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San Miguel Beer moved within one win of the finals after outlasting Barangay Ginebra 115-109 to take a 3-2 lead in their PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup semifinal series.
![Jordan Heading leads TNT Tropang 5G with 26 points in Game 2 against Meralco [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PBA-IMAGES1814-400x200.jpg)
TNT Tropang 5G polished their game from Game 1 and rolled to a 109-92 wire-to-wire victory over Meralco, moving within two wins of the PBA Philippine Cup finals.
![Jeron Teng ignites San Miguel Beer with a fourth-quarter surge in Game 2. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PBA-IMAGES1446-400x200.jpg)
San Miguel Beer ditched old patterns, trusted new combinations and leaned on Jeron Teng’s surprise burst to level its PBA Philippine Cup semifinals series with Barangay Ginebra.
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RJ Abarrientos powered a dominant Barangay Ginebra second unit that outplayed San Miguel Beer’s reserves, lifting the Gin Kings to a 99-90 Game 1 win in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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A second-half defensive overhaul fueled TNT Tropang 5G’s stunning comeback from 21 points down as it defeated the Meralco Bolts, 100-95, in Game 1 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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Seventh-seeded Meralco finished a rare comeback from a twice-to-win hole, outlasting Rain or Shine to clinch the final semifinal seat in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup.
![Jordan Heading drives strong to the hoop during his TNT career-best performance in Game 4. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PBA-Images638-400x200.jpg)
TNT shrugged off a growing injury list as Jordan Heading led a 108-92 Game 4 victory over Rain or Shine to move closer to the PBA Philippine Cup finals.
![CJ Perez attacks the lane to lead San Miguel’s scoring barrage in Game 4 of the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PBA-Images1319-400x200.jpg)
San Miguel Beer unleashed a third-quarter storm led by Perez, Fajardo, and Brondial to dismantle Barangay Ginebra, 107-82, and tie their semifinal series.
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Roger Pogoy erupted for 28 points to lead TNT Tropang 5G to a 98-91 win over Rain or Shine, grabbing a 1-0 lead in the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals.