniper delivered at a time needed the most, nailing back-to-back triples for the 80-76 lead with 51.9 seconds remaining before helping out on the defensive end to force the hard-fighting Hotshots to a costly turnover.
CJ Perez then made sure that his senior’s efforts won’t go for naught, striking the dagger through a trifecta of his own from the top to make it an 83-78 spread with 25.2 seconds left to play that knocked the wind out of their foes’ sails.
June Mar Fajardo would settle the final count with a pair of charities with 12.6 ticks to spare and SMB would go on to improve to 4-4 and stay in the Top 8.
