The Bolts hope to carry this momentum to the rubbermatch tomorrow where the embattled Beermen will be hard-pressed to save their five-peat dynasty in the all-Filipino. The multi-titled coach lauded his charges for their brave fight against playoffs-savvy SMB, which played without veteran guard Alex Cabagnot (hamstring). The Bolts pulled the win even on the early exit of Raymond Almazan. San Miguel actually shot better than Meralco, 35.1 percent against 34.5 percent. With San Miguel closing in, Aaron launched his booming treys to give Meralco breathing room, his last triple making it a 76-67 affair going to the last 1:56.

Source: Philippine Star November 13, 2020 15:56 UTC