{"id":156951,"date":"2018-03-16T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T11:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=156951"},"modified":"2018-03-16T07:10:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T11:10:11","slug":"smb-whips-ginebra-for-3-1-semis-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/03\/16\/smb-whips-ginebra-for-3-1-semis-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"SMB whips Ginebra for 3-1 semis lead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Miguel Beer’s Marcio Lassiter and Barangay Ginebra’s Sol Mercado (Photo courtesy of PBA Media Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— San Miguel Beer blitzed past Barangay Ginebra, 102-81, in Game 4 of their PBA Philippine Cup semifinal series at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

SMB pulled away for good from Ginebra late in the first quarter as the team took a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n

The Barangay actually pulled off a scare early in the fourth quarter, cutting what was once a 29-point lead down to 18, but the Beermen held on the rest of the game.<\/p>\n

Marcio Lassiter tallied 23 points on five triples, four rebounds, six assists, one steal, and one block for SMB, which can knock out Ginebra in Game 5 on Saturday night at the Cuneta Astrodome, also in Pasay City.<\/p>\n

Chris Ross, who was questionable prior to the game due to a right thigh strain he got in Game 3, played through the pain and contributed 11 points on a perfect 4-for-4 from the field.<\/p>\n

Japeth Aguilar tallied 31 markers, 13\u00a0rebounds, and four steals for the Barangay, which now needs to sweep the remaining three games to steal the playoff series from their sister team.<\/p>\n

Box Scores:<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Miguel 102-Lassiter 23, Cabagnot 19, Santos 16, Fajardo 14, Rosser 12, Ross 11, Espinas 4, Pessumal 3, Heruela 0, De Ocampo 0, Lanete 0, Mamaril 0, Agovida 0, Vigil 0<\/p>\n

Ginebra 81-J. Aguilar 31, Tenorio 20, Cruz 9, Mercado 5, Ferrer 3, Caperal 3, Caguioa 3, Devance 2, Mariano 2, Manuel 2, Thompson 1, R. Aguilar 0<\/p>\n

Quarterscores:<\/em>\u00a032-22, 58-41, 84-58, 102-81<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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