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PBA: Yap buries clutch trey as San Mig Coffee defeats Ginebra
James Yap drilled a three with 13.4 remaining to give San Mig Coffee a 79-76 win over Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. KC Cruz
Big game James is not nice.
James Yap drilled a dagger triple with 13.4 seconds remaining, silencing the Barangay and giving the San Mig Coffee Mixers a 79-76 victory against Ginebra Saturday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
With the win, San Mig Coffee now virtually holds a twice-to-beat advantage with a 3-2 lead series lead.
Tied at 74-all with 52 seconds remaining, Marc Pingris challenged Greg Slaughter on the low block to earn a trip to the line. Pingris missed the first before making the second, pushing San Mig Coffee ahead by one with 40 seconds remaining.
On the next play, LA Tenorio milked the clock, before dishing off to Chris Ellis who knocked it down at the elbow. Off a timeout with 22.9 left, San Mig Coffee went to James Yap, who converted from deep, pushing the Mixers ahead by two.
Coach Ato Agustin called for time with 13.4 remaining. LA Tenorio inbounded the ball, before taking it back from Slaughter. Tenorio went for a crazy drive, as his layup sailed long. Justin Melton swiped the defensive board before being fouled. The speedster point guard split from the line, making it a three-point game with seven seconds remaining.
With Ginebra needing a three to send the game into overtime, LA Tenorio inexplicably went for another drive that also missed the mark as time expired.
Alex Mallari and Ellis went tit-for-tat to start the second quarter, but the Mixers gained some breathing room after Mark Barroca forced back-to-back turnover baskets, 39-34, with four minutes to play. Barroca's crafty play put San Mig Coffee up by six with under a minute left, until Jay-R Reyes made consecutive shots to trim Ginebra's deficit at halftime, 46-44.
Mark Barroca led his team with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Marc Pingris logged 12 points and five rebounds. PJ Simon, Raffy Reavis and Yap each added 10 points and combined for 17 rebounds.
"I wasn't even sure myself, I thought we were up by two. I was caught up in the moment; I was telling everybody to settle down," said San Mig Coffee coach Tim Cone.
"I guess Manila Clasico should come down to the last possession, and it did today. It came down to a James Yap three-point shot. Back in the day it came off a [Alvin] Patrimonio post move or something," Cone said. "It was hard to stay calm in that basketball game. It was really hard; the crowd was going nuts but that's what you live for. I'm glad I was part of it, I'm glad my team was part of it."
In the opening period, the Mixers got little production outside their frontcourt of Marc Pingris and Raffy Reavis, who scored 10 of their first 13 points. They trailed against Ginebra early, as LA Tenorio steered his team to a 16-13 margin. Ginebra led by as much as six, 21-15, after a Chris Ellis and-one. However, they conceded six straight points in the last two minutes, including a Joe Devance triple with 19 seconds left, 21-21, allowing the Mixers to tie the score.
LA Tenorio missed two crucial layups in the final 10 seconds of the game to give SMC the victory. KC Cruz
Alex Mallari and Ellis went tit-for-tat to start the second quarter, but the Mixers gained some breathing room after Mark Barroca forced back-to-back turnover baskets, 39-34, with four minutes to play. Barroca's crafty play put San Mig Coffee up by six with under a minute left, until Jay-R Reyes made consecutive shots to trim Ginebra's deficit at halftime, 46-44.
San Mig Coffee slowed the game to a crawl after the break and extended the lead, 52-49, after a Reavis putback. But Ginebra began forcing turnovers for Elllis to finish at the other end, scoring six to take a 57-56 edge. However, similar to the first quarter, Ginebra disappeared completely down the stretch. The Mixers put up another 6-0 burst to end the frame, capped by Barroca's trey with 37 seconds left, to lead 62-57.
Ginebra had just two field goals for most of the fourth quarter, while San Mig Coffee took it strong inside. The Mixers saw their lead shrink to as much as three points, but a fast break layup by PJ Simon pushed it back up to seven, 70-63.
After being absent for most of the game, Japeth Aguilar made his presence felt with four minutes remaining. Aguilar scored five of Ginebra's next six, including an and-one in transition to pull within one, 70-69. James Yap countered with a layup on the other end, but Aguilar returned serve with a pass to Ellis in the corner for a three-pointer, knotting the game at 72-72 with two minutes and change left. Greg Slaughter scored his ninth point, answering a Reavis layup, forcing the Mixers to take a timeout.
Chris Ellis led all scorers with 20 points and five rebounds. Jay-R Reyes gathered 11 points and 11 rebounds. Ginebra's trio of Japeth Aguilar, Greg Slaughter and LA Tenorio just had nine points each. The bigs tallied nine boards apiece while Tenorio dished out seven assists. But together with Mark Caguioa (six points, four rebounds), they accounted for 13-of-43 shooting (32.2 percent) from the floor. - RAF, GMA News
The Mixers shot the ball well, making 30-of-63 (47.6 percent) from the floor, but managed only 16-of-28 (57.1 percent) from the charity stripe. Ginebra went 29-of-81 (35.8 percent) from the floor and 15-of-18 (83.3 percent) from the line.
Ginebra dominated the glass, 52-40, including 22-10 offensive, but managed just a 12-11 lead in second chance points. San Mig Coffee had slightly fewer turnovers, 22-24, but converted them into a 27-18 advantage in turnover points.
The scores:
San Mig Coffee 79 - Barroca 14, Pingris 12, Simon 10, Reavis 10, Yap 10, Mallari 8, Devance 7, Sangalang 6, Melton 2
Ginebra 76 - Ellis 20, Reyes 11, Aguilar 9, Slaughter 9, Tenorio 9, Caguioa 6, Baracael 5, Helterbrand 5, Mamaril 2, Monfort 0, Urbiztondo 0
Quarter scoring: 21-21, 46-44, 62-57, 79-76
