Rondae Hollis-Jefferson saved TNT from Meralco, 101-99, for its third straight win in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Tuesday night at the Philsports Arena.
The two-time Best Import coolly canned the marginal free throws with exactly 10 seconds left, and then tried to contest the potential game-tying trey of Cliff Hodge as time expired to make sure that the Tropang Giga won’t collapse completely.
It’s because the crew of Coach Chot Reyes coughed up a lead as big as 23 points and fell behind thrice inside the final 4:11 but RHJ, Jayson Castro, and Roger Pogoy helped out in keeping themselves in the thick of the fight.
TNT improved to 3-2 after bursting the bubble of a Bolts team that’s coming off a gritty 88-83 win over Hong Kong Eastern last Sunday, falling to 4-3.
