TNT hopes to slay the ghost of the past after clinching a return trip to the leg finals of the PBA 3x3 First Conference Season 2 at Robinsons Novaliches.
The Tropang Giga smothered the Cavitex Braves, 21-16, to make the Leg 5 finals opposite J&T Express.
Lervin Flores and Almond Vosotros each had six points to lead the team to a second straight finals appearance.
TNT was on the verge of winning the title the previous week when it led San Miguel, 20-13, in the final three minutes.
See: San Miguel beats TNT in overtime for PBA 3x3 leg title
But the Beermen went on a 9-0 blast the rest of regulation and overtime to pull off the epic come-from-behind win.
Earlier, J&T Express made it back to the finals with a tight 22-21 win in overtime against Pioneer Elastoseal behind the game-winning deuce of Joseph Sedurifa.
It will be the second finals appearance for the rookie team since losing the title to Meralco in Leg 3.
The scores
Semis 1
J&T (22) – Sedurifa 10, Datu 6, Hayes 6, Rono 0,
Pioneer (21) – Abrigo 11, Morido 8, Ugsang 1, Doliguez 1.
Semis 2
TNT (21) – Flores 6, Vosotros 6, De Leon 5, Exciminiano 4,
Cavitez (16) – Napoles 4, Saldua 4, Fajardo 4, Galanza 4.
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