{"id":121440,"date":"2017-10-04T22:53:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T02:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=121440"},"modified":"2017-10-04T22:53:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T02:53:24","slug":"meralco-defeats-star-for-2-0-semis-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/04\/meralco-defeats-star-for-2-0-semis-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Meralco defeats Star for 2-0 semis lead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Meralco Bolts at PBA Governor’s Cup at Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex (Photo<\/a>: PBA\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

STA. ROSA, Laguna<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 \u00a0Exactly a year after clinching its first ever finals berth, Meralco is now a win away from getting another one.<\/p>\n

The Bolts are now 2-0 up in the best-of-five PBA Governors’ Cup semifinals with a 98-74 win over the Star Hotshots at the Sta. Rosa Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Despite giving up the match’s first basket, Meralco stifled Star from thereon, eventually opening a 30-point cushion at the end of the third period.<\/p>\n

The Hotshots did put a scare in the fourth framer, going on an 11-0 run to cut the lead to 19, 81-62, with 8:40 left, but the Bolts never gave them a chance to move closer.<\/p>\n

Ranidel De Ocampo, Allen Durham, and Jared Dillinger each tallied 18 points for Meralco, which can finish the series back in Quezon City in Game 3 on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

Mark Barroca led Star, which now needs to sweep the remaining three games to steal the finals berth, with 16 markers, two rebounds, and three assists.<\/p>\n

Mon Abundo, in a rare moment that he got a long playing time, added 14 markers, two caroms, one dime, and one steal.<\/p>\n

Paul Lee only played the first 3:44 of the game before sitting out the rest of the game after feeling some pain on his leg.<\/p>\n

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