When it mattered most, Mikey Williams made positive he confirmed up.
That’s what the Filipino-American guard did for the TNT Tropang Giga as they captured the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup crown on Friday, their first title because the 2021 Philippine Cup.
In each of these title runs, it was the sweet-shooting Williams that earned the Finals MVP award.
Williams on Friday erupted for a game-high 38 factors, together with a scintillating 9-of-18 taking pictures efficiency from rainbow nation to guide his crew within the title-clinching Game 6 in opposition to defending champion Barangay Ginebra San Miguel.
His off-the-glass triple on the 1:15 mark of the fourth quarter additionally proved essential as TNT eked out a 97-93 victory to bag their first-ever Governors’ Cup title in franchise historical past.
For the sequence, he averaged 22.0 factors, 3.3 rebounds, and a pair of.8 assists per recreation. He additionally knocked down 5.2 three-pointers per recreation whereas taking pictures 44.9-percent from past the arc.
Williams additionally received the identical award again in 2021, when TNT defeated Magnolia within the All-Filipino Finals, 4-1.
For Williams, this championship ‘feels loads higher’ than his first one within the PBA bubble in Bacolor, Pampanga.
“I’m definitely blessed and honored to play with the group of guys that I do this season. They did a great job in executing the plan and the result was a championship,” Williams mentioned.
The presence of followers additionally made it extra thrilling for Williams.
“Just the thought of [having] them in the building. The excitement, everybody’s happy, there’s no better feeling than that,” he mentioned.
And TNT head coach Jojo Lastimosa lauded his participant’s contribution to this recreation.
“If you take away the 38 of Mikey, we would not have survived this game,” mentioned Lastimosa.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
