SUBIC—Billy Robles foiled a drive by Mike Ayonayon at the crunch as the Davao Occidental Tigers preserved a come-from-behind 77-75 overtime victory over the San Juan Knights on Wednesday night to take a 1-0 lead in their Chooks-to-Go MPBL National Finals faceoff at Subic Bay Gym.
Mike Yee took charge of the offense for the Tigers with five points in the extra period as Davao Occidental completed a rally from as many as 11 points down in the third period to take psychological control of the best-of-five series.
With Davao ahead, 76-75, Ayonayon, San Juan’s go-to-guy, elevated for an inside thrust only for the shot to be thwarted by Robles.
“We poured it all to win,” said Yee, f…
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