Rain or Shine displayed composure in the endgame and overcame Magnolia, 109-105, to get ahead in their PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup best-of-5 quarterfinal series, Wednesday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
Caelan Tiongson nailed a gutsy three for the 103-102 lead with 1:25 left in the game, before the rest of the Elasto Painters came in to make sure that they wouldn’t fold up despite the barrage of outside shots their foes threw.
Aaron Fuller, Andrei Caracut, and Jhonard Clarito came through with crucial free throws after that go-head trey as the unit of Yeng Guiao finished the game with an 11-3 spurt to fight back from a 102-98 deficit with 2:54 to go.
