San Miguel vs TNT

Jayson Castro saved the day once again for TNT, drilling the go-ahead jumper at the buzzer to lift the Tropang GIGA to an 86-84 triumph against San Miguel ...

But the Tropang GIGA knocked down 11 triples to only five for San Miguel; they also left plenty of points on the table by making just 13 of 25 free throws. But for most of the first half, it looked as though San Miguel would send him off with a loss. The win was a fitting send-off for Reyes, who will leave for Lebanon with Gilas Pilipinas on Monday. "Fortunately, we were able to solve what they were doing defensively in the third quarter. Roger Pogoy led the way for TNT with 26 points, 10 of which came in a blistering third quarter. Castro finished with 15 points off the bench, as TNT seized a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Finals series.

Jayson Castro barely beat the buzzer with a jumper and defending champion TNT claimed an 86-84 win to take Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup Finals on Sunday ...

0, Marcelo 0, Ganuelas-Rosser 0. TNT 86 — Pogoy 26, Williams M. [three-pointer beat Magnolia in Game 3 of the semifinals,](https://sports.inquirer.net/472677/pba-clutch-jayson-castro-gives-tnt-2-1-semis-lead-vs-magnolia) came despite the game clock being down to 1.6 seconds and overtime looming.

The ever dependable guard played the hero's role and drilled a huge jumper in the nick of time to save the defending champion some blushes and escape San Miguel ...

June Mar Fajardo paced the SMB with a double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds while Perez had 21 points across his name. Castro made up for his poor shooting from the foul line by nailing the biggest basket of night to finish with 15 points. There were two options but the key was No.

TNT Tropang Giga drew first blood as it defeated the San Miguel Beermen, 86-84, on Sunday in Game 1 of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart ...

TNT had control early in the fourth period until the Beermen tied the game at 84 with less than a minute left on the clock. The Beermen had the advantage at the end of the first half, 49-37 before TNT went on a 33-point rampage against SMB's 15 to claim a 70-64 lead at the end of the third period. TNT Tropang Giga drew first blood as it defeated the San Miguel Beermen, 86-84, on Sunday in Game 1 of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup Finals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

JAYSON Castro sank a buzzer-beating jumper to lift TNT to a pulsating 86-84 win over San Miguel on Sunday in the opener of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup ...

The only way we can beat a team like that is all of them to contribute not necessarily in scoring but in other facets of the game,” said TNT coach Chot Reyes. Williams 0, Marcelo 0, Ganuelas-Rosser 0. This is the finals. Williams 21, Castro 15, Erram 9, Khobuntin 8, Reyes 6, Rosario 1, Montalbo 0, K. [JAYSON Castro](https://www.spin.ph/tag/jayson-castro) sank a buzzer-beating jumper to lift TNT to a pulsating 86-84 win over San Miguel on Sunday in the opener of the [2022 PBA Philippine Cup Finals ](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba)at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum. [ Castro ](https://www.spin.ph/tag/jayson-castro)provided the heroics once again by hitting the game-winner as TNT completed a comeback from 15 points down before a crowd of over 8,000 fans that included [NBA guard Jordan Clarkson.](https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/mvp-to-gilas-player-jordan-clarkson-you-better-win-a795-20220821)

TNT Tropang Giga have claimed an opening win over San Miguel Beermen in the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup finals courtesy of a Jayson Castro buzzer beater.

The ball was moving a little bit and we saw some shots go in." "Bad juju at the free throw line. That's something that we have to address." "But the better thing is we gave ourselves a chance." I think we cleaned that up in the second half. I just got the ball," he added in Tagalog. "Our attitude on June Mar is we'll just do the best we can," Reyes said. And we know that because of the attention that we put on June Mar, the others will get an opportunity as well. I played with him a lot out there so I'm familiar with him." Michael Jordan showed more emotion after sinking the Utah Jazz in Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals with a similar buzzer-beater. In the end, they determined he did, but it was THISCLOSE. "There was some misdirection.