Thursday, February 4, 2016

SMB wins 2016 PBA PH Cup

Screengrab: Sports5 Youtube page

At the seventh and the final game of the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup, held at the Mall of Asia Arena last night, the San Miguel Beermen and the Alaska Aces are on their last do-or-die match to claim the coveted title.

At the score of 96-89, the San Miguel Beermen made a historic comeback from a 0-3 hole to win the best-of-seven title series. Thanks to the efforts of the team's finest including Chris Ross, Arwind Santos, and June Mar Fajardo, their latest win marks the 22nd in the franchise history. The team now scored three of the last four championships in the PBA.

Chris Ross was named as the team's MVP after scoring 21 points, five rebounds, and five assists while June Mar Fajardo, who recovered from his knee injury that went AWOL in the past four games, scored 21 points.

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Congratulations to the San Miguel Beermen. You made HIS7ORY.

Further reading:

1) http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/02/04/1549548/beermen-overcome-aces-complete-pbas-greatest-comeback

2) http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/553906/sports/basketball/san-miguel-beer-completes-historic-comeback-to-win-2016-philippine-cup

3) http://pba.inquirer.net/66658/66658

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