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MPBL: San Juan, Pampanga victorious to open Lakan Cup quarterfinals

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/02/15/20160415-john-wilson.jpg"/><figcaption>John Wilson struggled early on Saturday, but found his shooting just in time to help San Juan earn the win against Pasay. Handout</figcaption></figure></div>San Juan Go for Gold survived a physical game with Pasay Voyagers to pull off a come-from-behind 75-74 victory in the MPBL Lakan Cup quarterfinals at FilOil Flying V Centre on Saturday.In the other game, Pampanga-ADG Group of Companies stopped 1Bataan-Camaya Coast&#x27;s fourth quarter rally to take a 71-64 win and likewise a 1-0 lead in their best-of-3 series.Game Two of both series is at AUF Gym in Pampanga on Thursday.After struggling to score early, John Wilson connected on a triple to break a 71-all deadlock for San Juan with 1:31 left in the game.Jhonard Clarito bagged the game for good with a split from the charity line.Pasay&#x27;s Ronnel Lastimosa hit a buzzer-beating trey to peg the final score.&quot;Sinabi ko sa sarili ko darating at darating &#x27;yun,&quot; Wilson said of his scoring. &quot;Talagang nu&#x27;ng 1, 2, 3 quarters di ko makuha rhythm ko.&quot;&quot;Going (down) the stretch ko nakuha ang rhythm ko,&quot; he added.Wilson, who only had a point in the first half, tallied 11 points on 3-of-11 shooting along with eight rebounds and three steals.Michael Ayonayon led the Knights with 15 markers.Axel Inigo scored 24 points for Pasay.In the first game, Pampanga zoomed to a 17-0 start, with Mark Cruz, Levi Hernandez, and Reil Cervantes leading the charge.The Giant Lanterns led by as many as 30 points, but the Risers, behind Reed Juntilla, responded with a 25-8 run to to pull to within 64-58 with 6:26 remaining.But that&#x27;s the closest the Risers could get as Hernandez and Cruz drained shots to quell the run.“Nag-relax. Well, actually ’yung sinasabi ko na it can&#x27;t happen. Buti na lang may puhunan kami. I&#x27;m still happy the way that we played,” Pampanga coach Bong Ramos said.Hernandez tallied 18 points for the Giant Lanterns, while Cervantes chipped in 13 points, including 3 triples.Ryan Batino led Bataan with 19 points and 10 rebounds.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

San Juan topped Pasay Voyagers 75-74 victory, while Pampanga beat Bataan 71-64 in Game 1 of their respective Lakan Cup best-of-3 quarterfinals Saturday.

San Juan topped Pasay Voyagers 75-74 victory, while Pampanga beat Bataan 71-64 in Game 1 of their respective Lakan Cup best-of-3 quarterfinals Saturday.