DEFENDING champion and top seed San Miguel will meet No. 8 NLEX in the playoffs as the quarterfinals cast of the PBA Philippine Cup was finally completed on Sunday night.
The Beermen (9-2) will be going to the next round on a nine-game winning run and will have a shot at avenging their 85-84 loss to the same team during San Miguel’s season debut.
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The Road Warriors finished with a 6-5 record and will need not one but two victories to get past the Beermen.
Second seed Rain or Shine (8-3) will meet No. 7 Meralco (6-5), while No. 6 Magnolia (6-5) duke it out with third seed TNT (8-3).
Enjoying its first ever twice-to-beat in franchise history, fourth seed Converge (7-4) faces No. 5 Barangay Ginebra (7-4).
San Miguel, Rain or Shine, TNT, and Converge all enjoy twice-to-beat advantages for finishing in the Top 4 of the standings.
The quarterfinals start on Christmas Day at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with San Miguel taking NLEX in the first game and Barangay Ginebra facing Converge.
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