Meralco vs San Miguel

Perez scored 13 of his game-high 26 points in the opening period before Fajardo took advantage of the fouls he drew against the rugged Bolts defense in the ...

Game 4 is on Wednesday at the same venue with San Miguel going for a commanding 3-1 lead. Perez scored 13 of his game-high 26 points in the opening period before Fajardo took advantage of the fouls he drew against the rugged Bolts defense in the second half that paved the way for the Beermen to wrest back the advantage in the best-of-seven affair. MANILA, Philippines—San Miguel Beer got another strong start from CJ Perez before going down low to June Mar Fajardo to take down Meralco, 96-91, for a 2-1 lead in their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

CJ Perez and Junemar Fajardo proved to be reliable for San Miguel as they led the Beermen past the Meralco Bolts, 96-91, in Game 3 of the best-of-seven ...

Cliff Hodge registered 13 boards on top of 12 markers in the loss. Jericho Cruz and Vic Manuel were the only other players who scored in double digits for SMB with 15 and 11 points each. CJ Perez and Junemar Fajardo proved to be reliable for San Miguel as they led the Beermen past the Meralco Bolts, 96-91, in Game 3 of the best-of-seven semifinals series of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

CJ Perez and June Mar Fajardo provided a deadly one-two punch as San Miguel Beer grinded out a 96-91 victory over Meralco to regain the semis lead, 2-1, ...

“Talagang napakahirap against Meralco, they know what to do in the post, they know what to do in pick-and-roll. They don’t want to be left behind by more than five, luckily nakakuha kami ng double-digit but sandali lang iyon. Fajardo finished what Perez had started, dropping 15 of his 21 points in the second half as the Beermen led for the majority of the contest although they had to survive some anxious moments from the Bolts who continued to threaten even in the waning moments of the game.

San Miguel Beermen are now leading Meralco Bolts 2-1 in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals -- but what did we learn from their Game 3 triumph?

"We know CJ, any given time, whenever he's on the court he wants to score, he wants to run," Austria noted. In their lone loss, he was held to just 14 on 5-of-17 from the field. "That's the thing we're trying to control. I don't need to complain to the refs. I told them we have to secure the rebound first. "In a series against Coach Norman (Black) and Meralco, this is a game of adjustments. I just need to focus on the game. "They don't want to be left behind by more than five or ten. Austria credits his players for being step ahead, saying: First of all, it was very hard to do that against Meralco because they are well-prepared. When the defense on me loosens, my teammates give me the ball back." "Credit to Meralco. They played good defense on me," Fajardo said in Tagalog. "It's good my teammates picked up the slack. Luckily, what happened in the second game, when they kept on grabbing him, didn't happen this time and the referees called fouls."

June Mar Fajardo, who finished with a double-double of 21 points and 16 rebounds, converted on timely makes at the charity stripe to keep the Bolts at bay.

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San Miguel Beermen are now leading Meralco Bolts 2-1 in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals -- but what did we learn from their Game 3 triumph?

"We know CJ, any given time, whenever he's on the court he wants to score, he wants to run," Austria noted. In their lone loss, he was held to just 14 on 5-of-17 from the field. "That's the thing we're trying to control. I don't need to complain to the refs. I told them we have to secure the rebound first. "In a series against Coach Norman (Black) and Meralco, this is a game of adjustments. I just need to focus on the game. "They don't want to be left behind by more than five or ten. Austria credits his players for being step ahead, saying: First of all, it was very hard to do that against Meralco because they are well-prepared. When the defense on me loosens, my teammates give me the ball back." "Credit to Meralco. They played good defense on me," Fajardo said in Tagalog. "It's good my teammates picked up the slack. Luckily, what happened in the second game, when they kept on grabbing him, didn't happen this time and the referees called fouls."

June Mar Fajardo churned out a double-double to power San Miguel Beer to a hard-earned 96-91 victory against the Meralco Bolts in Game 3.

The Bolts got little from Raymond Almazan, however, with the big man making just two of eight shots for four points in 16 minutes. Unfortunately for the Bolts, they were unable to get over the hump. But Meralco responded with five quick points, capped by an Allein Maliksi three-pointer, to make it a close game with still seven minutes to go.