San Miguel vs Meralco

It's now 2-2 in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinal between Meralco Bolts and San Miguel Beermen, but what did we learn from Wednesday's Game 4?

So we have to study that and find out how they were able to slow him down and try to get him better shots at the basket." "I've been playing for a while, and this isn't the first time that teams have keyed in on me. "We saw in Game 3, that they actually were just leaving our bigs wide open, so the bigs aren't going to go anywhere, they're going to be out there in the court. We got the win today and a lot of people stepped up. "We made some adjustments on how to attack their defense because their defense has been pretty good so far in the series, and it worked out for us. "I think Aaron came out and was aggressive right from the start. "We want to slow those guys down and make sure they're not very productive to go along with June Mar because it seems that June Mar is very consistent in the way he plays and he's very productive. If Fajardo was still able to get going for the Beermen, it was the exact opposite for the Bolts as leading scorer Chris Newsome finished with just eight points after taking just six shots. "What we would rather do is to just don't let him explode against us and to try to slow down the other guys like this. But we hope to be able to slow him down at the same time try to control the other players." This series hasn't seen a game go down to the wire, and Game 4 was no exception. A host of Bolts bigs took turns trying to contain the six-time MVP, who still broke free for 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Meralco shoots the lights out, firing a scintillating 56% from the field in its 14-point win over San Miguel in Game 4.

Though limited to single digits in scoring for the first time since Game 1, Chris Newsome still made his presence felt for the Bolts with 8 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 block, and 1 steal. Maliksi netted 19 points on a 4-of-7 clip from long range, Almazan had 17 points – 12 coming in the third period – and 6 rebounds, while Cliff Hodge chimed in 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks. The trio of Black, Almazan, and Maliksi, though, connived for a 20-6 run to start the third quarter as the Meralco lead swelled to 19 points, 78-59, on the way to the equalizer.

Meralco relied on a hot start and a steady effort after the half as they sent San Miguel crashing in Game 4, 111-97, to tie their semifinals series in the ...

Despite a comfortable lead, the Bolts matched the Beermen's energy in the fourth en route to the win. Eager to avoid sinking to a 1-3 series hole, Meralco exploded for 36 points in the first period—the most scoring production in an opening quarter by any team this conference—while limiting SMB to just 23. Meralco relied on a hot start and a steady effort after the half as they sent San Miguel crashing in Game 4, 111-97, to tie their semifinals series in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday at the Araneta Coliseum.

Aaron Black led a balanced effort by the Meralco Bolts in a 111-97 demolition of the San Miguel Beermen, Wednesday afternoon at the Araneta Coliseum.

But the Bolts recovered in the third period, where they out-scored San Miguel, 20-8, to take control of the game for good. The Beermen also left plenty of points on the table as they made just 33 of 46 free throw attempts. Simon Enciso (0/4), Jericho Cruz (1/5) and Mo Tautuaa (0/3) all struggled from the field. "We're just trying to get a win, to tie the series. Fajardo had another double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds for San Miguel. Black had an all-around effort of 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while four other Meralco players scored in double-digits.

It's now 2-2 in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinal between Meralco Bolts and San Miguel Beermen, but what did we learn from Wednesday's Game 4?

So we have to study that and find out how they were able to slow him down and try to get him better shots at the basket." "I've been playing for a while, and this isn't the first time that teams have keyed in on me. "We saw in Game 3, that they actually were just leaving our bigs wide open, so the bigs aren't going to go anywhere, they're going to be out there in the court. We got the win today and a lot of people stepped up. "We made some adjustments on how to attack their defense because their defense has been pretty good so far in the series, and it worked out for us. "I think Aaron came out and was aggressive right from the start. "We want to slow those guys down and make sure they're not very productive to go along with June Mar because it seems that June Mar is very consistent in the way he plays and he's very productive. If Fajardo was still able to get going for the Beermen, it was the exact opposite for the Bolts as leading scorer Chris Newsome finished with just eight points after taking just six shots. "What we would rather do is to just don't let him explode against us and to try to slow down the other guys like this. But we hope to be able to slow him down at the same time try to control the other players." This series hasn't seen a game go down to the wire, and Game 4 was no exception. A host of Bolts bigs took turns trying to contain the six-time MVP, who still broke free for 21 points and 13 rebounds.