Bay Area is advancing to the championship spherical after ousting defending champion San Miguel, 94-92, in Game 4 of their best-of-five semifinals sequence within the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Wednesday.
Back-to-back triples from Hayden Blankley and Kobey Lam put the Dragons up 82-78, however a June Mar Fajardo floater within the ultimate 5 minutes gave the Beermen the lead again, 85-84.
CJ Perez added an and-one basket for a 89-88 lead, however Lam struck once more with one other three-pointer to offer Bay Area a one-point lead.
San Miguel import Devon Scott efficiently sank each of his free throws for a 94-92 deficit with 33.2 ticks left within the recreation, giving the Beermen an opportunity to stage the sequence.
However, Perez and Fajardo had been unable to finish their ultimate makes an attempt as Bay Area defeated the reigning champion 3-1 within the semifinals.
Andrew Nicholson confirmed the best way for Bay Area with a formidable double-double of 42 factors, together with a stepback triple that gave them a 94-90 lead, to go together with 21 rebounds, 4 assists, and two steals.
Lam tallied 26 markers, whereas Blankley completed with 12.
Barangay Ginebra earlier confirmed the door to Magnolia of their semifinals conflict. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
