Jorey Napoles knocked down huge baskets down the stretch and helped lift Cavitex past TNT, 21-20, for the Leg 6 crown in the PBA 3×3 Second Conference Sunday, Dec. 11, at Robinsons Antipolo.
Napoles buried two clutch two-pointers apart from coming through with a crucial stop on TNT’s Almond Vosotros in between to help the Braves recover from a 20-17 deficit and into their second straight leg win.
In all, the Cavitex’s main man had nine points, eight rebounds, and four steals while Dominick Fajardo, Chester Saldua and Bong Galanza each had four points in the come-from-behind win worth another P100,000.
They likewise added 100 tour points to their tally. It was also a vengeful win for the Braves, who had not beaten the Tropang GIGA in the entire conference prior to today’s result.
The feat allowed Cavitex to match TNT with two leg victories, while also giving them momentum heading into the Second Conference Grand Finals next Saturday over in Robinsons Malabon.
Vosotros fired 12 in a losing cause for TNT, his one missed free throw off a pair of attempts that could have secured the Tropang Giga’s 21st point ultimately biting them hard in the end.
TNT settled for second place and P50,000 in a major return to form performance after falling to a franchise worst ninth and missing the quarterfinals in the preceding fifth leg.
Cavitex and TNT forged a duel for the Leg 6 crown after disposing of J&T Express, 15-8, and Platinum Karaoke, 11-8, respectively.
Platinum beat J&T for the podium position and the P30,000 third prize, 17-13.