PBA: Meralco fends off Terrafirma to stay in top four race

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Meralco banked on a late surge to stave off hard-luck Terrafirma, 109-102, and stay in the hunt for a twice-to-beat advantage in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.The Bolts bounced back from a costly loss to Phoenix Super LPG last Wednesday to close out the elimination with an 8-3 card while the Dyip absorbed their eighth loss in a row to go 2-9. Playing catch-up almost all game long, Terrafirma unleashed a massive third quarter after outscoring the Bolts to take a slim 87-85, with top rookie pick Stephen Holt and Javi Gomez de Liaño carrying the fight. Gomez de Liaño even gave the Dyip a 95-88 cushion early in the final period after unloading a triple but the Bolts restored order to swing the momentum back to their side. Veteran big man Cliff Hodge and import Shonn Miller connived to regain a 98-97 lead as the former came up with clutch back-to-back buckets that further widened the gap to eight, 106-98, with 3:27 left. To put the icing on the cake, Hodge dished out a perfect dime to Miller, who would complete a two-handed slam, and split his charities off an Aldrech Ramos foul en route to the win. Miller led Meralco with a huge double-double of 29 points and 21 rebounds on top of three assists and three steals while Hodge finished with 11 markers, six boards, and four dimes off the bench. Bong Quinto was also a key cog in the victory, tallying 20 points, nine assists, and five rebounds while Allein Maliksi chipped in 15 markers built on three three-pointers. Meralco now awaits the result of the game between Barangay Ginebra (7-3) and NLEX (4-6) on Saturday to determine if it will be among the four teams to secure a playoff incentive alongside Magnolia, Phoenix, and San Miguel. Scores:Meralco 109 – Miller 29, Quinto 20, Maliksi 15, Newsome 11, Hodge 11, Banchero 10, Black 7, Almazan 4, Bates 2, Rios 0, Caram 0, Pascual 0.Terrafirma 102 – Holt 26, Tiongson 21, Gomez de Liano 15, De Thaey 7, Alolino 7, Sangalang 5, Calvo 5, Ramos 5, Go 3, Olivario 2, Cahilig 2, Mina 2, Camson 2, Miller 0.Quarters: 30-31, 59-54, 85-87, 109-102.—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News

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