The Alaska Aces arrange a duel with the San Miguel Beermen in the 2014 PBA Philippine Cup Finals as they defeated the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 79-76 in Game 6, Sunday night at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Down 76-73 with less than two minutes in the contest, the Aces banked on an old reliable. Dondon Hontiveros turned back the hands of time as he sank back-to-back triples to tie the game and give them the lead.
Needing a three to tie, Rain or Shine got a lot of good looks from Paul Lee and Jeff Chan but their shots failed to hit the mark. With seven seconds left in the game, Rain or Shine had one more shot at extending the series but Chan muffed another three-point shot, which sealed their fate.
Hontiveros was named the Best Player of the Game with 17 points and 6 rebounds. The Cebuano Hotshot made 5 of 9 attempts from deep, all of these came in the final quarter for Alaska’s finishing kick.
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Source: https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/alaska-seals-finals-duel-with-smb-as-hot-shooting-hontiveros-sinks-painters-113717789-nba.html
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