PBA Philipine Cup - Finals Game #3

February 19, Wednesday, SMART Araneta

San Mig Coffee  vs  Rain or Shine

Down to the Last 10.6

( FYI, I missed both Games #1 & 2, last Feb.14 & 16 - I was out of town)

A young boy curiously looks at me {seated on the hardcourt sidelines},
 during a lull in the action

10.6 left - Rain or Shine ball  ...
Who will take the last shot ??

  

         PJ Simon [#8] - 14 pts.  

 Joe Devance [#38] - 13 pts.

James Yap [#18] -13 pts. 

 Ian Sangalng [#10] - 12 pts.

 

               Jeff Chan [#16] - 11pts.       

      Paul Lee [#3] - 23 pts.

 

Jervy Cruz [#20] - 10 pts.

  Raymond Almazan [#57] - 7 pts./ 10 boards

Below are several more [of my favorite] [randomly arranged] action images

  

                                  Chris vs Ian         Joe vs Larry

Joe Devance [#38] hauls down 9 boards and dishes out 4 assists

  

Mark Barroca [14]- 8 pts in 33 minutes - 
Not one of his better shooting nights

  

 Chan controls one of 3 boards he has that night.

His 3-pt.FG%- 1/5 for 20%, 2-pt.FG% 3/5 for 60%, 2/2 charities -

He totals 11.

-- Crunch Time --

With a game 66% FG clip from 2-pt. land, not surprisingly, Paul Lee takes the Elasto Painters' last second desperation shot. Unfortunately, it doesn't go in - and as the San Mig fans celebrate - Lee is left [for a brief moment] speechless  ...  

Final Tally 

San Mig - 77     Rain or Shine - 76

{San Mig now leads Rain or Shine , Two games to One} 

{Game #4 is set for Feb.21, Friday}

Some Stats Here :

                  FG%                         FT%                    Rebounds   Assists  Blocks Steals

SM - 32/70 for 45.7%    9/16 for 56.3%     49 [14 off]       15           3           5

RS  -30/74 for 40.5%     11/18 for 61.1%   39 [10 off]       18           1           4

SM 

Simon-14 / Devace-13 / Yap-13 / Sangalang-12 / Barroca-8 / Pingris-7 / Mallari-5 / Reavis-4 / Melton-1

RS

Lee-23 / Chan-11 / Cruz-10 / Almazan-7 / Belga-6 / Rodriguez-6 / Quinahan-5 / Norwood-4 / Tiu-2 / Ibanes-2

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