After a near-miss in Friday's endgame, San Miguel won't make the same mistake in this feud.
The Brewers played all four quarters of heads-up basketball to take a 2-0 lead in the PBA Commissioner's Cup finals with a 109-85 win over the Magnolia Hotshots on Sunday at MOA Arena in Pasay City.
Bennie Boatwright and Co. outscored the favorites in every period in a dominant run by June Mar Fajardo A rare back-to-back three-pointer highlighted their strong performance.
The Brewers defeated the Hotshots 103-95 in the series opener. In Game 2, SMB shot 16-for-44 while Magnolia went 7-for-27. In their last game, the Brewers shot 10 3-pointers while the Heat had a measly 3 3-pointers.
Coach Jorge Galente's team has left a mark on other fronts as well, so it's a 24-point victory that puts it two wins back in the Commissioner's Cup.
Sponsored Content: Game 3 concludes Wednesday at Smart Araneta Coliseum, with the Brewers trying to push the favorites into a hole that some teams have managed to climb out and survive.
Going into that game, the Brewers will be continuing an 11-game winning streak dating back to elim.
Boatright continued to defend himself in the Best Import Derby, knocking down seven 3-pointers, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out five assists on four turnovers for a total of 34 points.
He was a regular for the Brewers himself and quickly set the tone of the game.
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Boatright and Marcio Lassiter ignited SMB's first critical offensive drive, giving them an early 31-25 lead.
Sponsored content: They led 54-41 in the first half, then increased their offensive intensity and widened the point difference to 21 points, 79-58, entering the decisive stage.
The beer man never relaxed from beginning to end.
Fajardo had 19 points and 14 rebounds and CJ Perez led SMB local scorers with 20 points.
Lassiter and Jericho Cruz were the other two double-digit scorers for San Miguel, with 11 and 10 points respectively.
Tyler Bey was the Hotspot's lone bright spot with 22 points and 16 rebounds, while Paul Lee continued to struggle, scoring just five points.
