TNT sealed its date with history as it became the first team to complete a grand slam in the annals of PBA 3×3.
Lervin Flores stood tall to lead the Tropang Giga’s charge in a 21-18 victory over hard-fighting San Miguel Beermen in the final of the Third Conference Sunday as Season 2 formally came to an end at Robinsons Place in Las Pinas.
The veteran big man finished with 11 points on an impressive 7-of-9 from the field and five rebounds as he stole the limelight away from the ever reliable Almond Vosotros for a change.
Vosotros, the league’s undisputed scoring king, had a quiet seven points, while Ping Exciminiano and Samboy De Leon rounded out the scoring and helped the telecommunication franchise achieved the special feat in the young history of the two-year-old standalone league.
The victory was worth P750,000 for coach Mau Belen and her team, which won its fourth straight conference title dating back to the Third Conference of Season 1.
The Beermen were beaten but unbowed, giving the top seeded team all they could handle before falling short in the endgame. They brought home the runner-up purse of P250,000.
Earlier, Barangay Ginebra took third place and the P100,000 prize money behind a 21-18 win over J&T.
It was the second third place finish for the Kings in a season grand finals following the same place they achieved during the second conference of Season 1.
