San Miguel stood tall yet again as the traditional powerhouse defended its PBA Philippine Cup kingship following a masterful 92-77 conquest of TNT in Game 6 of the Finals, Sunday night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
Buoyed by the electric 14,000-plus fans that watched live, the Beermen zoomed to an 18-2 start into the match and displayed vaunted poise in the second half on the way to completing a back-to-back in the most prestigious conference.
They actually lost the lead and trailed late in the third quarter but it proved to be brief only, with June Mar Fajardo & Co. restoring order before putting together a strong finish to add yet another championship to their collection.
Marcio Lassiter himself provided the heavy punch, knocking down the booming trey to make it an 83-73 lead with 4:30 to go, signalling a celebration as their long-time adversaries could no longer pull off one last run.
Soon the final buzzer would sound, and San Miguel erupted in jubilation as this batch gave the franchise its 31st league title overall.
