June Mar Fajardo attributes the loss to 'breaks of the game' as San Miguel blows a 16-point lead and falls victim to Bay Area by just a single point. PBA
MANILA, Philippines – June Mar Fajardo refused to dwell on his late benching as San Miguel squandered a 16-point lead and absorbed a gut-wrenchingFajardo gave the Beermen a 103-99 lead with under a minute remaining after scoring off his own offensive rebound before acting head coach Jorge Gallent subbed him out for Jericho Cruz.
Those two crucial Bay Area baskets came inside the paint, with Hayden Blankley converting on a short stab to cut their deficit to a whisker and Kobey Lam skying for the go-ahead layup on the fastbreak. When Fajardo got benched, the Beermen went small with four guards in Cruz, CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter, and Simon Enciso, and only one big man in Scott.The defeat snapped the six-game winning streak of San Miguel, which swept Converge in their best-of-three quarterfinals.
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