MANILA, Philippines — Five-peat-seeking San Miguel Beer returned to familiar ground at this time of the season ­– the PBA Philippine Cup finals. This is our fifth time,” said SMB coach Leo Austria, who’s victorious in all four previous stints in the finale. Chris Ross (24 points) and Alex Cabagnot (22) presided over a searing offensive, knocking down five of SMB’s 14 triples to help push SMB comfortably ahead early on. June Mar Fajardo and Arwind Santos chipped in 17 and 14, respectively, in the closeout, where the Beermen led by as many as 25. With Ross and Cabagnot – and later Von Pessumal and Terrence Romeo – firing long bombs, SMB raced to a 51-39 lead after 24 minutes.

Source: Philippine Star April 25, 2019 16:15 UTC