AND so they meet again.
Meralco and TNT will dispute the first leg title of the PBA 3x3 Conference 2 after pulling off a pair of thrilling semifinals victories on Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Bolts toppled top seed Barangay Ginebra Kings, 21-20, while the Tropang Giga banked on the game-winner by Almond Vosotros to oust Limitless App, 20-19, and arrange the title showdown where the winner receives P100,000.
It will be a rematch of the opening leg final of Conference 1 in which TNT defeated Meralco, 21-18, for the inaugural leg championship.
Tonino Gonzaga and the Bolts get a shot at the opening leg title.
The Appmasters saw their 11-game winning streak, dating back to Leg 5 of Conference 1, snapped.
The Tropang Giga have so far been unbeaten on their way to the finals, racking up five straight wins, including a 3-0 sweep of their preliminary games in Pool B
Earlier, TNT advanced to the semis with a 21-15 beating of Purefoods, while Limitless trounced Platinum Karaoke, 21-11.
Meralco booted out Sista, 21-16, in the knockout stage, and Ginebra slammed the door on San Miguel, 21-14.
The scores
Meralco (21) – Sedurifa 8, Batino 6, Gonzaga 4, Maiquez 3.
Ginebra (20) – Villamor 6, Go 6, David 4, Serrano 4.
TNT (19) – De Leon 9, Vosotros 7, Flores 2, Acuno 2.
Limitless (19) – Rosser 6, Hayes 6, Caduyac 5, Napoles 2.
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