TNT came back with a vengeance and claimed its first title in the PBA 3x3 First Conference Season 3 Tuesday at the Ayala Mall Manila Bay.
The Triple Giga capped a sweep of Leg 3 following a 17-13 win over Pioneer Elastoseal and claimed the P100,000 champion purse.
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The rousing victory came a week after the team of coach Mau Belen failed to reach the knockout stage of Leg 2, with Almond Vosotros not around and Samboy De Leon suffering an injury during the pool play.
But Vosotros returned to action and De Leon back in harness to team up anew with Lervin Flores and Gryann Mendoza and win their first leg crown this season.
The Triple Giga made known their intentions right away when they eliminated Barangay Ginebra in the quarterfinals, 21-19, ending the Kings' ambitious bid to become the first team to win a third straight leg title.
In the semis, they escaped past the Beermen, 20-19, as Vosotros fired 12 to lead the team to the title game.
The Katibays reached the final for the first time since the opening leg of the Third Conference last season, They settled for the runner up purse of P50,000.
In the battle for third place, Cavitex edged out San Miguel Beer, 20-19.
The scores:
Third place match
Cavitex (20) - Napoles 10, Ighalp 7, Gonzaga 3, Fajardo 0
San Miguel (19) - Bono 9, Saldua 6, Apacible 3, Lee 1.
Final
TNT (17) - Vosotros 6, Flores 4, De Leon 4, Mendoza 3
Pioneer (13) - Baltazar 6, Morido 4, Abrigo 3, Mocon 0
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