TNT overcame a late-game hijack attempt by Ginebra, 91-86, to move closer in clinching a quarterfinal ticket in the PBA Season 49 Commissioner’s Cup before a solid crowd at the Philsports Arena in Pasig on Friday night.
Calvin Oftana fired 32 points, none bigger than his free throws with 6.4 seconds left to play for the eventual final count that doused water to the Kings’ rally that saw them threaten after being down 87-75 entering the last four minutes.
Missed shots from the outside by the crowd darlings would then secure the triumph as the Tropang Giga once again beat the same team it faced — and took down — in the previous two Governors’ Cup Finals.
TNT improved to 6-2 and stayed on top of the standings, moving a win away from securing a slot to the next round as the magic number has now been set at 7 wins.
